Edith Garcia
edith(@)edithgarciastudio.com

Board Service
National Council For Education of the Ceramic Arts
Director of Communications | Board of Directors

Currently Professor at:
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California. USA
California College of the Arts, Oakland and San Francisco, California. USA
Viola Frey Distinguished Visiting Professor, California College of the Arts, Oakland and San Francisco, California. USA

Education
2012 M.Phil Research Degree, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2004 Master of Fine Arts, California College of the Arts (CCA), OAK/SF. CA USA
1998 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Minneapolis College of Art Design, Mpls. MN. USA
1998 Instituto d ’Arte in Porta Romana, Florence, Italy
1997 Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Xochimilco, UNAM, Mexico, D.F.

Professional Experience

2020-2021
Projects
Artists Edition Mask Series, Josh Hughes Atelier, Global Collaborative Project, Proceeds
donated to Portland Institute for Contemporary Art to fund Artistic Programs, 2021

Publications
Treasured Objects, Feature Artists, American Craft Magazine, December/January 2021 pg. 70-74
Author for The Death and Rebirth of the Dinner Party: Cheyenne Chapman Rudolph,
Ceramics Monthly Magazine, December Issue, 2020, pg. 42-46, Global Distribution
Artists Mask Series, The Electronic Music Magazine, July 2020, pg. 4-5, London, UK
Collectives: The Model for Success, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, March Issue, 2020, pg. 46-51

Awards
McKnight Artists Fellowship and Artists in Residence, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. USA

2018 – 2019
Exhibitions
fabricating the real, Solo Exhibition, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mpls. MN. USA
Home from Home, Ceramic Art London, Film Screening, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Residential, Works from the Permanent Collection, Northern Clay Center, Mpls. MN. USA
The Clay Studio National, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA. USA

Projects
forgotten words, Guest Curator at Santa Rosa Junior College Art Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA. USA

Publications
Author for Counterculture Ceramics: Tom Bartel, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, February Issue, 2019, pg. 44-47
Author for Crowdfunding, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, February Issue, 2018, pg. 42-44, Global Distribution

Visiting Artist Lectures
Visiting Artist Lecture, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis. MN. USA

2016 – 2017
Exhibitions
Home from Home, Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery, International Group Exhibition, London, UK
Body Continuum, Abrams Claghorn Gallery, Albany CA. USA
elemental shifts: innocence in the fire, Solo Exhibition, Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA. USA
Profit Margin, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL. USA
Across the Table, Across the Land, NCECA, CCA Student Exhibition working in the field of social practice.
Curated by Namita Gupta Wiggers and Michael Strand, KS. USA

Publications
Author for Behind the Hidden Hare, Russell Wrankle, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, December 2017, pg. 44-47
Author for Clay Culture: London Blue, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, November 2016, pg. 22-25

Visiting Artist Lectures
Visiting Artist Lecture, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA. USA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Ohio State University, Graduate Art Department, OH. USA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Cardiff School of Art and Design, Aberystwyth, Wales. UK

Awards
Viola Frey Distinguished Visiting Professorship, California College of the Arts, OAK/SF. CA. USA

2014 – 2015
Exhibitions
Not Too Funky: New Bay Area Ceramics curated by Christa Assad at DVC Art Gallery, CA. USA
Unbreakable: Selections from the CCA Ceramic Alumni of the New Millennium, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA. USA
Rocks, Silica, Soap Box, California College of the Arts, Oakland CA. USA
Pulso, Kendall Galleries: Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University. MI. USA

Projects
Two Cents Worth, ProArts, Developed and organized a Professional Development Series, Oakland, CA. USA
Invited Mentor for Hothouse the Crafts Council's UK Professional Development Program, UK
Juror, 2015 International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth, Wales

Publications
Author for The Figure as a Map to Human Experience, The Figurative Association: Human Form Symposium,
Ceramic Art and Perception, March/June Issue, 2015, pg. 40-45

Visiting Artist Lectures
Keynote Speaker, The Figurative Association: Human Form Symposium, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
(Symposium Guest Writer and Closing Speaker), Gatlinburg, TN. USA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Hothouse, Crafts Council's UK Professional Development Program, UK
Visiting Artist Lecture, Professional Arts Practice Conference, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

2012 – 2013
Exhibitions
BCB Award 2013, British Ceramics Biennial, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Made in MK, Artist Commission, MK Arts & Heritage Alliance, MK. UK
Four McKnight Artists, (Touring Exhibition), Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. USA
Stories in the Making, Ceramic Narratives + Dialogue, Made North Gallery, Yorkshire Art Space, Sheffield, UK
James Tower and Contemporary Ceramic Art, Gimpel Fils, Group Exhibition, London, UK

Projects
Wonderland Exhibition, Curator at Milton Keynes Arts Centre, MK. UK
Richard Slee: Revolution in the Rain, Curator at Milton Keynes Arts Centre, UK

Publications
Author for Reporting on Residencies, Ceramic Review Magazine, January/February Issue, 2013, pg. 19
Author for Ceramics and the Human Figure for A&C Black Publishing, UK and USA Distribution
Featured in The Body is Thinking the Head: Edith Garcia, Ceramics: Art and Perception No. 85, pg. 61-65

Visiting Artist Lectures
Visiting Artist Lecture, Hothouse, Crafts Council, London, UK
Visiting Artist Lecture, Winona State University, Minnesota, USA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Carleton College, Minnesota, USA

Awards
McKnight Artists Fellowship, Artist in Residence, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. USA
Manor Oaks Studios, Artist in Residence Award, Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield, UK

2010 – 2011
Exhibitions
Naughty and Nice, Lillstreet Art Center, Group Exhibition, Chicago, IL. USA
From the Center to the Edge, Archie Bray Foundation, Silent Auction, Helena, MT. USA
RCA Research Show 2011, Royal College of Art, London, UK
NCECA, 2011 Biennial Exhibition, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL. USA
The Figurative Association: Celebrating the Human Form in Clay, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
(Exhibition and Conference Panel) Gatlinburg, TN. USA
Project Space in conjunction with Andrew Lord, Milton Keynes Gallery, MK, UK
20th Anniversary Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Mpls, MN. USA
Made at The Clay Studio, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA. USA
Ceramic Art London, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Transcending the Figure: Contemporary Ceramics, Dairy Barn, OH. USA

Publications
Featured in 2011 NCECA Biennial Review, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, June 2011, pg.63

Visiting Artist Lectures
Visiting Artist Lecture, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK
Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Ulster, Belfast, Ireland

2008 – 2009
Exhibitions
Confrontational Ceramics, Westchester Arts Council, Curator: Judith Schwartz, New York, USA
The Grand Ceramics Theatre, MIAAO, International Museum of the 
Applied Arts Today in association with UIA 23rd World Congress of Architects, Torino, Italy
Visual Arts Scotland, [Invited Artist] Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland
Terra Incognita: The Unknown Earth, Baltimore Clayworks, USA
Jerome Retrospective: Northern Clay Center, Mpls., MN. USA
C - Change, Craft in Our Future: Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, USA

Projects
Contemporary Monsters, Guest Curator, Northern Clay Center, (with Catalog), Mpls. USA
Invited Demonstrating Artist, International Ceramics Festival at Aberystwyth, Wales

Publications
Featured in 500 Ceramic Sculptures, Lark Books, USA
Featured in Confrontational Ceramics, A&C Black, UK

Visiting Artist Lectures
Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Ulster, Belfast, Ireland
Visiting Artist Lecture, Westminster University, Harrow Campus, London, UK
Visiting Artist Lecture, Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK

Awards
International Guest Artist-in-Residence Fellowship, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, USA

2006 – 2007
Exhibitions
Contemporary Monsters, Solo Exhibition, Barbican Art Centre, London, UK
Ceramic Art London, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Six McKnight Artist, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. USA (Touring Exhibition)
Year 07 Art Projects, Bucheon Gallery, County Hall, London, UK
Inspired Art Fair, Christchurch, Spitalfields London, UK
Affordable Arts Fair, Battersea Park, London, UK
Silent Auction, Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, MT. USA
The Family of Clay: CCA Ceramics 1950-2005, California College of the Arts, OAK/SF. CA. USA

Projects
Juror, Jerome Artists Fellowship, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. USA

Publications
Transmit, VJ Audio-Visual Art + VJ Culture Book Launch, MU Hybrid Art House, Eindhoven, NL
(https://www.mu.nl/en/exhibitions/transmit)
Featured in Breaking the Mould, Black Dog Publishing, London UK

Visiting Artist Lectures
Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Ulster, Belfast, Ireland
Visiting Artist Lecture, Westminster University, Harrow Campus, London, UK
Visiting Artist Lecture, Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon, USA

Awards
McKnight Artists Fellowship, Artist-in-Residence, Northern Clay Center, Mpls, MN. USA

2004 – 2005
Exhibitions
One Year On, New Designers, Craft Council, London, UK
Contemporary Ceramics: Plants and Planters, Winokur Pottery, PA, USA
Demonstrating Artists, Appledore Visual Arts Festival, Appledore, Kent, UK
The Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair, Candid Arts Trust Galleries, London, UK
Permanent Non-Places, MFA Thesis Exhibition, California College of the Arts, OAK/SF. CA. USA

Projects
Europa 25, British Council, Graphic Artwork and Design, Brussels
Double Fold, Film Screening, Kunstradio, Vienna, Austria
Double Fold, Film Screening, ISEA, Helsinki, Finland

Publications
Author of Things of Nature Unknown Conference Paper, The Fragmented Figure Conference,
University of Wales Institute Cardiff, (UWIC) Wales, UK

Visiting Artist Lectures
Visiting Artists Lecture and Demonstrator, Reading College, Reading, UK

Awards
Exhibitions Fellowship, California College of the Arts, OAK/SF. CA. USA

2002 – 2003
Exhibitions
St. Ives International Festival of Clay, Burton Art Gallery and Museum, Solo Exhibition, Bideford, UK
East London Contemporary, Gallery 291, London, UK

Projects
Guillermo Galindo, Sound and Performance Art, Independent Study, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Networks, All College Honors, Exhibition Organizer, California College of the Arts, OAK/SF. CA. USA

Awards
Sage Fellowship Recipient, The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramics Arts, Helena, MT, USA

2000 – 2001
Exhibitions
Split Rock Arts Galleries, University of Minnesota, Mpls, MN, USA

Visiting Artist Lectures
Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan Led three-day ceramics workshop, MI, USA

Awards
William Carr Olendorf Fund, OX-BOW, Saugatuck, Michigan Artist Residency, MI, USA
Split Rock Arts Program Scholarship Fund, University of Minnesota, Mpls, MN, USA
Kottler Kiln God Residency, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, USA
Jerome Visual Artist Travel Grant, Jerome Foundation, Mpls, MN, USA
Saint John’s Pottery AIR Fellowship, Saint John’s Pottery, Collegeville, MN, USA
Visual Artist Fellowship, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN, USA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mpls, MN. USA
Fabricating the Real, Solo Exhibition, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mpls, MN. USA
Author of The Counterculture Ceramics of Tom Bartel, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, February Issue, 2019, pg. 44-47