JEFF FORSTER 4210 Randolph Way #193 Palm Beach Gardens, FL EDUCATION

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1 JEFF FORSTER 4210 Randolph Way #193 Palm Beach Gardens, FL EDUCATION 2007 Master of Fine Arts, ceramics specialization, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois Unclassified Graduate Student, ceramics specialization, 1999 Bachelor of Arts Degree, Art Education Saint John s University, Collegeville, Minnesota. 2007/2008 Armory Arts Center, West Palm Beach, Florida Classes in metals. TEACHING EXPERIENCE INSTRUCTOR--Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida TEACHING ASSISTANT (Ceramics)--Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Fall 2005 TEACHING ASISTANT (3D Design) --Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. 7/2005-8/2005 ENGLISH TEACHER--Sunshine Learning Center in Nagaoka, Japan. 8/1999-6/2001 HIGHSCHOOL ART TEACHER--Becker Public Schools, Becker, Minnesota. Developed and wrote a new art department curriculum for entire school district grades K INSTRUCTOR--Paramount Arts District, Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Taught both advanced wheel and photography classes 9/ /1998 STUDENT TEACHER at Monticello Public Schools, Monticello, Minnesota INSTRUCTOR at Monticello Public Schools, Monticello, Minnesota. Taught watercolor painting community education class.

2 WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED 2008 Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida Four day workshop creating ceramic furniture and large scale sculpture 2008 Flagler Museum, West Palm Beach, Florida One day workshop sculpting animals 2007 Governor French Academy, Belleville, Illinois Two day workshop doing hand-building demonstrations 2004,03,01 Paramount Arts District, Saint Cloud, Minnesota Three separate workshops demonstrating hand-built bowls OTHER EXPERIENCE 2008 PARTICIPANT--Crafting Content Ceramic Symposium, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville SLIDE LECTURE--Armory Arts Center, West Palm Beach, Florida ARTIST IN RESIDENCE--Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida JUROR-- Rez Hall Art Exhibition, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Juried undergraduate art exhibition LECTURE: Thinking About Religion: African and Asian Sacred Arts. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Spring 2006 WOODSHOP TECHNICIAN at Southern Illinois University Art Department, Edwardsville, Illinois WORKSHOP, Surface and Form, with Mary Roettger Paramount Arts District, Saint Cloud, Minnesota. GALLERY REPRESENTATION Rok Gallery, Mitsuke, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Paramount Arts District Gallery, Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Meyerhoefer Gallery, Lake Worth, Florida.

3 AWARDS & HONORS 2008 One of three Juror s Choice Awards, Ceramic Object/Conceptual Material Exhibition in conjunction with the Crafting Content Symposium Luis Jimenez Award. $1000 for 1 st place in outdoor sculpture competition Gateway Foundation Grant. $500 towards completion of public sculpture Graduate Student Research Grant 2005 Travel Grant. $500 to travel to Japan to exhibit at the Rok Gallery Chancellor s List 1994 Dean s List 1993 $500 Fine Arts Scholarship EXHIBITIONS 2008 Ceramic Object/Conceptual Material Anne Kittrell Gallery Juror: John Perrault, Independent Curator and Critic, NY, New York. The Dinner Party Eissey Campus Gallery, Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida A.I.R. Exhibition Colaciello and Greenfield Galleries, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida Jeff Forster: New Work Meyerhoffer Gallery, Lake Worth, Florida (Solo) Stuart Exposed: Juried Exhibition of Photography Court House Cultural Center Gallery, Stuart, Florida Juror: Tony Reynolds, Photographer and Freelance Writer, New Mexico National Juried Ceramics Exhibition Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, Kansas. Juror: Dan Anderson The National Juried Wood Fired Exhibition Thrown Together Clay Center, Louisville, KY Jurors: Joe Molinaro and Rand Heazlitt Emerging Excellence: 14 Regional University Programs Mellwood Arts Center, Louisville, KY Varsity Art XI Art Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri.

4 2007 SCC Multimedia Art Gallery, Saint Charles Community College, Saint Charles, Missouri Perspectives in Clay Cox Science Center Gallery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida. Annual Faculty Exhibition Colaciello and Greenfield Galleries, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida Potters with Passion Court House Cultural Center Gallery, Stuart, Florida Art, Food and Wine National Croquet Center, West Palm Beach, Florida Remnants, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition Governor French Academy, Belleville, Illinois. (Solo) 2006 Star Brick Clay National Star Brick Gallery, Nelsonville, Ohio. Juror: Chris Staley Sculpture on Campus, Exhibition and Competition Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois. Juror: John Henry, Owner Chattanooga Sculpture Park Juried Graduate Exhibition New Wagener Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. Juror: Eric Lutz, Curator at the Saint Louis Art Mseum Spanning the Ceramic Spectrum Maves Art Center, Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois. Sculptors at Wagner Art East Studio Tour Bus Depot, Edwardsville, Illinois. Student Exhibition Art East Studio Tour Art and Design Building, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois.

5 2005 Fire and Ash Rok Gallery, Mitsuke, Japan. Jersey Shore Clay National M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, New Jersey. Juror: Paul Chaleff It s Only Clay Bemidji Community Arts Center, Bemidji, Minnesota. Jurors: Bob & Cheryl Husby Surfaces Within & Without Art Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri. Juror: Laura Strand Grand Opening Frescoe Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois. Made on a Tuesday Bead It Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois. Juror: Charity Woodard-Davis Juried Graduate Student Exhibition New Wagener Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois. Juror: Don Nash, Owner Zen Gallery Beyond Ordinary Perception Paramount Arts District, Saint Cloud, Minnesota. (Solo) Juried Student Exhibition 2003 It s Only Clay Bemidji Community Arts Center, Bemidji, Minnesota. Jurors: Robert Briscoe, Professional Artist, Harris, Minnesota. Juried Student Exhibition 2002 Juried Student Exhibition 2001 Workshop Instructor s Exhibit Paramount Arts District, Saint Cloud, Minnesota.

6 PUBLICATIONS 2008 Palm Beach Post, This Art Requires a Close Look (Sunday, March 16 th ) 2008 Palm Beach Daily News Getting Some Fresh A.I.R. (Monday, March 12 th ) 2008 Palm Beach Post, Artists Dishing Out Food For Thought (Sunday, March 2 nd ) 2008 Ceramic Object/Conceptual Material Crafting Content Catalogue 2007 O Fallon Chamber News 2007 Martin Arts Magazine, Fall 2007-Image 2007 Saint Louis Today Weekend fest will fill Belleville with art and Music PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS NCECA College Art Association 2007/2008 Florida Atlantic Potter s Guild VICE PRESIDENT--Wagner Potter s Association. 2006/2007 Sculptors at Wagner 2005/2006 Society of Edwardsville Glass Artists SOFTWARE SKILLS Adobe Photoshop, Image Ready, I-Movie, I-Photo, Power Point and Microsoft Word.