Matthew Eames
Education
2013 M.F.A. Ceramics, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
2007 B.F. A. Ceramics, University of Hartford. West Hartford, CT.
Teaching Experience
2019-Present Adjunct Ceramics Instructor, Colorado Community College. Aspen, CO.
Ceramics 1- Handbuilding and Wheelthrowing
2013-Present Ceramics Instructor, Carbondale Clay Center. Carbondale, CO.
2012-2013 Ceramics Instructor, City Arts, Wichita, KS.
Teen Wheelthrowing, Advanced Wheelthrowing
2010-2013 Teaching Associate and Assistant, Wichita State University
Handbuilding with Clay, Intermediate Handbuilding, Basic Ceramics Studio &
Foundations 3-D Design
2007-2009 Ceramics Instructor, Worcester Center for Crafts
Introduction to Wheelthrowing
Professional Experience
2019-Present Expansion & Development Committee, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
2017-Present Gallery Committee, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
2016-Present Studio Manager, Carbondale Clay Center. Carbondale, CO.
2016-Present Facilities Committee, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
2016-Present Special Events Committee, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
2015 Gallery and Studio Assistant, Tania Dibbs Gallery. Aspen and Basalt, CO.
2015 Interim Manager, Carbondale Clay Center. Carbondale, CO.
2013-2015 Studio Resident Technician, Carbondale Clay Center. Carbondale, CO.
2014-2015 Studio Assistant to James Surls, Carbondale, CO.
2009-2010 Post Baccalaureate, University of Arkansas. Fayetteville, AR
2008- 2009 Resident Technician, WCC. Worcester, MA.
2007-2008 Ceramic Resident/Studio Assistant, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA
2005-2007 Assistant Technician. U of H. West Hartford, CT.
Lectures
2018 Alumni Panel, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT.
2013 Assemblage of Art, Ulrich Museum. Wichita, KS.
2012 Redefining Materiality: Physical Relationships to Materials in Comparison to Clay.
Graduate Symposium, Wichita State University.
Workshops/Presentation
2011 Ceramic Art: The Ability to Transgress Time. Graduate Symposium. Wichita State University
2008 Plaster Plate Molds, Two Day Workshop, WCC. Worcester, MA
Exhibitions
2020 Forever Until Tomorrow, Solo Exhibition, R2 Gallery. Carbondale CO.
2019 NCECA Annual Exhibition. Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
Juror- Elizabeth Carpenter
Pairings, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
Sense of Place, Group Exhibition. Aspen Chapel Gallery, Aspen, CO.
2018 Open Book, Group Exhibition, CMC Aspen. Aspen, CO.
Pro Tem, Two-Person Show, Carbondale Clay Center. Carbondale, CO.
Wichita National Ceramics Invitational, Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita KS.
Holiday Invitational, Group Exhibtion, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
2017 NCECA Projects Space, NCECA Conference, Portland, OR
Too Hot To Handle, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
Art Affair, The Art Base, Basalt, CO.
Threw & Thru. Solo Exhibition, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
Framework, Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Juror- Kristen Fjellman, Won Best in Show
Wichita National Ceramics Invitational, Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita, KS.
2016 Pairings, Carbondale Clay Center and CCAH, Carbondale, CO.
Room, Solo Exhibition, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
Members and Denizens, Nomad Gallery, Glenwood Springs. CO.
64 Arts National Juried Exhibition, Buchannan Center for the Arts. Monmouth, IL.
Juror- Lonnie Eugene Stewart
Art Kudos, Annual Juried Exhibition, www.artkudos.com
Northeast Ceramic Sculpture, Art Centro, Poughkeepsie, NY. Juror- Anat Shiftan
SCAA 29th National Juried Exhibition, Mable House Arts Center, Marbleton, GA.
Juror- Maria Sarmiento
2015 Building Blocks, Solo Exhibition, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
14th Annual Summer All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition,
Juror-Larry Bradshaw, UpstreamPeopleGallery.com
History in the Making, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
WSU Empty Bowls Exhibition, Ulrich Museum, Wichita, KS.
Wyly Open, Wyly Gallery, Basalt, CO.
