KRUPKA, BEN
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
My pots are part of an ongoing investigation rooted in aesthetic functionalism. My goal is to build pots that are a collaborative balance between my aesthetic ideals and the beauty of food while being both both utilitarian and rich in content. I often use my pots as a canvas for drawings of objects and scenes to be the focus of contemplation as metaphors. The objects depicted in the drawings are chosen based on their simultaneous physical strength and potential fragility. They are an amalgamation of dreams, travel and daily life that explore the ideas of self, both conscious and unconscious, protection and voyeurism.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010
Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield MA, The Decorated Pot
Schaller Gallery, Benton Harbor, MI, Bowl-ing
Akar, Iowa City, IA, 30 x 5
Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD, Clay 20
Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO, Holiday Invitational
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, La Mesa in Santa Fe
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, American Pottery Festival
Akar, Iowa City, IA, Yunomi Invitational
Schaller Gallery, Red Lodge, MT, Brown
The Philadelphia Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Small Favors V
Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA, La Mesa
Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA, Paper -or- Pottery -not- Plastic
2009
Metropolitan Center for Visual Arts, Rockville, MD, Art of Tea
Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA, Teapots: Interpretations
Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Adorned
The Philadelphia Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Small Favors IV
Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Pheonix AZ, La Mesa
The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene, ID, 10th Annual Clay Invitational
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena MT, Summer Exhibition and Silent Auction
Akar Design, Iowa City, IA, 2009 Yunomi Invitational
2008
Galaxie Chicago Art Center, Chicago, IL, The Archie Bray Foundation Past and Present Residents
Chaiwalla Tea House, Salisbury, CT, Tea, Solo Exhibition
Lyndhurst Art Gallery, Tarrytown, NY, The Artful Tabletop
”All Fired up” Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, Sip, Slurp, Gulp
New Marlborough Art Gallery, New Marlborough, MA, Skin
Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC, National Teapot Exhibition VII
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO, The Body In Pots
Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA, Firing Partners
Akar, Iowa City, IA, Yunomi Exhibition
Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA, La Mesa
2007
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Exhibition and Annual Auction
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA, Studio Pottery Invitational
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, American Pottery Festival
Cervini Hass Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, Invitational Teapot Exhibition
The Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA, Consider the Cup Invitational
Jenison-Meacham Art Center, Belmond, IA, Intimate Vessels
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, Eat With Your Eyes
Ferrin Gallery, Louisville, KY, SOFA/NCECA
Akar, Iowa City, IA, Yunomi Exhibition
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Plates and Platters: Salon Style
Melwood Art Center, Louisville, KY, Bourbon/Whiskey:A Welcome Inspiration
Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Louisville, KY, La Mesa
Thrown Together Clay Center, International Juried Woodfire Exhibition, (Honorable Mention), Louisville, KY
2006
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA, Studio Pottery Invitational
Akar, Iowa City Iowa, 30 x 5
Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, ME, Tea cups, Tea bowl sand Tumblers
NAU Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ, International Woodfire
Conference 20+1 Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, The Clay Ball
The Clay Studio, Phidelphia, PA, Mastery in Clay 2006
The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene, ID, 7th Annual Clay Invitational
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Bray International Auction
ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ, Ceram a rama Auction
Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR, 2005 at the Bray
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, At Your Service
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA, 4th Annual Pottery Invitational
Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts Museum, Kalamazoo, MI, Art of the Teapot
Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, IN, Bowls
Hall Gallery, Portland, OR, USU Alumni Exhibition
White Lotus Gallery, Eugene, OR, From Cuppa to Ceremony
Santa Fe Clay/Portland Hilton, Portland, OR, La Mesa
Simon’s Rock College, Gt. Barrington, MA, Faculty Exhibition
2005
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA, Studio Pottery Invitational
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Mastery in Clay
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, 'tis a gift
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, Cups, Cups, Cups
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Farewell Exhibition
Kobo at Higo, Seattle, WA, The Simple Cup
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, American Pottery Festival
Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC, National Tri-Annual Teapot Show VI
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Endless Variations: Shino Review 2005
Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC, Wood Fire Exhibition, Invitational
