John McCuistion
Resume:

Individual Exhibitions:
Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, 2008, 2004, 2001, 1995, 1990, 1984.
The Tacoma Nature Center, At Water’s Edge, Tacoma, Washington, 2007.
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, 40th conference, Miller Hall, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, 2006
Pierce College, Steilacoom, Washington, 2002, 1991, 1982.
The Art Stop, Tacoma, Washington, 1999.
Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana, 1999.
Aesthetics Fine Art Gallery, Tacoma, Washington, 1996, 1995.
Treasure Valley Community College, Ontario, Oregon, 1988.
Green River Community College, Auburn, Washington, 1988.
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1983.
House of Ceramics Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1977.
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, 1977.
Vincennes University, Vincennes Indiana, 1975.
Indiana State University at Evansville, Indiana, 1975.
Turman Gallery, Indiana State University at Terre Haute, 1975.
University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 1973.
Yellowstone Art Gallery, Billings, Montana, 1972.
Jade Gallery, Richland, Washington, 1972.
University Center Gallery, University of Montana, 1972.
Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, 1969.

Selected Group Shows:
Evolutionary Tales, Grand Impromptu Gallery, Tacoma, WA, 2009.
Group Show, Northwest Craft Center and Gallery, Seattle, Washington, June, 2007.
Showcase Tacoma, Pacific Plaza Gallery (temporary), Tacoma, Washington, August, 2006.
First Annual Northwest Tile Festival, Phinney Neighborhood Center, Seattle, WA, June 2006.
Animal Kingdom, Childhood’s End Gallery, May, 2006.
Clayfest 2006, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, juried, purchase award, 2006.
Viewpoint: Ceramics 2006, Hyde Art Gallery, Grossmont College, Grossmont, California, 2006.
Two-Wall Gallery, Vashon Island, Washington, 2005 and 2006.
Visions in Clay, Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, honorable mention, 2004.
Fifteenth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, Texas, 2004.
Gigantic, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, Washington, 2004.
Clay from the Permanent Collection, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 2003.
Club Mud Mysterious Magic, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington 2003.
Alumni-Faculty Exhibition, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, 2002.
Hidden Faces: An Exhibition of Masks, The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, Illinois, 2002.
Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, Washington, April 2002.
Materials: Hard and Soft, National Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas, 2000 & 2001.
Ariodante, New Orleans, Louisiana, featured artist, June 2000.
Ceramic International Juried Exhibition, Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, Ohio, 2000.
Thirteenth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, Texas, national juried show, 2000.
Group Show, East Shore Gallery, Bellevue, Washington, invitational, 2000 and 2002.
La Grange National XXI, LaGrange, Georgia, national juried show, 2000.
Turn of the Century, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, Invitational, 2000.
The End, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington, Northwest Biennial Competition, 1999.
Clayfest XI, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, juried, 1999.
Heart of the Beast, Silverwood Gallery, Vashon Island, Washington, invitational, 1999.
Northwest Ceramics Invitational, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, 1998.
Commencement Art Gallery, Ninth Street Window Gallery, Tacoma, Washington, invitational, 1998.
From The Ground Up: Selections From The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, 1997.
Oregon Clay ‘97 National, Renshaw Gallery, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, national juried show, 1997.
Double Take, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon, juried, 1997.
Feats of Clay VIII, Lincoln Arts/Gladding, McBean & Co., Lincoln, California, national juried show, 1995.
Tenth Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competetion, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, 1995.
Face To Face, Traveling Exhibition, Tempe Arts Center and the Arizona Commission on the Arts, two-year tour, national juried show, 1994-1996.
LaGrange National Biennial XVIII, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, Georgia, national juried show, 1994.
Ceramics Now 1994, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California, national juried show.
Eighth Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, 1993.
New Ceramics, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Connecticut, national juried show, 1993.
Face The Nation, University of California, Davis, California, Davis Design Gallery, national juried mask competition 1993.
Reverent/Irreverent, Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, national all media juried show, 1993.
15th Annual Vahki Exhibition, Galeria Mesa, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona, national juried show, 1992.
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, Arizona, national juried show, 1992.
Tullibody Fine Arts Center Galleries, Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama, four person show, national juried show, 1992.
Clay U.S.A., Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University, Radford, Virginia, national juried show, 1991.
The Wichita National '91, The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas, national juried show, 1991.
The Mask: 1991, An International Exhibition, Farrington-Keith Creative Arts Center, Dexter, Michigan, international juried show, 1991.
Dimensions '91, Lenexa, Kansas, national juried show, 1991.
Ceramics Now/’91, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California, national juried show, 1991.
Water/Life, Luckenbach Mill Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, national all media juried show, 1991.
Aesthetics '91, McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas, national all media juried show, 1991.
Just Fired: New Ceramic Work, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, Arizona, national juried show, 1991.
Rituals and Primitive Origins, Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, national all media juried show, 1991.
Since 1968 exhibited in over 200  group and individual shows.

