Gretchen
Potts Vita
• Masters of Fine Art, Art, California State University, Fullerton, 2006.
• Masters of Art, Art, California State University, Northridge, 2003.
• Bachelor of Art, Art, California State University, Northridge, 1999.
CURRRENT POSITIONS
• Teaching Associate, Art Department, California State University, Fullerton, 2005-.
• Teaching Associate, Art Department, Mt. San Jacinto College, San Jacinto, CA, 2005-.
• Graduate Assistant, Dean Harris, Assistant Dean COTA, California State University, Fullerton, 2004-.
• Art Teacher (2001- ), Gifted Children's Association, Sherman Oaks, CA.
WORK AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Art Teacher, Grand Central Art Center Community Outreach Project, 2004-2005
• CSUN/LAUSD Partnership Visiting Artist (2002- 2003), Reseda High. Instructed high school students to create a public art project that is permanently installed on campus as part of a grant funded by One Percent for the Arts program.
• Guest Lecturer, El Camino College, 2003.
• Teacher's Assistant, California State University, Northridge, 2000-2003.
• Studio Assistant, Xavier Gonzalez Ceramics, Sherman Oaks, CA, 2000-2002.
• Guest Lecturer, East Los Angeles College, 2002.
• Guest Teacher, California State University, Northridge Art Education Department, 2002.
• Teachers/Lab Assistant, West Los Angeles College, 2001-2002.
• Guest Teacher, California State University, Northridge Ceramic Department Service Learning Program, 2001.
• Studio Assistant, Cahuenga Pottery Studio & School, 1999-2000.
AWARDS AND GRANTS
• Dale Hallberg Scholarship Recipient, California State University, Fullerton, 2004.
• ACGA Award, “California Clay Competition,” The Artery, Davis, CA, 2004.
• Best of Show, Annual Student Exhibition, Main Gallery, Northridge, CA, 2003.
• Gold Key Honor Society
• The University Corporation at California State University, Northridge's
Student Projects Grant Recipient, 2002.
• Third Place, A Classic Competition, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA, 2001.
• Graduate Equity Fellowship Grant Recipient, 2001.
• California State University Northridge Arts Council Scholarship Recipient, 2001.
RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
• Intersections, Memphis Santora, Santa Ana, CA, 2005
• Voices II, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA, 2003.
• Voices, Sam & Leos Art Gallery, Woodward, OK, 2001.
RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• This Time Only, California State University, Fullerton, CA, 2005.
• Grad Show, California State University, Fullerton, CA, 2005.
• Weave, Orange County Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Ana, CA, 2004.
• Ceramics Showcase 2004!, Grand Central Art Central, Santa Ana, CA, 2004.
• Angeles Vegas, Tony Danza Gallery, Santa Ana, CA, 2004.
• Weave: The Preview, Peace Arieas Gallery, Santa Ana, CA, 2004.
• Confort en Papier, Santa Ana Seven at D&D Gallery, Santa Ana, CA. 2004.
• The Lowe Gallery Invitational, The Lowe Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2003.
• Eclectic Prints, The Altier, Chatsworth, CA, 2002.
• Paper Spirits, Cedar Centre Art Gallery, Lancaster, CA, 2001.
• Emerge, North Gallery, Northridge, CA, 2000.
• Pit Firing Revisited, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Ventura, CA, 2000.
RECENT JURIED SHOWS
• California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA, 2004.
• Intersections In History - CSUF Women Artists, Pollak Library Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, CA, 2004.
• Second Biennial Orange County Juried Exhibition, Muckenthaler Cultural Center,Fullerton, CA. 2004.
• Ink and Clay 30, Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA. 2003.
• Annual Student Exhibition, Main Gallery, Northridge, CA, 2003.
• Made in California, Juried Exhibition, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, 2002.
• Ink and Clay 28, Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA. 2002.
• 57 Underground Juried Show, Gallery 57 Underground, Pomona, CA, 2001.
• A Classic Competition, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA, 2001.
REVIEWS
•Suzanne Munich, Clay Play, The Davis Enterprise.com. May 5, 2004.
• Daniella Walsh, Something for Everyone, Orange County Registar. January 18, 2004, Visual Arts Review.
• Artists, Lazertran Web Site
• Visual Artists Get a Professional Showing, August 2003, California State University,
Fullerton News and Information Web Site
• Lowe Gallery MFA Invitational, August 2003, Lowe Gallery Web Site
• Ink and Clay 28, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona W. Keith and
Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery Web Site
• Knaff, Devorah L. A Fine Mingling of Ceramics and Ink, Los Angeles Daily Press.
January 31, 2001, Entertainment Section, page 1.
• Chandler, Carmen Ramos. Gretchen Potts Emerge, @CSUN. November 2000, Calendar Section, page 4.