Idaho State University Museum, Pocatello, ID, The Archie Bray
The Atrium Gallery, Corning Community College, Corning, NY, Clay and Glass, Invitational
2004
The Troyer Gallery, Washington, DC, Solo Exhibition
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
A Feast for the Senses, Invitational
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pa, Gifted, Invitational
Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, KY, National Teapot Exhibition, Invitational
Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO,
6th Annual Benefit Cup Auction, Invitational
The Clay Studio, Missoula, MT, Past and Present, Invitational
Kolva Sulivan Gallery, Spokane, WA, The Archie Bray
Lil Street Art Center, Chicago, IL Form Follows Function
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO, Invitational Bowl Exhibition
Red Raven Gallery, Big Sky, MT, The Archie Bray
Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ, Steam’n Invitational Teapot Exhibition
Kentucky Museum of Art, Louisville, KY, This Splendid Table
Lorinda Knight Gallery, Spokane, WA, Archie Bray Resident Exhibition
The Clay Studio, Missoula, MT, Invitational Woodfire Exhibition
Dundain Fine Arts Center, Dundain, Fl, Power of Pottery Invitational
Mavris Cultural Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, Archie Bray Resident Exhibition, NCECA
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, For The Table, Invitational
2003
The Left Bank gallery, Wellfleet, MA, Woodfired Clay, Invitational
The Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, Winter Showcase
The Clay Studio, Missoula, MT, The Archie Bray, Invitational
The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene, ID, Small Works Show Invitational
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Winterfest Invitational
The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene, ID, Clay Invitational
Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, OR, 5 Person Show Invitational
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, Strictly Functional Pottery National
Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA, Affinity for the Cup
Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX, Materials Hard and Soft
Phoenix Rising Gallery, Seattle WA, Invitational Woodfire Exhibition
2002
Lincoln Arts Center, Lincoln, CA, Feats of Clay
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, Strictly Functional Pottery National
Twaine Tippetts Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT,
Solo Exhibition, Gesture and Tension in Functional Pots
Baker University, Baldwin City, KS, International Orton Cone Box Show
Clatsop Comminity College, Astoria, OR, Invitational, Ancient Fires
Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, Utilitarian Ceramic National
2001
The Odyssey Gallery, Ashville, NC, Hand Held Cup Show
Wooster Craft Center, Wooster, MA, Gone bowling
Twaine Tippets Gallery, Logan, UT, Graduate Student Show
Gladding McBean Terra Cotta Factory, Lincoln, CA
Feats of Clay XVI Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA,
Strictly Functional Pottery National Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD,
National Teapot Exhibition
2000
Cal Arts, Valencia, CA. CSSA Faculty Exhibition
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, Honorable Mention, Strictly Functional Pottery National
Brigham City Art Museum, Brigham City, UT, Off The Wall
Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD, All Fired Up
Arvada Center, Arvada, CO, NCECA Regional Juried Exhibition
Twaine Tippets Gallery, Logan, UT, Graduate Student Show
1999
Maryland Arts Council, Ellicott City, MD, Art HOCO
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA, Beyond The Northwest, National Teapot Invitational Chicago, IL, Oconomowoc, WI 10th Anniversary International Teapot Show, Traveling Teapots
Esmay Fine Arts Gallery, Rochester, NY, Porcelain ‘99
EDUCATION
2002
MFA, Utah State University, Logan, UT
1998
BFA, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & AWARDS
2005- Present
Assistant Professor, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Gt. Barrington, MA
2009
Fellowship/Visiting Faculty- Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, June-August
Visiting Artist/Workshop, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Hartford Art School, Hartford, CT
Career Day Speaker, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
2008
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Ann Arbor Potters Guild, Ann Arbor, MI
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
Program Review, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT
2007
Invited Participant on Panel Discussion for The James Renwick Alliance, Washington, DC, held in Northampton, MA
Honorable Mention, International Woodfire Exhibition, Thrown Together Clay Center, Louisville, KY
Visiting Artist, Demonstration/Slide Lecture, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Faculty Development Grant, Simon’s Rock College of Bard , Gt. Barrington, MA
2006
Visiting Artist, Lecture, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Visiting Artist, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
Workshop Instructor, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Get your downdraft on with a three day train ride,(Kiln Building Workshop) Helena, MT
Received Faculty Development Grant
2003-2005
Resident Artist, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2004
Adjunct Professor, Carroll College, Helena, MT
Visiting Artist, Lecture, Corcoran Museum/College of Art and Design, Washington DC
Visiting Artist /Workshop Instructor, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
Visiting Artist /Workshop Instructor, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Instructor Intermediate Wheel, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts.
