Education
and Teaching |
MFA
in Studio Art, The
Ohio
State
University
,
Columbus
, 1988
BA in
Philosophy,
Oberlin
College
,
Oberlin
,
Ohio
, 1974
Barton
College, Wilson, NC, 1999-present, Associate Professor |
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Selected
Awards and Honors
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Higher Education Art Educator of the Year, North Carolina Art Education Association, 2009-10
Advanced Placement [AP] Portfolio Reader, Educational Testing Service [ETS], Studio Art, 2010
Regional Artist Project Grant, Rocky Mount Art Center, NC 2007-08
Bobbi Bowman Scholarship, North Carolina Art Education Association, 2005-06
Regional Artist Project Grant, Nash Arts, NC, 2004-05
Art Education Program Evaluations, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2003-05:
High Point University; Methodist College; Mars Hill College; Appalachian State University
Specialist Grant Peer Review Committee, Fulbright Commission, 2002-2006
Juror for Emerging Artist Grants, Durham Arts Council, NC 2003, 2004
Regional Artist Project Grant, Arts Council of Wilson, NC, 2002-03
Co-Chair, Title II Panel on Teacher-Education Standards, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2001
Regional Artist Project Grant, Edgecombe County Arts Council, NC, 2000-01
Artist's Grant, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, NY, 1996
Artist's Residency, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, 1995
Visual Arts Discipline Peer Review Committee, Fulbright Commission, 1993-97; Chair, 1995-96
Visual Arts Residency, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL, 1994
Arts/Industry Residency, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, 1992
Artist's Residency, Gladding McBean & Co. Terracotta, Lincoln, CA, 1992
Fulbright Teaching Award to Obera, Argentina, 1991
Research and Creative Activities Award, Sonoma State University, CA, 1991
Artist's Grant, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, NY, 1990
Fellowship in Visual Arts, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH, 1990
Artist’s Grant, Artist Space, New York, NY 1989
Visual Arts Fellowship, Arts Midwest (Regional NEA), 1989
Graduate Research Fellowship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 1988
Research Grant to Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Tinker Foundation for Study in Latin America, 1987
Alumni Fellowship for Graduate Study, Oberlin College, OH, 1987
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Solo Exhibitions
and 2-Person Exhibitions |
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2010 |
Louisburg College, North Carolina
Edgecombe County Arts Council, Tarboro, North Carolina [2-person] |
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2009 |
University of South Carolina-Upstate, Spartanburg
Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina |
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2008 |
Greene County Museum, Snow Hill, North Carolina
Durham Art Guild, North Carolina |
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2007 |
Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina
Arts Council of Wilson, North Carolina |
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2006 |
Concord University, Athens, West Virginia |
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2005 |
University of Indianapolis, Indiana [2-person]
Brevard College, North Carolina |
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2004 |
Bethany College, West Virginia;
Student Union, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Edgecombe County Arts Council, Tarboro, North Carolina |
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2003 |
Bridgewater University, Virginia
Circle 10 Gallery, Oriental, North Carolina |
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Juried and Invitational Group Exhibitions |
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2010 |
32nd Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Exhibition of North Carolina Artists, Progress Energy Center
Sculpture Visions, Town of Chapel Hill Public Arts Office, NC [outdoor installation at 523 E. Franklin Street]
Down East Sculpture Exhibition, Pitt County Arts Council, Greenville, NC [outdoor installation]
18th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX
44th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, TX
Galex 44 National Art Exhibition, Galesburg Civic Arts Center, IL
