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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
 

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