:Education:
2006 Masters of Fine Arts: New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (NYSCC), Alfred, NY.
2004 Post-Baccalaureate Program: New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (NYSCC), Alfred, NY.
2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts: Pennsylvania State University (PSU), State College, PA.
:Residencies:
2011
Material Commonality, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. ME.
2006-2011
The Clay Studio, Resident Artist, Philadelphia, PA.
2002-2003
SanBao Art Institute, Resident Artist, SanBao, P.R. China.
:Professional Experience:
2013
Kansas City Art Institute, Workshop and Lecture, Kansas City, MO.
Hartwick College, Workshop and Lecture, Oneonta, NY.
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Lecture, Dallas, TX.
NCECA Panel - Digital Analog, Panelist, Houston, TX.
Annual Ceramic Surface Forum, Lecture / Demonstration, Arrowmont Gatlinburg, TN.
2012
Presenter, Utilitarian Clay Conference, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN.
Kansas State University, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture & Workshop, Manhattan, KS.
Santa Fe Clay Summer Workshop/Lecture, Instructor, Santa Fe, NM.
2011
Kappa PI, Artist Lecture, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Artist Lecture. ME.
University of Nebraska, Lecture and Critiques, Lincoln, NE.
MICA, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture & Workshop, Baltimore, MD.
2010
Saint Joseph’s University, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture & Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
Swarthmore College, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture & Workshop, Swarthmore, PA.
University of North Carolina, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture & Workshop, NC.
NCECA Demonstration Volunteers Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA.
2008
Board of Directors, Artist Representative, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2007
Board of Young Professionals, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2006
Meet and Greet, Resident Artists of the Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2006
Alfred University, Lecture: Systems of Labor, Alfred, NY.
2005
Invited Artist,Mug-a-thon, Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, Woodstock, NY.
Alfred University, Lecture: Pneumatics in Clay, Alfred, NY.
2004
Alfred University, Lecture: New Grads at Alfred, Alfred, NY.
SanBao Art Institute, Non Profit Exhibitor, NCECA Conference, San Diego, CA.
2004
Yun Jun Studio, Visiting Artist, Invited Lecture, Jingdezhen, P.R. China.
2003
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Visiting Artist Lecture, Newcastle, ME.
2002
Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Institute, Visiting Artist, Lecture, Jingdezhen, P.R. China.
2002
Penland School of Crafts, Artist Lecture, Penland, NC.
:Teaching Experience:
2011- Visiting Assistant Professor, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
Courses Taught: 3D Design (3cr), Ceramics 1 (3cr), Advanced Ceramics (3cr)
Committee Work: Gallery Committee, 3d Studio Committee, Visiting Artist / Scholar Committee
Facility Development: Worked with Architectural Design Group, Farnsworth to design the renovation of Ceramics studios at Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
2010 Adjunct Lecturer, Rutgers University, Ceramics/Sculpture Program, Camden NJ.
Courses taught: Figurative Ceramic Sculpture (3cr)
2007-2011 Instructor, The Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA.
Courses taught: General Ceramics.
2008-2011 Instructor, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ.
Courses taught: General Ceramics
2006-2008 Instructor, The Ceramics Shop, Philadelphia, PA.
Courses taught: Advanced Ceramics.
2006-2011 Instructor, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA,
Courses taught: General Ceramics, Beginning -Advanced Throwing, On and Off the Wheel, Cut and Paste, Handbuilding
2006-2011 Instructor, The Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA,
Courses taught: Intermediate Throwing, Appendages
2006 Instructor, Alumni and Community Relations, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
Courses taught: Wheel Throwing
2004-2006 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
Courses Assisted: Junior Throwing, J. Gill.
Sophomore Clay,A. Currier.
Sophomore Clay, M. Connelly.
Studio Coordinator
2003-2004 Assistant, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, (NYSCC),Alfred, NY.
Undergraduate Glaze lab Coordinator:
2004 Instructor, Jingdezhen San Bao Art Institute, P.R. China.
Courses Assisted: Wheel Throwing and Handbuilding.
2003 Instructor, Susquehanna Arts Museum, Harrisburg, PA.
Courses taught: Beginning Ceramics.
2001 Assistant, Carlisle Arts Learning Center, Carlisle, PA.
1998-2001 Instructor, PSU Center for the Arts, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.