Instructor Advanced Ceramics, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
2003
Exhibitor at ACC (American Craft Council), Baltimore, MD
Exhibitor at Sun Valley Arts Festival, Sun Valley, ID
1999-2002
Instructor of Record, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Beginning and intermediate levels of ceramics
2001
Recipient of the Noni Eccles Harrison Fellowship.
Instructor for Summer Workshop, Intensive Wheel Throwing Seminar, Utah State University, Logan, UT
2000
Cal Arts, CSSA, Valencia, California, Instructor for Ceramics, Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Design
1999
Instructor for Continuing Studies Ceramics, Pottery School, Seattle, WA
KILN BUILDING & OTHER EXPERIENCE
2008
Built Train Kiln for Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Gt. Barrington, MA
2005
Built Train Kiln for Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2003
Built Salt Kiln for Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2002
Assisted with completing construction on a Reduction Cool Gas Kiln for Utah State University, Logan, UT
2001
Built Soda Kiln for Utah State University, Logan, UT
Assisted with building Wood Kiln for Don Reitz, AZ
2000
Built Wood Kiln for Al Tennant, Coupeville, WA
1999
Assisted in Construction of electric kilns at Crucible Kilns, Seattle, WA
1998-1999
Worked for Production Potter, (Matthew Patton). WA
Apprenticeship with Eric Nelsen, Ceramic Sculptor, Vashon Island, WA
Affiliate of the Seabeck Anagama Kiln Group. Seabeck, WA
PUBLICATIONS
Thai Ceramics Journal - Cover/Feature Article, September-December 2009, Works and Inspiration of Ben Krupka, www.thaiceramicsociety.or.th
Art-to-Art Palette, Artist Profile, August 2008
Ceramics Technical, “The David and Ann Shaner Resident Stuido Building” volume 24, 2007
Clay Times, Gallery Materia Teapot Exhibition, September 2004
Ceramics Monthly, Up Front(Solo Exhibition), May 2004
Ceramics Monthly, Power Of Pottery, January 2004
Ceramics Monthly, Emerging Artist, May 2003
500 Pitchers, Lark Books, 2006
500 Teapots, Lark Books, 2002
500 Bowls, Lark Books, 2004
500 Cups, Lark Books, 2005
PUBLIC & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
The Kamm Teapot Foundation, North Carolina
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
Linda Schlenger Collection
Leatrice Eagle Collection
Dwight M. Holland Collection
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2010
Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield MA, The Decorated Pot
Schaller Gallery, Benton Harbor, MI, Bowl-ing
Akar, Iowa City, IA, 30 x 5
Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD, Clay 20
Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO, Holiday Invitational
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, La Mesa in Santa Fe
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, American Pottery Festival
Akar, Iowa City, IA, Yunomi Invitational
Schaller Gallery, Red Lodge, MT, Brown
The Philadelphia Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Small Favors V
Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA, La Mesa
Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA, Paper -or- Pottery -not- Plastic
2009
Metropolitan Center for Visual Arts, Rockville, MD, Art of Tea
Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA, Teapots: Interpretations
Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Adorned
The Philadelphia Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Small Favors IV
Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Pheonix AZ, La Mesa
The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene, ID, 10th Annual Clay Invitational
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena MT, Summer Exhibition and Silent Auction
Akar Design, Iowa City, IA, 2009 Yunomi Invitational
2008
Galaxie Chicago Art Center, Chicago, IL, The Archie Bray Foundation Past and Present Residents
Chaiwalla Tea House, Salisbury, CT, Tea, Solo Exhibition
Lyndhurst Art Gallery, Tarrytown, NY, The Artful Tabletop
”All Fired up” Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, Sip, Slurp, Gulp
New Marlborough Art Gallery, New Marlborough, MA, Skin
Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC, National Teapot Exhibition VII
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO, The Body In Pots
Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA, Firing Partners
Akar, Iowa City, IA, Yunomi Exhibition
Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA, La Mesa
2007
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Exhibition and Annual Auction
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA, Studio Pottery Invitational
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, American Pottery Festival
Cervini Hass Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, Invitational Teapot Exhibition
The Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA, Consider the Cup Invitational
Jenison-Meacham Art Center, Belmond, IA, Intimate Vessels
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, Eat With Your Eyes
Ferrin Gallery, Louisville, KY, SOFA/NCECA
Akar, Iowa City, IA, Yunomi Exhibition
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Plates and Platters: Salon Style
Melwood Art Center, Louisville, KY, Bourbon/Whiskey:A Welcome Inspiration
Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Louisville, KY, La Mesa
Thrown Together Clay Center, International Juried Woodfire Exhibition, (Honorable Mention), Louisville, KY
2006
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA, Studio Pottery Invitational
Akar, Iowa City Iowa, 30 x 5
Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, ME, Tea cups, Tea bowl sand Tumblers
NAU Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ, International Woodfire
Conference 20+1 Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, The Clay Ball
The Clay Studio, Phidelphia, PA, Mastery in Clay 2006
The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene, ID, 7th Annual Clay Invitational
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Bray International Auction
ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ, Ceram a rama Auction
Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR, 2005 at the Bray
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, At Your Service
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA, 4th Annual Pottery Invitational
Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts Museum, Kalamazoo, MI, Art of the Teapot
Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, IN, Bowls
Hall Gallery, Portland, OR, USU Alumni Exhibition
White Lotus Gallery, Eugene, OR, From Cuppa to Ceremony
Santa Fe Clay/Portland Hilton, Portland, OR, La Mesa
Simon’s Rock College, Gt. Barrington, MA, Faculty Exhibition
2005
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA, Studio Pottery Invitational
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Mastery in Clay
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, 'tis a gift
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, Cups, Cups, Cups
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Farewell Exhibition
Kobo at Higo, Seattle, WA, The Simple Cup
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, American Pottery Festival
Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC, National Tri-Annual Teapot Show VI
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Endless Variations: Shino Review 2005
Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC, Wood Fire Exhibition, Invitational
Idaho State University Museum, Pocatello, ID, The Archie Bray
The Atrium Gallery, Corning Community College, Corning, NY, Clay and Glass, Invitational
2004
The Troyer Gallery, Washington, DC, Solo Exhibition
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
A Feast for the Senses, Invitational
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pa, Gifted, Invitational
Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, KY, National Teapot Exhibition, Invitational
Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO,
6th Annual Benefit Cup Auction, Invitational
The Clay Studio, Missoula, MT, Past and Present, Invitational
Kolva Sulivan Gallery, Spokane, WA, The Archie Bray
Lil Street Art Center, Chicago, IL Form Follows Function
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO, Invitational Bowl Exhibition
Red Raven Gallery, Big Sky, MT, The Archie Bray
Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ, Steam’n Invitational Teapot Exhibition
Kentucky Museum of Art, Louisville, KY, This Splendid Table
Lorinda Knight Gallery, Spokane, WA, Archie Bray Resident Exhibition
The Clay Studio, Missoula, MT, Invitational Woodfire Exhibition
Dundain Fine Arts Center, Dundain, Fl, Power of Pottery Invitational
Mavris Cultural Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, Archie Bray Resident Exhibition, NCECA
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, For The Table, Invitational
2003
The Left Bank gallery, Wellfleet, MA, Woodfired Clay, Invitational
The Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, Winter Showcase
The Clay Studio, Missoula, MT, The Archie Bray, Invitational
The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene, ID, Small Works Show Invitational
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Winterfest Invitational
The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’ Alene, ID, Clay Invitational
Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, OR, 5 Person Show Invitational
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, Strictly Functional Pottery National
Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA, Affinity for the Cup
Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX, Materials Hard and Soft
Phoenix Rising Gallery, Seattle WA, Invitational Woodfire Exhibition
2002
Lincoln Arts Center, Lincoln, CA, Feats of Clay
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, Strictly Functional Pottery National
Twaine Tippetts Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT,
Solo Exhibition, Gesture and Tension in Functional Pots
Baker University, Baldwin City, KS, International Orton Cone Box Show
Clatsop Comminity College, Astoria, OR, Invitational, Ancient Fires
Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, Utilitarian Ceramic National
2001
The Odyssey Gallery, Ashville, NC, Hand Held Cup Show
Wooster Craft Center, Wooster, MA, Gone bowling
Twaine Tippets Gallery, Logan, UT, Graduate Student Show
Gladding McBean Terra Cotta Factory, Lincoln, CA
