curriculum vitae
Educational History
2008 Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
Rhode Island School of Design
2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2005 Summer Studies
Ox-Bow School of Art
2004 Art Mentor Program
Santa Monica College
2003 Dean’s Honor List
Santa Monica College
Group exhibitions
2019 The Brewery Art Walk, Brewery Artist Lofts, Los angeles, CA
2019 Group Show, Hawthorne Artist Complex, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Re:Union, Durden & Ray, Los Angeles, CA
2018 The Clay Compound, Morning Ceramics, Portland, OR
2017 The Collectivist, The Brand Library & Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
http://www.tigerstrikesasteroid.com/post/155632586649/the-collectivists-brand-library
2016 Mass Attack, Torrance Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
http://www.torranceartmuseum.com/the-final-mas-attack/
2016 The Newbies, Durden & Ray, Los Angeles, CA
http://www.durdenandray.com/new-page/
2015 NCECA Biennial 2015, Lively experiments, David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence, RI (catalog)
http://blog.nceca.net/2015-nceca-biennial-opens-in-providence
2014 Borrowed Time, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI
http://borrowedtimehawaii.tumblr.com
2014 Masters of Miniature, Cedar Street Gallery, Honolulu, HI
http://www.cedarstreetgalleries.com/bin/works.cgi?Artist=GallagherSeanMichael
2011 Empty Bowls, Art's at Mark's Garage, Honolulu, HI
2011 From Here Too Nowhere, Arts at Mark's Garage, Honolulu, HI
2010 Honolulu Academy of Art Fundraising Exhibition, Honolulu Museum of Art
2010 42nd Annual Hawaii Craftsmen Juried Exhibition, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI (catalog)
2009 Honolulu Academy of Art Instructor Exhibition, Honolulu Museum of Art
2009 Honolulu Academy of Art Fundraising Exhibition, Honolulu Museum of Art
2009 Land and Sea, Peggy Chun Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2008 RISD Thesis Exhibition, Providence Convention Center, Providence , RI
2008 2008 NCECA Regional Juried Student Exhibition, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
2007 RISD Ceramics Department Triennial Exhibition, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
http://risdceramics.blogspot.com/2010/12/risd-ceramics-triennial-woods-gerry-nov.html
2007 Body and Ritual, Sol Kophler Gallery, Providence, RI
2006 BFA Exhibition, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
2006 Make Room For Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (catalog)
2005 Ox-Bow Summer Benefit, Ox-Bow Campus, Saugatuck, MI
2005 Available Space, Pete and Susan Rosenthal Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (catalog)
2005 SMC Juried Student Exhibition, Pete and Susan Rosenthal Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2004 SMC Juried Student Exhibition, Pete and Susan Rosenthal Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Borrowed Time, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI
2006 23 Gallons of Porcelain, Installation, Center for Integrated Technology, Providence RI
2005 Fractured Beauty, Jae Omar Design Studio, Venice Beach, CA
Residencies
2014 Orvis Artist in Residence, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI (March-May
Grants and Awards
2015 NCECA Biennial Acceptance
2014 Honolulu Museum of Art Artist in Residence
2008 KHB Merit Award for exhibition at the 2008 NCECA Regional Juried Student Exhibition
2006 Rhode Island School of Design Dean of Graduate Students Fellowship
2006 Rhode Island School of Design Teaching Fellowship
2005 Ox- Bow Merit Scholarship, Summer
2005 Ox-Bow Artist Residency Merit Scholarship, Summer
2004 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Academic Merit Scholarship
2004 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Presidential Merit Scholarship
2004 Santa Monica College Dockweiler Award, Equaled Artistic and Academic Achievement
2003 Santa Monica College Art Mentor Program Acceptance
Collections & Commissions
2008 Private Collection of Marc Levine, Owner of Art Consultant Gent
2006 Private Collection of Tony Bennett
2005 Hubbard Street Dance, Terra Cotta Lanterns
2004 Jae Omar Designs, Edo-Sphere
Professional Experience
2012 Joint Base Pearl Harbor/Hickam, Glass Instructor
2012 Joint Base Pearl Harbor/Hickam, Ceramics Instructor
2011 Academy Art Center, Honolulu Museum of Art, VSA Instructor
2010 Academy Art Center, Honolulu Museum of Art, Ceramics Instructor
2010 Academy Art Center, Honolulu Museum of Art, Ceramics Studio Assistant
2009 Pacific Glass, Studio Assistant for large commercial and public art glass projects
2007 Rhode Island School of Design, Co-President Graduate Student Body Government
2006 Rhode Island School of Design, Ceramic Department Kiln Room Manager
2006 Rhode Island School of Design, Co-Instructor, Wheel throwing class
2006 Rhode Island School of Design, Co-Instructor, Wheel as A Tool for Sculpture
2004 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ceramic Department Kiln Room Manager
2003 Santa Monica College, Art Mentor Program Organizer
2003 Santa Monica College, Ceramic Studio Assistant
Organizations
Current National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
Current RISD Alumni
http://portfolios.risd.edu/seanmichaelgallagher
2010-14 Hawaii Craftsmen
Bibliography
National Council on the Education for Ceramic Arts, “Lively Experiments”, 2015 Biennial Exhibition Catalog, January 2015, p. 29
Rasa Fournier, “The Philosophers Stone”, Honolulu MidWeek, January 29th, 2014, p. ???
http://www.midweek.com/philosophers-stones/
Lynn Cook, “Masters of miniature”, Honolulu Star Advertiser, December 8, 2013, p. G7
http://www.staradvertiser.com/?s=masters+of+miniature
Paula Rath, “Artist Sean Michael Gallagher”, paularath.com, August 4th 2010
http://paularath.com/2010/08/artist-sean-michael-gallagher/
Hawaii Craftsmen, “42nd Annual Juried Exhibition”, Exhibition Catalog, May 2009, p. ???
Paula Rath, “The Artists' Way”, Honolulu Star Advertiser, July 26th, 2009, p. ???
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2009/Jul/26/il/hawaii907260319.html
Dennis Wade, “Available Space”, Exhibition Catalog, May 2004, p. 13
Places to View Work
http://www.seanmichaelgallagher.com
Instagram @borrowedtime_
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