Dale Huffman / 2820 Smallman Street /
Pittsburgh / PA /15222 / USA
412-578-6033
Education:
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago M.F.A. Studio Arts - 1976
- Carnegie-Mellon University B.S. Physics - 1972
Teaching:
- Carlow College - Associate Professor, Art Department Chair 1998 - current
- Washington & Jefferson College - Adjunct Professor - 1986, 89, 93 ~ 96
- The Community College of Allegheny County - Adjunct Professor - 1984 ~ 96
- The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts School - Faculty - 1983 ~ present
Selected for Membership in:
- The Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh - Past president
- The Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
- The Society of Sculptors
In the Collections Of:
- The American Museum of Ceramic Art
- The Bermuda National Gallery
- Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania
- Deloitte Haskins + Sells
- The Fredrick R.Weisman Museum
- The Harry Shaw Collection
- Johnson and Higgins
- Orton Ceramics Foundation
- Peat Marwick
- Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum
- University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Business
Published In:
- Firing: Philosophies Within Contemporary Ceramic Practice - Crowood Press, 2007
- New Ceramics (Neue Keramik)
Magazine (Germany) - Nov/Dec 2006 Issue
- 500 Pitchers - Lark Books, 2006
- The Log Book (Ireland), Issue 22 – 2005
- Ceramics Technical Magazine (Australia), Issue 20 - 2005
- 500 Cups - Lark Books, 2004
- 500 Bowls - Lark Books, 2002
- 500Teapots - Lark Books, 2002
- Wood Firing: Journeys and Techniques - 2001 - American Ceramics Society
- Clay Times Magazine - May / June 2001
- Ceramics Monthly Magazine - February 2001
- The Studio Potter Magazine - December 2000
- The Contemporary Potter - 2000 - Rockport Press
- Ceramics Monthly Magazine - January 1999
- The Ceramic Design Book - 1998 - Lark Books
- The Best of Pottery 2 - 1998 - Rockport Press
- The Best of Pottery - 1996 - Rockport Press
Selected For:
- Workshop/lecture at Børglum Kloster Ceramics, Børglum, DK - 2007
- Nordic Woodfire Marathon, Hirtshals, Denmark - 2007
- Artist in Residence at the International Ceramics Research Center – Denmark - 2006
- 2004 International Woodfire Workshop and Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA - 2004
- Pittsburgh Center for the Arts - Service to the Arts Award (with Betsy Huffman) - 2001
- Cultural Exchange from Pittsburgh, PA, USA to Omiya, Saitama, Japan - 2000
- International Workshop for Ceramics At Tokoname Tokoname, Aichi, Japan - 1996
Selected Shows and Exhibitions:
- 1/08 2nd Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition, Concordia U, Minneapolis, MN
- 10/07 Wood Fire Pottery Invitational Exhibit, Pottworks Gallery, Hamilton, MI
- 7/07 Contemporary American Ceramics in Hokkaido, Enzogama in Bei, Hokkaido, Japan
- 5/07
Further Explorations - One person exhibition - The Clay
Place Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- 5/07
Biennial Exhibition of Functional Ceramics, Guilford Art
Center, CT • Honorable Mention
- 5/07
Small Favors II – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 3/07 Woodfire Invitational 2007, The Clay Place
Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- 3/07
By the Ounce, NCECA Conference, Louisville, KY
- 1/07
Postcards From Denmark, one-person exhibition, Carlow University, Pittsburgh,
PA
- 12/06
40 Over 40, The Clay Place Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- 10/06
Mashiko International Ceramics Contest, Mashiko, Japan
- 7/06 Contemporary American Ceramics in Hokkaido – Enzogama in Bei, Hokkaido, Japan
- 5/06 The Cup – Sacramento International Airport – Sacramento, CA
- 4/06 Small Favors – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia
- 3/06 2006 International Cone Box Show
- 3/06 Affinity for the Cup II – Exploding Head Gallery – Sacramento, CA
- 2/06 Big Fish, Small Pot International Teapot Competition – Saddleback College – Mission Viejo, CA
- 1/06 Skin Deep – Francis Marion University – Florence, SC
- 1/06 Reflections International 2006 – Highland Art Gallery – Portland, ME
- 8/05 Visions in Clay – University of the Pacific – Stocton, CA
- 8/05 Juried Clay National – WAD Clay Institute – Pittsburgh, PA • Juror / Juror’s Exhibition
- 8/05 In Our Cups – SUNY Geneseo – Geneseo, NY
- 7/05 Made By Hand, Meant for Use – Andrews University, Michigan
- 4/05 Small Works – Associated Artists of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA
- 3/05 Studio Potter Exhibition – NCECA – Baltimore, MD
- 11/05 Contemporary Ceramics from the Harry Shaw Collection – Mesaros Gallery, WVU
- 9/04 Gems From the Fire – Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, IA • Second Place
- 9/04 International Woodfire Exhibition – Coe College- Cedar Rapids, IA
- 6/04 Painted By Fire - Solo Exhibition - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts - Pittsburgh, PA
- 6/04 Marin Society of Artists National - Ross, CA
- 5/04 Out of the Fire - Wallingford, PA
- 3/04 2004 International Cone Box Show •Juror's Award
- 2/04 First Taiwan Ceramic Biennale 2004 - Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
- 1/04 Working Series - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts - Pittsburgh, PA
- 12/03 100 Teapots - Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