Northeast Ceramic Sculpture, Art Centro, Poughkeepsie, NY. Juror- Tim Rowan
2014 Hand in Hand, Resident artist group invitational, CMC Aspen, Aspen.
Constructive Criticism, Solo Exhibition, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
On the Horizon, Resident artist invitational, St. Pete Clay, St. Petersburg, FL
2013 A Common Goal II, Fiber Studio. Wichita, KS.
De-Established Perceptions, Solo Exhibition, Shift Space. Wichita, KS.
Constructing Spaces, Solo Exhibition, Ulrich Museum. Wichita, KS.
River2River, National Juried Exhibition, Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Juror-Clary Illian, Mat Rude, Delores Fortuna.
Behind the Scenes, Carbondale Clay Center. Carbondale, CO
2012 WSU Ceramics Guild, Jones Gallery. Wichita, KS.
Material Mastery/Members Exhibition, Sabatini Gallery. Topeka, KS.
Red Heat, Alexander Hogue Gallery, University of Tulsa. Tulsa, OK.
Juror- Virgina Scotchie,
Redefining Body and Space, WSU Shift Space. Wichita, KS
2011 Terminal Degree, Tangent Lab. Wichita, KS.
WCFTA National Juried Exhibition, Wichita Center for the Arts. Wichita, KS.
Juror- Chris Staley
Murder in the Second Degree, WSU Shift Space. Wichita, KS
2010 Art Amiss 12, Dickson Street Theatre. Fayetteville, AR.Requires Two Coats, WSU Shift Space. Wichita KS
Soup to Nuts, Kansas MFA Candidates, WSU Shift Space. Wichita, KS
2009 Art Amiss 11, Dickson Street Theatre. Fayetteville, AR.
Keeping Things in Balance, Solo Exhibition, Aurora Gallery.Worcester, MA.
Received Production Grant ArtsWorcester Organization.
2008 Collective Reflections, Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA
2007 Faculty Show, Kikorian Gallery.Worcester Center for Crafts. Worcester, MA.
Reclaim to Fame, Ceramics B.F.A. Show, University of Hartford. Hartford, CT.
Manchester Community College Juried Student Exhibition. Manchester, CT.
Received Jurors Vision Award.
Goldfarb Student Juried Exhibition, University of Hartford. Hartford, CT
2006 Goldfarb Student Juried Exhibition, University of Hartford. Hartford, CT
2005 Manchester Community College Juried Student Exhibition. Manchester, CT
Publications
2017 2017 NCECA Journal, Projects Space.
2016 Carbondale Artist Picked for National Show in Portland, Glenwood Springs Post Independent, pg 1,
December 24 2016.
Lineage of Building #2, 2015. Ceramics Monthly- Exposure- May 2016.
-image to be used for additional publicity by Ceramics Monthly
2015 2016 Ceramic Arts Yearbook and Annual Buyers Guide, Residents at Carbondale Clay Center,
Supplement of Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated. October 2015, pg 43.
Emerging Artist, musingaboutmud.blogspot.com, August 2015.
Impermanent Space, Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Scene, May 1, 2015.
Upstream People Gallery hosts 14th Summer All Media International Exhibition.
www.prlog.org/12481118, August 3, 2015.
Matthew Eames-Receives Special International Recognition.
Glenwood Springs Post Independent. August 6, 2015.
2014 Fluid Constructs #3, 2013. Ceramics Monthly- Exposure, Feburary 2014.
2013 Wichita- Ulrich Museum of Art- MFA Thesis Exhibition: Matthew Eames.
Art Forum Magazine, Contemporary Art in U.S. Museums. May and June 2013.
2014 Ceramic Arts Yearbook and Annual Buyers Guide, Residents at Carbondale Clay Center,
Supplement of Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated. November 2013, pg 42.
2012 Redefining Materiality: Physical Relationships to Materials in Comparison to Clay.
GRASP, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
Art Puts Crime on Notice, The Sunflower, Wichita, KS.
2011 Ceramic Art: The Ability to Transgress Time. GRASP, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
Honors/Awards
2017 Best in Show, Framework, Gilded Pear Gallery. Cedar Rapids, IA.
2015 Special International Recognition Award, UpstreamPeopleGallery.com
2009 Worcester Cultural Commission Grant. Worcester, MA
2006 Jurors Vision Award, Manchester Community College. Manchester, CT