Curriculumn Vitae
Amy Kephart
10909 W 115TH Ter
Overland Park, KS 66210
913-575-0996
clayajk@yahoo.com
amykephart.con
Education
| 1995-1998 |
MFA, Ceramics |
School of Art and Design, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL |
| 1993-1995 |
BFA, Ceramics |
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO |
| 1987-1990 |
Studio Classes, Ceramics |
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS |
Experience
| 2009-Preaent |
Adjunct Faculty
Ceramics
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Longview Community College, Lee’s
Summit, MO
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| 2007-Present |
Adjunct Faculty
Ceramics
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Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS |
| 2005-2006 |
Studio Artist |
Casper, WY |
| 2005 |
Received Tenure |
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 1999-2005 |
Assistant Professor, Ceramics |
Southeast Missouri State University
- Taught selected courses in ceramics and Art Appreciation
- Consistently received satisfactory student reviews
- Participated in the development of new curriculum
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| 1997-1999 |
Instructor, Ceramics |
Southeast Missouri State University |
| 1996-1997 |
Instructor |
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL |
| 1996-1997 |
Instructor |
Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR |
| 1995-1996 |
Graduate Assistant |
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL |
Courses Taught
Longview Community College, Lee’s Summit, MO
- AR 250 Printmaking
- AR 100 Art Findamentals
- AR 170 Ceramics 1
- AR 171 Ceramics 2
- AR 172 Ceramics 3
- AR 173 Ceramics 4
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS
- AR 142 Ceramics l
- AR 143 Ceramics 2
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
- AR 111 Ceramics: A Metaphor for Understanding the Human Condition (Art Appreciation)
- AR342 Ceramics 1
- AR441 Ceramics 2
- AR541 Ceramics 3
- Activities included the organization and facilitation of “The Student Fall Art Exhibition and Sale”, the “Annual Student Assessment Exhibition”; and the student and faculty Turkey Festival in November for the Artists Guild.
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
- AD101 Introduction to Art (Art Appreciation) and AD304 Intermediate Ceramics
Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR
- High School Summer Programs, Aesthetics and Creativity
Evidence of Student Achievement
- Derek Taylor, Fine Arts Talent scholarship Award, JCCC
- Jesse Forys, Distinguished Merit Award, ceramic art, Annual Student Assessment Exhibition, SEMO
- Jesse Forys, Purchase Award from Provost, ceramic art, Annual Student Assessment Exhibition , SEMO
- Rebecca Ramdial, Ceramics Merit Award, Annual Student Assessment Exhibition, SEMO
- Elinor Wilson, Best of Show, ceramic art, Annual Student Assessment Exhibition, SEMO
- Kelly Blakeslee, Best of Show, ceramic sculpture, Annual Student Assessment Exhibition, SEMO
- Jennifer Taylor, graduate student placement, Washington University, SEMO
- Kelly Blakeslee, graduate student placement, Central Illinois, SEMO
- Jennifer Taylor, teaching position, Continuing Education Workshop, Wheel-Thrown Pottery, SEMO
- Mindy Horrell, teaching position, Continuing Education Workshop Wheel-Thrown Pottery, SEMO
- Kelly Blakeslee, Best of Show & Purchase Award, ceramic sculpture, Annual Student Assessment Exhibition, SEMO
- Andy Dunaway, Fine Craft Merit Award, ceramic art, Annual Student Assessment Exhibition, SEMO
- Chrissy McMullen, Honorable Mention, ceramic art, Annual Student Assessment Exhibition, SEMO
- Eric Ejchler, Best of Show, ceramic art, Annual Student Assessment Exhibition, SEMO
- Marika Miya, graduate student placement, SUNY, New Paltz, SEMO
- Michael Baird, Best of Show & People’s Choice Award, ceramic sculpture, Annual Student Assessment Exhibition, SEMO
