(*Forthcoming)
Education
2011 MFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Post Bacc., UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
2007 BFA, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Masses & Scapes, Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL
2016 What it was, what it is, and what it will be, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2015 Mallory Wetherell and Matt Ziemke: Side by Side, Arch Contemporary Ceramics, Tiverton, MA (Two Person Show)
2014 Adrift, Reed Smith Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Conductile, Hamilton Hall, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Cadillac Desert, NAPOLEON, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Resisting Structure Within Order - MFA Thesis, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
Select Group Exhibitions
2020 Testing Ground, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Tektonics Design Group, Richmond, VA*
Future Memories, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition , The Anderson, VCU, Richmond, VA*
Sometime, Somehow, Somewhere, The Science Museum of VA, Richmond, VA*
Bray Days. Robert and Gennie DeWeese gallery, Bozeman, MT
2019 Archie Bray Resident Artists, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Resident Artist Exhibition, The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
Sculpture National (Juried - Zemer Peled), Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
LUX Invtational Auction, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
Kearnucopia, UndrGrnd Gallery, Grand Island, NE
2018 22nd San Angelo National Ceramics Competition ( Juried - Peter Held), San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX
Parallels/Collisions, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
Tactic III, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
Nature and Neon (Juried - Garth Johnson), Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
2017 Tactic II, Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Artist Invite Artist Residents Exhibition, Red Lodge Clay Art Center, Red Lodge, MT
Taking Shape, Studio Oh, Chicago, IL
Method Accumulation: Studies in Materiality and Existence, Pacific Northwest College of the Arts, Portland, OR
Tactic, Portland Convention Center, Portland, OR
Small Favors: Think inside the box, NCECA Expo Exhibition, The Clay Studio of Philadelphia NCECA gallery, Portland, OR
2016 America's ClayFest IV Competition (Juried - Leslie Ferrin & Sergie Isupov) Blue Line Art Center, Roseville, CA
21st San Angelo National Ceramic Competition (Juried - Christy Johnson), San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
2016 AMACO NCECA Gallery, Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, MO
Man and Made, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, UMKC Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Ceramarama, (Curated - Garth Johnson), Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Support Structures (Curated - Shalya Marsh), Marxhausen Gallery, Concordia University, Seward, NE
2015 Ceramic Color: The endless pursuit (Juried - Josh DeWeese), Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Rhythm Repetition Ritual (Juried - Deb Schwartzkopf and Kristin Schimik), Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA
All About Porcelain (Juried - Beth Lo), The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Constructed (Curated - Peter Christian Johnson), Nightingale Gallery of Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
Six Under 36, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
2014 Souvenirs From the Future: A Survey of Contemporary Ceramics, Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS
Small Favors IX, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Indiana University Regional Faculty Show, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN
2013 Ornament, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Best in Show, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Hello/Goodbye, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Raising Dust, Hemphill Fine Art, Washington DC
Show Clay, Hess Gallery, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
Connections and Directions, Art League Houston, Houston TX
Napoleon Poster Show, Penn State Abington, Abington, PA
2012 Little Big, NAPOLEON, Philadelphia, PA
Gifted, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Vox VIII (Juried - Ruba Katrib & Marlo Pascula), Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
Pleased To Meet You, NAPOLEON, Philadelphia, PA
Clay National VIII 2012 (Juried - Tyler Lotz & Erin Furimsky), Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Across The Divide (Juried - Steven Schaeffer), Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ
2011 LAND+SCAPE, Schacht Gallery, Saratoga Clay Art Center, Schuylerville, NY
Breaking Boundaries: A Survey of Contemporary Ceramics (Invitational), Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh NY
Hello/Goodbye, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
8th Annual MBK Juried Graduate Student Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Small Favors VI Invitational Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
NCECA National Juried Student Exhibition, Tampa, FL
