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EDUCATION

2002 Master of Fine Arts, University of Florida, School of Art & Art History, Gainesville FL
1970-72 Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, New York NY M.A. program, museum studies
1969 Post-Baccalaureate study, New York University, Department of Art History, New York NY
1969 BA, European History, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA

PODCASTS AND ONLINE INTERVIEWS

2022 Tales of Red Clay Rambler episode 410 with Ben Carter (podcast)
https://bit.ly/TRCRLynnDuryea
  dandomench.com
interview: https://www.dandomench.com/lynn-duryea/
April newsletter: https://www.dandomench.com/april-reviews-courage/
March newsletter: https://www.dandomench.com/march-news/
2021 Lights Out Gallery (YouTube), Lynn Duryea: A Strong Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPthlTrLZ7I&t=16s     

 

OUT Cast interview with Lynn Duryea and Frank Brooks on WMPG + WERU, Maine Community Radio, https://soundcloud.com/user-116786939/outcast-pwa

EXHIBITIONS

One / Two / Three Person Exhibitions (since 1990)

2018 George Marshall Store Gallery, York ME (two person)
2015 Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone NC, Structures + Surfaces: Lynn Duryea and Brad Strohman
2014 Outeast Gallery, Montauk NY, Lynn Duryea + Paton Miller
  Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville NC, Lynn Duryea, Featured Artist
2013 Gallery 1912, Emory + Henry College, Emory VA, Lynn Duryea: Structures
  Center for Maine Craft, West Gardiner ME, Lynn Duryea: Master Craft Artist
  Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM, In/Site (two person)
2012 George Mason Gallery, Nobleboro ME, Watershed’s Founders (three person)
2011 Celadon / Clay Center of the Hamptons, East Hampton NY (two person)
  Blue Heron Gallery, Deer Isle ME
  Barn Gallery, Rancho Linda Vista, Oracle AZ
2010 A.D. Gallery, UNC Pembroke, Pembroke NC, Clay Abstractions: Formalist Approaches to the Medium (three person)
  Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville TN, Lynn Duryea: Structures
2007 James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset ME, Coastal Tracings (two person)
2006 Snyderman / The Works Gallery, Philadelphia PA
  Lacoste Gallery, Concord MA
  Gallery at Kendal at Oberlin, Oberlin OH, The Ordinary is Extraordinary
2005 Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne WY, Material Matters
  Deer Isle Artists’ Association, Deer Isle ME, The Ordinary is Extraordinary
2004 Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston TX, Abstractions & Allusions
  Studio Gallery, Brookhaven College, Dallas TX, Lynn Duryea: Works in Clay & Metal
  Atrium Gallery, Lewiston/Auburn College, University of Southern Maine, Lynn Duryea & Jeff Kellar: Sculpture and Related Work (two person)
2002 University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville FL, Absence / Presence
  June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland ME
2001 Deer Isle Artists Association, Deer Isle ME
1995, 1991 Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill ME
1993 Gayle Wilson Gallery, Southampton NY
1992 Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton NY

Exhibitions Curated (since 2005):

2013 Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle ME, At Your Service: Serving Bowls
2012 River Arts, Damariscotta ME (with Chris Gustin, in conjunction with Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts), Influences and Connections: Ceramic Artists at Watershed
2007 James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset ME, Core Sample
2006 Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver WA, minimal / ist, in conjunction with National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)

Group Exhibitions (since 2005):

