CURRICULUM VITAE: WILLIAM CRAVIS
EDUCATION
2006 M.F.A. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2002 B.F.A. Ceramics, with High Distinction, California College of the Arts, Oakland
TEACHING POSITIONS
2009 - 10 Visiting Assistant Professor, Ceramics & Sculpture, Saint Cloud State University, MN
2007 - 09 Visiting Assistant Professor, Sculpture/Foundations, Ohio University, Athens
2006 - 07 Lecturer, Ceramics, Department of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison
2005 - 06 Instructor, Pre-College Program: Ceramics,Carnegie Mellon University
2004 - 05 Adjunct Lecturer, Sculpture, Art Department, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS & PUBLIC PROJECTS
2010 Leaf A Message, Boston Center for the Arts
2009 OVERLOOK, Kiehle Gallery, Saint Cloud State University, MN
2008 Project Green, Worthington Arts Center, Worthington, OH
2007 Faux Toe Booth (with Marina Kliger), Capital Times Art Project, Madison, WI
2006 Printing to the Sky (after Borofsky), temporary public sculpture, Pittsburgh, PA
2005 plenty scarce, Bowman Gallery, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
2004 Nostalgia, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
2004 Temporarily Out of Stock, Zebra Lounge, Carnegie Mellon University
2004 Products of Our Times, Hunt Library, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
2002 C’est la Guerre, B.F.A. Exhibition, North Gallery, Oakland, CA
2001 Eight New Scenes from the End of the World, Irwin Gallery, Oakland, CA
2001 Experimentelle Karton Kunst, Hochshule für Technik, Rapperswil, Switzerland
2001 Atelier Affiche 2, Rapperswil, Switzerland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 upcoming Texas Teapot Tournament, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX
2012 upcoming McKnight Artists at Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Site Specifics, Islip Art Museum, Long Island, New York
2008 Ohio University School of Art Faculty Exhibition, Kennedy Museum, Athens
2007 Wit on Wry, Islip Art Museum, Long Island, New York
2007 Viridian Artists18th National Juried Exhibition, New York:
Curator’s Choice (Charlotta Kotik, Brooklyn Museum) CD Presentation
2007 Joan Mitchell MFA Grant Recipients Exhibition, CUE Foundation, New York
2006 New Art Examined, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
2006 The Pittsburgh Banal, Thesis Exhibition, Carnegie Mellon University
2006 CCACeramics Invitational, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
2005 Three Rivers Arts Festival Annual, Pittsburgh, PA
2005 Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors, PPG Place Wintergarden, Pittsburgh, PA
2005 Inkjet, Artists Image Resource, Pittsburgh, PA
2004 Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2004, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
2004 The War Room, Artists Image Resource, Pittsburgh, PA
2004 Buzzing Out on the U.S.&A., Future Tenant, Pittsburgh, PA
2004 LOOM3-Labeler, Chatham Mills, Pittsboro, NC
2003 Visions in Clay, Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
2002 State of Clay Biennial Show, Lexington, MA
2002 Ceramics Guild Group Show, North Gallery, Oakland, CA
2002 Stormy Weather, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
2000 Ceramics Guild Group Show, Irwin Gallery, Oakland, CA
1999 State of Clay Biennial Show, Lexington, MA
RESIDENCIES
2011 McKnight Foundation artist-in-residence, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Artist-in-Residence, Boston Center for the Arts
2010 Vermont Studio Center, full fellowship
2008 John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry, Sheboygan, WI
2004 Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Sculpture and Painting, Maine
2001 Stiftung FUTUR, Rapperswil, Switzerland, Six-month artist-in-residence
GRANTS
2007 Professional Development Grant, Ohio University, Athens
2006 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant ($10,000)
2005 Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors, Pittsburgh, PA
2004 ProArts / Greater Pittsburgh Artist Opportunity Grant
AWARDS & HONORS
2009 2nd Place, 17th Art Interview International Online Artist Competition
2009 Juror, 2009 All-Ohio Juried Art Exhibition, Conrad Gallery, Ohio State University, Mansfield
2004 Sally Gehl Award, Carnegie Mellon University
2004 Museum Purchase Award and 2nd Place, Sculpture,
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
2001 CCAC All-College Honors Award, Honorable Mention
2000 Kate V. and Harry W. Davies Memorial Scholarship (CCAC)
2000 CCAC All-College Honors Award, Honorable Mention
2000 Tuition Scholarship, Anderson Ranch, Colorado
EMPLOYMENT
2005 Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Fabricated sculpture for artists David Robbins, Navjot Altof, and Andrew Johnson
2002 - 03 Donahue Industries / Scott Donahue, Emeryville, CA
Developed proposals, fabricated and installed public sculpture in Millbrae, CA
2000 - 01 Kids ‘n Clay / Kevin Nierman, Berkeley, CA
Taught hand building and wheel throwing
1995 - 96 John Toki Studio, Richmond, CA
Installed large-scale ceramic sculptures
IN THE COLLECTION OF
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
Patricia and Vince Bellan-Gillen, Florence, PA
Trang Vu, San Francisco, CA
Arianne and Christian Frommelt, Rapperswil, Switzerland
Rosanne Reynolds, Oakland, CA
REVIEWS & ARTICLES
Budick, Ariella, Islip Curator Bridges Worlds of Art, Newsday (Long Island), January 21, 2008
Genocchio, Benjamin, Humor, With a Serious Edge After All, The New York Times, December 9, 2007
Knepp, Gregory M., Truth in Advertising, Pittsburgh City Paper, April 13, 2006
Shaw, Kurt, Festival's Annual Exhibition Raises the Bar, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, June 19, 2005
Thomas, Mary, Annual Exhibition Continues to Establish Itself as Festival Tradition, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 8, 2005
Shaw, Kurt, Art Festival Preview offers Peek at Annual Exhibition,
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, March 29, 2005
Shaw, Kurt, Mixing Ink with Creativity, Pittsburgh Tribune Review (Ticket), March 17, 2005, p.9
Raczka, Robert, …3 Shows at Allegheny, Meadville Tribune (BRAVO), January 20, 2005, p.6
McClelland, Mollie, Artists Respond to War, New People (Pittsburgh, PA), November 2004, p.18
Slupe, Ellen, Art of the State, Art Matters (Harrisburgh, PA), August, 2004, pg.13.
Donohoe, Victoria, Yearly Show Reflects Mid-State Art Surge, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 25, 2004
Melliger, Caterina, Die gestiefelte Altstadt (“Boots” in the Old Town),
Linth Zeitung, Rapperswil/Zurich, June 29, 2001