Carol Gouthro

resume.pdf     Artist's Statement.pdf


Education

BFA, With Honors, University of Manitoba, Canada June 1976

Awards and Honors

2009Artist Trust Grant for Artists Projects Grant
2009Best in Show, Runner-up, Kirkland Art Center 2009 Member Exhibit, Stefano Catalani Juror
2002Ceramics Monthly cover contest-finalist
1998Ceramics Monthly cover photograph and feature article
1997Washington State Arts Commission, Art in Public Places Program ,Purchases of Art Work ( Also 1991,1992,1993, 1994, 1995 and 1998)
1988Finalist, ceramics, Art Quest/88, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles (Juried)
1987Third place ceramics, Art Quest/87, Art Institute of Boston (Juried)
1982Second place, Crafts/82, Tacoma Art museum, (juried)
1977Canada Art Council Grant (national competition for Federal grant)
1978Manitoba Art Council Grant, Project Grant (Provincial competition)

Solo Exhibitions

2008Pacini Lubel Gallery (also 2006)Seattle, Washington
2001Foster White Gallery (also 1997, 1998, 2000)Seattle, Washington
1994Galeria Barbara Silverberg (also 1991)Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1993Artworks Gallery (also 1990)Seattle, Washington
1991Gallery 500Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
1991White Bird Gallery (also 1981, 1983-85, and 1989-90)Cannon Beach, Oregon
1988Virginia Breier GallerySan Francisco, California
1987Francine Seders Gallery (also 1980-82)Seattle, Washington
1983The Clay OccasionSeattle, Washington
1979Thomas GalleryWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1978Pottery Northwest GallerySeattle, Washington
1976Young Designers GalleryWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Group Shows

