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Yves Paquette

Ceramics professor

Education

  • M.F.A., ceramics, Ohio University
  • B.F.A, fine art, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

Credentials

  • Professor/coordinator, ceramic arts, 2000–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Assistant professor, ceramics and sculpture, 1997–2000
    Chairperson, art, 1999-2000, North Central College, Naperville, IL
  • Adjunct instructor, art and ceramics, 1993-1997, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
    Responsibilities: Taught beginning through advanced sculpture and ceramics courses; managed sculpture studio; acted as adviser for college Sculpture Club; wrote two successful grant proposals for outdoor sculpture installations; curated shows and coordinated exhibitions; taught additional courses such as Figure Drawing, General Drawing, Art Appreciation, and Three-Dimensional Design.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Presidential Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • Fellowship, North Carolina Arts and Science Council
  • National Conference for Education in Ceramic Arts, Emerging Talent
  • Artist Project Grant, North Carolina Arts and Science Council
  • Regional Emerging Artist Grant, North Carolina Arts and Science Council
  • City of Charlotte (N.C.) Matching Grant for Creation of Outdoor Sculpture Installations
  • Full Tuition Scholarship, Ohio University

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

  • SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2017
  • Push and Pull, invitational exhibition, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2016
  • Small Works, juried exhibition, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2016
  • SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah Ga., 2016
  • Land up High..., A Collection of Works, Schoenherr Fine Arts Center Museum Gallery, Naperville, Ill., 2015
  • Savannah Clay 2015, Space Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2015
  • What Are You Thinking?, U Mass Dartmouth Gallery, New Bedford, Mass., 2014
  • Small Works, juried exhibition, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2014
  • Transplants, Winter Street Studios, NCECA Conference, Houston, 2013
  • Small Works, juried exhibition, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2012
  • Savannah Clay 2012, Roswell Art Center, Roswell, Ga., 2012
  • Savannah Clay 2011, invitational exhibition, Space Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2011
  • Planet Home, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2010
  • deFINE ART exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Alexander Hall, Savannah, Ga., 2009
  • Wisdom, Loyola University, Chicago, 2008
  • Containers, Shop SCAD, Atlanta, 2008
  • OU, Invitational Exhibition, NCECA, Louisville, 2007
  • Savannah Clay, invitational exhibition, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2007
  • Pull, invitational exhibition, Red Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2006
  • Small Works, invitational exhibition, Red Gallery, Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., 2005
  • Reflection, Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., 2003
  • New Ceramics Art, NCECA Emerging Artists 1996–2000, SOFA Chicago, 2003
  • Flow, collaborative juried exhibition, Aqua Space Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2003
  • Enigma, invitational exhibition, Broom Street Gallery, New York, 2003
  • Savannah Now, juried exhibition, Broom Street Gallery, New York, 2002
  • Art Educators' Forum Faculty Show, Savannah College of Art and Design, Alexander Hall, Savannah, Ga., 2002
  • Containers, City of Savannah Cultural Affairs, Savannah, Ga., 2002
  • Recent work, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, Ill., 2001
  • Out of the Classroom, SCAD School of Fine Arts faculty exhibition, Savannah, Ga., 2001
  • Selected works, invitational exhibition, Peck Gallery, Providence, R.I., 2001
  • Beyond the Physical: Substance, Space, and Light, 2001 NCECA Conference, Charlotte, 2001
  • Karon Doherty Memorial Invitational, Spark Gallery, Denver, 2000
  • Perceptions, Barrington Area Arts Council, Barrington, Ill., 1999
  • National Invitational Exhibition, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, N.C., 1999
  • Monarch National Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Kennedy-Douglas Art Center, Florence, Ala., 1999
  • Ah Men, juried national exhibition, merit award, Barrington Area Arts Council Gallery, Barrington, Ill., 1998
  • Rising Stars, invitational exhibition, Carillon Building, Charlotte, N.C., 1998
  • North Central College faculty show, Oesterle Library Art Gallery, Naperville, Ill., 1998

Presentations

  • Gallery talk for exhibition "Land Up High," Schoenherr Fine Arts Center Museum Gallery, Naperville, Ill., 2015
  • Gallery talk for exhibition Savannah Clay, Space Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2015
  • Gallery talk for exhibition Savannah Clay, Space Gallery, Savannah, Ga., 2011
  • Board of discussion titled "Modes of Production," 2009 ACC Craft Panel, Savannah, Ga., 2009
  • Workshop lecture, Beaufort County School District Summer Institute, Beaufort, S.C., 2009
  • Lecture and workshop, SCAD M.A.T. Showcasing Big Ideas Workshop, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., 2009
  • Public lecture, Artist's Development and Gallery Talk, DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., 2003
  • Co-juror in response sculpture competition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., 2002
  • Workshop: Architectural Ceramics, Art Educator's Forum, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., 2002–2003
  • Public lecture, artist's development and gallery talk, City of Savannah Cultural Affairs, Savannah, Ga., 2002
  • Workshop: Low-Fire Clay and Glazes, Art Educator's Forum, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2001
  • Public lecture, artist's development and studio critiques, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Fla., 1999
  • Workshop and public lecture, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fla., 1999
  • Director, Interim Term Program: Arts and Culture in Costa Rica, 1999
  • Juror, student art competition, with workshop and public lecture, artist's development, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, Ill., 1998
  • Public lecture, artist's development and gallery tour, City Gallery East, Atlanta, 1997
  • Workshop: Ceramics and Sculpture; Public lecture: artist's development, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1997
  • Public lecture, artist's development, and juror, Coker College student art competition, Coker College, Hartsville, S.C., 1996