- 11/03 St. Petersburg Clay National - St. Petersburg, FL
- 7/03 Origins in Clay 3 - San Antonio Potters Guild - Ingram TX
- 6/03 Ceramics 2003 - Guilford Craft Center - Guilford CT
- 3/03 Studio Potter Magazine Pacific Salon 7 - San Diego, CA
- 2/03 Potters Who Teach - The Clay Place, Pittsburgh
- 10/02 Mashiko International Ceramics Contest - Mashiko Japan • Judges’ Commendation Award
- 10/02 Mastery in Clay: New Work - The Clay Studio, Philadelphia
- 5/02 10th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 4/02 Plates '02 - Riverside, California
- 3/02 Studio Potter Magazine Show, Kansas City, MO
- 3/02 2002 International Cone Box Show - Baker University - Baldwin City, Kansas
- 1/02 Double Vision (with Betsy Huffman) - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts • First Place
- 1/02 Utilitarian Ceramic National - Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana
- 1/02 Prevailing Winds 2002 - Young & Constantin Gallery, Wilmington, Vermont
- 9/01 Woodfire - one-person show - The Clay Place, Pittsburgh
- 4/01 Terra-Cotta Pipe Sculpture Exhibit - The Clay Place, Pittsburgh
- 4/01 9th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 2/01 The Platter Invitational - Benedum Fine Arts Gallery - Waynesburg College
- 2/01 Out of the Fire - Wood-fired Ceramics - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
- 2/01 Clay/Fire/Wood/Salt - National Invitational - Columbus, Ohio
- 11/00 Clay/Fire/Wood/Salt - National Invitational - Asheville, North Carolina
- 9/00 Focus on Function - National Ceramics Biennial, Minneapolis, MN • Weismann Art Museum Purchase Award
- 9/00 Splendid Servers - Society for Contemporary Craft - Pittsburgh
- 9/00 Couplets: Duality in Clay - The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 3/00 Porcelain 2000 - Esmay Fine Art Gallery, Rochester, New York
- 2/00 2000 International Cone Box Show - Baker University - Baldwin City, Kansas
- 1/00 Y2K-PIT The State of Craft at the End of the Millenium - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
- 12/99 Ceramics for the New Millennium - Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Gallery
- 11/99 Y2Clay Virtual Ceramics Exhibit - http://arts.deanza.fhda.edu/y2clay
- 9/99 Different Stokes - International Woodfire Exhibition - Iowa City, Iowa
- 6/99 Pacific Tides - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 6/99 Mixed Doubles: A Couples Show - Gallerie Chiz - Pittsburgh
- 5/99 New Pots - One person show - the Clay Place Gallery - Pittsburgh
- 2/99 Stuck-up - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts • Protective Coatings Award
- 2/99 1999 National Ceramic Competition - Kennedy-Douglass Center - Florence -Alabama
- 6/98 Juried Visual Arts - Three Rivers Arts Festival - Pittsburgh
- 5/98 East-West / Up-Down - Two-Person Show - Gallerie Chiz - Pittsburgh
- 3/98 1998 International Cone Box Show - Baker University - Baldwin City, Kansas
- 2/98 Objects - Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Gallery - Pittsburgh
- 2/98 Precious Objects - Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh • Frank Ross Award
- 10/97 Honorable Objects - Chatham College Gallery - Pittsburgh
- 9/97 A Fair in the Park - Pittsburgh • A&B Smith Award
- 8/97 Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt - National Invitational - Berea, Kentucky
- 2/97 New Work in Clay - one-person show - The Clay Place Gallery, Pittsburgh
- 8/96 IWCAT '96 - Cera Gallery, Tokoname, Aichi, Japan
- 8/96 Ceramics Festival - Tokoname, Aichi, Japan
- 9/95 937 Open - Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
- 7/95 Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh Annual • Frank Ross Award
- 11/92 Arts on Tour - The Precious Object - Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh • Juror's Award
- 6/92 Contrast, Opposition, Conflict - Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh • Jerry Caplan Award
- 10/91 The Artist as Subject - W&J College - Washington, PA
- 5/91 Two Person Show - Liberal Arts Gallery - Pittsburgh
- 11/90 Invitational Teapot Show - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
- 10/90 Huffman-Pots - One Person Show - Slippery Rock University
- 10/90 Two Person Show - Community College of Allegheny County
- 7/89 Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh 45th Annual • Frank Ross Award
- 8/89 Artists From the Collection of Blue Cross of Western PA
- 7/89 New Growth Invitational Sculpture Exhibition - Indiana, PA
- 3/89 Fragments - One Person Show - The Clay Place Gallery
- 10/88 Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh 44th Annual • Clay Place Award
- 1/88 Dishes & Other Impulsive Acts - One Person Show - Blair Art Museum
- 12/87 Local Clay - Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh
- 7/87 Wholly Matrimony - Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
- 7/87 New Growth Invitational Sculpture Exhibition - Indiana, PA
- 4/87 Sixth Biennial Paper and Clay Exhibition - Memphis State University
- 9/86 Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh 42nd Annual • Ceramics Monthly Award
- 5/86 Sculptors at Phipps - Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh
- 7/85 Decorative Functional Contemporary Crafts in PA, OH, &WV - Ogelbay Institute, WV
- 2/84 A National Ceramic Invitational - Indiana University of PA
- 10/83 Western PA Pottery Invitational - Thiele College