Blanca Guerra-Echeverria

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  • cv
  • statement
  • BIO
  • portfolio
    • lingering echo
    • cyclical glow
    • things held
    • works
    • miniatures
    • supplementing the void
    • cups
    • past works >
      • miniature studies
      • split between two worlds
      • memory series
      • 2013
  • links
  • contact

 
EDUCATION

2012 – 2014 University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
Master of Fine Arts: Studio Arts - Ceramics
2011 – 2012 California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Master of Arts: Ceramics
2006 – 2011 California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
Bachelor of Arts: Painting and Ceramics

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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2021 - 2022    Assistant Professor of Teaching. Wayne State University. Detroit, MI
2019 - 2020    Adjunct Faculty. Hartford Art School, University of Hartford. Hartford, CT
2017 - 2018     Visiting Instructor. Yonkers Pottery Studio. Yonkers, NY
2015 - 2016     Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Ceramic Area Coordinator. Adams State University, Alamosa, CO
2015                Affiliate Faculty. Regis University, Denver, CO
2014                Graduate Instructor of Ceramics. University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
2014                Teaching Assistant. Instructor Heather Mae Erickson. Wheel Throwing University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
2013.               Graduate Instructor of Foundations. University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
2012 – 2013    Teaching Assistant: Instructor Lauren Mayer. Wheel Throwing. University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
2011 – 2012     Teaching Assistant: Instructor Patsy Cox. Hand–building/Wheel Throwing. California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
2011                Artist Demonstrator. Common Ground Preview Party. American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2022– Current  Pre-College Programs Coordinator. STAMPS School of Art and Design. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2022                  Admission Counselor. Office of Undergraduate Admissions. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2014                  Graduate Assistant Foundations Department: Studio maintenance and material purchasing.
                         University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
2013                  Studio Assistant: Heather Mae Erickson Ceramic Design. Boulder, CO
2012                 Graduate Kiln Technician: Kiln and studio maintenance, student education. University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
2011-2012         Ceramics Department Graduate Assistant: Studio maintenance, student education. California State University, Northridge, 
​                          Northridge, CA
2010                 J. Paul Getty Multicultural Collection Management Intern. American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE

2016               Tableaux:________. Emily Bayless and Susanne Mitchell. Cloyde Snook Gallery. Alamosa, CO
                       Now and Then. NCECA Concurrent Exhibition. Kansas City Museum. Kansas City, MO

SOLO and DUO EXHIBITIONS

2018               Cyclical Glow. Goodwin Fine Art. Denver, CO
2015                Potential Structures: Tradition + Tolerance. Reese Gallery. St. Louis, MO
2011                De Colores. Shed Gallery. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
                       Divided. Shed Gallery. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2020               what is in between     n. Online exhibition. NCECA Concurrent Exhibition. Richmond, VA
2019                Annual Faculty Exhibition. Harry Jack Gray Center Joseloff Gallery. Hartford, CT
​                       New Media Exhibit. UFVA Concurrent Exhibition. Minneapolis, MN
                       Mothers, Fathers, Sons & Daughters. Dairy Art Center. Boulder, CO
                       You Am I – A celebration of modern identity. NCECA Concurrent Exhibition. Veronique Wantz Gallery in conjunction with Artaxis. 
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Minneapolis, MN
2018                Contemporary Currents. Peekskill Clay Studios. Peekskill, NY
                       The Clay Studio National. The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA
                       Exposure. NCECA Concurrent Exhibition. GBBN Architects, EDGE Studio Pittsburgh, PA
2017-2018       Elemental Forms. CU Art Museum. Boulder, CO
2017                People of Color. People of Clay. Baltimore Clayworks. Baltimore, MD
2016               Viva La Mujer. Argenta Gallery. North Little Rock, AR
                       Planning the Improbable Sketching the Impossible. Washington Street Art Gallery. Somerville, MA
                       Design After Dark - AMASS. Sponsored by the Denver Art Museum Design Council. Denver, CO
2015               First Annual Art Auction. The Jensdotter Project. Boulder, CO
                       Ins and Outs. Firehouse Art Center. Longmont, CO
                       The Longest Distance Between Two Places. Hyperlink Gallery. Chicago, IL
2014               Fall Thesis Exhibition. CU Art Museum. Boulder, CO
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                       Juried King Exhibition. Visual Arts Complex. Boulder, CO
2013               Open Wall. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Boulder, CO
                       Small Favors VIII. The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA
2012               Thesis Exhibition: Master of Fine Arts/Master of Arts. Art Gallery. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
                       Annual Juried Student Show. Art Gallery. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
                       KilnOpening.edu. American Museum of Ceramic Art. Pomona, CA
2011                To Go. Juried by Christa Assad. Mendocino Art Center. Mendocino, CA
                       Ceramics Guild Juried Show. West Gallery. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
                       Annual Juried Student Show. Art Gallery. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
2010               Juried Ceramics Guild Show. Shed Gallery. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
                       Phases of Culture. Shed Gallery. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
                       Raw Ceramics. Shed Gallery. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
                       Ceramics Guild Show. West Gallery. California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA

COURSES TAUGHT

2021                Wayne State University. Detroit, MI
​                               Introduction to Ceramics - Hand-building (Hybrid) 
2019 - 2020    University of Hartford. Hartford, CT
                     ​          3-D Foundations
​                               2-D Foundations (Hybrid, 2 sections)
2015 - 2016     Adams State University, Alamosa, CO
                               Introduction to Ceramics (2 sections)
                               Intermediate Ceramics
                               Advanced Ceramics
                               Graduate Ceramics (2 sections)
                               Art Appreciation (3 sections)
                               Studio I
                               Studio II
2015                Regis University, Denver, CO
                               Introduction to Sculpture
2014                University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
                               Ceramics for Non-Majors
                               Wheel Throwing: Instructor Heather Mae Erickson
2013                       Foundations: Introduction to Studio Arts
2012 - 2013            Wheel Throwing: Instructor Lauren Mayer (2 sections)
2011 - 2012     California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
                               Hand Building and Wheel Throwing: Instructor Patsy Cox (2 sections)

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2014                The Art & Art History Graduate Professional Development Award. University of Colorado Boulder. Boulder, CO
2012                Valerie and Steven Svec Memorial Award. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
2011                Thesis Support Grant. California State University. Northridge, Northridge, CA
2009               Valerie and Steven Svec Memorial Award. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
2008 - 2010    Dean’s List. California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA

AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

2015 - Present Artaxis Member
2012 – 2014       CU Ceramics Club Treasurer. University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
2011 – 2012       Ceramics Guild President. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
                          Sculpture Organization. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
                          Ceramics Guild Club. California State University Northridge. Northridge, CA
2010 – 2012      American Museum of Ceramic Arts. Pomona, CA
2009 - Present  National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Member

COLLECTIONS

2017                  University of Colorado Art Museum, Boulder, CO
2016                  Adams State Permanent Collection. Alamosa, CO
2014 ​                 Betty Woodman Study Collection, University of Colorado, Boulder. Boulder, CO






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