George McCauley

Victoria Littlejohn produced both production and one-of-a-kind work. Her production work was produced at Victoria Littlejohn Ceramics and is typically press molded stoneware. Her one of a kind pieces were made using ...
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    Victoria Littlejohn produced both production and one-of-a-kind work. Her production work was produced at Victoria Littlejohn Ceramics and is typically press molded stoneware. Her one of a kind pieces were made using stoneware or earthenware. While at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Littlejohn worked with terra cotta.

    Littlejohn studied pottery at the University of Southern California with F. Carlton Ball and Susan Petersen before going on to study with Peter Voulkos and Marguerite Wildenhain.

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    1973

    Artist in Residence Grant, National Endowment for the Arts

    1974

    Artist in Residence Grant, National Endowment for the Arts

    1975

    Artist in Residence Grant , National Endowment for the Arts, Craftsman in Residence, Easley High Schools, Easley, South Carolina

    1993
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    1995

    Artist in Residence, The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana

    1994

    Artist in Residence, Capital High School, Helena, Montana

    2000

    Visiting Artist, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada

    2007

    Visiting Artist, Zhugiagiao, China

    2009

    Visiting Artist, Woodfire Symposium, Estonian Ceramics Society, Kohila, Estonia

    2009

    Guest Artist, Oconee Cultural Arts Federation, Watkinsville, Georgia

    Primary Work Experience
    1969
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    1970

    Director, Huntington Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

    1970
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    1973

    Studio Potter, North Carolina

    1973
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    1976

    National Endowment for the Arts Grants, Visiting Artist, South Carolina

    1976
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    1993

    Studio Artist, Watkinsville, Georgia

    1979
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    1981

    Summer Ceramics Faculty, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

    1993
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    Present

    Studio Potter, Helena, MT.

    2001

    Visiting Faculty, Ceramics Department, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

    2002

    Recipient of the Roy Acuff Chair for Excellence in the Arts, Ceramics Faculty, Art Department, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee

    2007

    Ceramics Faculty, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, Tennessee

    Other

    Public Collections

    Ajo Museum of Asian Art, Seoul, Korea

    Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee

    Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana

    Asuurkeraamika, Tallinn, Estonia

    Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee

    City of Helena, Public Art Committee, Helena, Montana

    Customs House Museum, Clarksville, Tennessee

    Gunter Stamm Collection, Bonn, Germany

    Holter Museum, Helena, Montana

    Husqvarna Corporate Headquarters, Tallinn, Estonia

    Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Kansas

    Lewis and Clark Library, Helena, Montana

    Macon Museum of the Arts and Sciences, Macon, Georgia

    Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana

    Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana

    REM, Athens, Georgia

    The Peter and Ann Voulkos Personal Collection, Oakland, California

    The Shimada Museum, Kumamoto, Japan

    Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia

    Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum, Shanghai, China

    University of Great Falls, Great Falls, Montana

    University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

    University of Montana, Missoula, Montana

    Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada

    Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

    Oconee Cultural Arts Federation, Watkinsville, Georgia

    Bibliography

    Held, Peter, “George McCauley.”  Ceramics Monthly (January 1997).

    Hemachandra, Raymond. 500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form. New York, NY: Lark Crafts, 2010.

    Henderson, Janet, “Neo Byzantine Redneck.” Ceramics: Art & Perception (September 2007).

    Hunt, Bill. 21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada. Westerville, OH: The American Ceramic Society, 2003.

    Newby, Rick, “A Folk Spirit: The Postmodern Punching Pots of George McCauley.” Ceramic Art & Perception (September 2000).

    Peterson, Susan. Contemporary Ceramics. New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publishing, 2000.

    “Steeped in Clay.” Ceramics Monthly (March 1996).

    Fina, Angela and Jonathan Fairbanks. The Best of Pottery. Beverly, MA: Quarry Books, 1996.

    Gustin, Chris and Chris Staley. The Best of Pottery Volume 2. Beverly, MA: Quarry Books, 1998.

    Tourtillott, Suzanne. 500 Platters, Plates, and Chargers: Innovative Expressions of Function and Style. New York, NY: Lark Crafts, 2008.

    Turner, Anderson. Ceramic Sculpture: Inspiring Techniques. Westerville, OH: The American Ceramic Society, 2009.

    Turner, Anderson. Glazes: Materials, Recipes and Techniques. Westerville, OH: The American Ceramic Society, 2004.

     

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