Courses taught: Beginning Ceramics
:Solo and Two Person Exhibitions:
2014 Solo Exhibition, Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH.
2013 Mapping Authorship (Revisited), Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, TX.
2012 Mapping Authorship, Two Person CIE Exhibition NCECA, Seattle, WA.
2011 Five Years in Philly, Meltem Birey Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2008 Separated by a Common Language, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2005 Pneumatics and Pottery, Tuner Gallery, Alfred, NY.
:Group Exhibitions:
2013
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Dallas, TX.
Ethereal Patterns, Bing Davis Gallery, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA
2012
Our Cup Runneth Over, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA.
9th Annual Ceramics Invitational, Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI.
The Clay Ball Invitational, Live Auction, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD.
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Ignite + Invite, Silent Auction, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, ME
Duets, Clay Arts Center, Port Chester, NY.
Soup, Salad and Serving, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Art of Dining, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Source Material, Water and the Ceramic Cup, Crimson Laurel Gallery, NC.
That Aint Right, J. Fergeson Gallery, VA.
Presenters Exhibition, Arrowmont: Utilitarian Clay Conference, Gatlinburg, TN.
COVET: Teapots, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield , MA.
Cup Show, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
TEAPOTS 2012, Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA.
Summer Preview Exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
Lilstreet: Illinois Potters, Invitational, NCECA Seattle, WA.
La Mesa, Invitational, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Seattle, WA.
The Vases of Spring, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
Watershed: Cups and Coffee, International Juried Exhibition, NCECA, Seattle, WA.
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA.
2011
Vitrines: New work by Shawn Spangler, McDonough District Hospital, Macomb, IL.
The Cup: Intimate Object VII, Invitational, Charlie Cummings Gallery
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Battle of the Bowls, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA.
Artist of the Month, Red Star Studio, Kansas City, MO.
Biennial Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, WIU, Macomb IL.
The Clay Ball Invitational, Live Auction, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD.
Teapots: From Formal to Fanciful, Invitational, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL.
Artist of the Month, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
Hello and Goodbye: Passing of the Torch, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Philadelphia Potters and Clay Artist, The Clay Place, Carnegie, PA.
Locally Grown: One Dozen Artist Philly Artists, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Ceramics for the New Millennium: Post-Digital Design, AMOCA, Pomona, CA.
Small Favors VI, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Craftsmanship: Concept: Innovation, Juried National, Red Lodge, MT.
La Mesa, Invitational, Santa Fe Clay, Tampa, FL.
NCECA 2011 Biennial Exhibition, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL.
Beyond The Brickyard, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA.
2010
CraftForms, Juror: Jane Milosch, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. 2010.
KACA Material Mastery Exhibition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
Holidays, Red Star Studio, Kansas City, MO.
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
12th Annual Benefit Cup Auction, Carbondale Clay Center Carbondale, CO.
Art of Dining, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Battle of the Bowls, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA.
Jingdezhen International Ceramics Expo, Jingdezhen, China.
Cup Show, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Three Cups of Tea, Invitational at Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS.
Soup, Salad and Serving, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Pretty Young Things, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA.
New Wave Studio Ceramics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
The Vases of Spring, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
Vitrines, The Cosmopolitan Club, Philadelphia, PA.
Of This Century, NCECA, Philadelphia, PA.
Get Mugged, Philadelphia, PA.
Abstract Clay: Form and Surface, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA.
Small Favors V, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2009
Battle of the Bowls, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA.
The Clay Studio’s 35th Birthday Bash, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Pitchers: An Exploration, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
New Work, Bonovitz Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
Hubbub: an Upraise from the Northeast, Red Star Studio’s, Kansas City, MO.
Small Favors IV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
UnderCover, The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY.
2008
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Archedream for Humankind Benefit, Invited Artist, Philadelphia, PA.
Sanlun Yishu / Mobile Gallery, Beijing, P.R. China.
Separated by a Common Language, Reed Smith Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
Clay Studio Residents, M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ.
NCECA Cup Sale, Merit Award Winner, Pittsburgh, PA.
New Year – New Residents, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Small Favors III, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2007
Mastery in Clay, Philadelphia, PA.
Members Gifts, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
One and Only, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI.
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Jersey Shore Clay National, M.T.Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ.
North Meets South, The Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
Small Favors II, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2006
Mastery in Clay, Philadelphia, PA.
Alfred on 25th, J.Cacciola Gallery, New York City, NY.
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY.