16th Nellie Allen Smith Commemorative Juried Pottery Competition, Cape Fear Studios, Fayetteville, NC
1st Annual Juried Exhibition, Fayetteville Technical Community College, NC
“Macro/Micro: Infinite Possibilities” Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights
Region 3 Teacher Exhibition, North Carolina Art Education Association, Meredith College, Raleigh
[Visual Art Exchange Merit Award]
2010 Annual Juried Sculpture Park Show, Craven Arts Council, New Bern [outdoor installation in downtown New Bern]
Salmagundi XIV Sculpture Exhibition, Rocky Mount Art Center, NC
“An Inch to a Foot Mask Show,” Blue Line Gallery, Roseville Arts, Roseville, CA
N.E.W. Juried Exhibition, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
“Eye, Nose, Mouth” invitational, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, CA
Group exhibition, Sertoma Art Center, Raleigh, NC
Tristate Sculptors Members Exhibition, Towson University, MD
2nd Annual Scrapel Hill Juried Exhibition, Town of Chapel Hill Public Arts, University Mall, NC [installation] |
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2009 |
“Clay and Context” National Juried Exhibition, Indiana State University Art Gallery, Terra Haute
24th Annual Positive/Negative Juried Art Exhibition, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
31st Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Exhibition of North Carolina Artists, Progress Energy Center, Raleigh
“Placas de Artistas” III, Feria de MERCOSUR, Corrientes, Argentina
“Macro/Micro” National Exhibition, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights
15th Nellie Allen Smith Commemorative Juried Pottery Competition, Cape Fear Studios, Fayetteville, NC
[Second Place Award, Non-Functional Ceramics, for “Ochre Pyramid Wall”]
“From the Center Out: Piedmont Artists Celebrate North Carolina” Art and Soul Gallery, Mebane
[First Place Award, 3-Dimensional, for “Cogged Vessel”]
3rd Invitational Mask Exhibition, Municipal Utility District Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Juried Exhibition Series, Public Arts Office, Town of Chapel Hill, NC
Feats of Clay XXII, Lincoln Arts, CA
5th NC Juried ClayArts Show, Carolina Artist Studio Gallery; Arts Council of Carteret County, Morehead City
[First Place Award, Functional Ceramics Category, for “Burnished Urn”]
ELITE-TILE Triennial, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
“Renewal/Change” 7th Annual Juried Art Show, Rosenzweig Gallery, Durham, NC
Region 3 Teacher Exhibition, North Carolina Art Education Association, Meredith College, Raleigh |
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2008
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Lagrange National Biennial XXV, Lamar Dodd Art Center, Lagrange, GA
Continental Ceramics, Concordia College, Saint Paul, MN
ClaySpace Juried National, Warrenville, IL [Best of Show for “Halo”]
14th Nellie Allen Smith Commemorative Juried Pottery Competition, Cape Fear Studios, Fayetteville, NC
[First Place in Functional for “Urn II”; Third Place in Non-Functional for “Orbit I”]
Willow Walk, Alamance County Arts Council, Graham, NC
4th Biennial “Ashes to Art” The Gallery at Funeria, Graton, CA
Ceramics Biennial, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester
“Artistic License” Invitational Mask Exhibition, Municipal Utility District Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Tristate Sculptors Members Exhibition, Eastern Tennessee State University, Johnson, TN
Salmagundi XII, Rocky Mount Arts Center at the Imperial Centre, NC
Sculpture Celebration, Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC |
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2007 |
“Handcrafted” Rocky Mount Arts Center, NC
29th Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Exhibition of North Carolina Artists, Meredith College
9th Annual Regional Art Exhibition, The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN [Juror’s Award]
MicroMonumentals Traveling Exhibition, Tri-State Sculptors Educational Association, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee
ANA 35, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Tristate Sculptors Members Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, NC
Three Hounds Gallery, Wilmington, NC
Placas de Artistas, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Monterrey, Mexico
“Eyes, Nose, Mouth: A Contemporary Mask Exhibition,” Municipal Utility District Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
