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Lisa Kay Orr
1502 Alta Vista Avenue
Austin, TX 78704
Studio/Fax - 512-445-4124
Home - 512-445-0279
www.lisaorr.com
 
 
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts 1992 New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
 
Post-Graduate Study 1989-1990 University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
Post-Graduate Study 1989 with Betty Woodman, University of Colorado; Boulder, Colorado
 
Post-Graduate Study 1983-1988 Southwest Craft Center; San Antonio, Texas
 
Bachelor of Fine Arts 1983 University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
 
 
PROFESSIONAL
Studio1996-Present, 1502 Alta Vista Ave, Austin, Texas
 
Studio/Store 1994-1996, 712 S. St Mary's, San Antonio, Texas
 
Studio/Store 1986-1989, 601 E. Ashby, San Antonio, Texas
 
Studio 1983-1986, San Antonio, Texas
 
 
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
1st Place, Attorney's Award 11th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National 2003
 
Mid-America Arts Alliance NEA Fellowship 1995
 
Fulbright Student Scholarship to Bulgaria 1992-1994
 
 
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Harvey-Meadows Gallery, Aspen CO
 
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
 
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
 
 
PUBLISHED
Studio Potter, Synaesthesia: A Potter's Experience and Research 2006. Featured on front cover.
 
Diverse Domain, Contemprary North American Ceramic Art, Catalog by Yingge County Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, 2005
 
Ceramics Monthly, Up Front, Review: The Visceral Vessel, November 2005
 
World of Teapots: Delighful Teapot, World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, 2005
 
Ceramics Monthly, "A Dialogue with Lisa Orr", May 2000, Cover Photo
 
Studio Potter, "A Macedonian Pottery Village", Spring 1998
 
Ceramics Monthly, Up Front, Art of the Pot Show, May 2005
 
Clay Times, "Sprigging: Casual and Unconventional", Lana Wilson, December 2003
 
Ceramics Monthly, Sensuous Show at Red Star Studios, October 2003
 
Clay Times, "Utilitarian III-Symposium Insights", January/Febuary 2001
 
Surface Decoration for Low-Fire Ceramics", Lynn Peters, Lark Books 1999
 
Ceramics Monthly, Up Front, March 1999
 
Ceramics Monthly, "In Celebration of Utilitarian Clay", January 1997
 
The New Ceramics, Peter Dormer, 2nd Edition 1995
 
USA Today, August 16, 1995. Featured in an article about Fulbright Fellowshops
 
 
SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007
 
Plates and Platters: Salon Style, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
 
Opposites Attract, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
 
Art of the Pot, Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
 
Ceramics on the Edge, Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Austin, TX
 
Put a Lid on It, MudFire Gallery, Atlanta, GA
 
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay at NCECA, Louisville, KY
 
Pottery As Technology: Celebrating Ceramic Art, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, IN
 
Alabama Clay Conference Presenters' Exhibit, Univeristy of North Alabama, Florence, AL
 
The New Aesthetics of Ceramics, Huntington University, Huntington, IN
 
Cups Coming Together: The Clay Art Center Celebrates 50 Years, Clay Art Center Gallery, Port Chester, NY
 
2006
 
The Art of Tea, Harvey Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO
 
Mastery in Clay: 2006, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
 
Style and Function: National Ceramics Invitational, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
 
Our Cups Runneth Over, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
 
The Clay Ball, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
 
Contemporary American Ceramics in Hokkaido, Enzogama, Hokkaido, Japan
 
3 Person Show, Harvey-Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO
 
Receptive Volumes, The Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, NY
 
Potters Showcase, DowStudio, Deer Isle, ME
 
Art of the Pot, Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
 
ArtStream West Coast Tour, A. Bray Foundation, Portland, OR
 
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay at NCECA, Portland, OR
 
Earthenware, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
 
At Your Service, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
 
Pepper and Salt, An Extravagence of Pairs, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
 
2005
 
Solo Show, Anne Kitrell Art Gallery, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
 
The Delightful Teapot, The 3rd World Ceramic Biennale 2005, Icheon, Korea
 
Diverse Domain NCECA Show, Taipei County, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
 
Hundreds of Cups, Santa Fe Clay, Sante Fe, NM
 
Mastery, Philadelphia Clay Stduio, Philadelphia, PA
 
Electrified, St. Edwards University, Austin, TX
 
Visceral Vessel, Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX
 
American Masters, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
 
ArtStream East Coast Tour, Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, etc.
 