Woot!, The Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Zodiac Down, Little Berlin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Zodiac Down (Traveling Show), Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
7th Annual MBK Juried Graduate Student Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Divergence, Stella Elkins Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Residencies
2019 Summer Resident Artist, The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2017 Artist invite artist, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
Pentaculum, Arrowmont School of Craft, Gatlinburg. TN
2013 Artist in Residence, Ceramics, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
2011 Artist in Residence, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (September 2011 - August 2013)
Teaching Experience
2014 - Present Lecturer - University of Nebraska Kearney, Kearney, NE
3D Design, Sculpture, Ceramics, Art Structures
2013/2014 (fall/spring) Adjunct Assistant Professor - Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
Ceramics I, 3D Design
Adjunct Assistant Professor - Jefferson Community & Technical College, Louisville, KY
Ceramics I
2011 - 2013 Instructor - Adult Community Education Program, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Hand Building II, Ceramic Sculpture , Throwing Concentration 1
2011 Teaching Assistant - Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Advanced Ceramics
2010 Teacher of Record - Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Introduction to Ceramics
Lectures & Professional Experience
2019 Resident Artist Lecture Series, The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
Advisory Committee, PAWS Youth University, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE
2018 Juror, Nebraska Art Teachers Association Art Educator Exhibit, Walker Art Gallery, UNK, Kearney, NE
2017 Artist Lecture & Demonstration, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
Digital Fabrications Demonstration, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
Artist Lecture, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2016 Artist Lecture, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Artist Lecture, University of Arkansas, Feyetteville, AR
Co-Organizer - Collaborations In Clay, National Clay Week
2015 /16 Ceramics and 3D CBT Fabrications Lab Technician, University of Nebraska Kearney, NE
2014 Gallery Talk - Adrift, Reed Smith Gallery, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Artist Lecture, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
Artist Lecture, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Guest Lecture, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Artist Lecture, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Guest Lecturer, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA
Grants & Award
2019 Windgate Fellowship Recipient, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2016 Rersearch Services Council Seed Grant, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE
Honorable Mention ( monetary award ), 21st San Angelo National Ceramic Competition
2015 Emerging Artist, Ceramics Monthly
2013 Hamilton Hall Public Art Initiative at the University of the Arts Honorarium
2011 Tyler School of Art Dean’s Grant, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Temple Graduate School Thesis Completion Grant, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Tyler School of Art Dean’s Grant, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
2010 3rd Place Award ( monetary award ), 7th Annual MBK Graduate Student Exhibition, The Clay Studio
2010/9 Academic Year Full Graduate Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
2009 Summer Studio Technician Work Exchange, UMass Dartmouth
Select Publications & Affiliations
2015 Ceramics Monthly, Emerging Artist/ Glazes, pages 47 & 87, May 2015
2014 Ceramics Monthly, Exposure, page pg. 17, December 2014
www.accessceramics.org (Current)
2013 Ceramics Monthly, Ceramic Arts Yearbook, Transitions, Pg. 38
Brian R. Jonescast, Episode # 28
‘A Walk Through Art League’s Four-Part Ceramics Shows’, Meredith Deliso, HoustonPress.com
2012 ‘Matt Ziemke’s Cadillac Desert’, Adriana Rabinovitch, TheArtBlog.Org
‘First Friday Focus: City Paper’s Hit List’, Holly Otterbein, City Paper, Philadelphia, PA
‘Please to Meet You" an Introduction to the Familiar’, Katherine Rochester, Philadelphia Weekly
‘Nutini, Day and Ziemke are Pleased to Meet You at Napoleon’, Alyssa Greenberg, Philadelphia, PA
Member, NAPOLEON Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Member, National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts -NCECA (Current)
www.Artaxis.org (Current)
2011 Member, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (2011 - 2013)
TheArtBlog.org, ‘It’s a great big Woot! from Tyler’s graduating MFA’s‘, March 9
2010 Ceramics Monthly, Up Front, Volume 58, Number 8
TheArtBlog.org, ‘Fired Up About Clay; We Take a Tour’, April 2
Representation
The Clay Studio of Philadelphia
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
LUX Center for the Arts
The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts North Gallery
Collections
The Clay Studio of Philadelphia
The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts