LES LAWRENCE • Professional
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EDUCATION:
A.A.Southplains College, Texas - Distinguished Alumni-
Texas Tech University – Lubbock, TX
B.A.Southwestern State College. Oklahoma, Painting, Commercial Art
M.F.A. Arizona State University. Ceramics
CURRENTLY:
Retired Professor, Grossmont College Art / Ceramics - 1970-2005
Distinguished Faculty - Faculty of The Year 2003
Studio: PO Box 5967 Carefree, AZ 85377
480-948-3694 Studio / Home / 480-227-4113 Cell
WWW.INTERNET ADDRESS:
www.leslawrence.com
E - Mail: Studio-les lawrence at cox.net ( Please convert the address to the standard E address. To avoid Spam)
HONORS:
Distinguished Faculty –Grossmont College – 2002-2003
Distinguished Alumni-Southplains College-Texas
Who's Who in American Art
International Who's Who in Education
Who's Who in California
EXHIBITS: *
*Les Lawrence has exhibited in over 280 exhibitions including:
Les Lawrence-Retrospect Exhibition–Hyde Gallery–Grossmont College-El Cajon, CA
Seven Deadly Sins – Santa Fe Clay – Santa Fe, NM
Fusion: Photoclay - The Odyssey Gallery - Ashville, NC
Digital Ceramics- The Lightfactory - Charlotte, NC
21st Century Ceramics – Canzani Center Gallery - Columbus, OH
Confrontational Clay -The Artist as Social Critic - A traveling exhibit:
Flint Institute of Arts - Flint, Michigan
The Middlebury College Museum - Middlebury, Vermont
Springfield Museum of Art - Springfield, Ohio
Museum of Contemporary Crafts-New York, New York
University of Central Florida - Orlando, Florida
Philharmonic Center for the Arts - Naples, Florida
The Arkansas Art Center - Little Rock, Arkansas
Spokane Collects: Contempory Ceramics - Gonzaga University Art Museum
Making A Mark- University Art Gallery - Central Michigan University
Teapots Transformed- Chicago SOFA - Leslie Ferrin Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Plate Show- Collins Gallery - Glasgow, Scotland
The Sybaris Gallery - Royal Oak, Michigan
Hot Off The Press - Harris Museum Preston - Lancashire, England
Hot Off The Press - International Ceramic Center - Kecskemet, Hungary
Hot Off The Press - International Ceramic Center- Budapest, Hungary
Hot Off The Press - Ceramics And Print-British Crafts Council - London, UK
International Exhibition of Ceramic Creation-Cesky Krumlov-Czech Republic
Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery - Peterborough, England
Abersywyth Arts Centre - University of Mid Wales
S.O.F.A - Miami - Leslie Ferrin Gallery - Miami, Florida
Korean Connection - Korean Cultural Center - Korean Embassy-NY, NY
Towards a New Vision A Ceramic Viewpoint - Visual Studies Workshop -Rochester, NY
Celestial Seasonings - Corporate Headquarters - Bolder, Colorado
3rd International Exhibitation of Ceramics-Cesky Krumlov - Czech Republic
A Celebration of the Arts- Idyllwild School 1950-94 Riverside Art Museum - CA
American Ceramics from the Collection of Czech Ceramic Design- Krumlov,
Artisan Showcase - Newport Harbor Art Museum - Newport Harbor, CA
First International Ceramics Exhibition, Cesky Krumlov, The Czech Republic
SOFA - Schneider Gallery- Chicago, Illinois
San Diego Crafts - San Diego Museum of Art - California
Artisan Showcase - Newport Harbor Art Museum - Newport Harbor, California
International Artist - Gallery 2000 - Seoul, Korea
San Diego -Tijuana-Yokohama-Art Exchange-Yokohama Citizen Gallery -Japan
Opening Exhibition - Montecito Fine Arts - Sierra Madre, California
Art 101- John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Traveling Exhibition - The Cup - University of Oregon
200 Tea Pots - Springfield Art Association, Springfield, Illinois
Traveling Exhibition - The Cup, University of Oregon
The Cup Exhibition - Salem Art Association, Salem, Oregon
Invitational Ceramics - Arkansas State University
The Great American Foot - Museum of Contemporary Crafts - New York
Fiber, Clay, and Metal ll - Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
29-Allied Craftsman Exhibition – San Diego Museum of Art - San Diego, CA
