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  Shana Salaff
shaneshane@csu.fullerton.edu
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• Education

2009 
MFA in Ceramics
California State University, Fullerton


1998 
BFA in Ceramics, Studio Art
Art History minor
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design


1995
Ontario Advanced Diploma (3-year diploma, similar to Associates Degree in US) in Ceramics
School of Crafts and Design,
Sheridan College Institute of Advanced Learning




• Certificate Programs

2011-present 
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Induction Program,
Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO
 

2010 
Online Teaching CertificationFront Range Community College


2009 
Teaching and Learning Academy Certificate Program,
Teaching and Learning Center, CSUF




• Teaching Experience

2010-current
Adjunct Instructor: Ceramics, Handbuilt Clay, Sculpting the Figure in Clay, Visual Concepts 3-Dimensional Design, Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO
Adjunct Instructor: Ceramics, Handbuilt Clay, Ceramic Sculpture, Art Appreciation
Aims Community College, Greeley, CO


2009 
Teaching Assistant, California State University, Fullerton
Beginning Ceramics and Advanced Ceramics, CSUF, Spring 2009


2007-2008 
Graduate Assistant, California State University, FullertonBeginning Ceramics: Spring 2008 (instructor of record), 
Three- Dimensional Design: Fall 2007, Spring 2007 (instructor of record)




• Related Experience


1998-2005
Studio potter - sole owner of Wareshana Pottery, Halifax, NS, Canada. Ran highly successful production pottery business: thrown, handbuilt, and slipcast pottery. Employed 3 assistants, ran retail shop; sold retail, wholesale and consignment. Exhibited solely at juried craft shows 




• Grants/Fellowships


2012 
Artist in ResidenceGaya Ceramic and Design, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Teaching With Technology Grant,
Front Range Community College
 


2010 
Student Learning Assessment Research Grant,
Front Range Community College

Artist in Residence, PauKune Wanner Art Haus, Severance, CO



2009 
Artist in Residence, Art 342, Fort Collins, CO

Professional Development Grant (peer-juried),
Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage, Halifax, NS 



2008 
Jeanne Ward Foundation Scholarship,American Ceramics Society, CA



2007 
Orange County Arts Grant, Santa Ana, CA

Professional Development Grant (peer-juried),
Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage, Halifax, NS



2005 
Professional Development Grant (peer-juried),
Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage, Halifax, NS



2003 
Export Grant, Industries Program, 
Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage, Halifax, NS



2000 
New Artisan Travel Grant, One of a Kind Show, Toronto, ON




• Leadership Roles/Service

2013
Co-Curator, Juried Community College Show, NCECA Concurrent Independant Exhibition, NCECA 2013, Houston, TX


2012
Writing Center Volunteer, Front Range Community College


2010 - present
Faculty Advisor, Aims Art in Action Club, Aims Community College, Greeley, CO


2012
Teachers Helping Teachers Program Participant, FRCC


2011-2012
Faculty Mentor, Student Mentorship Program, FRCC


2006-2009
Treasurer, Ceramics Club, CSUF



• Conferences/ Publications

2012
Panelist, Teaching 3-D Arts in a Virtual Plane, NCECA 2012, Seattle, WA 



2009 
Guest Speaker, Kappa Phi Honor Society, March 2009

Author of “Jason Walker’s Timing Chain,” review article published in NCECA newsletter, March 2009; winner of Ceramics Criticism Challenge

Popular Culture Association and American Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, Panelist: Art, Design and Architecture Panel. Paper: “Reading the Language of Contemporary Functional Ceramics”




Selected Exhibitions



2013 
*RespondingCurator: Jennie Kiessling-Mitchell



2012 
* Shana SalaffGaya Ceramic and Design, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
 
* Renewal, Clay Design Gallery, Toronto, ON Curators: Mari Lise Stonehouse, Phillis McColough
 
Ceramics and Glass Show, Grand Central Sales and Rental Gallery,Santa Ana, CACurator: Tracey Gayer

 

2011 
*Window Dressing, Clay Design Gallery, Toronto, ON Curators: Mari Lise Stonehouse, Phillis McColough

*Recent Work, Old Town Gallery,Fort Collins, CO
 Curator: Amy Hutchins

 
distill cup show 2012, distill gallery,
Toronto, ON, juried

Plinth Gallery and Anderson Ranch – A Ceramic Collaboration, Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO
Juror: Jonathan Kaplan

Multicultural Art Exhibition,
Aims University Art Gallery, Greeley, CO
Juror: Karl Dukstein


Ceramics and Glass Show, Grand Central Sales and Rental Gallery,Santa Ana, CACurator: Tracey Gayer