2022 Penland Gallery, Penland NC, Instill: The Art of Making and Teaching, invitational
2021 Lights Out Gallery, Portland ME (pop-up), DEBUT, invitational
  Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine NC, Orbits and Fields, invitational, organized by IlaSahai Prouty
  50 Women: The Personal Universal (international online exhibition) juried by Anthony Merino and Alex Kraft
  Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle Me, Ceramics @ theTurtle Gallery, coordinated by Elena Kubler
2019 Institute of Contemporary Art @ Maine College of Art, Darkness and the Light, curated by Lissa Hunter
  Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, Ten Years of (Maine) Master Craft Artists, invitational
  George Marshal Store Gallery, York, ME, A Community of Potters; Invited New England Artists, invitational
  Kelley Stelling Gallery, Manchester NH, Contemporary Landscapes Seen + Lost, curated
2018 The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA, Small Favors, invited artist
2017 Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells ME, The Ceramics Show, curated
  Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle ME, Lynn Duryea: Structures (with other gallery artists), invitational
  CRAFT Gallery, Rockland ME, A Touch of Gold, invitational
2016 Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport ME, Maine Biennial, juried by Christine Berry, Director Berry Campbell Gallery NYC and John Yau, writer for Hyperallergic
  Deer isle Artist’s Association, Deer Isle ME, 12 x 12, open
  CRAFT Gallery, Rockland ME, Biennial Artists Past and Present, invitational
  June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland ME, FINALE, curated
2015 New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford MA, Artists @ Watershed (in conjunction with NCECA), curated by Sequoia Miller
  Elder Gallery, Charlotte NC, Carolina’s Got Art (ceramics), juried by Peter Callas
  William King Musuem, Abingdon VA, From These Hills: Artists of the Southern Appalachians, juried
  Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD, 35th Anniversary Exhibit, invited artist
2014 University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College, Lewiston ME, The Inspired Hand VI, juried by Carl Little
2013 Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts, Columbia PA, Show Clay, curated by Kathryn Narrow
2012 Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville NC, Containment III
  Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City TN, Material Transformation, juried by Gail Levin
  Atrium Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College, Inspired Hand V
  Dogwood Arts, Knoxville TN, Regional Fine Art Exhibition
  North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove NC, Ceramic Art of NC University and College Faculty
  Deluce Gallery, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville MO, Deluce Clay National, juried by Peter Pinnell
  Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle ME, Craft Connections
  New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester NH, Ceramics Biennial Exhibition 2012, juried by James Lawton
2011 Pewabic Pottery, Detroit MI, Romancing the Rustbelt, curated by Tara Robinson
  Carroll Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City TN, Mountain Visions, juried by Greg Shelnutt
  Maine Crafts Association, Eastland Gallery, Portland ME (in conjunction with CODA Conference: Craft Organization Director’s Association)
  Studio @ 620, St. Petersburg FL, University of Florida Faculty and Alumni Exhibition (held in conjunction with NCECA: National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts
  Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton Arts Foundation, Lorton VA, Clay National 2011, juried by Ellen Shankin
  Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir NC, Ink, Clay and Other Matter(s), curated by Scott Ludwig
  Pitt County Art Council / Emerge, Greenville NC, Downeast Sculpture
2010 Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD, Encore: 30th Anniversary Celebration
  Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville FL, Best Foot Forward
2009 Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount NC, Handcrafted, juried by Jerry Jackson
  Bentley Projects, Phoenix AZ, In Focus: Three on the Vessel, curated by Bryan Hopkins, held in conjunction with NCECA (National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts)
  The Eye Lounge, Phoenix AZ, Veneration, curated by Bryan Hopkins and Matt Burton, held in conjunction with NCECA (National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts)
  Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD, More Than Skin Deep
  Gustin Gallery, S. Dartmouth MA, Watershed Woodfire Exhibition
2008 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Center Gallery, Deer Isle ME, Haystack: Creative Process
  Guilford College Art Gallery, Greensboro NC, From One Hand to Another
  Deer Isle Artists Association, Deer Isle ME
  Lenoir Sculpture Competition, Lenoir NC, Merit Award, Robert Ebendorf, juror
2007 Lacoste Gallery, Concord MA, Form + Abstraction
  Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD, Fahrenheit 1940
  Ferrum College, Ferrum VA, Blue Ridge Clay Invitational
  Charlie Cummings Gallery, Fort Wayne IN, Clay Mechanics II
  James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset ME, Core Sample
2006 Meredith Center for Women in the Arts, Meredith College, Raleigh NC, Forms in Translation
  The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA, Small Favors
  Santa Fe Clay @ NCECA Portland OR, La Mesa
  Society for Arts & Crafts, Boston, MA, Watershed’s 20th Anniversary Exhibition
2005 Avampato Discovery Museum, Charleston W VA, Appalachian Corridors, juried by Faith Ringgold
  Tri-State Sculpture Conference, Appalachian State University, Boone NC, Redefining Space
  Center for Creativity, Craft & Design, University of North Carolina Asheville NC, Spotlight 2005: American Craft Council Southeast, Merit Award, juried by David Revere McFadden, Chief Curator, Museum of Arts and Design

