ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I began my professional career working with clay over thirty years ago. My initial work was through the vessel format, focusing on form and Oriental traditions in ceramics. After seven or eight years of exploring the vessel the work took a decidedly sculptural bent. The next few years brought an increase in scale, with my ideas drawing heavily on influences in architecture, land art and the introduction of additional sculptural materials.

I have been exploring architectural concepts in both the larger site-specific outdoor and museum installations as well as a body of smaller studio works over the past twenty-five years, attempting to play one body of work off the other. The studio pieces are more intimate, have often included a variety of materials, and allow for intensified exploration. Recently I have intentionally focused the studio work in a strictly ceramics orientation, in essence bringing the studio work ‘full circle’, and back to my ‘ceramic roots’.

Over the past decade I have had several opportunities to work with national and international brick and tile factories. My ongoing challange is to explore the potential of these industrail opportunities and utilize the tools they offer to further my creative persuits in both large and small scales.

Regardless of the opportunity or application, my continued effort is to respond to the local or regional enviornment and create work that leaves a ‘ceramic echo’.

Master of Fine Art, Ceramics, University of Denver, 5/ 81
Dean's Honor Roll, University of Denver, 6/ 81

Bachelor of Fine Art, Honors Ceramics, University of Manitoba, Canada 5/ 75
Dean's Honor Roll, University of Manitoba, Canada 6/ 75

The Banff Centre for the Arts, Acting Head, Ceramics Department, Banff, Alberta, Canada; 9/88 – 5/89

Lecture Tour of the British Isles (10 lectures), 11/ 87 - 1/ 88

The Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Assistant to the Head, Summer Head, Ceramics Department, Banff, Alberta, Canada; 9/ 85-87

Archie Bray Foundation, Ceramics Instructor, Helena, Montana, 1-5/ 85

Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics Department Head, 9/ 81 - 7/ 83

University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, Graduate Teaching Assistant-Ceramics, 6-7/80, 1-3/81

Winnipeg School Division, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Ceramics Instructor, 10/ 75 - 3/ 77

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Teaching Assistant-Ceramics, 9/73-4/74

Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA); Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Elected 2007; Lifetime membership

Keynote Address: Winnipeg Art Educators Conference; Winnipeg Art Gallery; Manitoba, Canada; 10/2004

International Academy of Ceramics (Member Artist Catagory); Geneva, Switzerland, 2001

Board of Directors Appointment, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana, 1993 - 2005; President of the Board 1999-04, Facilities Chair 1996-04

Board of Directors Appointment, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (N.C.E.C.A.); President 2004 -2010, Director-at-Large 1993-95, Publications Director 1995-98

Co-curator Canadian National Clay Invitational, Paris Gibson Square

Materials Manager, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana,
9/ 83-6/ 84

Meloy Stevenson Award of Excellence; The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts; Helena, Montana 7/08

New Forms; Regional Initiative Grant; Myrna Loy Center for the Arts; Helena, Montana 9/ 93

Montana Arts Council; Individual Artist Fellowship, 6/ 90

Second Story Cinema - Helena Film Society, Grant to Artists Program; Helena, Montana 6/ 85

Manitoba Arts Council Grant, 9/ 77, 79-80, 80-81

Scholarship, University of Denver, 9/ 79, 1/ 80, 9/ 80

Manitoba Arts Council Travel Grant, 2/ 79

Canada Council Research Travel Grant; Central and South America; 9/ 77

Scholarship, University of Manitoba, 9/ 73-74

Bursaries, Government of Manitoba, 9/ 72-74, 79-81

Fule International Ceramic Art Museums; Fuping Arch; Fuping, China, 2008

Nicholson Collection; Nicholson Arch; Helena, Montana; 2008

Exploration Works: Museum of Science and Culture; Entry Arches; Helena, Montana; 2007-2008

Arte Park; Luna Y Sola; Alassio, Italy; 2007

Snake Kiln Sculpture Park; Shuli Stack; Shuli, Taiwan; 2007

Mennonite Bretheren Collegiate Institute; MBCI Arch; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 2006

International Ceramics Studio; Hungarian Arch; Kecskemet, Hungary, 2006

Quarry Tile Company; Quarry Tile Gateway; Spokane, Wahsington, 2004-2006

Australian National University; Eucalyptical Stacks; Canberra, A.C.T., Australia, 2004

World Ceramic Exposition Foundation; Light Radiator: Clay Window; Icheon, Republic of Korea; 2004

University of Kentucky; Kentucky Stack; Lexington, Kentucky; 2004

Benaki Museum; Rectangular Light Radiator; Athens, Greece; 2004

Red Deer College; Red Deer Colonnade; Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; 2002-2003

Museum of International Ceramic Art: Skaelskor Stack; Guldagergaard, Skaelskor, Denmark; 2003

