Michael Douglas Ashley

P.O. Box ** Almond, NY ***04

417-***-****

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www.ashleyceramics.com

EXPERIENCE - TEACHING

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Beginning Ceramics Instructor, materials and firing Tech.

Slide Lecture, professionalism and what s next? Senior

lecture series, College of the Ozarks

University of Mississippi Instructor of Record

Beginning Ceramics, Kiln Technician

Anagama firing workshop, pouring vessels and throwing

demonstration, College of the Ozarks

2009 University of Mississippi Instructor of Record

Beginning Ceramics

Intermediate Ceramics, Lectures on Mugs, Pitchers, Teapots

and Pouring Mechanics. Firing and Kiln Technician

University of Mississippi - Instructor of Record

Throwing on the wheel - Pottery, Comuniversity summer

course

2008 University of Mississippi - Graduate Assistant

Materials and Firing Technician,

Student Gallery Director

Teaching Assistant Spring and Fall Beginning Ceramics

2007 Ashley Studio Pottery - Springfield, MO

Owner and Operator, piece work for Hot Fresco Pottery in

Hollister, MO

2006 Studio Pottery B - Reed Springs, Mo

Functional Pottery Apprenticeship, piece work, cleaned

studio, and fired kilns

2004 Springfield Art Museum - Springfield, Mo

Ceramics Teacher

2003 College of the Ozarks Pottery Department - Point Lookout, MO, Studio

Assistant

SKILLS

I have extensive kiln building and firing experience. I have built up draft, down

draft, cross draft, catenary and sprung arch, train, wood, salt and soda kilns. I

am also very familiar with electric kilns of all kinds, changing elements, rewiring,

changing panels and adjusting cone setters. In November I finished a new two

chamber climbing wood kiln for College of the Ozarks.

I am confident executing and teaching slab, pinch, coil and wheel forming

techniques with expertise in large vessels on the wheel and teaching functional

mechanics.

AWARDS

2009 Graduate Achievement in the School of Liberal Arts -University of Mississippi

Juried Summer Student Exhibition- Honorable Mention

Lottie Morland Award - Student Art Association

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2008 Summer Student Exhibition - Gallery 130, 2 place

2004 Five State Exhibition - Harry Krug Gallery, Honorable Mention

2003 Steve Miller Art Award

College of the Ozarks Studio Artist Award

EXHIBITIONS

2010 Ceramics Faculty and Students Show Springfield Library Center

Missouri State University Faculty exhibition - Missouri State University

Student Exhibition Center

Return to the River, MFA thesis exhibition - Gallery 130

2009 Juried Student Summer Exhibition- Gallery 130, University of

Mississippi, Juror Richard Lou, Chair, University of Memphis Art

Dept.

2008 Getting Out - Northwest Mississippi Community College Art Gallery

Summer Student Exhibition - Gallery 130, University of Mississippi

Juror Susan Maakestad, Memphis College of Art

Ropes, Lines and Nets - Sarah Isom Center, University of Mississippi

2007 Girls vs. Boys - Gallery 130, University of Mississippi

2005 Tachi 66 Group Exhibition - Taichung Cultural Art Museum

2004 New Blood of Contemporary Taiwanese Ceramics - Hsinchu

Research University

Tachi 66 - Tainan National University of the Arts

Teapot Invitational - Boger Gallery, College of the Ozarks

Five State Exhibition - Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg State University

Juror James Brinsfield, Kansas City Art Institute

2003 Senior Show - Boger Gallery, college of the Ozarks

Solo Exhibition - Ozarks Technical College

EDUCATION

2010 University of Mississippi - Oxford, MS

MFA, Ceramics

2005 Tainan National University of the Arts - Tainan, Taiwan

Artist in Residence, Masters Ceramics Program

2004 Missouri State University - Springfield, MO

Special Student - 2 semesters in advanced studio ceramics

2003 College of the Ozarks - Point Lookout, MO

BA, Ceramics & Painting, Asian Art History Minor

REFERENCES

Matt Long

Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics

Graduate Coordinator, Dept. of Art

University if Mississippi

662-***-****

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Jeff Johnston

Professor of Ceramics

College of the Ozarks

417-***-**** ext. 4467

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Keith Ekstam

Associate professor, Ceramics

Missouri State University

417-***-****

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Sheri Reith

Chair of Art Department,

Associate professor, Printmaking

University of Mississippi

662-***-****

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