Désirée Petty
Charlotte, North Carolina
Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art: Concentration in Ceramics
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
December 2014
Artist Residencies:
Sepetember 2015-June 2016, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
Selected Exhibitions & Awards:
International
2017 Off Center: An International Ceramic Competition, Blueline Arts, Croker Gallery, Roseville, CA
Solo
2016 Désirée Petty: Marks, Pease Gallery, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
National
2017 SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA
Jurors: Anthony Debreceny, Kimberly Riner, and Keith Wallace Smith
2016 Annual Cup Show 2016, Krikorian Gallery, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2016 Bowl Show 2016, Krikorian Gallery, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2015 Annual Cup Show 2015, Krikorian Gallery, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2013 MUG Shots: Fifth Annual National Juried Cup Show, (Group), LUX Center for the Arts Lincoln, NE
Juror: Eddy Dominguez
Regional
2017 Observational Abstraction, GreenHill Center for NC Art, InFocus Gallery, Greensboro, NC
Group Exhibition: Katie St. Clair, Kirk Fanelly, Murry Handler, Désirée Petty, Bayley Wharton
2016 Of Fire, 2016 Artist Resident Exhibition, Worcester Center for Crafts, Krikorian Gallery,
Worcester, MA
2016 30 PLUS FACULTY, Biennial exhibit of Worcester Center for Crafts Faculty, Krikorian Gallery, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2016 Now! New Work, New Artists, Aurora Gallery, Artsworcester, Worcester, MA
2014 Constructed Perceptions, Senior BFA Group Show, Rowe Art Gallery,
UNC-Charlotte Department of Art and Art History, Charlotte, NC
2013 31st Annual Artoberfest, (Group), Mooresville, NC, Mooresville Artists Guild
Award: 1st Place in the 3D category,
Judge: Larry Elder
2012 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, (Group), Department of Art &Art History, UNC at Charlotte, NC
Award: 2nd Place
Awards:
2014 Studio Area Award in Ceramics, UNCC Department of Art &Art History
2013 Studio Area Award in Ceramics, UNCC Department of Art &Art History
2012 Studio Area Award in Ceramics, UNCC Department of Art &Art History
Publications:
2014 CREATING CONNECTIONS, Department of Art & Art History UNC Charlotte
Public Speaking/Studio Demonstrations:
2016 Demonstrating Artist Resident at the 2016 Worcester Pottery Invitational,
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2016 Artist Talk, Pease Auditorium, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
2015 Artist Talk, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2014 BFA Experience Panel Discussion for incoming students, UNC-Charlotte
2013 Wheel Demonstrations for the Scholastic Achievement Award High School Students
Relevant Skills:
Firing Manual Gas Kilns and Gas Soda Kilns, Wheel Throwing,
Sculpting, Slip-casting and Paster Mold Making, Glaze and Clay Chemistry
Professional Affiliations:
2014 Member of National Counsel for the Education of Ceramic Arts
2014 Vice President of Cerama, Ceramic Student Organization at UNC-Charlotte
2013 President of Cerama