“Countdown to Peace” Ayden, North Carolina |
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2006
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Feats of Clay XIX, Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, CA
49th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Rocky Mount Art Center, NC
Skin Deep National: Celebrating the Variety and Beauty of Ceramic Surfaces, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Salmagundi X Sculpture Exhibition, Rocky Mount Art Center, NC
ELITE-TILE Triennial Invitational, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Southworks 11, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA
10th Anniversary Reunion Exhibition, Mims Gallery, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount
Continental Ceramics, Concordia College, Saint Paul, MN
28th Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Exhibition of North Carolina Artists, Meredith College
Amazing Clay 3: Regional Ceramics Invitational, Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA
"Taking Liberties" Mask Exhibition, Municipal Utility District Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC [Lobby display]
MicroMonumentals Traveling Show Tri-State Sculptors Educational Association, 2006-2009 |
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2005
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39th National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX
“Handcrafted” Rocky Mount Art Center, NC
Greater Midwest International Exhibition XX, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg
Gateway Juried National, Northwest New Mexico Arts Council, Farmington Museum, Farmington, NM
24th Annual CCA Exhibition, Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, NC
Craven County Arts Council Pottery Invitational, New Bern, NC
4th Annual SCHWA Exhibition, Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
4th “Added Dimensions,” Caswell Arts Council, Yanceyville, NC [Honorable Mention]
“Blueprint” Elon University, NC
Salmagundi IX, Sculpture Exhibition, Rocky Mount Art Center, NC
Suitcase Exchange Traveling Show, Tri-State Sculptors Educational Association, 2002-05 |
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2004
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26th Annual Raleigh Fine Art Society Juried Exhibition of North Carolina Artists, Meredith College
San Francisco Bay Area National Juried Show, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
“Spotlight 2004” American Crafts Council Southeastern Regional Exhibition
Tamarack, Beckley, West Virginia; West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Charleston
47th National Juried Art Exhibition, Rocky Mount Art Center, NC
Gateway Juried National, Northwest New Mexico Arts Council, Farmington Museum, NM
12th Southeast Arts Exhibition, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL
“Amazing Clay: Regional Invitational” Staunton Augusta Art Center, VA
Salmagundi VIII Sculpture Exhibition, Rocky Mount Art Center, NC
“Sight Unseen: A Touchable Exhibition” Durham Art Guild, NC
“Placas de Artistas” Feria de MERCOSUR, Corrientes, Argentina
Tri-State Sculptors Invitational, Sawtooth Art Center, Winston-Salem, NC |
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Artwork and Writing in Recent Publications |
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2011 |
"Como Unir el Barro Seco" by Mark Gordon, in Revista Internacional Ceramica, No. 120, 2011 |
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2010 |
Artwork included in Chapter 6, “Firing Process”; Career Profile interview and images of artwork included in Chapter 7, “Mixed Media,” in Experience Clay [textbook] by Maureen Mackey, Davis Publications |
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2009 |
“Plumb Bob IV” and “Hemisphere Vessel” in Kakalak Poetry Anthology, Spring [Honorable Mention] |
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2008 |
“Pushing the Envelope: Mortar Construction” in Potterymaking Illustrated, September/October [7 photographs of process and artwork] Cover photo; article
“Creating Complex Ceramic Sculpture with Bone-Dry Clay and a Simple Mortar,” online article for www.ceramicartsdaily.org |
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2007 |
““Hot-Wired: Wrapping Raku Pots with Wire” in Raku, Pit & Barrel Firing Techniques, Edited by Anderson Turner; The American Ceramic Society; Ceramic Arts Handbook Series
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2006 |
