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Born Miami Beach, FL
Lives and works in Santa Cruz, CA

Selected Exhibitions

2009
Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2009
Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk, Republic of Korea
Watershed Resident Artists
Stabile Gallery, Damariscotta, ME
Eight From ACGA
Davis Art Center, Davis, CA
ACGA at PARC, Palo Alto, CA
Sculpture IS
Pajaro Valley Gallery, Watsonville, CA
Open Studios
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA

2008
The Unbreakables
Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA
Exploring the Surface
Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Thinking Green,
Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
Santa Cruz Ceramic Artists
Dead Cow Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
Oscillations
Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA
Oscillations #2
Michaelangelo Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA

2007
RED (curator/juror: Richard Notkin),
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
California Clay Competition
The Artery, Davis, CA
Figurative Works
Orchard Commerical North First ARTSpace, San Jose, CA
Open Studios
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA

2006
By the Hand
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Lift Off, (MFA Group Show)
San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
California Clay Competition,
The Artery, Davis, CA
Feats of Clay XIX-Merit Award
Gladding McBean Terracotta Factory, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA)
San Jose State University Invitational, Davis, CA
Monotype Marathon XI
San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Open Studios
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Aptos, CA
Fresh Strokes
Heritage Bank of Commerce, San Jose, CA

2005
Narratives in Clay
V. Breier Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Visions in Clay 2005
University of the Pacific Reynolds Gallery, Stockton, CA
2nd Biennial, World Council for Arts and Culture
San Francisco Presidio, CA
Clay Re-emerge
Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA)
San Jose State University Invitational, Davis, CA
Art Bowl IV
b.sakata garo, Sacramento, CA

2004
Bold Expressions: International Invitational-Award of Merit
Northern California Arts, Inc., Sacramento, CA
Bay Area Student Sculpture Biennial
Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, San Francisco, CA
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA)
San Jose State University Invitational, Davis, CA

2003
Fibers of America,
Santa Cruz Mountain Art Center, Ben Lomond, CA
Visions in Clay 2003
University of the Pacific Reynolds Gallery, Stockton, CA
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA)
San Jose State University Invitational, Davis, CA

2002
California Works Exhibit–Award of Merit
California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
Bay Area Student Sculpture Biennial
Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, San Francisco, CA 1995-2001
Open Studios, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County
Aptos, CA (2000-2003)

And earlier exhibitions and galleries....
Eastside Gallery: Mammoth Lakes, CA (1996-2000)
Ladybug Gallery: Bishop, CA (1998-2001)
Spirit Gallery: Mammoth Lakes, CA (1999-2001)
Solo Exhibition, Artworks 395,
Inyo County Arts Council, Bishop, CA
Solo Exhibition/Open Studio: Bishop, CA
Solo Exhibition: Selected Works
Mono County Arts Council Gallery, Mammoth Lakes, CA
Solo Exhibition: Wood Ash and Volcanic Rock Glazed Platters
Mammoth Lakes Airport, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Publications/Bibliography

Art, reality, emotion, Melissa Hiatt, The Davis Enterprise, May 14, 2009, pp. C6, photo C6.

Ceramics Today, Schiffer Books, expected 2010.

500 Animals in Clay, Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co, Inc., 2006, photo pp. 110, 247, 367.

500 Cups, Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co, Inc., 2005, photo p. 220.

Craft of Northern California, Alcove Books, 2003 pp. 72-73.

Cynthia Siegel, Ceramic Artist, Video produced by Artworks 395 with Julie Bear, Inyo County Arts Council, Bishop, CA, 1998.

Residencies

Summer 2009
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME

Lectures/College Courses/Workshops

Spring 2008–Present
Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA

Summer 2007-Present
Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA

July 2008, October 2008, March 2009
Rossmoor Ceramics Arts Club

October 2007
Maryland Institute College of the Arts, Baltimore, MD

2006-2007
Walnut Creek Civic Arts Instructor
Figure in Clay (ceramic sculpture)
Carving on Clay (pottery intensive)

2006-2007
Adjunct Faculty, Weaving, Monterey Peninsula College

2004-2005
Graduate Teaching Associate
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
3D Design, Fall 2005
Beginning Ceramics, Fall 2004, Spring 2005

May 2004
Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA

Organizations

Association of Clay and Glass Artists (ACGA), Board Member
National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Pacific Rim Sculptors Group (PacRim)
Pajaro Valley Arts Council

Education

MFA in Spatial Arts (Ceramic Sculpture),
San Jose State Universtity, San Jose, CA

Professional Development,
Nanjing School of Art, Nanjing, China, through West Virginia University Study Abroad program, Morgantown, WV

Bachelor of Science in Economics,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

World Travel: Madagascar, China, India, Nepal, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, France, Spain, Germany, former Yugoslavia, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Kenya, Scandinavia/Northern Europe, United Kingdom, North America.

Cynthia SIEGEL