Curriculum Vitae
Justin Schortgen
Education:
2013- Present Master of Fine Arts at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2011-2013 Master of Arts at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2005-2010 Graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University (B.S. ceramics), Marion, In.
Teaching and Work Experiences:
2011-Present Present Teaching Assistant Ceramics I and II University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA.
2009-2010 Print Making Teachers Assistant at Indiana Wesleyan University. Marion, IN.
2007-2009 Ceramics Teachers Assistant at Indiana Wesleyan University. Marion, IN.
Visiting Artist and Talks:
2012 The Pottery Workshop. Jingdezhen, China. (For Residents)
Artist Talk Cornell College. Mt. Vernon, IA.
Artist Talk Coe College. Ceader Rapids. IA.
2011 Ceramic Workshop and Artist talk at Bradley University. Peoria, IL.
Apprentice Experience:
2011 I Apprenticed with Joe Bruhin Wood Fire Potter. Fox, AR.
Awards, Scholarships, and Grants:
2012-2013 Glenn Nelson Scholarship, University Of Iowa. Iowa City, IA.
2012 Margret Rice Travel Grant, University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA.
Residencies:
2012 The Pottery Workshop. Jingdezhen, China
Group Exhibits:
2013
Alumni Show, 1920 Gallery. Marion, IN.
Cultures in Clay, Old Capital Museum, Iowa City, IA.(In gift shop in correlation to the show)
Unforgettable Dinnerware, The Ladies' Literary Club of Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti, MI.
N.C.E.C.A. Public Space Installation Glen R. Brown Convention Center Houston, TX.
2012 Alumni Show, 1920 Gallery. Marion, IN.
Crafty Boys Live On. Art Building West Gallery. Iowa City, IA. 2011
2011 Crafty Boys. Drewlowe Gallery. Iowa City, IA.
Graduate Ceramic Workshop. Market and Dubuque Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
Graduate Ceramic Workshop. Market and Dubuque Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
Kiln Sculpture, Doug Paul’s Sculpture Garden. Iowa City, IA.
2010 Silent Voices, Beard Arts Gallery, Marion In.
When Ear and Eye Meet,1920 Gallery, Marion In.
2008 Three-dimensional Show,1920 Gallery, Marion In.
Solo Exhibition:
2012 Hands Gallery Display. Iowa City, IA.
Juried Shows:
2014 NCECA National Student Juried Show, Milwaukee, WI
2013 Art and Sol, MBS International Airport, Freeland, MI.
River2River, CSPS, Cedar Rapids, IA.
N.C.E.C.A. National Juried Show, Arvarda Center. Arvada, CO.
N.C.E.C.A. National Student Juried Show, Houston, TX.
2010 Open Show Fair First 3-D and second place painting, Blackford County, In.
Ardelia Williams Show, First place, Beard Gallery, Marion In.
2009 Open Show Fair First in painting and First in 3-D, Blackford County, In.
Ardelia Williams Show, Beard Gallery, Marion In.
2008 Open Show Fair First and second place 3-D, Blackford County, In.
2007 Open Show Fair First and second place 3-D, Blackford County, In.
Ardelia Williams Show, Beard Gallery, Marion In.
2006 Open show Fair first place and second place, Blackford County, In.
Ardelia Williams Show, First place three-dimensional design.
Gallery:
Continuum Gallery Fort Wayne, In.
Collectors and Collections:
The Dinnerware Museum,
The Pottery Workshop
Publication:
2013 Pottery Workshop Jingdezhen, Anna Calluori Holcombe, China Ceramic Artist, 2012, 4
N.C.E.C.A. National student Juried Exhibition Catalogue
Glentzer, Molly. Clay Holds Court at Arts Conference. Houston Chronicle. March 20, 2013.
Currie, Allison. NCECA: Your Pottery-Filled Life, Part 2 Featured Artists, Project Space and and the Hi-Roller. Glasstire {Texas visual art}. Glasstire.com. March 22, 2013.
Radley, Whitney. Emerging Artists Experiment with Materials and Metaphors at National Ceramics Conference. Houston.culturemap.com. March 22, 2013.
Crews, Alesha L. Area Arts go Outside. Iowa City Press Citizen. June 18, 2013
Work Experience:
2011-Present Present Teaching Assistant/Teacher of Record Ceramics I and Ceramics II University of
Iowa. Iowa City, IA.
Ceramics I is an introduction to Hand Building Techniques and an introduction to clay,
glaze, and firing Techniques.
Ceramics II is an introduction to Wheel Throwing Techniques and growing off of the
information on clay, glaze, and various firing Techniques.
Job
Prepared power points, gave lectures, demonstrating, critique, give grades, assign
projects, syllabi writing, field trips, organized and accomplished various firing.
2011-2012 Foundry Monitor. University Of Iowa. Iowa City, IA.
Job
Was to assist and help the students using the foundry. Clean and run the shop
while the foundry technician was out.
2009-2010 Print making Teachers Assistant at Indiana Wesleyan University. Marion, IN.
Job
Was to assist any students in need of assistance, maintain and clean studio and
equipment, check inventory, and check on safety equipment to make sure it was
functioning properly, and work with hazardous material.
2007-2009 Ceramics Teachers Assistant at Indiana Wesleyan University. Marion, IN.
Job
I was to assist any students in need of help, maintain studio and clean the studio, make
clay and glaze when needed, fire the kilns when needed check equipment to
make sure it is running properly, check inventory.
2011 I Apprenticed with Joe Bruhin Wood Fire Potter. Fox, AR.
Job
Cut, transported, and split wood, for the preparation for his wood firings cleaned and
cleared the woods, for the, cleaned and helped operate the studio, made clay,
recycled clay, and landscaped from moving rocks and building rock walls, to
working in mulch and transplanting.
2010 I worked with Mark Goertzen firing his Anagama kiln. Constantine, MI.
Job
Helped split wood and fire kiln.
I worked with Richard Bresnahan firing his three chamber wood kiln. Collegeville, MN.
Job
Helped fire his three chamber wood kiln for 10 days.
I worked with JD Jorgenson fire his three chamber wood kiln. St. Joseph, MN.
Job
Helped fire his three chamber wood kiln for 10 days.