2010 "Bam Biennial 2010" Bellevur Arts Museum,(Stefano Catalani, Akio Takamora, Namita Wiggers, Bif Brigman, jurors) Bellevue, Washington
2010 "Depth of Field",Kirkland Arts Center, curated by Tim Cross Kirkland, Washington
2010 "Mesa Contemporary Arts 31st Annual Contemporary Crafts" (Jane Sauer, juror) Mesa, Arizona
2010 "Craft Forms 2009",Wayne Art Center 15th Annual International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft, (Wayne Pepich,juror) Director Racine Art Museum Wayne, Pennsylvania
2009 "Touch", Columbia City Gallery Juried Exhibit (Suzanne Beal, Lisa Harris, Jeffry Mitchell jurors) Seattle, Washington
2009 Kirkland Arts Center 2009 Member Exhibit, (Stefano Catalani, juror) Kirkland, Washington
2009 "Modern Ceramics and Contemporary Jewelry", Pacini Lubel Gallery Seattle, Washington
2009 "Containers, Containment & Contents", Arts Council of Snohomish County Everett, Washington
2008 "Northwest Connections: Contemporary Works in Clay", Esvelt Gallery, Columbia Basin College Pasco, Washington
2008 "The Nature of Growth An Invitational Clay Show", Bellevue Community College, Purser Art Gallery. Bellevue, Washington
2008 "Red",Baltimore Clay Works, Juried competition (Richard Notkin juror) Baltimore, Maryland
2007 "Intelligent Design",Kirkland Arts Center, invitational Kirkland, Washington
2006-2009 "The Yxing Effect", Holter Museum of Art, invitational Helena, Montana
2006 Washington Potters Association at NCECA Portland, Oregon
2005-2006 "Looking Forward Glancing Back, Northwest Designer Craftsmen at 50", Bellevue Arts Museum Bellevue, Washington
2005 "The Simple Cup" at Kobo at Higo Seattle, Washington
2005, April "Group Ceramic Exhibition", Pacini Lubel Gallery Seattle, Washington
2004, September Northwest Designer Craftsmen at Richland Allied Arts Richland, Washington
2004, Feb-May "Robert Archambeau, Artist, Teacher, Collector", The Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2003 "The Circle", Group Show, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Bainbridge Is, Washington
2002 Group Show, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Bainbridge Is, Washington
2000-2002 "Ceramic National 2000", (two-year traveling invitational)
Samuel P. Harn Museum Syracuse, New York
Everson Museum of Art Gainseville, Florida
Chicago Cultural Center Chicago, Illinois
Crocker Art Museum Sacramento, California
2002, April "The Vase", Peck Gallery (juried) Providence, Rhode Is
2001, December "From Paper to Form", Foster White Gallery Kirkland, Washington
2000, November "Our Cups Runneth Over", The Society of Arts and Crafts Boston, Massachusetts
1999, May "Below 2000", Portland Center for Contemporary Craft (juried) Portland,Oregon
1998, October "A Decade of Potters", Whatcom Museum of History and Art Bellingham, Washington
1998, February "Color, Pattern and Form", Foster White Gallery Kirkland, Washington
1998, January "Fabulous Fifty", Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Bainbridge Is, Washington
1997, December "Second Annual Cup and Goblet Invitational", Margo Jacobsen Gallery Portland, Oregon
1997, November "Mentors", A Show of Women, Janet Laurel Gallery Seattle, Washington
1996, August "Pacific Northwest Annual", Bellevue Art Museum (juried) Bellevue, Washington
1996, August "Twisted Tea", Twist Gallery Portland, Oregon
1996, July "Magic Mud Northwest Invitational", Gallery by the Lake, Herrett Center, College of Southern Idaho Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
1996, May "A Million Pounds of Clay/Thirty Years of Pottery Northwest" Seattle, Washington
1996, May "The Table is Set", Bona Keane Gallery Portland, Oregon
1996, April "4th Annual Teapot Exhibition", Craft Alliance St Louis, Missouri
1996, March "Contemporary Teapots at SOFA Miami", Ferrin Gallery (also 1995) Miami, Florida
1996, Janurary "Celestial Seasoning", Ferrin Gallery, National Teapot Invitational Boulder, Colorado
1995, December "4th Annual Ceramic Cup Show",Artworks Gallery (also 1992, 1993, 1994) Seattle, Washington
1995, December "National Teapot Invitational", Mia Gallery Seattle, Washington
1995, November ""The Narrative Teapot SOFA Chicago"", Ferrin Gallery Chicago, Illinois
1995, June "Canadian and American Teapots", Galerie Barbara Silverberg Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1995, July "Teapot 6", Gallery Alexander La Jolla, California
1995, May "11th Annual Northwest International Art Competition",Whatcom Museum of History and Art (juried) Bellingham, Washington
1994, November Kirkland Arts Center Annual, (juried) Kirkland, Washington
1994, September "The New Artist's Tea Party", Ferrin Gallery Northampton, Massachusetts
1994, April/May "The Teapot: Common/Uncommon Forms", Joanne Rapp Gallery/ The Hand and the Spirit Scottsdale, Arizona
1994, December "Table Top Exhibition", The Works Gallery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1993, January "The Framed Teapot", ProArt Gallery St Louis, Missouri
1992, August "A Constellation of Cups", curated by Joyce Moty, Kirkland Arts Center Kirkland, Washington
1992, January "48th Scripps Ceramic Annual", Scripps College (invitational) Claremont, California
1991, August "The Dining Experience/A Craft Expression", Lukenvbach Mill Gallery (juried) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1990, September "Contemporary West Coast Images", curated by Virginia Breir San Francisco, California
1990, September "Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition", (juried) Chicago, Illinois
1990, August "Summer Invitational", Elizabeth Fortner Gallery Santa Barbara, California
1989, June "Washington Crafts: Then and Now", Tacoma Art Museum Tacoma, Washington
1989 "9th Annual Northwest International Art Competition", Whatcom Museum of History and Art (juried) Bellingham, Washington
1989, August "Everyday Objects D'Art", Bumbershoot Festival of Art Seattle, Washington
1989, April William Traver Gallery, group show Seattle, Washington
1988, December Tory Folliard Gallery, group show Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1988, May "Third Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition", San Angelo Museum of Fine Art (juried) San Angelo, Texas
1988 "ArtQuest'88" (juried finalist) Seattle, Washington
1988, April "Color a Ceramics Show",Shaiman Gallery Seattle, Washington
1988, March "Columns", Artworks Gallery Seattle, Washington
1987 "ArtQuest'87", Gallery East Art Institute of Boston (juried) Boston, Massachusetts
1986, August "Crafts/86", Tacoma Arts Museum (juried) Tacoma, Washington
1986, August "Contemporary Cups", national invitational, Bush Gallery and Salem, Oregon
  the two-year traveling exhibition, 1987-1988, under auspices of the visual Arts Resources of the University of Oregon Museum of Art U.S.A. and Canada
1986, April "The Bowl", invitational, Elizabeth Fortner Gallery Santa Barbara, California
1986, March "12x12", Seattle Design Association Art Auction (juried) Seattle, Washington
1985, December Artist Resource Bank Open Competition, Washington State Arts Commission Olympia, Washington
1983, November "Regional Crafts: A Contemporary Perspective", curated by Lamar Harrington, Bellevue Arts Museum Bellevue, Washington
1982, July "Crafts/82", Tacoma Art Museum (juried, 2nd place) Tacoma, Washington
1981, July Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair (juried) Bellevue, Washington
1980, July Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair (juried) Bellevue, Washington
1979, May Festival of Art and Food, invitational, Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1977 National Ceramics Exhibition, The Glenbow-Alberta Institute (juried) Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Bibliography

