John F. Britt
154 Sparks Road, Bakersville, North Carolina 28705-7995
www.johnbrittpottery.com
Selected
Exhibitions
2008
"Teapot Forms 2008", Red Sky
Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, Group Juried, June - August 2008.
"Table of Elements", Manchester
Craftsman Guild, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Invitational Group, NCECA March 2008.
"Out of the Madness; Seven Potters follow George Ohr", McGuinn
Gallery, Heinz History Center, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Group,
NCECA, March May 2008.
"American Masters 2008", MudFire
Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, Invitational Group, May 2008.
2007
"TRAC Fall Celebration of the Arts", Toe River Arts
Center Gallery, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, Group, Juried, September - October
2007.
"Table Tops", Long Beach Island Foundation of
the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, Group, Invitational, June - July
2007.
"A Cup of Tea", Penland Gallery, Penland, North
Carolina, Invitational, Group, March - April 2007.
"Texas Teapot Tournament", Houston
Potters Guild C.A.M.E.O., Group, Invitational, Houston, Texas, 2007.
2006
"TRAC Fall Celebration of the Arts", Toe River Arts
Center Gallery, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, Group, Juried, September - October
2006.
"Minor Works by Major Ceramists III: A Mail-Art Project", Antioch
College, Group, Invitational, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 2006.
"New Clay: Invitational at THE ARTS gallery", Collin County
Community College, Plano, Texas, Invitational, 2006.
"Summer Faculty Exhibition", Sierra Nevada
College, Incline Village, Nevada, Group, Invitational, June - August 2006.
"Summer Faculty Exhibition", Odyssey Center
Gallery, Asheville, NC, Group, Invitational, May - September 2006.
"Summer Faculty Exhibition", Long Beach
Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, Group,
Invitational, July - August 2006.
"Tea Time: The Art of the Teapot, Kalamazoo
Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Group, Invitational, May - July 2006.
"Color of Iron, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison,
Wisconsin, Group, Invitational,
January - March 2006.
2005
"TRAC Fall Celebration of the Arts", Toe River Arts
Center Gallery, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, Group, Juried, September - October
2005.
"Summer Faculty Exhibition", Long Beach
Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, Group,
Invitational, July - August 2005.
"Jersey Shore Clay National", M.T.Burton
Gallery, Surf City, NJ, Group, National Juried, May/June 2005.
"Cedar Creek National Teapot Show VI", Cedar Creek
Gallery, Creedmoor, North Carolina, Group, Invitational, June - September 2005.
"Summer Faculty Exhibition", Odyssey Center
Gallery, Asheville, NC, Group, Invitational, March - September 2005.
"Endless Variations: Shino Review 2005", Baltimore
Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, Group, Invitational, February- March
2005.
2004
"Penland Concentration Faculty Show", Penland
Gallery, Penland, North Carolina, Group, September November 2004.
"Working Potters: Mentors and Colleagues", Birke Art
Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, Group, Invitational,
October 2004.
"Summer Faculty Exhibition", Long Beach
Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, Group,
Invitational, June - August 2004.
"Gas-Fired/Wood-Fired: Kilns,
Fire and Ceramic Expressions", Carroll Reece Museum, Eastern Tennessee
State University, Johnson City, TN, Group, Invitational, May 2004.
"Summer Faculty Exhibition", Odyssey Center
Gallery, Asheville, NC, Group, Invitational, May - July 2004.
"The Big Show", NCECA, 4 Star Gallery,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Group, Invitational, March 2004.
2003
"Penland Faculty Show", Penland
Gallery, Penland, North Carolina, Group, August 2003.
"Day Job", TRAC (Toe River Arts Council) Gallery,
Spruce Pine, North Carolina, Group,
October/November 2003.
"ACC Southeast Regional Faculty Show", Penland School
of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina, Group, May 2003.
2001
"The Clay and Glass Show", Corning
Community College, Atrium Gallery,
Corning, New York, Group,
Invitational, 2001.
"Penland School of Craft Ceramic Exhibition", Winthrop
University, Rock Hill,
South Carolina, during
NCECA conference, Group, Invitational, 2001.
2000
"Return of the Clay People ",
Mountain View College, Dallas, Texas, Group,
Invitational, 2000.
"From the Ground Up", Branigan
Cultural Center of Las Cruces and Santa Fe Clay
Company, Traveling
Regional Juried Competition, 2000. Lamar Payne Award.