Ceramic Conjunction - Long Beach Museum of Art - Long Beach, California
Photo/Synthesis, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art; Cornell University -Ithaca, NY
100 Artists Commemorate 200 Years-Xerox Center, Xerox Corporation NY, NY
Fairtree Fine Crafts Institute - New York, New York
California Design - Pacific Design Center -Los Angeles, CA
Indian Images, University of North Dakota - Five State Traveling Exhibition
Americana - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - San Francisco, California
California Ceramics, University of North Dakota
California Crafts - E. B. Crocker Museum of Art, Sacramento, CA
Marietta College - Crafts National - Marietta, Ohio (CAT)
California Ceramics and Glass - Oakland Museum - Oakland, CA
Baroque '74 Museum of Contemporary Crafts Museum - New York, New York
Les and Jaye Lawrence, Pacific Lutheran University - Tacoma, Washington
WORKS PUBLISHED:
Review of Featured Artist Exhibition - N.C.E.C.A., JOURNAL, Uol. 7 #2, 1986
Freedom to Experiment, Les Lawrence Portifolo - Ceramics Monthly April 1993
Viewpoint: Ceramics- The Photographic Image- N.C.E.C.A., JOURNAL -1994
New Vision Vessels-SchoolArts-December,1995
HONORS:
Who's Who in American Art
Who's Who in the West
Great Americans of the Bicentennial Era
Civic Leaders and Educators of America
International Who's Who in Education
Who's Who in California
Distinguished Alumni-Southplains College-Texas
Visiting Artist- l990 Monarch Tile National-San Angelo Museum of Art-Texas
WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES CONDUCTED:
Palomar College, San Marcos, California
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 1976, 1998
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Mira Costa College, Oceanside, California
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Georgia States University - Atlanta, Georgia
San Jose City College - San Jose, California
San Jose State University - San Jose, California
Long Beach State University - Long Beach, California
San Diego State University - San Diego, California
Imperial Valley College - El Centro, California
Arizona Western College - Yuma, Arizona
University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona
Texas Tech University - Lubbock, Texas
Education Center - San Diego City Schools - San Diego, California
Southplains College - Levelland, Texas
Lubbock Municipal Pottery Center - Lubbock, Texas
California Poly University - Pamona, California
N.C.E.C.A., Extruders - High and Low Tech. - Atlanta, Georgia
Southwestern College - Chula Uista, California
Symposium # 6-Arizona Western College - Amnia, Arizona
Southplains College - Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock Christian College - Lubbock, Texas
University of California - San Diego, California
Riverside Community College - Riverside, California
Northern Iowa University - Cedar Falls, Iowa - Visiting Artist
Southland Potters Association - lnvercargill, New Zealand
Otago Polytech - Duneden, New ZealandCont. Workshops and Lectures
Otago Potters Association - Duneden, New Zealand
Canterbury Potters Association - Christchurch, New Zealand
Nelson Potters Association - Nelson, New Zealand
Hawks Bay Polytech - Hastings, New Zealand
Ackland Potters Association - Ackland, New Zealand
Rancho Santiago College - Santa Ana, California
Chicken Farm Art Center - San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo Museum Of Art - San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo High School - San Angelo, Texas
International Clay Camp Workshop - Korea
Korean Modern Ceramic Artist Association - Korea
Idyllwild School of Art - Idyllwild, California
Southern California Ceramic Society - California
San Diego Mesa College - California
Riverside Community College – California
NCECA 1994 - Viewpoint Ceramics : The Photographic Image-/ Organizer/
Panelist
California State University Los Angelies - California
British Crafts Council , " Clay Books, Pots and Prints, Conceptual Shifts
and the Mona Lisa".
