EDUCATION
2018 MFA Ceramics Utah State University. Logan UT USA
2009 BFA Ceramics Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University. Halifax NS Canada
2005 Dipl. Ceramics Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College. Nelson BC Canada
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021-2018 Ceramics Program Director
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill. Truro MA USA
Wood-Firing Workshops, Intermediate Wheel Throwing, Beginner Wheel Throwing
2018-2015 Graduate Student Instructor
Utah State University. Logan UT USA
Introductory Ceramics 2650 and 3D Design 1130
2015-2013 Practical Arts Teacher
Vancouver Waldorf School. Vancouver BC Canada
Ceramics, Wood, and Metal: Grades 5 - 12
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Studio Ceramics, Craft Studies, Material Culture Theory, Decorative Arts, Ethnographic Object Analysis, and Aesthetics/Philosophy of Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Anticipation of Subsequent Days, Tippetts Gallery. Utah State University. Logan Utah USA
2010 A Code of Wishes, Center for Ceramics Berlin. Berlin Germany
2008 Princess Found Porcelain, Anna Leonowens Gallery. NSCAD University. Halifax NS Canada
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Hang’s Up. Good Habit Pottery Co. Milwaukee Wisconsin WI USA
2022 2nd Annual 406 Cup Show. Wildfire Ceramic Studio. Missoula MT USA
2022 BRUSH, DIP, POUR. Morehead State University. Golding-Yang Art Gallery. Morehead KY USA
2022 Cheers! Drink Up Invitational. Commonwheel Artists Cooperative. Manitou Springs CO USA
2022 Halftime Show. Red Lodge Clay Center. Loft Gallery. Red Lodge MT USA
2022 GeoLogic. Atlantic Gallery. New York NY USA
2022 Woodfireworks V. Charlie Cummings Gallery. Gainesville FL USA
2022 Raise a Toast II. Edwardsville Art Center. Edwardsville IL USA
2022 Red Lodge Clay Center Exhibition. Northwest College. Powell WY USA
2022 Last Call VII. Companion Gallery. Humboldt TN USA
2022 Red Lodge Clay Center Artists-in-Residence Exhibition. Rocky Mountain College. Ryniker-Morrison Gallery. Billings MT USA
2022 Kootenay School of the Arts Alumni Exhibition. Kootenay School Of The Arts At Selkirk College. Nelson BC Canada
2021 Playing With Fire: Altered Atmospheres. Saratoga Clay Arts Center. Schuylerville NY USA
2021 Brickhouse. Wildfire Ceramic Studio. Missoula MT USA
2020 Cheers! Drink Up! 2020, Commonwheel Artists Co-op. Manitou Springs CO USA
2020 Members Show, Truro Center for the Arts Gallery. Truro MA USA
2019 Forged in History, Smithy Gallery & Clay Studio. Cooperstown NY USA
2019 Three Corners of Thought: Potters and Their Process, Truro Center for the Arts. Truro MA USA
2019 Twin Cups National Ceramics Exhibition, Missouri Western State University. MWSU Art Gallery. Saint Joseph MO USA
2018 Highlights, Utah State University. Tippetts Gallery, Logan UT USA
2017 Paper and Clay, Utah State University. Tippetts Gallery, Logan UT USA
2017 International Society for Ceramic Art Education and Exchange Exhibition, University for the Creative Arts. Farnham England
2017 Canadian Clay Symposium, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Burnaby BC Canada
2017 Last Call II, Companion Gallery. Humboldt TN USA.
2017 Twin Cups National Ceramics Exhibition, Missouri Western State University. MWSU Art Gallery. Saint Joseph MO USA
2016 Train Exhibition, Waubonsee Community College. Sugar Grove IL USA
2016 University of North Florida International Ceramic Exhibition, UNF Gallery of Art. Jacksonville FL USA
2016 Cheers, Medalta: Yuill Family Gallery. Medicine Hat AB Canada
2016 Coffee 'Til Dusk, Whisky 'Til Dawn, Banff Centre for the Arts Project Space. Banff AB Canada
2016 Tabletop, The Art League Gallery. Alexandria VA USA
2015 Grad Mania, Readymade Gallery. Logan UT USA
2013 Live Biennale Vancouver. Vancouver BC Canada
2008 Making History, Anna Leonowens Gallery. Halifax NS Canada
2007 Acting Between - Body Time, FOFA Gallery. Montreal QC Canada
2006 NSCADU Installation Class, Khyber Center for the Arts. Halifax NS Canada
2005 Iterations, Anna Leonowens Gallery. Halifax NS Canada
2005 Two Trees, Pendulum Gallery. Vancouver BC Canada
2005 Spring Board/Graduation Show, Kootenay Gallery of Art. Castelgar BC Canada
RESIDENCIES
2022-2021 Red Lodge Clay Centre. Red Lodge MT USA. 1 year
2016 Banff Centre for the Arts. Banff AB Canada. 1 month
2010 Center for Ceramics Berlin. Berlin Germany. 6 months
VISITING ARTIST / WORKSHOPS
2022 Red Lodge Clay Center. Red Lodge MT - Wood/Salt Firing Workshop
2022 Meetinghouse Clay Center of Cape Cod. Cataumet MA - Sectional Throwing Workshop
2022 Bismarck State College. Bismark ND USA - Co-Taught with Bill Jones
2021-2019 Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill. Truro MA USA - Wood-Fire Workshops
2018 Cape Cod Potters Inc. Truro MA USA - Wood-Fire Workshop
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Watt, C. Postwar Modernist British Columbia Ceramics:
Canadian Apprentices of Bernard Leach and the Ethos of American War-Resisters.
International Society for Ceramic Art Education and Exchange: 133-136
2016 Watt, C. Robert Turner, Form VI. Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. Utah State University
AWARDS
2020 Best In Show. Cheers! Drink Up! 2020, Commonwheel Artists Co-op. Manitou Springs CO USA
Juror: Justin Lambert
2018 Graduate Student Instructor of the Year. Caine College of the Arts: Utah State University. Logan UT USA
2017 Charles and Rae Perkins Scholarship. Utah State University. Logan UT USA
2017 British Columbia Arts Council Scholarship Award. BC Canada
2016 British Columbia Arts Council Scholarship Award. BC Canada
2016 Ellen Stoddard Eccles Scholarship. Utah State University. Logan UT USA
CATALOGUES
2017 International Society for Ceramic Art Education and Exchange. University for the Creative Arts. Farnham England
2005 Two Trees, Pendulum Gallery/Simon Fraser University. Vancouver BC Canada
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-2012 Denbigh Fine Art Services. Vancouver BC. Fine Art Crating Department Manager
2011-2010 Denbigh Fine Art Services. Vancouver BC. Fine Art Handler
2009-2007 Betty Woodman Studio. New York NY. Ceramic Studio Apprentice
2007-2006 NSCAD University. Halifax NS. Assistant Ceramic Technician
2005-2003 Johnston Fisher Studio. Nelson BC. Ceramic Studio Assistant
2003 Kootenay School of the Arts. Nelson BC. Ceramic Studio Technician
2002 Gallery of BC Ceramics. Vancouver BC. Library and Artist Portfolio Assistant
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2018 Massachusetts Cultural Council. Boston MA. Grant Panelist for Artist Fellowships - Craft
2017-2016 Utah State University. Logan UT. Graduate Student Representative for Caine College of the Arts
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Council On Education For The Ceramic Arts (NCECA)