2010
* Cruet Sets, PauKune Wanner Art Haus Gallery, Severance, CO
It's Only Clay National, Bemidji Community Art Center, Bemidji, MN
Juror: Simon Levin

Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA
Juror: Bill van Gilder

Jersey Shore Clay National, 2010, m.t. burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ
Juror: Mark Dean

Bowl Me Over, Lillstreet International, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
Juror: Steve Lee

Dining in III: An Artful Experience, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX

Most Wanted, Blue Door Gallery, Pomona, CA
Curator: Athena Hahn

Eight Fluid Ounces 2010, Glassell Gallery, Shaw Center for the Arts, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Juror: Andy Shaw

Functional Relationships, MUW Art Gallery, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS
Jurors: Matt Long and Robert Long



2009
* Simple Sumptuous, MFA Thesis Exhibition, East Gallery, CSUF, Fullerton, CA

* Fanciful Function, Atrium Gallery, CSUF, Fullerton, CA,
Curator: Veronica Chiang

Starbrick Clay National Cup Show, Starbrick Clay, Nelsonville, OH,
Juror: Matt Long

Ink and Clay 35, Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona, CA,
Juror: Christy Johnson

California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA,
Juror: Cathie Duniway

History in the Making IV, Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NYJuror: Ron Myers

Functionally Informal, Myers Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
Juror: Randy Au



2008
Ceramics and Glass Show, Grand Central Sales and Rental Gallery, Santa Ana, CA 
Curator: Dennis Cubbage

Ceramics Biennial 2008, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH,
Juror: Lucy Breslin

Diversity in Clay, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA,
Juror: Neil Moss



2007
Ceramics Show, Grand Central Sales and Rental Gallery, Santa Ana, CA,
Curator: Dennis Cubbage

Our Place, CSUF West Gallery, Fullerton, CA, Invitational

Student Art Show, Titan Student Union, CSUF, Fullerton, CA, juried student show, (prizewinning entry)

If you lived here…, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA, Invitational

2007 Juried All-Media Exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA,
Juror: Rodman dela Cruz

Ceramics.edu, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA, Invitational



2006
Ceramics and Glass Show, Grand Central Sales and Rental Gallery, Santa Ana, CA,
Curator: Dennis Cubbage

Student Art Show, Titan Student Union, CSUF, Fullerton, CA, Juried student show, (prizewinning entry)



2002-2005
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, ON, Peer-juried annual show, Peer-juried annually



2000-2005
One of a Kind Show, Toronto, ON, Bi-annual juried retail craft show



2004
* Ancient Forms, Modern Inspiration, Clay Design Gallery, Toronto, ON,
Curators: Mari Lise Stonehouse, Frank Trotz



2002-2004
New Brunswick Crafts Council Show, Fredericton, NB,
Peer-juried annual retail craft show



1999-2004
Show of Hands, Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council Show, Halifax, NS,
Peer-juried annual retail craft show

Christmas Craft Show, Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council Show, Halifax, NS,
Peer-juried annual retail craft show



2000
Atlantic Canada Trade Show, Halifax, NS, Juried wholesale craft show



1999
Signatures Craft Show, Toronto, ON, Juried retail craft show



1998
Members Only, Khyber Centre for the Arts, Halifax, NS,
Curator: Caroline Chan

* Decora, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS


1997
* Serve and Pour, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS


1995
* Shana Salaff, SEED Gallery, Toronto, ON



• Workshops Attended

2010
Kristin Kieffer Workshop, Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO (weekend workshop)



2007
Ceramics Sculpture Intensive, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, 13 guest artists including: Satoro Hoshino, Jean-Pierre Larocque, Tony Marsh, Andrew Martin, Kristin Morgan, Song Koo Yah (2 weeks)

Line, Gesture and Movement, Soda Porcelain, Anderson Ranch, CO,
Instructor: Matt Long (2 weeks)



2006
Handbuilding and Maiolica, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, MN,
Instructor: Liz Quackenbush (2 weeks)



2005
Soda Porcelain, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Instructor: Julia Galloway (6 weeks)



2004
Seed Business Program, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, NS (4 months)



1996
Cone 04 Earthenware, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, MN,
Instructors: John and Suzanne Stephenson (2 weeks)



1995
Visiting Artist Workshop, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON,
Instructor: Paul Mathieu (weekend workshop)



1993
Cone 6 Porcelain and Colored Engobes, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, MN, Instructor: Wayne Bates (3 weeks)

Large-Scale Throwing, Sir Sanford Fleming College, Haliburton, ON, Instructor: Jane Agnew (1 week)