Date of Birth: August 12, 1986
Place of Birth: Chicago, IL
Citizenship: Yes
Sex: Female
BFA in Ceramics
BFA in Art History
At The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Attended Fall 2004-Summer 2009
Began as a Biology Pre-Med major
Graduated Summer 2009
Summer Workshop July 2008
At Santa Fe Clay
1 week facial-construction workshop hosted by Tom Bartel
Summer Workshop July-August 2007
At The Archie Bray Foundation
2 Week mold making workshop hosted by Richard Notkin
Evanston Township High School:
Attended Fall 2000- Spring 2004
Graduated Spring 2004
Specialization in Biology and Anatomy
Lab Technician
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fall 2007 – Spring 2009
Qualifications: Clay mixing, glaze mixing, kiln firing, studio and equipment maintenance, assisting lower-level students, cleaning.
President of the Kilnfolk Art Collective
Ceramics student organization
Fall 2008 – Spring 2009
Qualifications: Communicating, organizing members of the Ceramics department for cup sales and a trip to Phoenix for the NCECA conference, handling money, planning and advertising events.
Organizer/teacher for clay workshop
Fall 2008
Qualifications: Wrote a lesson plan to demo clay techniques to a class of four year olds from Chesterbrook Academy, gave them a tour of the studio, prepared tiles and child-safe tools for them to play with.
Outstanding Achievement Award in Ceramics
Presented at Graduation, 2009
Tuition Support Award 2008
Monetary Award from UIUC Art Department
Tuition Support Award 2007
Monetary Award from UIUC Art Department
NCECA member (student)
Midwest Clay Guild (working artist)
“Fetish”
At Cinema Gallery
August 15-22, 2009
Urbana, IL
Thesis show
At the Urbana Independent Media Center
Spring 2009
Urbana, IL
BFA Show
At the Krannert Art Museum
Spring 2009
Champaign, IL
Artists Against Aids Fundraiser
Champaign, IL
2009
“Heavy Handed, a Ceramics Show”
At the Link Gallery
March 9-27, 2009
Champaign, IL
Hope Community Health Center Fundraiser
Urbana, IL
Spring, 2009
“Red Carpet Poetry Slam”
For America SCORES
Chicago, IL
January 29, 2009
“Ceramics Exhibition”
At the Link Gallery
Fall 2007
Champaign, IL
Daryl McCurdy, “Ceramic Art,” UIUC BFA catalogue May 2009: unknown page number.
McCurdy, Daryl. “Created Beings,” Buzz Magazine 13 August 2009: 6.