Pattern and Surface, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
 
Art of the Pot, Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
 
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay at NCECA, Baltimore, MD
 
Delightful Teapot, 2005 World Ceramic Biennale, Korea
 
The Expressive Table, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX
 
State of Texas-Clay, UTSA Gallery, San Antonio, TX
 
The Contemporary Cup, Lill St Gallery, Chicago, IL
 
2004
 
National Teapot Exhibition, Cerlan Gallery, Louisville, KY
 
Small Treasures, Lill St Gallery, Chicago, IL
 
Functional Clay, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
 
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
 
Just Desserts, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
 
Summer Show, Blue Heron Gallery at Haystack Mtn School for Crafts, Deer Isle ME
 
Duets, Kentucky Museum of Art and Design, Louisville KY
 
Service: An Unconventional Approach, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs PA
 
Texas Tour: Art for the Table, ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, Indianapolis IN
 
Please Set The Table, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit MI
 
Art of the Pot, Austin Studio Tour, Austin, TX
 
Pleasures of the Table, Indianapolis IN
 
First Helpings: Plates and Platters in Preview, American Pottery Festival Preview Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis MN
 
Festival Preview Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
 
National Ceramics Invitational, Parkland College, Champaign IL
 
Featured Shop Artist, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia PA
 
Midwest Tour: Art for the Table, ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, Indianapolis IN
 
2003
 
Sensuous, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
 
Tea for Two, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
 
Utilitarian X 9, Merwin Gallery @ Illinois Weselyan University, Bloomington, IL
 
Summer Visiting Artists, Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC
 
DelecTABLE, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
 
11th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Southern Market Center, Lancaster, PA
 
Hundred of Cups, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
 
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
 
Tea for Two or Twenty, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
 
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
 
Artstream at NCECA, NCECA Conference, San Diego, CA
 
After Palissy, Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA
 
6x6, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX
 
Texas Views: Clay in Color, Galeria Oritz, San Antonio, TX
 
2002
 
28th Annual Pottery Show and Sale, Demarest, NJ
 
Mastery in Clay: New Work, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
 
Artstream Nomadic Gallery Fall Tour 2002: North American Dish Makers, The Clay Studio (Philadelphia, PA), New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred (Alfred, NY), University of Massasschusetts Dartmouth (Dartmouth, MA), Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), Greenwich House Pottery, University of Hartford, Clay Arts Center (Port Chester, NY), Rhode Island School of Design, Worcester Center for Crafts
 
For the Table, National Invitational Dinnerware Exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
 
Elegance in Form and Function, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL
 
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
 
Intent: Work from Electric Fired Kilns, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
 
Visions and Inspirations, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
 
NCECA Endowment Silent Auction, Santa Fe, NM
 
Santa Fe Clay Summer Faculty Exhibit, Santa Fe, NM
 
Recent Work, Tarrant County College, Arlington, TX
 
2001
 
Poetics of Clay, An International Perspective, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
 
Wayne Higby: Reunion, Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
 
National Clay Invitational, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
 
Excess, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
 
4 Way Street, Peck Gallery, Providence, RI
 
2000
 
Ceramics Invitational 2000, Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX
 
Couplets: Duality in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
 
Utilitarian Clay Conference III: Celebrate the Object, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlingburg, TN
 
Salon Stlye Plate Show Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
 
1999
 
Redware: Tradition and Beyond, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
 
Low Fire: Limitless Possibilities, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
 
Lighten Up, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
 
NCECA 1999 Clay National, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
 
1998
 
Baltimore Clayworks Winterfest 1998, Baltimore, MD
 
The Primary Object, San Antonio, TX
 
Nancy Margolis Gallery Summer Exhibits, Portland, ME
 
Ceramics Southeast, 1998, University of Athens at Georgia, Athens, GA
 
Within the Borders: A Survey of Contemporary Texas Potters, Tyler, Ft. Worth, TX
 
To Have and To Hold: Vessel Making by Ceramic Artists in Texas, Irving, TX
 
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
 
1997
 
5th Annual Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance Center for Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
 
Salon Style Plate Show, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
 
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
 
Utilitarian Clay at Auburn University, Auburn, AL
 
1996
 
Utilitarian Clay II: Celebrate the Object National Symposium, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
 
Studio Days '96, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA
 
Surface and Form, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
 
Two-Person Show, with Rebecca Harvey, Ferring Gallery, Northampton, MA
 
Women in Clay, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
 
1996 Smithsonian Show, Washington, D.C.
 
SOFA 1996, Helen Drutt Gallery, Miami, FL
 
ACC Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
 
DinnerWorks, Louisville, KY
 
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
 
1995
 
New Craft, Aviart Gallery, San Antonio, TX
 
First Cup of the Day, Revolution: A Gallery Project, Detroit, MI
 
A Garden of Earthly Delights, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
 
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
 
1994
 
First Cup of the Day, Revolution: A Gallery Project, Detroit, MI
 
SOFA 1994, Helen Drutt Gallery, Chicago, IL
 
Teapot Show, Ferring Gallery, Northampton, MA
 
Nature, Revolution: A Gallery Project, Detroit, MI
 
For the House and Garden, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
 
1993
 
Second Annual Troyan Plener Exhibition Gallery at the Ministry of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
 