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004–2016 Appalachian State University, Boone NC, Area Coordinator, Ceramics
Professor of Art, 2014–2016
Associate Professor, 2010–14
Assistant Professor, 2004–2010
2003–04 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville TX, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
2002–03 Maine College of Art, Portland ME, Ceramics Instructor, Continuing Studies
  Cape Elizabeth High School, Cape Elizabeth ME, Ceramics Instructor
1999–2002 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department, School of Art & Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2000, 1998 Island Mural Project, assistant to Eddie Dominguez, coordinated by Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle ME: installations at Deer Isle-Stonington High School and Island Nursing Home
1992–2004 Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle ME, Artist Facilitator, The
Watershed Workshop for People with HIV/AIDS: an eight-day residency workshop

LECTURES & WORKSHOPS

2023 North Country Studio Workshops, Bennington VT
2022 Penland School of Crafts, Stretch the Limit, co-teaching with Holly Walker
2021 Taoxichuan Art Center, Jingdezhen, China, Master Class Series
2019 Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program, Williamstown MA, workshop
  Maine Crafts Association Haystack Workshop Weekend, Deer Isle ME, workshop
  New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester NH, demo + lecture
2018 Chase’s Garage, York ME, demo + lecture
2017 NCECA (National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts) Conference, Portland OR, Process Room demo, The SlabSling™
2015 Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone NC, artist talk A//B//C//D
  Florence Thomas Art School, West Jefferson NC, Corey Anne Celebration of Women in the Arts Symposium, keynote speaker
2012 Emory + Henry College, Emory VA, artist talk
2011 Rancho Linda Vista Community of the Arts, Oracle AZ, artist lecture
  Celadon Gallery, Clay Center of the Hamptons, Water Mill NY, artist lecture
  Sam Houston State University, Huntsville TX, artist lecture
  University of Texas, San Antonio, San Antonio TX, artist lecture
  University of Texas, El Paso, artist lecture
2007 James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset ME, Core Sample curator’s talk
2006 Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver WA, minimal / ist, curator’s talk
  Clark College, Vancouver WA, artist lecture
  Meredith Center for Women in the Arts, Meredith College, Raleigh NC, Forms in Translation, panel discussion
  Appalachian State University, Art Department Noon Forum Series, Contemporary Ceramics in Relation to Minimalism
  Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park PA, artist lecture
2000-06 Island Nursing Home, Deer Isle ME, ceramics classes
2005 Tri-State Sculpture Conference held @ Appalachian State University, Boone NC, Large Scale Slab Construction
2004 NCECA Conference (National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts), Indianapolis IN, Emerging Artist, artist lecture
1991–2004 Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Artist in Residence, Newcastle ME, Watershed Workshop for People with HIV/AIDS
2003 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacagdoches TX, workshop and artist lecture
  University of Florida, Gainesville FL, Ceramics Department, visiting artist

PROFESSIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

2012/13SP Interim Director, Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2006 Nina Hole Fire Sculpture Residency, Appalachian State University, Boone NC,
Project Coordinator
1992–04 Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle ME, Program Coordinator, The Watershed Workshop for People with HIV / AIDS
1986– Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle ME,
  1996 – Founding Trustee
  1988–90 – Vice-President, Board of Directors
  1986–88 – Co-Founder and first President, Board of Directors
1989– Sawyer Street Studios, South Portland ME: one of four artist owners of a studio/gallery/ educational complex which we purchased and renovated.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2022 Maine Sunday Telegram, “Corey Daniels Shows the Serious Side of Ceramics” by Jorge Arango, July 10. https://www.pressherald.com/2022/07/10/art-review-corey-daniels-shows-serious-side-of-ceramics/
2022 Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, The Watershed Workshop for People with HIV/AIDS, edited and compiled by Lynn Duryea and Franklin Brooks (Blurb Publications)
  Maine Art Journal, “The Watershed Workshop: An Experiment” by Lynn Duryea, Spring issue https://maineartsjournal.com/lynn-duryea-the-watershed-workshop-an-experiment/
2021 Maine Sunday Telegram, “Corey Daniels carves out room …” by Jorge Arango,
September 26
2020 Ceramics Monthly, “Spotlight: Red Clay”, September 2020, pg. 72
2019 Maine Sunday Telegram, “Visually Satisfying Darkness and the Light…” By Dan Kany, August 25, pg. E2
  Artscope, “Maine Crafts Association at the Fuller” by Beth Neville, July/August, pg 26
  Fuller Craft Museum, “Maine Crafts Association: Ten Years of Master Craft Artists”, exhibition catalog, essay by Sadie Bliss
  Darkness and the Light, exhibition catalog, ICA @ Maine College of Art, essay by Stuart Kestenbaum
2018 Island Ad-Vantages, “Deer Isle Artist Reflects…….” by Anne Berleant, December 20, pg. 2
  Ellsworth American, “Grants Enable Sculptor, Filmmaker to Pursue New Projects,” December 17
2017 Sights and Ceramics: Portland (from Pottery Making Illustrated and Ceramics Monthly) “Process Lynn Duryea,” pgs. 40-41
2016 Ceramics Art + Perception, “The Poetics of Space and Place: Lynn Duryea’s Sculpture”, essay by Jim Toub, issue #103, digital
2015 Structures & Surfaces, (gallery guide) Mary Anne Redding, Curator, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone NC
  Ceramics Monthly, “Exposure”, vol. 63 #6, pg. 18
  Lynn Duryea, self-published with essays by Stuart Kestenbaum, Mary Anne Redding, Jim Toub
2014 East Hampton Star, The Art Scene by Mark Segal, “A Duryea Returns”, May 15 2014
2013 Lynn Duryea: Structures, Curator’s Welcome by Anna Nenonen, 1912 Gallery, Emory + Henry College, Emory VA
  Ceramic Art of North Carolina University and College Faculty, Edmund Henneke, curator, (Seagrove NC: North Carolina Pottery Center), pg. 3
  Ceramic Arts 2013 Yearbook and Annual Buyer’s Guide, The American Ceramic Society, “Watershed’s 25th Anniversary”, pgs. 18-19
  Pasatiempo: The New Mexican’s Weekly Magazine of Art, Entertainment and Culture, September 13-19, 2013, pg. 66
  A! Magazine for the Arts, vol. 20 #1, pg. 11
  Cultural Events, Emory + Henry College, Spring 2013
  Ceramics Monthly, “Gallery Guide”, Vol. 61 #8, pg. 116
2012 From a Slab of Clay, Daryl E. Baird (Westerville OH: American Ceramic Society)
  Bangor Daily News: Deer Isle sculptor Lynn Duryea named Maine Master Craft Artist
  Maine Crafts Association: Lynn Duryea named 2012 Master Craft Artist
2011 Ceramic Sculptures, Linda Kopp. editor (New York and Asheville NC: Lark Publications, a division of Sterling Publications)
2009 500 Sculptures: Contemporary Practice, Singular Works, juried and introduction by Glen R. Brown (New York & London: Lark Publications, a division of Sterling Publications)
  Dry Glazes, Jeremy Jernegan (London: A & C Black Publishers Ltd.)
2008 Extruder, Mold & Tile, Anderson Turner, editor (Westervillle OH: American Ceramic Society), cover photo
  Extruder, Mold & Tile, Anderson Turner, editor, “Lynn Duryea: Tar Paper Molds” by Glen Brown, pg. 91
  Island Ad-Vantages, Stonington ME, “Compass: Gallery Focus”, vol. 78 #25, June 19
  Bangor Daily News, “Exhibit Traces Haystack’s Impact” by Jessica Bloch June 19, pg. C7
  Maine Sunday Telegram, “Kany Does Right by MCA”, April 13, pg. E5
2007 Maine Sunday Telegram, “Dual Effort in Wiscasset” by Philip Isaacson, September 23, 2007
2006 American Craft, February / March 2006, vol. 66 #1, pg. 25 (photo).
  Appalachian Today, “Appalachian Explorations: Research and Creative Endeavors at Appalachian University”, Spring 2006, vol. 2 #1, back cover.
  Ceramics Monthly, “Up Front: Lynn Duryea”, March 2006, vol. 54 #3, pg. 22.
  The Colombian, “A Celebration of Ceramics” by Tricia Jones, February 10, 2006, pg. D1.
  The Oregonian, “Duchampian Ceramics” by Victoria Blake, March 3, 2006, pg. 23.
  The Mountain Times, “ASU’s Faculty Biennial on Display”, February 2, 2006
  Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Newsletter, “20 Short Years” by Lynn Duryea, March 2006
  New England Crafts Connoisseur, “Saluting a Special Place for Clay Artists”, Spring 2006, vol. 9, issue 3, pgs. 1,8
2005 Wyoming Tribune Eagle, “Sculptor Builds Art as Tall as Herself”, Karen Cotton, February 4, Center for Creativity, Craft & Design, Spotlight 2005: American Craft Council Southeast
2004 Ceramics Monthly, “Lynn Duryea: The Energy of Edges”, article by Glen Brown, October. vol. 52 #8, pg. 32
  Discovery: Fifty Years of Craft and Transformation at Haystack, Carl Little, ed. University of Maine Press, Orono ME, pg. 63
  Creative Careers in Crafts, by Susan Joy Sager, Ainsworth Press, New York NY
  Ceramic Editors 2004: Symposium Proceedings & Art Catalogue, 1st International Journal Editors Symposium and FuLe International Ceramic Art Museums, Fuping, CHINA, Gentle Breeze Publishing