International Ceramics Festival; Aberystwyth Stack; University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK; 2003

Kansas State University; Manhattan Stacks; Manhattan, Kansas; 2002

Emporia State University; Emporiarch; Emporia Kansas; 2002

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE): Squeezed SIUE Stack; Edwardsville, Illinois; 2001

Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts: Odyssey Stack; Helena, Montana; 2001

Gonzaga University, Jundt Art Museum; Cassiopia and Cephius; Spokane, WA 2001

Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts Collection: Bray Stacks: Narley and Pearl; Helena, Montana; 2000

Rufford Craft Centre: Ironbridge Archway; Newark, Notts, United Kingdom; 2000

Medalta International Artist-in-Residence Program Collection; Medaltarch; Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada 1999

University of Dallas Collection: Constantin Arch; Dallas, Texas; 1998

City of Helena, Montana Public Art Commission: Queen City Gateway; Helena, Montana; 1997

City of Scottsdale Percent-for-Art Commission: Site-specific design elements for the Tournament Players Club Bridge (bridge budget $1M), Scottsdale, Arizona; 1997

Kansas State University Collection: Tuttle Creek Archway; Manhattan, Kansas; 1996

Taunt Collection Commission: Zephrus Ignis Cratera; Helena, Montana; 1996

Georgia State University Collection: Atlannarch; Atlanta, Georgia; 1996

Gulgong, Australia Collection: Gulgong Square; Gulgong, NSW Australia; 1995

University of Manitoba Collection; Red River Passage; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 1995

St.Lawrence University Collection: St. Lawrence Passage; Canton, New York; 1995

Granitewood Collection: Black Mountain Colonnade; Helena, Montana; 1994

Penland School Collection: Penland Arch; Penland, North Carolina; 1994

Anderson Ranch Collection: J.B.'s Arch; Snowmass Village, Colorado; 1994

Utah State University Collection: Cache Valley Arch; Logan, Utah; 1994

Bellevue Art Museum/Meydenbauer Center Collection: Legacy Archway; Bellevue, WA; 1993

Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Commission:
Gibson Gateway; Public Art Sculpture Garden Competition; Great Falls, Montana; 1993

Institute of American Indian Art Collection; An Arch for Santa Fe; Santa Fe, NM; 1993

University of South Australia Collection: Australian Gateway; Adelaide, Australia; 1992

Fred Mayer Collection; Claremont, California; 1992

University of Arizona Collection: Tusconarch; Tucson, Arizona; 1991

Hotel Intercontinental; Sculptural Wallpiece; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 1991

Kohler Company Collection: Cullumned Spiral; Kohler, Wisconsin; 1989

John Michael Kohler Arts Center Collection: Earth Spiral; Sheboygan, Wisconsin; 1989

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Collection: Shedway; North Edgecomb, Maine; 1989

Archie Bray Foundation Collection: Aruina; Helena, Montana; 1988

The Banff Centre for the Arts Collection: Spiral Ramp; Banff, Alberta, Canada; 1987

Archie Bray Foundation Collection: A Potters Shrine; Helena, Montana; 1987

University of Texas Collection: Tex-As-X; San Antonio, Texas; 1986

Burlington Cultural Center Collection; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 1985

Archie Bray Foundation Collection: Tilex; Helena, Montana; 1985

Mitsubishi Corporation Collection; Tokyo, Japan; 1984

The Architecture of Space: Montana Vernacular; Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana; 1-5/2009

Little Houses; New 3-D tile work; Turman Gallery, Helena, Montana; 2-3/2009

Harrison: Bricks and Bones; Recent Work; Granitewood Studio; Helena, Montana; 6/2006

New Clay Windows: Light Radiators 2001; Turman Gallery, Helena, Montana; 1-2/2002

Celestial Alignments : A Mid-Career Retrospective ; Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga Univeristy, Spokane, Washington; 1-4/2001

New Wallpieces; Bebe Kezar Western Eclectic Gallery, Whitefish, Montana; 6/ 96

R.W.Harrison :Wallpieces; Carroll College Gallery, Helena, Montana; 4/ 96

New Wallpieces; Galerie Barbara Silverberg, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 3-4/ 93

Architecture Without Walls : Gallery Installation; U. of S.Australia, Adelaide, Australia; 10/ 92

Art and Architecture : Gallery Installation; The Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana; 3/92

IAC Members Exhibition; 43rd General Assembly; Xian/Fuping, China; 9/2008

Small Favors; The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 5/2008

1/8 Anniversary Exhibition; Turman Larison Contemporary; Helena, Montana; 5/2008

Fall Exhibition; Al Swanson Gallery; Helena, Montana; 10/2007

RCA New Members Exhibition; Mayberry Fine Art Gallery; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 6/2007

IAC Members Exhibition; 42nd General Assembly, Riga Latvia; 8/2006

Archie Bray International; Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana; 6/2006