Royal College Of Art - London
Cumbria College of Art and Design, Cumbria England
Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scottland
Santa Rosa Junior College - Santa Rosa , California 1998
International Ceramic Studio- Kecskemet, Hungary Hot off The Press
Symposium 1998
Hot off The Press Northern Potters 98- University of Lancashire-Preston,
England 1998
Print and Photography Influences in Clay - NCECA Conference,Ohio-1999
San Diego Mesa College- San Diego, Calfornia -1999
Southern Graphics Conference-Miami, FL 2000
Water Closet Workshop- Gustavasberg- Gustavasberg, Sweden
WORKS LISTED IN PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS
Claywork - Leon I. Nigrosh - Davis Publications, 1975
Claywork - Leon I. Nigrosh - Dauis Publications, 1975
Pottery Decorations - Shafer - Winston Guptill, 1976
Alternatiue Photographic Processes-Kent Wade-Morgan and Morgan,1978
Contemporary Ceramic Techniques - John W. Conrad - Prentice-Hall, 1979
"La Serigrafia Nella Ceramica",Scuola Arte,Industria -Rolando Giovannini,Italia
Low-Fire Ceramics - Susan Wechsler - Watson Guptil, 1981
The Ceramic Spectrum - Robin Hopper - Chilton, 1984
Clayworks II - Nigrosh - Davis Publications, 1986
Ceramics - John W Conrad - Conrad Publications, 1988
California Art Review - American References, 1989
Clayworks III Leon I - Nigrosh, Dauis Publications, 1989
Sculpting Clay - Leon Nigrosh, 1991
Hands In Clay - Charlotte F Speight - Mayfield Publications, 1994
The Craft And Art of Clay - Susen Peterson - 1995
Ceramics and Print - Paul Scott - A &C Black Publisher, 1995
Ceramics and Print - Paul Scott - A &C Black Publisher, 2001
Hot Off The Press- Paul Scott/Terry Bennet- London, 1996
The Best Of Pottery- Fairbanks and Fina, Quarry Books,Rockport, Ma
Ceramics - Glen Nelson / Richard Burkett- 1998 ( NotReleased)
Cont. Works in Publications
50 American Ceramic Artists- Dr. Dong-Hun Chung- South Korea (late 1998)
The Ceramic Design Book-Lark Books 1998
The Craft And Art of Clay - Susen Peterson - 1998
Hands In Clay - Charlotte F Speight - Mayfield Publications, 1998
Clay and Glaze for The Potter- Danial Rhodes and Robin Hopper- Kirause 2001
500 Figures In Clay - Lark Ceramic Books
Masters Of Porcelain - Lark Books - Curated by Richard Burkett
PUBLICATIONS: MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS
Los Angeles Times - At The Galleries - March, 1987
The San Diego Union "Master of Their Crafts" - November 19, 1986
San Diego Home/Garden Magazine-"Affairs of the Heart, October 87
Levelland Texas News Press-SPC's Distinguished Alumni, May 1987
Los Angeles Times-Funky...Clay Plus More - May, 1987
The San Diego Union - Names in The News - August 26, 1987
Los Angeles Times Magazine - "Best of Trends", April 1987
Lubbock Avalanch Journal - "Entertainment Notes", March 20, 1988
Waterloo Curier-Ceramics Topic of UNI Workshop-Waterloo Iowa,Oct, 98
The Californian - "A Helping Hand", November 30, 1988
Taxi - "The Artful Table", December 1988
Easter n Review - "Those Amazing Plates", February 1989
The Southland Times - "Mural- Sculpture..." - March 20, 1989-New Zealand
Nelson Evening Mall - "American Ceramist..." - April 5, 1989-New Zealand
Ranch And Coast - Tactile Treasures, November 1990
Ceramics Monthly - San Diego Craftsman, February 1991
Art Forum Newsletter - Rancho Santiago College, March 1991
NCECA News - "Conference Co-Chair - Vol. 16, No 3, 1993
Studio Potter - San Diego Ceramics - 1993
Ceramics Monthly - Les Lawrence Portfolio - April 1993
American Craft - People and Places - June/July 1993
American Crafts - Acquisitions - April/May 1993
American Crafts - Gallery - February/March 1993
San Diego Arts Monthly - Clay Conquers San Diego - March 1993
San Diego Union - Crafts Artist at Museum - February 20, 1993
Ceramics: Art and Perceptions No 31- "The Evocative Object"-1998
Lubbock Magazine, Oct 1998-"Homecoming at Landmark Arts"
Clay Times, July/August 1999- Firing Metal with Clay, Lana Wilson
The Boston Globe- Creativity is Their Cup Of Tea- 12/6/2000-Christine
Ceramics Technical No 12 2001- Painting On China- Elaine Lavin
EXHIBITION CURATOR
Viewpoint Ceramics Series- Grossmont College Art Gallery - !978-79-80-81-83
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Contemporary Korean Ceramics-Grossmont and San Diego City College Art 1993 CO
Digital Ceramics with Lightfactory- Lightfactory- Charlotte, NC 2001
TELE WORKSHOPS
Host - Korean Potters - 1 hour, March 22, 1988
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR
1993 N.C.E.C.A. San Diego 27th Annual Conference