2008 "500 Plates and Chargers", Lark Books, color photographs pages. 169, 200
2008Surface Decoration: Ceramic Arts Handbook", Carol Gouthro Mastering the Surface pages 125-128, color photos
2007Ceramics Monthly, feature article "Carol Gouthro's Futuristic Artifacts" by Judy Wagonfeld pages. 47-49, August-September
2006The Yixing Effect, Marvin Sweet, photos and text,pages 133, 188, 88, color catalogue to accompany 3 year traveling exhibition
2005"The Teapot Book", Steve Woodhouse, AC & Black, London England, Colors photos and text
2004"500 Cups", Lark Books, Color photos pages 163, 197
2004Winnipeg Free Press, Life and Arts Section, Ceramic Celebration, Winnipeg Art Gallery Exhibition, color photo
2002"500 Teapots" ,Lark Books, Color photos pages 250, 292, 348
2002Bainbridge Review, Arts and Leisure Section. article and photograph
2002Ceramics Monthly, cover contest finalist, color photo page 34
2001"Handbuilt Table Ware", Lark Books, color photograph and text page 115
October, 2000"Everson Ceramic National 2000", Color catalogue, photo and text
April/May, 2000"American Craft", Gallery (June/July 1988, Augugust/September 1989, April/May 1992, June/July 1993, August/September 1997, february/March 1999
1999Contact Ceramics, "A Canadian Perspective",News and Views, photo and text. page 43
1999"Surface Decoration for Low-Fire Ceramics",Lark Books, color photos and text, Title page and pages 72. 74, and 91
June/July/August, 1998Ceramics Monthly, Cover photograph and article pages 68-72
1998"The Ceramics Design Book", Lark Books, color photograph and text page 135
1998"Wheel Thrown Ceramics", Lark Books, color photograph and text page 98
May/June, 1998Decoration Residences, France. Color photograph and photos pages 50, 53
March, 1998Ceramics Monthly, "Up Front", color photograph (also Deccember 1997)
October, 1996Ceramics Monthly,"The Table's Set", Page 34
August, 1991American Ceramics, review by Matthew pages 65
June/July, 1089American Craft, portfolio, pages 56-57
December, 1989L.A. Style, color photo, page 148.
Winter 1989Seattle Home & Garden, Table Talk, pages.33-34
Summer, 1989Tacoma Art Museum Quarterly Museum Notes, featured photograph
November, 1987Ceramics Monthly, "Reinterpreting the Vessel", "ArtQuest" '87 Portfolio, pages 38-40