Small Favors; The Clay Studio Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 5/2006

IAC/USA Members Exhibition; Broderick Gallery, Portland, Oregon; 3/2006

Small Works Exhibition; Art Spirit Gallery, Cour D’Alene, Idaho; 11-12/2005

5th Anniversary Exhibition; Turman G allery, Helena, Montana; 9/2005

Invitational Summer Exhibition; Art Spirit Gallery, Cour D’Alene, Idaho; 7-8/2005

International Academy of Ceramics Members Exhbition; World Ceramic Exposition Foundation; Icheon, Republic of Korea;
8-12/2004

Robert Archambeau: Artist, Teacher, Collector; Winnipeg Art Gallery,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 2-5/2004

Public Art: Artists Proposals; Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania; 1-2/2004

21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada; Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio; 9-11/2003

Signifiers: New directions in Clay; Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California; 2-3/2003

International Academy of Ceramics 50th Anniversary Members Exhibition; Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece; 8-9/2002

Archie Bray Foundation; 2001 Clay Odyssey 50th Anniversary Exhibiton; originates at the Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana then tours the continental USA; 2001- 2005

Creating the Yellow Brick Road : Symposium Exhibition; Rufford Craft Centre, Newark, Notts, United Kingdom; 6-10/ 2000

BIG MUD : An Exhibition of Large-Scale Site-Built Clay Sculpture; Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado;
3-6/ 2000; a part of the 34th annual NCECA conference: Higher Ground / Denver, CO funded by the National Endowment for the Arts

International Ceramics Public Art Exhibition; Taipei County Cultural Center, Taiwan; 6-7/ 98

City of Redmond Outdoor Monumental Sculpture Exhibition; Redmond, WA; 4-10/ 98

Cross Currents Exhibition; Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana; 6-7/ 96

Bellevue Downtown Park Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition; Bellevue, WA; 4-10/ 96

11th Annual Works of Heart Exhibition; Cheney-Cowles Museum,Spokane, WA; 1-2/ 96

Northern Rockies : New Visions; Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, Montana; 9-10/ 94

Archie Bray Foundation: A Ceramic Tradition; Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana; 2-3/ 94

The Legacy of the Archie Bray Foundation: A Celebration of Ceramic Art 1951-1992; Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington; 9-10/ 93

Montana Arts Council Fellowship Artists Exhibition: Montana Choice; Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell, Montana; 7-10/ 93 (Travels Montana Art Museums 1994)

ANA 21-A National Juried Exhibition; Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana; 10-11/ 92

Canadian Teapot Invitational; Nesbitt College of Design Arts, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 2-3/ 92

48th Scripps Ceramic Annual; Scripps College, Claremont, California; 1-2/ 92

Archie Bray Invitational; Helen Drutt Gallery, New York City, New York; 9-10/ 91

Sixth Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramics Competition; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas; 1991

The Clay Cup III National Exhibition; Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, IL, 3-4/ 90

The Unconventional Landscape; Invitational, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; 9-11/ 89

Excellence in Canadian Clay II; Barbara Silverberg Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 9/ 89

Links to Reality; Invitational Installation, Muttart Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 9/ 89

Fourth Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas; 4-5/ 89

Ceramic Sculpture in Open Spaces; Invitational, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri; 3-4/ 89

Artists Palette; Faculty Exhibition, The Other Gallery, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada; 9/ 88

Fired Imagination 88; Canadian/Australian Exchange of Ceramic Art; Calgary Winter Olympics, Calgary, Alberta - The World Crafts Council, The International Academy of Ceramics and The Australian National Ceramics Conference, Sydney, Australia; 1-6/ 88

Banff Colonnade; The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada; 6/ 87

Collaboration in Clay; The Works 1987, Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; 6/ 87

Banff in Syracuse; Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York;
4/ 87

Annual N.C.E.C.A. Members Traveling Exhibition; Continental United States; 1986-87

Site-specific Adobe Exhibition; Invitational, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX; 3-4/ 86

Northern Rockies Exhibition; Juried, Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, Montana; 9-10/ 85

15th Annual Summer Invitational Show; Whitebird Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon; 7/ 85

New Ceramics; Contemporary Arts Gallery, Portland, Oregon; 1984

Big Sky Biennial III Crafts Show; Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho; 3/ 84

2nd Annual Washington Art Instructors of Higher Learning Institutions Exhibition; Polack Gallery, Mercer Island, Washington; 3-4/ 82

Art in Public Places: Open Competition; Juried, Cheney-Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, Washington; 2-3/ 82

Arts '81 All Media Juried Exhibition; Boulder Center for the Visual Arts; Boulder, Colorado, 2-3/ 81

Juried Bi-State Graduate Student Show; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; 11/ 80

In Praise of Crafts Show; Museum of Man and Nature, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 4/ 79

