Amanda M Barr
2808 Arbor, Ames IA 50014
Website: amandambarr.com
Cell (816) 341-2992
amandabarr@gmail.com
Professional Experience:
2016
Resident Artist, Pottery Northwest, Seattle WA
2015
Workshop Presenter Bracker’s Clay Second Saturdays Series, Lawrence Kansas
Workshop Presenter Iowa Southern Central Conference Visual Arts Workshop
“Graphic Clay”, Ottumwa Iowa
Panel Moderator National Council on Education in Ceramic Arts, Providence RI
“The Social (Media) Experiment” Brian Harper, Leslie Ferrin, JustinRothshank
2014-present
Social Media Director National Council on Education in Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Instagram, Tumblr, Wordpress Blog, Vine. Milwaukee, Providence, online
2013-Present
Publicity Manager Creative Artists’ Studios of Ames, Ames Iowa
2013
Artist Assistant Jason Bige Burnett, “Print on Clay” Workshop, Santa Fe Clay,
Santa Fe New Mexico
2009-Present
Studio Artist Amanda M Barr Ceramics/Print & Clay, Ames Iowa
Artist, designer, owner; Private instructor
2008-Present
Adjunct Instructor Des Moines Area Community College, Boone Iowa
Spanish
2008-2011
Instructor Iowa State University Workspace, Ames Iowa
Ceramics, Henna
2008-2011
Instructor Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames Iowa
Ceramics, Henna, Theatre
Awards and Publications:
2015
NCECA Blog, blog.nceca.net, various posts
“Discovering Family Value” Studio Potter Magazine, Vol 43 No 1
“Experimenting with Social Media” NCECA Journal No 49
2013
Patron’s Choice Award, Lincoln Art Festival
2012
Ceramics and Print, 3rd Edition, Paul Scott
Eight Arms of Inspiration, Jinxi Caddel
“Making It: from hobby to business”, Juice Magazine, Des Moines Register
2011
Honorable Mention, Clay, Paper, Fiber… Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames Iowa
Iowa Emerging Artist, Des Moines Arts Festival, Des Moines Iowa
“Eye Candy”, DIY Magazine
2010
Iowa Emerging Artist, Des Moines Arts Festival, Des Moines Iowa
“The Art of the Bazaar”, Des Moines Register
Selected Juried and Invitational Exhibitions:
2015
Third Clay & Glass Biennial, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea California
Drink This!, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton Virginia
2014
Cup, the Intimate Object X, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville Florida
Girl Parts, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur Georgia
KCCG Teabowl National, Kansas City Clay Guild, Kansas City Missouri
Visions in Clay, LH Horton Jr Gallery, Stockton California
Clay, Paper, Fiber… Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames Iowa
2013
Art and the Urban Garden, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago Illinois
2009
Print on Clay, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, Georgia
8 Fluid Ounces Glassel Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Central Time Ceramics Bradley University, Peoria Illinois
Daily Companions Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore Maryland
Clay3 Warrenville Public Library, Warrenville Illinois
Pirates vs Zombies Mudfire Gallery, Decatur Georgia
2nd Annual Workhouse Clay National, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton Virginia
Iowa Artists: Print Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines Iowa
Mugs for Jugs Mudfire Gallery, Decatur Georgia
The Perfect Plate Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago Illinois
Dining In IV 18 Hands Gallery, Houston Texas
4th Annual National Cup Show Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie New York
Clay, Paper, Fiber… Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames Iowa
CASA Art Annual Creative Artists’ Studios of Ames, Ames Iowa
Creatures of the Night Mudfire Gallery, Decatur Georgia
CASA Art Annual Creative Artists’ Studios of Ames, Ames Iowa
Visions in Clay LH Horton Jr Gallery, Stockton California
Design Harvest Chicago Illinois
Collaborations Octagon Community Gallery, Ames Iowa
CASA Art Annual Creative Artists’ Studios of Ames, Ames Iowa
Solo Shows
2015
2013
2011
Mise en Place, 5x5’ Show Gallery 360, Minneapolis Minnesota
Niebla Solo Show Raygun, Des Moines Iowa
Walls Solo show Arcadia Café, Ames Iowa
2012
2011
2010
Selected Juried Arts and Craft Fairs:
2015
American Craft Council Retail Show, St Paul Minnesota
Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines Iowa
2014
Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver Colorado
Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines Iowa
2013
Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City Missouri
Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis Minnesota
Art & Air, Saint Louis Missouri
Plaza Art Festival, Kansas City Missouri
2012
Renegade Craft Festival, Austin Texas
St Louis Art Fair, Clayton Missouri
Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis Minnesota
Plaza Art Festival, Kansas City Missouri
2011
Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines Iowa
Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver Colorado
Renegade Craft Festival, Chicago Illinois
2010
Des Moines Arts Festival, Des Moines Iowa
Renegade Craft Festival, Chicago Illinois
Gallery Representation:
Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago IL
Craft Alliance Gallery, St Louis MO
The Grand Hand, St Paul MN and Napa CA
Phoenix Gallery, Lawrence KS and Kansas City MO
Mudfire Gallery, Decatur GA
Gallery 360, Minneapolis MN
Domestica, Des Moines IA
Iowa Artisans Gallery, Iowa City IA
The Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames IA
Campbell-Steele Gallery, Marion IA
Mütter Museum Store, Philadelphia PA
Professional Affiliations:
2010- Present National Conference for the Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Communications Committee, Social Media Moderator, Candidate- Director-atLarge
Potter’s Council
Des Moines Art Center Member/ Art Noir Member at Large
Creative Artists’ Studios of Ames
Board of Trustees Member-at-Large, Publicity Manager
American Craft Council
Education:
2015
2013
2012
2011
2010
2008-2009
2006-2008
2002-2006
Post-baccalaureate, CU Boulder
Scholarship, Anderson Ranch, Liz Quackenbush workshop
“Think BIG!”, Molly Hatch and Ben Carter, online
“The Clayer: Part 1”, Diana Fayt, online
“Drawing into Form”, Molly Hatch, Mudfire Clayworks, Decatur GA
“Altered and Ornamented”, Kristen Kieffer, Bracker’s Clay, Lawrence KS
“Decaled”, Justin Rothshank, CASA, Ames IA
“Thrown, Altered and Soda Fired”, Lorna Meaden, Odyssey Center, Asheville NC
“Drawing a Line”, Diana Fayt, Mudfire, Decatur GA
Iowa State University, Ames Iowa
Graduate coursework in Art History
Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas
Master of Arts, Modern Languages: Spanish Literature
Truman State University, Kirksville Missouri
Bachelor of Arts, Spanish