"ART with a Southern Drawl IX", Martin Hall
Gallery, University of Mobile,
Mobile, Alabama,
Regional, Juried, 2000.
"Chef John Folse Culinary Institute Second Annual Utilitarian
Ceramics
National", Nichols State
University, Thibodaux, LA, Group, National
Juried
Competition, 2000.
"Porcelain 2000, Functional Forms in Porcelain", Esmay Fine Art
Gallery,
Rochester, New York,
International (North American) Juried, 2000.
"Clay Station 2000", Andy Clift's
Clay Station, Internet Website, National
Juried/Invitational,
2000.
1999
"Deliberations in Clay", Pillsbury and
Peters Gallery, Dallas, Texas, Group, Invitational, 1999.
"Art in the Metroplex", Texas
Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, Group, Regional Juried, 1999.
"1999 Critic's Choice", African
American Museum, Dallas, Texas, Group, State Juried, 1999.
"Origins in Clay", San Antonio Potters Guild, Hill
Country Arts Foundation, Duncan-McAshan Visual Arts Center, Ingram, Texas,
National Juried, 1999.
"Ceramics '99'", The Guilford Handcraft Center,
Guilford, Connecticut, International (North American) Juried, 1999.
"Porcelain '99', Functional Forms in Porcelain", Esmay Fine Art
Gallery, Rochester, New York, International (North American) Juried, 1999.
"From the Ground Up ", Branigan
Cultural Center of Las Cruces and Santa Fe Clay Company, Traveling Regional
Juried Competition, 1999. Merit Award.
"Functional Fire -Woodfired Cup Show", Iowa Artisans
Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa, Group, National Juried, 1999.
"Eating Right", Portland for Contemporary
Crafts, Portland, Oregon, National Juried, 1999.
"Materials + Form 6", Art League of
Houston, Houston, Texas, Group, National Juried Competition, 1999.
"Whimsical and Functional Cup Competition", Earthen Art
Works, Los Angeles, California, Group, National Juried, Second Prize,
1999.
"Silverhawk Exhibit", Internet:
www.silverhawk.com/ex99/britt, Group, Juried, 1999.
"Light", Stone by Stone Gallery, Dallas, Texas,
Group, Juried, 1999.
"22nd Annual Vahki Exhibition", Galleria
Mesa, Mesa, Arizona, Group, National Juried, 1999.
"Collin County Faculty Show", Collin County
Community College, Plano, Texas, Invitational, 1999.
1998
"1998 International Orton Cone Box Show", Baker
University, Baldwin City , Kansas, International Juried, Two year traveling,
1998/99.
"Ceramics USA 1998", University of
North Texas, SOVA Gallery, Denton, Texas, National Juried Competition, 1998.
"Tools", Arcadia Gallery of The Clay
Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Group, National Juried Competition, 1998.
"Deep in The Clay of Texas: Clay Works, Texas Artists", Tyler Museum
of Art, North Gallery, Tyler, Texas, Invitational, Group, 1998.
"1998 Horace Cardwell Competition", Museum of East
Texas, Lufkin, Texas, Juried State
Competition, 1998.
"Texas Tea ", Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas,
Group, Juried/ Invitational, 1998.
"Texas National '98", Stephen F.
Austin Gallery, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas, National
Juried Competition, 1998.
"Texas Clay", Fort Worth Outlet Square, Texas
Pottery and Sculpture Guild, Fort Worth, Texas, State Juried Competition, 1998.
"Collin County Clay Faculty Show", Collin County
Community College, Plano, Texas, Invitational, 1998.
"From the Ground Up ", The Potter's
Guild of Las Cruces, El Paso, Texas, Regional Juried Competition, 1998.
"Chef John Folse Culinary Institute National Juried
Utilitarian Ceramics Competition", Nicholls State University,
Thibodaux, LA, Group, National Juried Competition, 1998.
"To Have and to Hold: Vessel-Making by Ceramic Artists in
Texas", Irving Arts Center, Irving, Texas, Regional
Juried/Invitational, 1998.
"Spout it Out, Teapot Exhibition", Vermont Clay
Studio, Montpelier, Vermont, Group, Juried/ Invitational, 1998.
"Works of Clay", Stone by Stone Gallery, Dallas,
Texas, Group, Juried/ Invitational, Three person, 1998.
