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SELECT EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2014 | Off the Wall, Santa Cruz County Bank, Santa Cruz, CA |
The Human Form, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
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| Sierra Wonders, Arts Visalia, Visalia, CA | |
Cross Pollination II, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA |
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Organic Botanic, Cabrillo College collaborative exhibition, CCACA, Davis, CA |
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| Sight Insight, Cabrillo Gallery, faculty exhibition, Aptos, CA | |
Palo Alto Clay and Glass, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA |
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| 2013 | Taiwan Ceramics Biennale (phase II), Kaohsiung Museum of Art, Kaohsiung Awarded Juror's Recommendation Prize |
Cross Pollination, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA |
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Kidding Around, Cabrillo College collaborative exhibition, CCACA, Davis, CA |
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Sculpture IS, Sierra Azul, Watsonville, CA |
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Real People 2013, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL |
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| 2012 | Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei City, Taiwan Awarded Juror's Recommendation Prize |
| Living Clay (two person exhibition), Public Glass, San Francisco, CA | |
| Good Company, Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA | |
| 2011 | California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA. Juried by Nancy Servis Awarded People's Choice |
| Storytellers, Clayton Galleries, Tampa, FL (group exhibition concurrent with NCECA 2011) | |
The Uses of Adversity, Studio 7, Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi, India |
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| ACGA at MAH, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA | |
| 2010 | Ceramics Annual of America, Fort Mason Herbst Pavilion, San Francisco, CA |
| Objects of Virtue, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA. Juried by Julia Galloway. | |
| Roll of the Dice: Staff & Faculty Exhibitions. Cabrillo Gallery, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA. | |
Palo Alto Clay and Glass, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA |
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| 2009 | Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk,
Republic of Korea. Awarded Honorable Mention |
| Watershed Resident Artists, Stabile Gallery, Damariscotta, ME | |
| Eight From ACGA, Davis Art Center, Davis, CA. Juried by Catharine Hiersoux | |
| Sculpture IS, Pajaro Valley Gallery, Watsonville, CA | |
| 2008 | The Unbreakables, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA. Juried and Curated
by Ann Morhauser. Awarded Juror’s Choice . |
| Exploring the Surface, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA. Juried by Peter VandenBerge | |
| California Clay ’08, ArtSpace Gallery, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA | |
| Thinking Green, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA. Juried by Bill Abright. | |
| Santa Cruz Ceramic Artists, Dead Cow Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA | |
| Oscillations, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA, and Michaelangelo Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA | |
| 2007 | RED, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD. Juried/Curated by Richard Notkin. |
California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA. Juried by James Melchert. Awarded Honorable Mention |
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| 2006 | By the Hand, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA |
| Lift Off, (MFA Group Show) San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA | |
| California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA. Juried by Patti Warashina. | |
Feats of Clay XIX, Gladding McBean Terracotta Factory, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA Awarded People’s Choice |
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| CCACA: San Jose State University Invitational, Davis, CA | |
| Fresh Strokes, Heritage Bank of Commerce, San Jose, CA | |
| 2005 | Narratives in Clay, V. Breier Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
Visions in Clay 2005, University of the Pacific Reynolds Gallery, Stockton, CA. Juried by Adrian Saxe |
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| 2nd Biennial, World Council for Arts and Culture, San Francisco Presidio, CA | |
| Clay Re-emerge, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA | |
| CCACA: San Jose State University Invitational, Davis, CA | |
| Art Bowl IV, b.sakata garo, Sacramento, CA | |
RESIDENCIES |
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| 2014 – 2015 | Fulbright-Nehru Scholar, Kolkata, India |
| Summer 2012 | Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan |
| Fall 2011 | Sanskriti Kendra, Delhi, India |
| Summer 2009 | Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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“Bonding With Clay,” Kakoli Poddar, Society Magazine, March 2015, pp. 106-110, 112, photo pp. 106-110, 112. |
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Pradeep Rawat (Producer), & Megha Agarwal (Director), (2015). Goddess: Creation to Immersion [Documentary]. India: Raas Arts. |
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| 500 Figures in Clay, Volume 2. Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co, Inc. Publication in February 2014. | |
Nicola Dench, "A Talk by Cynthia Siegel at the Wellington Potters Association Studio," NZ Potters Inc., November 26, 2013, http://www.nzpotters.com/FeatureArticles/FeatureArticles_Display.cfm?FeaturesID=51 |
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Karen Kimball, Ed., Sierra Wonders, Arts Alliance of Three Rivers, 2013, p. 82. |
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Guangzhen Zhou, The Appreciation and Collection of Modern and Contemporary Ceramic Art, Jiangsu Fine Art Publishing House, 2012, p. 152 |
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Rolando Giovannini, Ceramic Art & Perception, No. 89, Autumn 2012, p. 74. |
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| Chinese Ceramics, August 2011, photos. | |
| Art, reality, emotion, Melissa Hiatt, The Davis Enterprise, May 14, 2009, p. C6, photo C6. | |
| Ceramics Today, Schiffer Books, 2010, pp. 214-215. | |
500 Animals in Clay, Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co, Inc., 2006, photo pp. 110, 247, 367. |
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| 500 Cups. Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co, Inc., 2005, photo p. 220. | |
| Craft of Northern California, Alcove Books, 2003, pp. 72-73. | |
| Cynthia Siegel, Ceramic Artist, Video produced by Inyo County Arts Council, Bishop, CA, 1998. | |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
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| 2008 - Present | Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA |
| 2007 - Present | Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA |
| 2006 –2007 | Adjunct Faculty, Weaving, Monterey Peninsula College |
| 2006 –2007 | Walnut Creek Civic Arts Instructor, Figure in Clay, (ceramic sculpture) |
WORKSHOPS/DEMONSTRATIONS/LECTURES |
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| November 2013 | Craft Potters Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand |
| November 2013 | Wellington Potters’ Association, Wellington, New Zealand |
| July 2012 | Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei City, Taiwan |
| December 2011 | Kfar Hanassi, Rosh Pinah, Israel |
| November 2011 | Tara Trust, Margao, Goa, India |
| November 2011 | Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi, India |
| July 2011 | "Figurative Expression in Clay," Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA |
| March 2009 |
Rossmoor Ceramics Arts Club, Rossmoor, CA |
| October 2007 | Maryland Institute College of the Arts, Baltimore, MD |
| June 2007 | "Carving on Clay" Walnut Creek Civic Arts, Walnut Creek, CA |
| June 2006 | "Carving on Clay" Walnut Creek Civic Arts, Walnut Creek, CA |
COLLECTIONS |
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| Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei City, Taiwan | |
| Tainan National University for the Arts, Tainan City, Taiwan | |
| National Steinbeck Center, Salinas, CA | |
| Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi, India | |
| Private Collections | |
EDUCATION |
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| 2003 - 2006 | MFA in Spatial Arts ( Ceramic Sculpture), San Jose State Universtity, San Jose, CA |
| Summer 2004 | Nanjing School of Art, Nanjing, China through the West Virginia University Study Abroad program, Morgantown, WV |
BIOGRAPHY |
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| Born in Miami Beach, Florida. | |
| Currently lives and works in Santa Cruz, CA. | |