Heather O'Brien Resume

Heather O'Brien Resume


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, solo shows marked with *


2008 Cleveland Institute of Art Ceramic Program 1978-2008, Invitational Group Show, Poster
Borelli-Edwards Gallery / Pittsburg, PA &
Convivium33 Gallery / Cleveland, OH
Window Shop Collection of Cups, Invitational Group Show
Heights Arts / Cleveland Heights, OH
2007 7th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Group Show
Kent State University-Downtown Gallery / Kent, OH
30 Years / 30 Cakes, National Juried Group Show
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts / Grand Rapids, MI
The State of Clay, National Juried Group Show
Parsons Gallery @ Lexington Arts & Crafts Society / Lexington, MA
Put a Lid on It, National Juried Group Show
Mud Fire Gallery / Decatur, GA
2006 Affinity for the Cup II, National Juried Group Show, selected as: "Best of Show"
Exploding Head Gallery / Sacramento, CA
8 Fluid Ounces II, National Juried/Invitational Group Show, Catalog
Louisiana State University - Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Gallery / Baton Rouge, LA
Fidelity Investments 8th Annual Juried Exhibition, Juried Group Show
Providence Art Club / Providence, RI
The Cup, Invitational Group Show
Sacramento International Airport - Terminal B / Sacramento, CA
2005 5th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Group Show, selected as: "Best of Show"
Kent State University - Gallery138 / Kent, OH
Clay Cup X, National Juried Group Show, Poster
Southern Illinois University Museum / Carbondale, IL
2004 * Heather O'Brien, Solo Show
Gallery Sei-Sei / Nara, Japan
Form Follows Function, National Juried Group Show
Lillstreet Art Center / Chicago, IL
For the Table, National Juried Group Show
Celadon Clay Art Gallery / Water Mill, NY
Taking Measure II, National Juried Group Show, Catalog
Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute / Jingdezhen, China
2003 The Artful Teapot, Invitational Teapot Sale
Long Beach Museum of Art / Long Beach, CA
3rd Annual National Juried Cup Show, Group Show
Kent State University - Gallery138 / Kent, OH
Le Cirque de L'Art, Invitational Group Show
Foundation for Women / La Jolla, CA
Talmadge Art Show, Juried Group Show
San Diego Center for the Moving Arts / San Diego, CA
Art Inplace; Counter Art, Invitational Group Show
Inplace Kitchen Design Studio / La Jolla, CA
Affinity for the Cup, National Juried Group Show
Exploding Head Gallery / Sacramento, CA
27@999: A Teapot Invitational, Invitational Group Show, Pamphlet
Publication's artgallery999 / San Diego, CA


COLLECTIONS

The White House, Washington DC, USA
Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China
Orton Ceramic Foundation, Ohio, USA
Art Inplace Kitchen Design Studio, California, USA
Private collections in: Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, China, England, France, Canada,
Spain & Netherlands.


AWARDS/RESIDENCIES

Artist in Resident, School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology
National Society of Arts and Letters, chapter sponsor, ceramic career award
C.F. Mosgo Award for Ceramic Arts


BIBLIOGRAPHY

500 Pitchers, Suzanne Tourillott, Lark Books, June 2006, pages 196 & 270.
500 Cups, Suzanne Tourillott, Lark Books, June 2005, pages 6 & 391.
Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Education 2004 Conference Catalogue, page 169.
"Emerging Artists" Ceramics Monthly (periodical), May 2003, page 72.
"Teapot Invitational in San Diego" Ceramics Monthly (periodical), September 2003, page 26.


EDUCATION

MFA Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
BFA Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
AA Charles Stewart Mott Community College, Flint, MI