"Materials + Form 5", Art League of
Houston, Houston, Texas, Group, National Juried Competition, 1998.
1997
"Twelfth Annual Greater Midwest International
Exhibition", Central Missouri
State University, Art Center Gallery, Warrensburg, Missouri,
International Juried, 1997.
"USA Craft Today '97", Silvermine
Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, Connecticut, National Juried, 1997.
"Westmoreland Art Nationals", Twin Lakes
County Park, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, National Juried, Award of Merit, Body
of Work, 1997.
"Momemto Mori", Sinclair Community College,
Triangle Gallery, Dayton, Ohio, Three Person, 1997.
"Hoyt National Art 1997", Hoyt Institute
of Fine Arts, New Castle, Pennsylvania, National Juried, 1997.
"Brand XXVII", Associates of Brand Library and
Art Center, Glendale, California, National Juried, 1997.
"Oregon Clay '97 National", Renshaw
Gallery, Linfield College, National Juried, 1997.
"Contemporary TX Clay", Front Gallery,
Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas, Regional Juried, 1997.
"Collin County Clay Invitational", Collin County
Community College, Plano, Texas, Invitational, 1997.
"Put A Lid On It", Frog Hollow/Vermont State Craft
Center, Manchester, Vermont, National
Juried, 1997.
"On/Off the Wall II", Potscape
Pottery, Erie, Pennsylvania, National Juried, Design Award, 1997.
"For the Visual Arts: Fifth Anniversary", Juanita K.
Hammons Hall, Springfield, Missouri, National Juried, 1997.
"Art From Every Angle", Kennedy Union
Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, Invitational Juried Group, 1997.
"Small Works", Cedar Valley Community College,
Glass Case Gallery, Lancaster, Texas, One person, Invitational, 1997.
"Self-Portrait Exhibition", Herndon
Gallery, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, Juried, Group, 1997.
1996
"Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award 1996", Auckland, New
Zealand,
International Juried, 1996.
"Hoyt National Art 1996", Hoyt Institute
of Fine Arts, New Castle, Pennsylvania, National Juried, 1996.
"Schoharie County National Small Works Exhibition", Arts Council
Gallery, Cobleskill, New York, National Juried, 1996.
"1996 Three Rivers Arts Festival Juried Visual Arts
Exhibition", Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, National Juried, 1996.
"Area Art on View", The Dairy
Barn, Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, Ohio, Regional Juried,
1996.
"The Artful Cup: Form and Function", Pewabic
Pottery and Michigan Potters Association, Detroit, Michigan, Group,
Invitational, 1996.
"2nd Annual National Art Exhibition", St. John's
University, Jamaica, New York, Group, National Juried Competition, 1996.
"Teapot Invitational", Dorothy Weiss
Gallery, San Francisco, California, Invitational, Group, 1996.
"Fellowship Exhibition", Main Street
Gallery, Dayton, Ohio, Group, Invitational, 1996.
"OPUS Award Exhibition", Dayton Visual
Art Center, Arcade Square Gallery, , Dayton, Ohio, Group, Invitational, 1996.
"Art From Every Angle", Kennedy Union
Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, Local Juried Group, 1996.
"Potpourri", Gallery Mount St. John, Bergamo
Center, Beavercreek, Ohio, Group Invitational, 1996.
"Friends Show", Conversation Pieces Gallery,
Tipp City, Ohio, Invitational, 1996.
"Spring Tea Party", Woodbourne
Gallery, Centerville, Ohio, Invitational, 1996.
"Earth Natural Rhythms", Shiloh
Gallery, Dayton, Ohio, Invitational, 1996.
"Miami Valley Naturescapes", Dayton Museum
of Natural History, Dayton, Ohio,
Juried, 1996. (Photography).
1995
"Strictly Functional Pottery National," Market House
Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, National Juried Competition, Group,
1995.
"Politics of Scale", The Clay
Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Group, National Juried Competition, 1995.
"Crafts Regional 1995", John A. Logan
Museum and Art Galleries, John A. Logan University, Carterville, Illinois,
Group, National Juried Competition, 1995.
"Clay Does It All," University of
Memphis, Art Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, National Juried Competition, Group,
1995.
"Sixth Annual Teapot Show," A. Houberbocken,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, National Juried Competition and Traveling Show, 1995.
"Creative Harvest", Frog
Hollow/Vermont State Craft Center, Manchester, Vermont, Group, National Juried
Competition, 1995.
