CURRICULUM VITAE
Eric Heerspink
6525 Arthur Ave.
Jenison MI, 49428
CURRICULUM VITAE
Cell: (616) 295-6448
Email: ericheerspinkceramics@gmail.com
Website: www.ericheerspinkceramics.com
EDUCATION
2012 – 2015 MFA in Ceramics
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2002 – 2008 BFA in Ceramics, Art Education Certificate
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016 – 2018 Adjunct Faculty, Calvin College, Grand Rapids MI
2012 – 2015 Graduate Assistant, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL
Ceramic Studio Technician
Gallery Assistant
2008 – 2012 Art Teacher, Westminster Christian School, Miami FL
2006 – 2008 Ceramic Studio Assistant, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE: COURSES TAUGHT
Calvin College, Adjunct Faculty
2016 – 2018 Art 151 – Visual Culture
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Instructor of Record
2012 – 2015 Art 112 – 2D Design
Art 111 – Art Appreciation
Westminster Christian School, High School and Middle School Art Teacher
2008 – 2012 Intermediate Ceramics and Sculpture, High School
Honors Ceramics and Sculpture, High School
Photojournalism, High School
Printmaking, High School
Ceramics and Sculpture 1, Middle School
Ceramics and Sculpture 2, Middle School
Art and Design 1, Middle School
Art and Design 2, Middle School
Advanced Art, Middle School
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Featured Artist, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, IA
2017 Featured Artist, Companion Gallery, Humbolt, TN
Juried Exhibitions
2018 Cup the Intimate Object XIV, Charlie Cumming Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Americano Invitational, Clay AKAR Iowa City, IA
Yunomi Invitational, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Last Call III, Companion Gallery, Humbolt, TN
2017 Holiday Cup Show, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, IL
Cup the Intimate Object XIII, Charlie Cumming Gallery, Gainesville, FL
First Annual Mug Show, Eye of the Dog Gallery, San Marcos, TX
Yunomi Invitational, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Working Pots II, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI
Last Call II, Companion Gallery, Humbolt, TN
2016 Irons in the Fire, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2015 Holiday Cup Show, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, IL
50/50 Exhibition, Center Art Gallery, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Art Prize 7, 25 Ottawa, Grand Rapids, MI
Rebuilding Perceptions: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, IL
MFA Art Exhibition, Art Gallery, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
2014 22ndAnnual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, E. Petersburg, PA
Varsity Art XVIII Exhibition, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO
4thBiennial Central Time Ceramics, Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL
Ceramic Exhibition, MUC Art Gallery, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
MFA Art Exhibition, Art Gallery, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
2013 Battle of the Bowls, The Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg, VA
Best Served Hot, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
Functional Relationships, Arts Council of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
MFA Art Exhibition, MUC Art Gallery, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
2012 20thAnnual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, E. Petersburg, PA
2008 Sticks and Stones, BFA Exhibit, Center Art Gallery, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Preface, BFA Exhibit, 106 South Division, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
PUBLICATIONS
2014 Published Work in Straight Up Magazine
Straight Up; Issue 20, March 2014
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
2017 Collection of Bill and Mitzi Richardson
AWARDS
2018 Best in Clay, Krasl Art Fair, Saint Joseph, MI
2017 Best in Show, First Annual Mug Show, Eye of the Dog Gallery, San Marcos, TX
2015 Wagner Potters Association Award; MFA Art Exhibition, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
2014 Ponoco Chapter Award; 22ndAnnual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, E. Petersburg, PA
Wagner Potters Association Award; MFA Art Exhibition, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
AFFILIATIONS
2015 – Present West Michigan Potters Guild, Vice President
2011 – Present National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Member
