Timothy Berg
Curriculum Vitae
 
EDUCATION
2001-2003 Master of Fine Arts, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
1996-2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts magna cum laude, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado
Areas of Specialization: Ceramics, Sculpture, Installation
   
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007-2008 Visiting Faculty in Ceramics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2006-2007 Visiting Faculty in Ceramic Sculpture, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2006 Neon Lab Monitor, The Crucible, Oakland, CA
  Woodshop Intern, The Crucible, Oakland, CA
2005-2006 Volunteer Faculty,Ceramics Department,California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA
  Intern,The Crucible, Oakland, CA
2003-2004 Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics Department, Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced Studios, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO
2003 Visiting Faculty, Ceramics Department, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
  Studio Assistant, Ceramics and Sculpture Department, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO
  Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department, Sophomore Handbuilding, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2002 Teaching Assistant, Foundations Department, Freshman 2-D Foundations Studio, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
  Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department, Summer School Intensive, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
  Instructor of Record, Ceramics Department, Liberal Arts Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2001 Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department, Sophomore Wheel Throwing, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2000 Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department, Introductory Ceramics, School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
  Studio Assistant, Ceramics Department, Summer School University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
  Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department, Beginning Wheel Throwing University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
1999 Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department, Beginning Wheel Throwing University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
   
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
2004 Area Coordinator, Ceramics Department Metropolitan State College of Denver.
Responsible for management and organization of ceramics department, including ordering materials, overseeing studio assistants and general maintenance. Oversaw Clay Club travel to NCECA, independent study students and participated in BFA Oral Reviews.
   
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2007 The Aesthetic Technologies Lab, Project Assistance, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2006 Craft Research Fund Travel Grant
  Presenter Travel Grant, College Art Association Conference, Boston, MA
  Quyle Kilns Award, California Clay Competition, Davis, CA
2004 Best in Show New Media, Group Show 2, Studio Aiello, Denver, CO
  Honorable Mention, Abstract, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO
2001-2003 Graduate Fellowship, NYSCC at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2001 Colorado Council on the Arts Scholarship
2000 Talent and Creativity Scholarship, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
  UROP Grant, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
1999 Talent and Creativity Scholarship, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder
  CO Colorado Council on the Arts Scholarship
   
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Hope Springs Eternal, Seigfred Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2005 Ecoficial, Ironton Studios, Denver, CO
2004 Shape, Shine & Silhouette, Washington Park Intervention, Denver, CO
2003 Common Ecology, MFA Thesis Exhibition, NYSCC at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
  Duck Hunt, Robert Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
2000 Functional Portraits, Honors Thesis Exhibition, Koenig Alumni Center, Boulder, CO
   
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Glacial, Ironton Studios, Denver, CO
  Scope Hamptons, Dean Project, Wainscott, NY
  Dean Project, Special Exhibition, Garth Clark Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  Circa Puerto Rico, Dean Project, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  Ceramics Invitational, Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH
2006 Scope Miami, Dean Project, Miami, FL
  Art 212, Dean Project, New York, NY
  One Part Clay, Invitational, Garth Clark Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  California Clay, Juried Exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA
  SOFA New York, Dean Project, New York, NY
  Spring Show, The Crucible, Oakland, CA
2005 SOFA New York, Dean Project, New York, NY
  White on White, Invitational, Elaine L. Jacobs Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
  White on White, Invitational, Sub-basement Art Studio, Baltimore, MD
2004 Group Show 2, Juried Exhibition, Studio Aiello, Denver, CO
  Abstract, Juried Exhibition, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO
  Creature Feature, Juried Exhibition, Lakewood Arts Council, Lakewood, CO
  re:INVENTED, Contemporary American Ceramics, Invitational, Sangre de Christo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO
  CU Art Museum Collectors Gala, Invitational, CU Museum of Art, Boulder, CO
  Edify, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO
2003 High Altitude Currents, Ester and John Clay Gallery, Cheyenne, WY
  Resident Artist Exhibition, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
2002 Wills Creek Survey, Juried Exhibition, Cumberland, MD
  Harbingers, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery at Artsite, Wellsville, NY
  Allentown Art Museum Annual Juried Show, Allentown, PA
  Vessels That Pour, Juried Exhibition, Wilmington, NC
2000 Focus on Function, Juried Exhibition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  The Mug Show, Juried Exhibition, Brattleboro, VT
  Ceramix, Juried Exhibition, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO Larry Hawk, Silver Spring, MD
  Treats, Core Art Gallery, Denver, CO
  Grasp, BFA Exhibition, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
1999 Scrambled Eggs, Sybase Inc., Boulder, CO
  Axis Mundi Arts Juried Competition, Axis Mundi, Boulder, CO
  Re-Collections, Installation Gallery, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
   
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Paglia, Michael, “Glacial Meltdown”, Westword, August 9, 2007
Reichert, Elizabeth, “Encountering Hybridization”, Ceramics Art and Perception, Issue 68, August 2007
Voelz Chandler, Mary, “Glacial”, Rocky Mountain News, July 27, 2007, 20
Taft, Katie, “Punchline Environmentalism”, This Week in Denver, July 23, 2007
Dragotta, Mark, “Glacial”, Westword, July 18, 2007
ClayArt International, annual yearbook, Greece, 2007
Reichert, Elizabeth, “One Part Clay”, Ceramics Monthly, November 2006, 20
Tha Athens Messenger, exhibition photograph, 0arch, 2007
Paglia, Michael, “Home on the Range”, Westword, September 23, 2004
 
CONFERENCES
2007 NCECA pre-conference, Ohio University, Athens, OH
  Panel: Interpolation: Towards a New Dialogue in Ceramics
2006 College Art Association Conference, 2006, Boston, MA
  Panel: Clay/Kitsch
  Paper: Inferiority and the Complex within Ceramics
   
PUBLIC LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
2007 Artist Talk, Ironton Gallery, Glacial, Denver, CO
  Lecture, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
2005 Lecture, California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA
  Artist Talk, Ironton Gallery, Ecoficial, Denver, CO
  Lecture, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
  Lecture, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2004 Workshop, Kaune Grade School, Sante Fe Art Institute, Sante Fe, NM
  Workshop, Intermediate Ceramics, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
   
RESIDENCIES
2005 Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE
2000-2001 School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
   
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
College Art Association
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
 
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2004 Co–curator of Northern Colorado Regional Student Show, Boulder, CO
2004 Co–curator of Student Exchange Exhibition, Metropolitan State College of Denver and University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO and Denver, CO
   
COLLECTIONS
Public Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred, Gloryhole Collection, Alfred, NY
Betty Woodman Collection, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Private Dana Davis, Matthews, NC
Joan and Alan Safir, Jupiter, FL
Eve Reid and Warren Weitman, New York, NY
Marcia and Richard Mishaan, New York, NY
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