"Recent Work / Dysfunctional Pottery," University of
Dayton, Kennedy Union Gallery, Dayton, Ohio,
One Person, 1995.
"Ohio State Fair Fine Art Exhibition", Ohio
Expositions Center, Columbus, Ohio, Group, National Juried Competition, 1995.
"Art You Can Live With", Troy-Hayner
Cultural Center, Troy, Ohio, Group, Invitational, 1995.
"Whimsy", LRC Gallery, Sinclair College, Dayton,
Ohio, Three Person, 1995.
"Art From Every Angle", Kennedy Union
Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, Group, 1995.
"Miami Valley Masters Exhibit," Bank One Community
Pavilion, Kettering Tower, Dayton, Ohio, Group, Invitational, 1995.
"Two Views," 5th Street Gallery, Stivers School for
the Arts, Dayton, Ohio, Two Person, 1995.
"In the Spirit," Sinclair Community College, LRC
Gallery, Dayton, Ohio, Invitational,
1995.
"The Potters Shop", John Bryan
Community Center Gallery, Yellow Springs, Ohio, Group, Invitational, 1995.
"Fairfield Commons Art Exposition," Fairfield
Commons Mall, Fairborn, Ohio, Invitational, Group, 1995.
"Fifth Annual Dayton Area Works on Paper," Rosewood Arts
Center Gallery, Kettering, Ohio, Juried Competition, Group, 1995. (Photography)
"DVACamera", The Chemineer Gallery, The Chemineer
Building, Dayton, Ohio, Group, Invitational, 1995. (Photography).
"The View, All Ohio Landscape Show", Rosewood Art
Center, Kettering, Ohio, Group, Ohio Juried Competition, 1995. (Photography)
1994
"Art from Every Angle", University of
Dayton, Kennedy Union Gallery, Dayton, Ohio, Group, 1994.
"Exhibition of Individual Artist Fellowship Recipients, Dayton Visual Arts
Center Gallery, Dayton, Ohio, Group, 1994.
"Reflections of Japan on Ohio Artists", Ohio State
University, Brickner Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, Group, Invitational, 1994.
"Recent Work", Glen Street Gallery, Yellow
Springs, Two Person Exhibition, Ohio, 1994.
"Sixth Annual National Art Competition", Northeast
Missouri State, Kirksville, Missouri, Group, National Juried Competition, 1994.
"High Tea," Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Group, Invitational, 1994.
1993
"Quilt, Table, Vessel, Pushing the Idea," Wright State
University, Fairborn, Ohio, Group, Juried Competition, 1993.
"Chairs, Chairs, Chairs", Hypotenuse
Gallery, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, National Juried, One Person,
1993.
"Compass Exchange-Ohio NE/SE", Trumbull
Gallery, Warren, Ohio, Invitational, Group, 1993.
"Pebbles Cast on Waters, Sakura in Worthington Exhibit", Worthington,
Arts Council, Worthington, Ohio, Invitational, Group, 1993.
"Fifth Annual National Teapot Show", A.
Houberbocken, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, National Juried Competition, Group, 1993.
1992
"Glorious Mud", Carnegie Art Center, Covington,
Kentucky, National Juried, Group, 1992 .
"Artists' Toying Around", Dayton Visual
Arts Center, Dayton, Ohio, Invitational Group, 1992.
"Raku Can Series", Hotel Gallery
Visitors Center, Tipp City, Ohio, One Person, 1992.
"Five Mud Workers", Gallery St. John, Beavercreek,
Ohio, Group, 1992.
1991
- 1987
"Marianists' Art Show", Kennedy Union
Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, Group, 1991.
"Spring / Fall Show", Dayton
Society of Painters and Sculptors, Dayton, Ohio, Juried Competition, 1991,
1990, 1989.
"Raku", LRC Gallery, Sinclair Community
College, Dayton Ohio, Two person, 1989.
"Ohio State Fair Fine Art Exhibition", Ohio
Expositions Center, Columbus, Ohio, Group, National Juried Competition, 1989.
"Raku", Design 436 Gallery, Columbus, Ohio,
Two Person, 1987.
"The Three Rivers' Juried Art Exhibition", Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, Group, National Juried Competition, 1987. (Photography)
"Raku", Ashley's Gallery, Dayton, Ohio, One
Person, 1987.
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