Minimalism: The Bajan Influence; Atelier-Ladywood, Ladywood, Manitoba, Canada; 8/ 78

Manitoba Arts Council Awards 1977; Manitoba Archives, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 12/ 77

Canadian National Ceramic Show; Glenbow Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; 11/ 76

Canadian National Traveling Student Ceramic and Glass Show; 9/ 75-5/ 76

U of M Graduate Show; Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 6/ 75

Mudworks; Guild Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 4/ 75

Juried Art Show-Ceramics; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, , 2/ 75

Australian National University, School of Art, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia; 6/2009

Fuping Pottery Art Village; Fuping, China, 8-9/2008

Arta Park; Alassio, Italy; 7/2007

Snake Kiln Sculpture Park; Shuli, Taiwan; 1/2007

International Ceramics Studio; Kecskmet, Hungary; 7-8/2006

Mennonite Bretheren Collegiate Institute; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 5/2006

Red Deer College; Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; 5/2002, 10/2005

Australian National University, School of Art, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia; 8/2004

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky; 3/2004

University of Montana, Missoula, Montana; 2/2004

Museum of International Ceramic Art; Guldagergaard, Skaelskor, Denmark; 7-8/2003

International Ceramics Festival; University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK; 6-7/2003

Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas; 10/1996, 6/2002

Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas; 4/2002

Southern Illinios University Edwardsville (SIUE), Edwardsville, Illinios; 11/2001

Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington; 4/2001

National Academy of Art and Design; Oslo, Norway; 9/2000

University of Lancashire; Preston, United Kingdom; 9/2000

Fired Up North; Northern Potters Association Ceramics Festival; Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom; 9/2000

Common Ground: Large-scale Site Work Ceramic Sculpture; Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts; Helena, Montana; 6/2000

Creating the Yellow Brick Road: An International Conference and Symposium examining the use of brick as an artistic medium; University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, England; 7/99

Medalta International Artists-in-Residence Program; Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; 6/99

University of Dallas, Dallas, Texas; 3/98

Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia; 4/96

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 6-7/95

CLAY/SCULPT GULGONG: A Practical Wood Firing and Master Workshop Experience; Gulgong, NSW, Australia; 5/95

St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York; 2/95

Penland School, Penland, North Carolina; 8/94

Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, Colorado; 7/94

Utah State University, Logan, Utah; 6/94

Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; 4/93

University of South Australia, Visiting Scholar, School of Design, Ceramics and Glass Department, Adelaide, South Australia; 8-10/92

University of Arizona; Fine Arts Distinguished Lecturer Series, Tucson, Arizona; 5/91

Resident Artist; Kohler Company - Arts/Industry Program, Kohler, Wisconsin; 5-10/89

Visiting Artist; Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, North Edgecomb, Maine; 6-7/89

Resident Artist, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana; 4-9/88

N.C.E.C.A. Emerging Talent; Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York; 4/87

Ceramic Seminar - Future Strategies, Future Intent; Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; 5/87

The Works Collaboration in Clay; Beaver House, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; 6/85

Resident Artist, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana; 9/83-8/85, 5-8/82

Manitoba Arts Council, Artists in the Schools Program, Manitoba, Canada; 11/78-4/79

St. Thomas, Barbados, West Indies; 1-5/78

Robert Harrison: The Architectture of Space; Drumlummon Institute Publishers, Helena, Montana; 2009

Firing: Philosophies Within Comtemporary Ceramic Practice; David Jones; The Crowood Press; Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire (UK); 2007

Brickworks; Gwen Heeney; A&C Black Publishers, London (UK); 2003

Ceramics: A Potters Handbook; Nelson and Burkett, 6th Edition; Harcourt Publications; 2001

A Ceramic Continuum: Fifty Years of the Archie Bray Influence; University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington; 2001

Ceramic Review: The International Magazine of Ceramics (UK); Issue No. 184, 7-8/2000

Shaping Earth: a publication of Creating the Yellow Brick Road Conference and Symposium; University of Wolverhampton and the Architects Journal, (UK); 2000

Extruded Ceramics; Lark Books; Ashville, NC; 2000

Architectural Ceramics for the Studio Potter; Lark Books; Ashville, NC; 1999

Large-Scale Ceramics, Ceramics Handbook; A & C Black Publishers, London; 1997

Ceramics Art and Perception Magazine (Australia); Cover and Feature Article, Issue No. 10, 1992; Issue No.1, 1990

Ceramics Monthly Magazine; 1/04, 9/95, 1/95, 12/93, 5/92, 4/90, 3/86, 3/82

American Ceramics Magazine, Issue 9/3, 1991

N.C.E.C.A. Journal, Volume 23,2002; Volume 21,2000; Volume 8 #1, 1987; Volume 7 #2, 1987

Contact Magazine (Canada) Spring/89, 8/86, 2/86