“Rustic Antiquity: Mark Gordon’s Textural Forms of ‘Wonder Clay’” by Mac Ward, in Clay Times: The Journal of Ceramic Trends and Techniques, September/October [9 photographs of artwork]
“Pyre” in Kakalak Poetry Anthology, Spring
“Criteria for a Juror: Response to the Artwork” web article for American Juried Art Salon
“The Quest For Visual Literacy” web article for American Juried Art Salon |
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2005
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“Hot-Wired: Wire-Wrapped Raku Vessels” in Potterymaking Illustrated, May/June [10 photographs of artwork and process]
“Green Star” in Clay Times: The Journal of Ceramic Trends and Techniques, May/June
“Tile XVIII” in Ceramics Monthly, September
“Ceramica Raku Cubierta con Alambre,” Revista Internacional Ceramica (pdf file), No.99 [Madrid] |
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2004 |
“Goblet Arch” in Ceramics Monthly, February
“Bricksphere with Inclusions” in Clay Times: The Journal of Ceramic Trends and Techniques, March/April
“Hemisphere Pod” in American Craft, April/May |
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2003
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““Mark Gordon’s Action Sculptures” by Elaine Marshall, in Ceramics: Art and Perception #53, Fall [4 photographs of artwork] |
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2002 |
“Tripod” in Ceramics Monthly, December
“Brick Arch IV” in Clay Times: The Journal of Ceramic Trends and Techniques, May
“BrickSphere” in Ceramics Monthly, January |
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Work included in Collections:
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Nevada
Museum
of
Art
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Reno
Greenville
Museum of Art
,
North Carolina
Des Moines
Art
Center
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Iowa
Monroe Community College
,
Michigan
Washtenaw
Community College
,
Ann Arbor
,
Michigan
Concordia
College
,
Ann Arbor
,
Michigan
Coker
College
,
Hartsville
,
South Carolina
Grinnell College
,
Iowa
Mills
College
,
Oakland
,
California
C.W. Post
Campus of
Long Island
University
,
Brookville
,
NY
California
State
University
,
Chico
Marshall
University
,
Huntington
,
West Virginia
Drake
University
,
Des Moines
,
Iowa
Long Island
University
,
Southampton
,
New York
Baldwin-Wallace
College
,
Berea
,
Ohio
Bethany
College
,
Bethany
,
West Virginia
Blount
Bridgers House,
Tarboro
,
North Carolina
Adrian
College
,
Michigan
Elon University
,
North Carolina
Walla Walla Community College
,
Washington
Whitman
College
,
Walla Walla
,
Washington
Eastern
Oregon
State College
,
La Grange
,
Oregon
Laramie
County
Community College
,
Cheyenne
,
Wyoming
East
Carolina
University
,
Greenville
,
North Carolina
Barton
College
,
Wilson
,
North Carolina
Columbia
Basin
College
,
Pasco
,
Washington
Lincoln
Arts and Culture Foundation,
Lincoln
,
California
MacNider
Museum
of
Art
,
Mason City
,
Iowa
Wilson
Art
Center
,
North Carolina
Rocky
Mount Art Center
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North Carolina
Community
Council for the Arts,
Kinston
,
North Carolina
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum
,
Utah
State Univ.,
Logan
Buena Vista
College
,
Storm Lake
,
Iowa
Gladding McBean & Company Terracotta,
Lincoln
,
California
J.M.
Kohler
Art
Center
,
Sheboygan
,
Wisconsin
Lenox
China
,
Kinston
,
North Carolina
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Egypt: American Cultural Center,
Cairo
Israel
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American Cultural Center, Tel Aviv
Dominican Republic
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Galeria Nacional de Arte Moderno,
Santo Domingo
American Cultural Center,
Santo Domingo
Spain
:
Museo de la Cerámica Gonzalez
Marti,
Valencia
Centro
Cultural Viera y Clavijo,
Santa
Cruz de Tenerife
Venezuela
:
Museo
Ciudad Bolivar
in El Correo
Orinoco
,
Ciudad Bolivar
Galeria Municipal Tito Salas, Petare
Museo de Loza Historica y Popular,
Coro
Argentina
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Museo de Artes Plasticas Claudio Sempere,
Buenos
Aires
Museo de la Cultura San Nicolas,
Buenos Aires
Museos Provinciales:
Rio Negro; Corrientes; Salta;Neuquen;
La Pampa; La Plata; Misiones;
Santa Cruz; Chaco; Entre Rios; Mendoza
Universities: San Luis; Cuyo; La Plata; Misiones; Cordoba; Rio Negro
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