GRANTS, HONORS & AWARDS

2018 Maine Arts Commission, Artist Fellowship, Belvedere Handcraft Award
  Maine Crafts Association, Artists in Their Studios Photo Project
2017 Professor Emerita, Department of Art, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
2012 Maine Crafts Association, Master Craft Award
  Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle ME, fully funded Founder’s Session
  Caldwell County Arts Council, Lenoir Sculpture Competition, Honorable Mention, Gerald Bolas, award juror
 2011 Appalachian State University, Undergraduate Research Assistant Grant, Exploration Leading to Exhibition
  Watauga County Arts Council, Regional Artist Project Grant
2010 Appalachian State University, University Research Council Grant, Combinatory Sculpture (Phase II)
2009 Appalachian State University, Foundations Fellows Grant, Language and Craft
  Appalachian State University, Art Department, Gold Form Funds
2008 Watauga County Arts Council, Regional Artist Project Grant
  Caldwell County Arts Council, Lenoir Sculpture Competition, Honorable Mention, Robert Ebendorf, award juror
2007 Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle ME, fully funded residency
2006 Maine Arts Commission, Good Idea Grant
  Richard T. Barker Friends of the Library Award (recognizing outstanding scholarly / creative achievements), Carol Grotnes Belk Library, Appalachian State University
  Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle ME, 20 Years of Watershed
2005 Maine Arts Commission, Good Idea Grant
  Appalachian State University, Hubbard Center, Registration Grant
  Appalachian State University, College of Fine & Applied Arts, Gold Form Funds
  Center for Creativity, Craft & Design, University of North Carolina Asheville NC, Spotlight 2005: American Craft Council Southeast, juried by David Revere McFadden, Chief Curator, Museum of Arts and Design (merit award)
2004 NCECA (National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts), Emerging Artist Award
  Appalachian State University, University Research Council Grant, Combinatory Sculpture

JURIED WEBSITES

The Marks Project
ArtAxis.org
AccessCeramics.org

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Bangor Mental Health Institute, Bangor ME
FuLe International Ceramic Art Museum, Fuping, Xian, CHINA
New Orleans Museum of Art, E. John Bullard Collection, New Orleans LA
Northern Maine Community College, Presque Isle, ME (Percent for Art installation)
Robert M. MacNamera Foundation, Westport Island ME
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone NC
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle ME

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Lucy Lacoste, Concord MA
Ann & Harry Wollman, Woodstock VT
Bruce Brown, Curator Emeritus, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport ME
Carol Pesner, Stonington ME + New York NY
Clemmer and David Montague, Fort Washington MD
Deborah and Robert Cummins, Deer Isle ME
Donald Sussman, Deer Isle ME
Edward Albee, Montauk NY
El Deseo Collection, Oracle AZ
Florence Meyer, Cumberland ME
Katharine Watson, Brunswick ME
Kevin Miserocchi, Palm Springs CA
Larry Watson, Blowing Rock NC
Luther Hodges, Blowing Rock NC
Mary Anne Redding + Roger Atkins, Boone NC
Maureen Barrett, Las Vegas NV
Michael Tracy, San Ygnacio TX
Paul & Konnie Stark, Upper Gwynedd PA
Rayanne + Ed Kleiner, Brooksville ME
Sam Mitchell, Belfast ME
Stuart Kestenbaum & Susan Webster, Deer Isle ME
Susan Strickler, Director (retired) Currier Museum of Art, Manchester NH
William & Catherine Daley, Elkins Park PA

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle ME
Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells ME