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
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