Awards and Honors:
John Lantz Senior Sabbatical Fellowship, 2008; travel to Mexico, Peru and Chile to study pre-Hispanic ceramics.
Faculty Enrichment Award, University of Puget Sound, 2005, 2003, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1988, 1986, 1980, & 1977.
Award, LaGrange National XXI, LaGrange, Georgia, juried show, 2000.
John Lance Sabbatical Enhancement Award for research in Paris, France, 2000 & 2001, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington.
Award, Carnegie Art Center, Walla Walla, Washington, juried art show, 1999, 1987.
Award, Clayfest XI, University of Indianapolis, Indiana, 1999.
Martin Nelson Summer Research Award, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, 1999.
Named Distinguished Professor, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, 1998.
Award, LaGrange National Biennial XIX, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, Georgia, 1996, national juried show.
First Place Award, Sculpture Category, Fifth Annual Figurative Small Works, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, national juried exhibition, 1996.
Dirk Andrew Phibbs Memorial Award, 12th Recipient, established by Phil and Gwen Phibbs in memory of their son to support research and travel at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, 1994-95.
Awarded the "Suzanne and George Ramie Prize”, XIVth International Biennial of Ceramic Arts, Vallauris, France, international juried show, 1994.
Award, Face to Face!, Tempe Arts Center, Satellite Gallery, Tempe, Arizona, national juried show, 1992.
Award, Materials: Hard & Soft Exhibition, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas, national juried show, 1991.
Award, National Juried Craft Exhibition '91, Mari Galleries of Westchester Ltd., Mamaroneck, New York, 1991.
Award, Feats of Clay IV, Lincoln Arts/Gladding, McBean & Co., Lincoln, California, national juried show, June 1991.
Award, LaGrange National XVI, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia, national juried show, 1991.
Award, Third Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, 1988.
Award, Surface Intrigue, Galeria Mesa, National all media juried show, Mesa, Arizona 1988.
Award, Ceramics, 8th Annual Desert West Juried Art Show, Lancaster, California, 1986.
Craftsman Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, 1979.

Permanent Collections:
University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1999.
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington, 1998.
Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, Georgia, 2000, 1996, 1991.
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, 1998.
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 1991.
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, 1988.
Arizona State University, 1988.
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, 1977.
Fred and Mary Marer Collection, Claremont, California, 1974.
Numerous private collections.

