Dana Childs
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Education

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; August 2008- May 2011
       Major: Master’s of Fine Art, studio art with emphasis in ceramics
       Minor: 3D Studies (Sculpture)
       Graduated, May 2011

Peck School of the Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), Milwaukee, WI; August 2004- May 2007
        Major: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics
        Graduated with Honors, May 2007

Peru Today; June 2006
       A one month experience through various areas in Peru to learn
       about the people’s art and culture

Northwest College (NWC), Powell, WY; September 2001- May 2003



Residencies

Tainan National University of the Arts, Dachi, Taiwan; January- May 2010
        Visiting Artist through the University of South Carolina

 Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY; June- August 2007



Solo Exhibitions

2011

     Saturated Deprivation: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Columbia Museum of
     Art, Columbia, SC



2010

     Failed Translations, Tainan National University of the Arts, Dachi,
     Taiwan


Selected Group Exhibitions
2015


     Faculty Exhibition, Simpson Gallery, Cody, WY


     Annual Northwest College Ceramics Alumni Sale, Plaza Diane, Powell, WY

2014



     Species Specimens, Terrace Villa Decorative Arts Museum, Milwaukee, WI


     Reclaim: Return to the Original State, The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI


     Annual Northwest College Ceramics Alumni Sale, Plaza Diane, Powell, WY


     Annual 4 x 4 Show, Northwest Gallery, Cabre Building, Northwest College, 
     Powell, WY

2013


      Annual 4 x 4 Show, Northwest Gallery, Cabre Building, Northwest College, 
     Powell, WY

      Cup IX: The Intimate Object, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL

     Annual Northwest College Ceramics Alumni Sale, Plaza Diane, Powell, WY


2012

     Annual 4 x 4 Show, Northwest Gallery, Cabre Building, Northwest College,

     Powell, WY

     Beyond Supplementary: Northwest College Adjunct Faculty- 2012, Northwest  

     Gallery, Cabre Building, Northwest College, Powell, WY

     Continuum 2012: Art & Design Alumni Exhibition, Arts Center Gallery, UWM, 

     Milwaukee, WI

2011

     Studio Works, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC

     Studio Works: Selections from the Ceramic Art Studio At the
     University of South Carolina, Compass 5, Cayce, SC

     USC Student Art Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, University of South
     Carolina, Columbia, SC

     USC Ceramics: Creation and Innovation, Francis Marion University
     Art Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC

2010

     Debut Show, Jo Halladay Funchess Memorial Gallery, University of
     South Carolina, Columbia, SC

     MFA Factor, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina,
     Columbia, SC

     Dachi 66, Pingtung City Art Museum, Pingtung, Taiwan

2009

     USC Ceramics Exhibition, Lipscomb Gallery, Governor’s School,
     Greenville, SC, October

     Fourth Biennial of the Contemporary Mosiac, International Museum
     of Contemporary Ceramics, Buenos Aires, Argentina

     53rd Annual USC Student Show, McMaster Gallery, University of
     South Carolina, Columbia, SC

     Art + Cayce, Compass 5, Cayce, SC

     Potpourri, Outpost 186, Cambridge, MA

2007

     Chautauqua Student Show, Chautauqua, NY

     BFA Show, INOVA Gallery 2 at UWM, Milwaukee, WI

     Multiple Personalities, Gallery Paradiso, Milwaukee, WI

2005

     WVVY, Moct Gallery/Bar, Milwaukee, WI

     Foundations, UWM Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

2004

     Home: A Benefit for the Homeless, Art Bar, Milwaukee, WI


Bibliography

2013

    Wandless, Paul Andrew,500 Prints In Clay, Lark Crafts, An Imprint of Sterling

    Publishing, New York, Pages 5 and 269

2012

    Trunkos, Judit, “Studio Works 2011”, Ceramics: Art and Perception, No. 87, 

    Page 78


2011

     “MFA Factor: USC”, Ceramics Monthly, March 2011 issue, Page 49


Work Experience

Adjunct Instructor, Northwest College, Powell, WY; Aug. 2012- May 2015
     Ceramics I, 3 semesters
     Advanced Ceramics, 2 semesters

     3d Design, 3 semesters

Pinch Pot Mask Making: One day class for developmentally disabled adults, Northwest College, Powell, WY, 2013


Beginning Ceramics Graduate Instructor, USC, Columbia, SC; 2010-2011

Beginning Ceramics Graduate Teaching Assistant, USC, Columbia, SC; 2009

Studio Technician, USC, Columbia, SC; 2009

Studio Assistant, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY; 2007


Awards

Best Performance in “Dirty Silverware”, Knoxville Horror Film Festival, 2011

USC Graduate College of Letters and Sciences Travel Grant, 2010, $1000

USC Department of Art Assistantship, 2009-2011

USC Graduate School Scholarship,2008, $500 per year

Chautauqua Institution Scholarship, 2007, $1500

Fredrick R. Layton BFA Show Award, best in show, 2007, $250


Contact

rextrompe(at symbol)yahoo(dot)com




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