Soup Tureens '93, Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
 
American Ingenuity, Swidler Gallery, Detroit, MI
 
1992
 
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick Nelson Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
 
7th Annual San Angelo Ceramics Competition, San Angelo Musuem of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
 
 
COLLECTIONS
Yeoju World Ceramic Livingware Gallery, Icheon, Korea
 
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
 
South Texas Institue for the Arts
 
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
 
San Antonio Museum of Art
 
New York State College of Ceramics
 
Joan Mondale
 
Robert Turner
 
Otto Heino
 
Marlin and Ginger Miller
 
Linda Schlenger
 
Karen Johnson Boyd
 
Susan Peterson
 
Bob Tichane
 
Pamela Joseph
 
Arlen and Joan Specter
 
Bob Pfannebecker
 
Tony and Pauline Hepburn
 
Ramona Bass
 
Helen Berschad
 
Sandy Besser
 
Dwight Holland
 
Ken and Happy Price
 
Chris Gustin
 
Douglas Peck
 
Michael Zakin
 
Joan Lincoln
 
Sara and David Lieberman
 
Arthur S Goldberg
 
 
TEACHING
St Stevens Episcopal School, Ceramics, Austin, TX, 2005-Present
 
Texas State University, Ceramics and 3D Design, San Marcos, TX, Summer Seesion I, June-July 2006
 
Fulmore Middle School, Mural Project, Austin, TX, Spring/Summer 2005
 
University of Texas at Austin, Beginning Ceramics, Austin, TX, Spring 2003
 
The University of the Arts, Mentor for MFA Candidate, Philadelphia, PA, 2001-2003
 
Art School at Laguna Gloria, Beginning-Intermediate Throwing, Austin, TX, 1999-2000
 
St. Andrews Academy, Beginning Ceramics and Tile Project, Austin, TX, Spring 1999
 
Trinity University, Throwing, San Antonio, TX, Fall 1995, Fall 1996
 
Southwest Craft Center, Beginner and Advaned Classes, San Antonio, TX, 1995-1996
 
San Antonio Potters Guild, Lecture: Bulgarian and Macedonian Pottery, San Antonio, TX, Spring 1995
 
Carver Cultural Center, General Ceramics, San Antonio, TX, 1995-1997
 
Secondary School of Fine Arts, Guest Lecturer: Ceramic History, Troyan, Bulgaria, 1993
 
New York State College of Ceramics, Intro and Materials Courses, Alfred, NY, 1990-1992
 
 
WORKSHOP TEACHING
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 2007
 
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 2007
 
MudFire Clayworks, Atlanta, GA, 2007
 
Presenter, Alabama Clay Conference, Florence, AL, 2007
 
McMurray University, Abilene, TX, 2007
 
Hendrix College, Conway, AR, 2007
 
Spring Island Community, Spring Island, SC, 2006
 
Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA, 2006
 
Westminster Community Center, Westminster, CO, 2006
 
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO, 2006
 
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY, 2006
 
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 2005
 
Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR, 2005
 
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK, 2005
 
Clay Studio, Syracuse, NY, 2005
 
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 2005
 
Merrimac Community College, St Louis, MO, 2005
 
Forest Park Community College, St Louis, MO, 2005
 
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2004
 
Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, 2004
 
Atlantic Beach Pottery, Atlantic Beach, FL, 2004
 
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA, 2004
 
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, 2004
 
Demonstrator, National Council on Education in Ceramic Arts Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2004
 
Presenter, 16th Annual North Carolina Potters Conference, Moring Arts Center, Asheboro, NC, 2004
 
University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, Fall 2003
 
Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC, Summer 2003
 
American Pottery Festival, Minneapolis, MN, Spring 2003
 
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, Spring 2003
 
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Fall 2002
 
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, Summer 2002
 
Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC, Masters Work Session, Summer 2002
 
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Summer 2002
 
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, Summer 2002
 
ClayWays, Austin, TX, Spring 2002
 
Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, Spring 2002
 
University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, Spring 2002
 
Utah State University, Logan, UT, Spring 2002
 
Del Rio Potters Guild, Del Rio, TX, Winter 2002
 
Peters Valley Craft Education Center, Layton, NJ, Fall 2001
 
South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA, Summer 2001
 
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, Fall 2000
 
Utilitarian Conference III, Presenter, Gatlinburg, TN, Fall 2000
 
Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV, Summer 2000
 
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, Spring 2000
 
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, Fall 1999
 
Dallas Craft Guild, Dallas, TX, Spring 1999
 
Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX, Spring 1999
 
Different Directions-Coming Together in Clay, Symposium and Workshop, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, 1999
 
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, Spring 1999
 
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, Spring 1999
 
Cedar Valley College, Dallas, TX, Fall 1998
 
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Spring 1998
 
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, Spring 1997
 
Corcoran Gallery Art School, Washington D.C., Spring 1995
 
Moorestown Center for Crafts, Moorestown, NJ, Spring 1995