Bibliography:
Article and photos of artwork, Electric Firing, Creative Techniques, The American Ceramic Society, 2008.
Photos of artwork, 500 Plates and Chargers, Lark Books, 2008.
Television interview, “Full Focus” #107, KBTC Tacoma, July 11, 2006.
Article and photos of artwork, “Homage to Palissy”, Ceramics Monthly, October 2005.
Article and photo of artwork, Making Marks, Krause Publications, 2004.
Review: “Sculptor’s antiwar exhibition protests hypocrisy in military”, The News Tribune, Jen Graves, September 19, 2004.
Article and cover on mask making, Pottery Making Illustrated, published by the American Ceramic Society, March/April 2003.
Artwork published on back cover, Working With Clay, 2nd edition, Susan Peterson, Prentice Hall, 2002.
Artwork published in Contemporary Ceramics, Susan Peterson, Watson Guptill, 2000.
Artwork published in Clay Times, The Gallery, September/October 2000.
Artwork published in The Best of Pottery, Quarry Books, Rockport Publishers, Inc., juried, 1996.
Visual Arts Fellowship Archive Project, a permanent archive documenting the Visual Artist Fellowship Program, accessible both at the National Museum of American Art (NMAA) in Washington DC and through Internet sites maintained by the NMAA and NEA. The Smithsonian Institution’s NMAA will house the archive.
Article published, Ceramics Monthly, September 1986.
Artwork featured on the cover of Arts Line, Magazine, Seattle, Washington, March 1986.
Artwork published in Ceramics in the Pacific Northwest, A History, LaMar Harrington, University of Washington Press, 1979.

Community Service and Workshops:
Juror/Sculpture, Western Washington State Fair, Puyallup, Washington 2007, 2002.
Guest Speaker and Juror/Student Show, Pierce College, Steilacoom, Washington, 2002.
Guest Speaker, Stadium High School, Tacoma, Washington, 2000.
Guest Speaker, Tacoma Art Museum, The End exhibit, Tacoma, Washington, 1999.
Guest Speaker and Workshop Presentation, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana, 1999.
Guest Speaker, How to Take Your Own Slides, Washington Potter’s Association, Moshier Art Center, Burien, Washington, 1998.
Guest Speaker, Demonstration in Ceramics, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, Washington, 1998.
Juror, 1997 South Sounds Competition, Commencement Art Gallery, Tacoma, Washington.
Guest Speaker, Photographing Artwork, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, Washington, 1997.
Guest Speaker, Linking Artists Globally, World Trade Center, Tacoma, Washington, presented by the Tacoma Arts Commission, 1994.
Guest Speaker, Professional Skills Workshop, Photographing Your Artwork, Tacoma Public Library, presented by the Tacoma Arts Commission, 1994.
Board Member, Artist Trust, serving individual artists in Washington State, 1988-90.
Guest Speaker, Workshop in Ceramics, Treasure Valley Community College, Ontario, Oregon, 1988.
Guest Speaker, Demonstration in Ceramics, Green River Community College, 1988.
Guest Speaker, Demonstration in Ceramics, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, 1988, 1986, 1985, 1982, 1978, 1977.
Guest Speaker, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, Washington, 1984.
Guest Speaker, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, 1984.
Guest Speaker, Albuquerque University, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1983.
Guest Speaker, Pierce College, Steilacoom, Washington, 1982, 1984, 1991.
Guest Speaker, Demonstration in Ceramics, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, California, 1976.
Guest Speaker, Demonstration in Ceramics, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 1975.
Guest Speaker, Demonstration in Ceramics, New Harmony Ceramic Workshop, sponsored by the University of Evansville and Robert L. Blaffer Trust, New Harmony, Indiana, 1975.
Participant, Southern Indiana Consortium of the Arts, Indiana State University at Terre Haute, 1975.
Guest Speaker, Demonstration in Ceramics, Lewiston, Idaho, 1975.
Guest Speaker, Demonstration in Ceramics, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 1975.
Participant, Sheridan's Studio Symposium, Sheridan College of Design, Mississauga, Ontario, 1974.

Employment:
Professor, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, 1976 – present, Art Department Chair 2006-present.
Faculty Exchange, fall 1983, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
Assistant Professor, Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana, 1974-76.
Instructor, Oakland City College, Oakland City, Indiana, 1973-74.

Education:
M.F.A. University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 1973
B.A. Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, 1971