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Masters of Fine Arts in Ceramics May 1992
Cranbrook Academy of Art; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: High Honors
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics December 1989
University of Michigan; Ann Arbor Michigan: Magnum Cume Laude
Assistant Professor; September 1996-Present
Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio
Visiting Lecturer; September 1994-August 1996
Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio
Assistant Studio Manager; June-September 1993
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts; Edgecomb, Maine
Industrial Sculptor, Design Staff; May-November 1992
General Motors; GM Technical Center; Warren Michigan
Kiln Technician, Teaching Assistant; September 1991-May 1992
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Ceramics Department; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Museum Installation Assistant; September 1990-March 1991
Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Ceramic Apprentice; January 1990-August 1990
John H. Stephenson; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Assistant Laboratory Technician; November 1987-August 1989
University of Michigan School of Art,Ceramics Department; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ceramic Assistant; September 1988-December 1989
John and Susan Stephenson; Ann Arbor, Michigan:
Ceramic Apprentice; May-September 1988
J. Paul Sires; Charlotte, North Carolina:
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship January 2000 - 2001
Monetary Grant; Ohio Arts Council, Columbus OH
Art Action Award January 2000 - 2001
Monetary Research Grant; Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Faculty Development Grant April 1999 - 2000
Monetary Research Grant; Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Faculty Level Two Research Grant January 1999 - 2000
Monetary Research Grant; Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Faculty Level One Research Grant November 1998 - 1999
Monetary Research Grant; Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Faculty Level One Research Grant January 1998 - 1999
Monetary Research Grant; Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Faculty Development Grant January 1997 - 1998
Monetary Research Grant; Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Faculty Emergency Grant January 1997 - 1998
Monetary Research Grant; Ohio State University, Columbus OH
Art Works Fund “Steven Thurston / Janet Williams” December 1996
Monetary Grant; Arts Midwest Foundation, St. Paul , Minneapolis ,MN
Art Works Fund “Adamantine Series III (Solo Show)” December 1996
Monetary Grant; Arts Midwest Foundation, St. Paul , Minneapolis ,MN
Greater Columbus Arts Council Individual Fellowship September 1996 - 1997
Monetary Grant; Ohio Arts Council, Columbus OH
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship January 1996 - April 1997
Monetary Grant; Ohio Arts Council, Columbus OH
Arts Midwest Fellowship (Regional NEA) Crafts September 1995 - 1996
Monetary Grant; Arts Midwest Foundation, St. Paul , Minneapolis ,MN
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant October 1993 - 1994
Monetary Grant; Pollock-Krasner Foundation; New York, NY
Alternative Worksite/Bemis Foundation December 1992 - May 1993
Artist Residency Award; Bemis Foundation, Omaha, Nebraska
John Offut Cranbrook Fellowship December 1992 - May 1993
Stipend Award; Bemis Foundation, Omaha, Nebraska
Poplack Fellowship Award September 1991 - May 1992
Scholarship Award; Cranbrook Academy of Art
Alice Simsar Award September 1989
Scholarship Award; University of Michigan
Guy Palazzola September 1988
Scholarship Award; University of Michigan
Tagge September 1988
Scholarship Award; University of Michigan
Robert D. Richards Memorial Fund September 1988
Scholarship Award; University of Michigan
Steven Thurston and Gary Wahl July Invitational 2000
The Sculpture Center; Cleveland, Ohio
New Work: Mary Jo Bole, Rebecca Harvey Invitational 1999
and Steven Thurston
Lynn Mayhew Gallery, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware Ohio
New Works by the Art Faculty Exhibition Invitational 1999
Hopkins Hall Gallery; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Five Visions: Ceramic Environments Invitational 1999
Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Athens Ohio
The Ohio State University Alumni Exhibition Invitational 1999
Hopkins Hall Gallery; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Made in Ohio Invitational 1999
RPA at the Smith Brother's Hardware Building, Columbus Ohio
Displacement: Sculpture by Mary Jo Bole, Invitational 1999
Eva Kwong and Steven Thurston
The College of Wooster Art Museum, Wooster Ohio
New Works by the Art Faculty Exhibition Invitational 1998
Hopkins Hall Gallery; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Art on View 98 Juried 1998
Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Athens Ohio
Steven Thurston / Gregory Roberts Invitational 1998
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit Michigan
New Works by the Art Faculty Exhibition Invitational 1997
Hopkins Hall Gallery; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
A Brief Exhibition : 1996 GCAC Recipients Invitational 1997
Ohio Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Steven Thurston / Janet Williams: An Installation Juried 1997
Northern Clay Center, Saint Paul MN
Adamantine Series III (Solo Show) Juried 1997
Giles Gallery, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond KY
Bucking For Glory: Ohio State University Ceramics Invitational 1997
ACME Art Company, Columbus Ohio
New Works by the Art Faculty Exhibition Invitational 1996
Hopkins Hall Gallery; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Visiting Artist/New Faculty Exhibition Invitational 1996
Hopkins Hall Gallery; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Adamantine Series III (Solo Show) Juried 1996
Appalachian Center for the Crafts, Smithville TN
Side By Side Juried 1996
Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
The Politics of Scale Juried 1995
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Visiting Artist/New Faculty Exhibition Invitational 1995
Hopkins Hall Gallery; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Virtual Ceramics Exhibition Juried 1994-95
Presently found on the World Wide Web
Radford Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition Juried 1994
University Galleries; Radford University, Radford, Virginia
Visiting Artist/New Faculty Exhibition Invitational 1994
Hopkins Hall Gallery; Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Going Homeless Juried 1994
Galleria Mesa, Mesa Center for the Arts; Mesa , Arizona
Watershed: The Historical Present Juried 1994
Maine Coast Artists; Rockport, Maine
The Bemis Foundation; The Benefit Show Invitational 1993
The Alternative Worksite / The Bemis Foundation; Omaha, Nebraska
New Ceramics Juried 1993
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Connecticut
Cranbrook Academy of Art Summer Show Invitational 1992
Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Cranbrook Academy of Art Thesis Show Invitational 1992
Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
BBAA Fine Arts Competition Juried 1992
Bloomfield, Birmingham Arts association; Birmingham, Michigan
New Work Invitational 1992
Kingswood Gallery; Kingswood School ; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Progressions Juried 1992
Pewabic Pottery; Detroit, Michigan
Self Re-Cord Juried 1991
Forum Gallery; Cranbrook Academy of Art ; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Michigan Potters Association, The Garden Show Invitational 1991
The Galleria ; Detroit, Michigan
Michigan Potters Association; Juried 1990
Detroit Artists Market; Detroit, Michigan
Progressions Juried 1990
Pewabic Pottery; Detroit, Michigan
30th Annual Ann Arbor Art Fair Juried 1989
South University Street; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan Potters Association Juried 1989
Slusser Gallery; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Female Form Invitational 1989
Michigan Union; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan
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