Ken Bichell

595 W. 11th Street

Dubuque, IA 52001

(563) 590-2408

EDUCATION

Graduate Ceramic Courses, Towson State University, Baltimore, MD, 1981–1985

Anagama collaboration: Joy Brown, South Kent, CT 1988 -1999

Workshops with:

Ken Catbaggan, Mendocino, CA

Walter Keeler, Ashland, OR

Clary Illian, Baltimore, MD

Peter Pinnell, Baltimore, MD

Joseph Bennion, Baltimore, MD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Construction of Cassville anagama, 2016
• Gallery owner Dubuque pottery, Dubuque, IA 2016 – present
• Workshop presenter “On Fire at Adamah” NCECA pre-conference with Joy Brown and Ching Yuan Chang, Dodgeville, WI – 2014
• Recipient “Art Gumbo” art grant, Dubuque, IA – 2012
• Guest Artist/ Workshop presenter, Anagama Workshop, Adamah Clay Studios, Dodgeville, WI – 2011, 2012
• Workshop Presenter/ Resident Artist, Snake Kiln, Taiwan – 2005
• Iowa Arts Grant Recipient, Mural Project, St. Columbkille School, Dubuque, IA – 2004
• Co-curator of “Legacy & Innovation in Contemporary Clay” Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA – 2006
• Founding member, Twenty Dirty Hands Studio Tour, Dubuque, IA – 2002
• Director/Instructor, Mississippi Mud Studios, Dubuque, IA, 2000 – 2006
• Studio Potter/Instructor, Oak Hill, WV – 1992–1999
• Presenter, New Artist Potters Gathering, Huntington, WV – 1993
• Workshop Assistant, Joseph Bennion, Baltimore, MD – 1993
• After School Ceramics Instructor, Mt. Hope Middle School, Oak Hill, WV 1992 – 1999
• Summer Residency/Studio Potter, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Studio Potter – 1992
• Functional wood fired & reduction fired stoneware, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, 1988 –1992
• Guest Speaker at Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, MD – 1992
• Workshop Presenter for Baltimore Clayworks, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA – 1992
• Instructor, Advanced, Intermediate & Introductory student levels, Baltimore Clayworks Education Center, Baltimore, MD, 1988 – 1999
• Ceramic Instructor, Jewish Community Center, Baltimore, MD, 1988 – 1991
• Exhibition Assistant, Ace Craft Fair, Baltimore, MD, 1989 – 1990
• Workshop Assistant, Clary Illian, Baltimore, MD – 1989
• Studio Potter, Baltimore, MD, 1987–1999
• Technical & Instructor Assistant, Ceramics/Photography, Department of Art, Navajo Community College, Tsaile, AZ – 1987
• Potters’ Wheel Instructor, Gifted & Talented Program, Baltimore City Schools, Baltimore, MD, 1985 – 1986
• Studio Potter, Towson State University, Baltimore, MD, 1983 – 1985
• Studio Potter/Technical & Instructional Assistant, Ceramics/Photography, Department of Art, Navajo Community College, Tsaile, AZ, 1987 – 1988
• Potters’ Wheel Instructor, Gifted & Talented Program, Baltimore City Schools, Baltimore, MD, 1983 – 1985
• Studio Potter, Towson State University, Baltimore, MD, 1983 – 1985
• Director/Teacher, After School & Evening Programs, Lida Lee Tall Demonstration School, 1980–1983
• Towson State University, Baltimore, MD

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/GALLERIES

• Functional Ceramics Invitational Exhibition. Wayne Center for the Arts, Ohio. 2022
• Twenty dirty Hands Studio Tour. Dubuque Iowa 2022 – 20224
• Woodfired Pottery, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Woodfireworks, Chapel Hill, NC – 2017
• Wood Fired, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS – 2014
• Galena Studio Tour, Galena IL – 2011
• Teabowl invitational, Curator James Davis, Art Center West Gallery, Roswell, GA – 2010
• Teabowl Exhibition, Gun Shao, Taiwan – 2005
• “Out of the Fire” Solo exhibition, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA – 2004
• Two person exhibition with Bill Farrell, 2002 Terra-Incognito, Oak Park, Illinois.
• “Cup; The Intimate Object.” Jurors’ choice award, Charlie Cummings Gallery – 2008
• 280 Show, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV – 1993
• Fletcher Challenge, Juried Exhibition, Auckland, New Zealand – 1992
• Lincoln Art Center, Juried Exhibition, Lincoln, CA – 1992
• The San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX – 1993
• Vessels ‘92, Juried National Exhibition, The Upper Gallery, Madison, WI – 1992
• Solo Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD – 1992
• Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA – 1992
• Mid Atlantic Juried Clay Exhibition, National Museum of Ceramic Art, Baltimore, MD – 1991
• “Connections,” Baltimore Clayworks at Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA – 1991
• “City Visions” Curated Exhibition, The Gallery at Harborplace, Baltimore, MD – 1991
• Misty Harbor Art Gallery, Provincetown, MA – 1992
• Blue Dolphin Gallery, Southport, NC – 1991
• Rosen Show, Boston, MA – 1991
• Studio Potter Network Exhibition/Sale, Phoenix, AZ – 1991, 1992, 1993
• Artscape, Baltimore, MD – 1990, 1991, 1992
• Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO – 1990
• Blue Eagle Gallery, St. Paul, MN – 1990

PUBLICATIONS

Articles on environmental topics, Fall 1990 & Spring 1991 Studio Potter Network, Phoenix, Arizona

Best of Pottery (Vol 1) Angela Fina & Johnathan Fairbanks  Writer’s Digest Books (September 1996)

Best of Pottery, Volume 2 Christopher Gustin & Chris Staley  Rockport Publishers; First Edition (November 1998)