2005
Historical Materialism, Rhodes Lounge, Alfred, NY.
Productive Spectator, Rhodes Lounge, Alfred, NY.
Social Distraction, Rhodes Lounge, Alfred, NY.
2004
Grad Invitational, Loupe Gallery, Prattsburg, NY.
1000 Year of Porcelain Exhibition, Jingdezhen, P.R. China.
2002
International World Building Materials Exhibition, Foshan, P.R. China.
Foreign Artist Invitational, Shiwan Ceramics Museum, Guangdong, P.R. China.
Ceramics International, Shi jingyi Art Museum, Foshan, P.R. China.
2001
B.F.A. Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, State College, PA.
73 Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Assoc. of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA.
2000
Pottery at PSU, Patterson Gallery, State College, PA.
1999
PSU B.F.A. : Juried Student Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, State College, PA.
1998
Art in Harrisburg, Rose Lehrman Gallery, Harrisburg, PA.
:Curatorial Activities:
2012
Juror, Keokuk Art Center's 57th Annual Exhibition, Keokuk, IA.
300 miles, Western Illinois Art Gallery, Macomb, IL.
Franchise Project, ApexArt, New York, NY.
2007-2012
Resident Artists Juror, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2011
“Our Community” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2010
“Ceramics in the First” Rutgers University, Atrium Space, Camden, NJ.
:Honors and Awards:
2012
Travel Grant, Department of Art and Communication, WIU, Macomb IL.
UTC & Provost’s Office Grant, Visiting Artist Proposal, WIU, Macomb, IL.
Visiting Lectures Committee Grant, Visiting Artist Proposal, WIU, Macomb, IL..
2011
Visiting Artist/Scholar Committee Grant, WIU, Macomb, IL.
Kiln God Scholarship, Watershed Center for the Ceramics, Newcastle, ME.
2010
Juror’s Award, Juror: Jane Milosch, CraftForms, Wayne, PA.
2008
Merit Award Winner, NCECA Cup Sale, Pittsburgh, PA.
2007
3rd Place, Jersey Shore Clay National, M.T.Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ.
2006
Juried in as Resident Artist, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2004-2006
Graduate Fellowship, NYSCC at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
2002
Work-Study Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
1996
Arts Scholarship, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA.
:Publications:
2012
Shawn Spangler, “Deriving Inspiration from Process” Ceramics Monthly, Jan. 2012.
Glen Brown, “Shawn Spangler: Variations on Simplicity” Ceramics Monthly, Jan. 2012.
2011
Christine Temin, “Pretty Young Thing” Ceramics Art and Perception issue. 84
“ New Partnership Brings Art from WIU” The McDonough County Voice, 11/25/2011.
Ceramics Monthly “Exposure” show announcement with photo, June/July/August
NCECA 2011 Biennial, Conference Catalogue, pg. 93. Tampa Fl.
Merino, Anthony. “2011 NCECA Biennial: A Delicate Matter.”
NCECA Journal 32: 14-16.
2010
“Wayne Arts Center’s Show: Many Small Masterpieces”Philadelphia Inquirer.12/17/10.
Jeff Guido “Of this Century”, The Clay Studio Catalog, 2010.
“Abstract Clay: Form and Surface” City Suburban News. 03/02/10.
“Art: Ceramic artists shape a medium” Philadelphia Inquirer. 04/04/2010.
2009
“Shawn Spangler new work” Philadelphia City Paper. 10/29/09.
Ceramics Monthly “Up Front” show announcement with photo and statement. 03/09.
Reconciliations: Art-Tech Visualization Systems”, excavatingalfred.blogspot.com. 2009.
2008
The SandPaper, show announcement with photo and statement, September 2008.
2004
1000 Years of Porcelain, Conference Catalog, Jingdezhen, P.R. China. 2004.
2002
Ceramics International, Conference Catalog, Foshan, P.R. China. 2002.
:Permanent Collections:
Jingdezhen Institute of Art, Museum of Ceramics Art, P.R. China.
Jingdezhen SanBao Institute of Ceramic Art, P.R. China.
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, United States.
Newark Museum of Art. NJ. United States.
Schien-Joesph International Museum of Ceramics, Alfred, NY. United States.
Shiwan Ceramic Museum, P.R. China.
The American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, Ca.
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
:Gallery Affiliations:
Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD.
Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ.
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO.
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
The Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA.
Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA.
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.