Professional Experience

2010 Nominated by Shanghai Workers Center rot International Exchange to be Cultural Exchange Leader on ceramic artist tour to China 2010China
2009Ceramics Instructor, Mishier Arts CenterBurien, Washington
2009, 2007Workshop and slide presentation, University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington
1991-2010Ceramics instructor, Kirkland Art Center, and Seward park Art StudioSeattle, Washington
2005-2010Member, Northwest Designer Craftsmen AssociationSeattle, Washington
2009, 2007Workshop and slide presentation, University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington
2008Workshop, South Seattle Community CollegeSeattle, Washington
2008Slide presentation and lecture for Washington Clay Artist AssociationSeattle, Washington
2008, 06 & 04Artist Escort on three weeks arts and crafts tour of IndiaIndia
2005Keynote speaker, Jubilee's Women's Center Gala AuctionSeattle, Washington
2005Gallery Talk,Pacini Lubel Gallery, for the Watershed Center for the Ceramic ArtsSeattle, Washington
2004Workshop, Tucson Museum of Art for Southern Arizona Clay Artist AssociationTucson, Arizona
2004Workshop, University of Manitoba School of ArtWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2004Slide presentation and workshop, Moshier Art CenterSeattle, Washington
2004Two-day workshop, South Seattle Community CollegeSeattle, Washington
1991-2006Ceramics instructor, Kirkland Art Center, and Seward Park Art StudioSeattle, Washington
2003Workshop and slide lecture, Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, Washington
2003Slide lecture and demonstration, Sehome High SchoolBellingham, Washington
2002Workshop and slide lecture, Green River Community CollegeKent, Washington
2002Art Out Loud Lecture Series slide presentationSeattle, Washington
2001-2002Artist Escort on a two-week art and ceramic tour or ChinaChina
2001Guest Artist Presenter, 22nd Annual Yuma Art SymposiumYuma, Arizona
2000Slide lecture for Tucson Visiting Artist Consortium,Workshop for The Southern Arizona Clay Artists AssociationTucson, Arizona
2000Slide lecture and demonstration at Central Washington UniversityEllensberg, Washington
1996 Workshop, Low Fire Glaze and Surface DecoratingEnumclaw, Washington
1993-1998Workshop, Mold Making for Ceramics, Seward Park Art Studio,Kirkland Arts Center, Enumclaw Ceramic StudioWashinhgton
1994Slide presentation at University of Manitoba, CanadaWinnipeg, Manitoba
1993Chaired panel, "The Palace Pot", a discussion on the vessel, Northwest Clay Symposium, University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington
1993Juror, ceramic entries for the Northwest Folklife FestivalSeattle, Washington
1992Workshop, Glaze Decoration, Seward Park Art StudioSeattle, Washington
1991Workshop, Glaze Decoration, Pottery NorthwestSeattle, Washington
1987PNAC Clay Tour, under the sponsorship of the Seattle Art Museum; studio tour and slide presentationSeattle, Washington
1982-1984Ceramics instructor, handbuilding and low-fire techniques, Pottery NorthwestSeattle, Washington
1983Slide presentation and demonstration of majolica techniques, Northwest Designer Craftsmen AssociationSeattle, Washington
1982Lecture and slide presentation on raku techniques, Factory of Visual ArtsSeattle, Washington
1977-1979Ceramics instructor, Winnipeg School Division of Adult Education and Winnipeg Parks and Recreation DepartmentWinnipeg, Manitoba

Collections

Washington State Arts Commission
Key Bank Tower Collection, Seattle, Washington
Harborview Medical Center Ceramic Collection
University of Washington Medical Center
Evergreen Hospital Collection, Bellevue, Washington
Crawford Long Hospital Collection, Atlanta, Georgia