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Bryan Higgins
256 Oakland Ave.
Oakland, CA  94611
(510) 648-5374
bryhigg@hotmail.com

Education:
            1996-1999       Syracuse University            Syracuse, NY                        M.F.A. in Ceramics
            1992-1996       City College of San Francisco            San Francisco, CA             Ceramics/Sculpture Classes
            1987-1991        University of Mary Washington            Fredericksburg, VA              Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature

Professional Experience:
            2013                 Instructor: Ceramics     Richmond Art Center   Richmond, CA
            2013                 Instructor: Ceramics     Ruby's Clay Studio   San Francisco, CA     
            2013-present     Instructor: Ceramics     The Clay Underground   San Francisco, CA     
            2007-present    Lecturer: Introductory through Advanced Ceramics     California State University   Hayward, CA
            2001-present    Instructor: Introductory through Advanced Ceramics     Ohlone College   Fremont, CA
            2007-2011       Adjunct Instructor: Wheel-thrown and Handbuilt Ceramics     Diablo Valley College   Pleasant Hill, CA
            2003-2007      Instructor: Wheel-thrown and Handbuilt Ceramics     Santa Rosa Junior College   Santa Rosa, CA
            2003                Instructor: Introductory through Advanced Ceramics     Merritt College   Oakland, CA
            2001                 Anagama wood-fired kiln construction   Albion, CA
            2000                Workshop: The Ceramic Canvas     Mendocino Art Center   Mendocino, CA
            1999-2001       Artist-in-Residence            Mendocino Art Center   Mendocino, CA

Publications, Honors:
            2012        Ceramics Monthly   featured in an article on the “Ceramics Annual of America”
            2003        Hands in Clay Publication
            2001        AFTOSA Ceramics Award: California Clay Competition   Davis, CA
            2000        Leslie Ceramics Award: California Clay Competition   Davis, CA
            1998        Research/Creative Project Grant Award                 Syracuse University

Selected Exhibitions:
                         2013        Deep in the Shed: a Studio Sojourn      SMAART Gallery   San Francisco, CA
                             California State University, East Bay Faculty Show      University Art Gallery   Hayward, CA
                             Inspiration      Richmond Art Center   Richmond, CA


            2012        Deja View: Art onto Clay      SMAART Gallery   San Francisco, CA
                             Beginning      Side Street Gallery   Windsor, CA
                             Plates, Totems, and Teapots      Blue Line Gallery   Roseville, CA

            2011        Ceramics Annual of America      Fort Mason   San Francisco, CA
                            California State University, East Bay Faculty Show      University Art Gallery   Hayward, CA
                            Diablo Valley College Faculty Show      Diablo Valley College Art Gallery   Pleasant Hill, CA
                            California Clay Competition      The Artery Gallery   Davis, CA
                            Mendocino Art Center: Currents      CCACA conference   Davis, CA
                            Baked Goods      Los Medanos Art Gallery   Pittsburg, CA
                            Mendovernacular: How Place Creates Us      NCECA conference   Tampa, FL

            2010        Fifty Gravy Boats      Diablo Valley College Art Gallery   Pleasant Hill, CA
                             California State University, East Bay Faculty Show      University Art Gallery   Hayward, CA

            2007        New Space New Work      Doyle Gallery   Santa Rosa, CA

            2004        Craft Showcase 5      Museum of Craft and Folk Art   San Francisco, CA
                             Picture Progress      3rd Street Gallery   Berkeley, CA          
                             ProArts: East Bay Open Studios   Berkeley, CA
                             Watershed Benefit Auction      Toki Gallery   Berkeley, CA

           2003        Kids n’ Clay Instructors Show      Nierman Gallery   Berkeley, CA
                             Northern California Clay      NCECA national ceramics conference   San Diego, CA

          2002        Annual Holiday Show and Open Studios      The Center for Ceramic Art   Berkeley, CA
                           Faculty Show      Louis Gallery, Ohlone College   Fremont, CA
                           Artists at Work      Toki Gallery   Berkeley, CA 

          2001        Openings      Sebastian Ward Gallery   Berkeley, CA
                           The Ge-Gnome Project   Davis, CA
                           California Clay Competition      The Artery   Davis, CA

          2000        Tidal Variations      Abrams Gallery   Mendocino, CA
                           California Clay Competition      The Artery Gallery   Davis, CA
                           Four in Clay      Mendocino Café   Mendocino, CA
                           Mud      Stone Quarry Art Park   Cazenovia, NY
                           3rd Annual EAM Competition      Elmhurst Art Museum   Elmhurst, IL

          1999        Origins in Clay      Hill Country Arts Foundation   Ingram, TX
                           Made in New York ’99      Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center   Auburn, NY
                           Remnants      Coyne Gallery   Syracuse, NY       
                           Cazenovia Counterpoint ’99      Goodsight Gallery   Cazenovia, NY
                           MFA Group Show      Lowe Gallery   Syracuse, NY         
                           The Platters That Matter      Coyne Gallery   Syracuse, NY
                           The Clay’s the Thing      Coyne Gallery   Syracuse, NY

         1998        One Size Fits All (Minor Alterations)      Westcott Community Center   Syracuse, NY
                          International Orton Cone Box Show      Baker University   Baldwinsville, KS 
                          Twelfth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition      San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts   San Angelo, TX
                          Function/Dysfunction      Coyne Gallery   Syracuse, NY
                          2nd Annual Graduate Platter Show      Coyne Gallery   Syracuse, NY
          
        1997        Half Way There      Coyne Gallery   Syracuse, NY   
                        Syracuse Anagama      Eureka Craft Gallery   Syracuse, NY
                        Monarch National Ceramic Competition      Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts   Florence, AL
                        Wall Forms: Sculptural Works in Clay – ’97      Danforth Gallery   Portland, ME        
                        Summer Show      Lowe Gallery   Syracuse, NY
                        Clay on the Wall      Texas Tech University   Lubbock, TX

        1996        AKA: A collaborative Ceramic Platter Expo      Coyne Gallery   Syracuse, NY
                         Introductions ’96      Coyne Gallery   Syracuse, NY

        1994        Emerging Works in Clay      City Gallery   San Francisco, CA