Feats of Clay XVI Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA,
Strictly Functional Pottery National Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD,
National Teapot Exhibition
2000
Cal Arts, Valencia, CA. CSSA Faculty Exhibition
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, Honorable Mention, Strictly Functional Pottery National
Brigham City Art Museum, Brigham City, UT, Off The Wall
Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD, All Fired Up
Arvada Center, Arvada, CO, NCECA Regional Juried Exhibition
Twaine Tippets Gallery, Logan, UT, Graduate Student Show
1999
Maryland Arts Council, Ellicott City, MD, Art HOCO
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA, Beyond The Northwest, National Teapot Invitational Chicago, IL, Oconomowoc, WI 10th Anniversary International Teapot Show, Traveling Teapots
Esmay Fine Arts Gallery, Rochester, NY, Porcelain ‘99
EDUCATION
2002
MFA, Utah State University, Logan, UT
1998
BFA, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & AWARDS
2005- Present
Assistant Professor, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Gt. Barrington, MA
2009
Fellowship/Visiting Faculty- Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, June-August
Visiting Artist/Workshop, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Hartford Art School, Hartford, CT
Career Day Speaker, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
2008
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Ann Arbor Potters Guild, Ann Arbor, MI
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
Program Review, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT
2007
Invited Participant on Panel Discussion for The James Renwick Alliance, Washington, DC, held in Northampton, MA
Honorable Mention, International Woodfire Exhibition, Thrown Together Clay Center, Louisville, KY
Visiting Artist, Demonstration/Slide Lecture, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Faculty Development Grant, Simon’s Rock College of Bard , Gt. Barrington, MA
2006
Visiting Artist, Lecture, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Visiting Artist, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
Workshop Instructor, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Get your downdraft on with a three day train ride,(Kiln Building Workshop) Helena, MT
Received Faculty Development Grant
2003-2005
Resident Artist, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2004
Adjunct Professor, Carroll College, Helena, MT
Visiting Artist, Lecture, Corcoran Museum/College of Art and Design, Washington DC
Visiting Artist /Workshop Instructor, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
Visiting Artist /Workshop Instructor, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Instructor Intermediate Wheel, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts.
Instructor Advanced Ceramics, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
2003
Exhibitor at ACC (American Craft Council), Baltimore, MD
Exhibitor at Sun Valley Arts Festival, Sun Valley, ID
1999-2002
Instructor of Record, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Beginning and intermediate levels of ceramics
2001
Recipient of the Noni Eccles Harrison Fellowship.
Instructor for Summer Workshop, Intensive Wheel Throwing Seminar, Utah State University, Logan, UT
2000
Cal Arts, CSSA, Valencia, California, Instructor for Ceramics, Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Design
1999
Instructor for Continuing Studies Ceramics, Pottery School, Seattle, WA
KILN BUILDING & OTHER EXPERIENCE
2008
Built Train Kiln for Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Gt. Barrington, MA
2005
Built Train Kiln for Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2003
Built Salt Kiln for Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2002
Assisted with completing construction on a Reduction Cool Gas Kiln for Utah State University, Logan, UT
2001
Built Soda Kiln for Utah State University, Logan, UT
Assisted with building Wood Kiln for Don Reitz, AZ
2000
Built Wood Kiln for Al Tennant, Coupeville, WA
1999
Assisted in Construction of electric kilns at Crucible Kilns, Seattle, WA
1998-1999
Worked for Production Potter, (Matthew Patton). WA
Apprenticeship with Eric Nelsen, Ceramic Sculptor, Vashon Island, WA
Affiliate of the Seabeck Anagama Kiln Group. Seabeck, WA
PUBLICATIONS
Thai Ceramics Journal - Cover/Feature Article, September-December 2009, Works and Inspiration of Ben Krupka, www.thaiceramicsociety.or.th
Art-to-Art Palette, Artist Profile, August 2008
Ceramics Technical, “The David and Ann Shaner Resident Stuido Building” volume 24, 2007
Clay Times, Gallery Materia Teapot Exhibition, September 2004
Ceramics Monthly, Up Front(Solo Exhibition), May 2004
Ceramics Monthly, Power Of Pottery, January 2004
Ceramics Monthly, Emerging Artist, May 2003
500 Pitchers, Lark Books, 2006
500 Teapots, Lark Books, 2002
500 Bowls, Lark Books, 2004
500 Cups, Lark Books, 2005
PUBLIC & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
The Kamm Teapot Foundation, North Carolina
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, UT
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
Linda Schlenger Collection
Leatrice Eagle Collection
Dwight M. Holland Collection