- Matt Miller, First Place, Fine Crafts/Sculpture, Annual Student Assessment Exhibition, SEMO
Additionally, I developed the following:
exhibitions of student work
- “Crossing Paths Ceramic Artists/Faculty & Students, From Missouri, Illinois, Alabama and Texas” Curator Amy Kephart at the Gallery 100 and the Lorimier Gallery, Arts Council of SEMO
- Exchange Exhibition with University of Evansville, IN and SEMO
- I took 3 students from AR541: Ceramics III to a 3-day workshop at Red Star Studio, Kansas City, MO
- “Two Person Show, Clay: Simplicity to Complexity,” Vergette Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Department Committees
- Chair Recruitment and Retention Committee
- Scholarship Committee
- Chair, Student Opportunities Committee
- Co-chair, Student Opportunities Committee
- Chair, 3-D Studio Committee
- Safety Committee for Memorial Hall
- Curriculum Committee
- Student Opportunities Committee
- Emergency Floor Coordinator
- 3-D Studio Committee
College Committees
- International Studies Committee
- Visual and Performing Arts Committee
- Search Committee for Museum Director
University Committees
- Faculty Senate
- Academic Affairs Committee
- Alternate Faculty Senator
- Governance Committee
Sponsorship of Campus Organization
- Faculty Sponsor and Advisor for “Artist Guild”
Service
- “Pottery,” (workshop) Continuing Education, Southeast Missouri State University
- “Pottery: the Hidden Relation Technique” (workshop), wellness Advantage Program
- “Throwing on the Potters Wheel” workshops with children in the after school program, House of Hope; “Pottery,” Continuing Education, Southeast Missouri State University
- “Wheel-Thrown Pottery,” Horizons Summer Youth Enrichment at Southeast Missouri State University
- Facilitated a relationship between the Black History Month Commemoration committee with the Missouri Arts Council, which resulted in a successful grant for an exhibition. I hung the exhibit for the “Emerging African American Artist”, held during Black History Month
- “Tile Making” Bootheel Partnership (BHP) GEAR UP Academy
- “Art in Process,” Cotton Festival of the Arts ’01, Sikeston, MO
- “Pottery,” Continuing Education at Southeast Missouri State University, and “Tile Making: Hand-Building Using Slab Construction” Continuing Education at Southeast Missouri State University
- “Pottery for Kids,” Continuing Education at Southeast Missouri State University
- “Teapots,” Arts Council Summer Workshop
Lectures/Workshops
| 2003 |
“Connecting with Your Aesthetic,” Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA |
| 2003 |
“Throwing and Wax Resist Glaze Techniques,” Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA |
| 2003 |
“Press Molds and Wax Resist Glaze Techniques,” Texas Women’s University, Denton, TX |
| 2000 |
“Thrown and Altered Porcelain” Gallery Lecture, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN |
| 1999 |
“Thrown and Altered Porcelain and Wax Resist Glaze Technique,” Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO |
| 1998 |
Hand-built Pottery, Sikeston School District, Sikeston, MO |
| 1998 |
“Integration of Art History into Curriculum and Ceramic Process,” Sikeston School District, Sikeston, MO |
| 1998 |
“Teapots,” Arts Council Summer Workshop, Cape Girardeau, MO |
Exhibitions, Grants and Reviews
Collections
| 1998-1999 |
“International Cone Box Show,” juried by Michael Simon, Harris Deller, and Anna C. Holcomb. Baker University, Baldwin City, KS |
| 1998 |
“Shawnee County Public Library,” Gallery of Fine Arts, Topeka, KS |
| 1998 |
“Purchase Awards,” Southern Illinois University |
| 1996 |
“5th Annual People’s Choice Exhibit,” Purchase Awards, Southern Illinois University |
International Exhibitions
| 1998-1999 |
“International Cone Box Show”, juried by Michael Simon, Harris Deller and Anna C. Holcomb. Topeka, KS |
National Exhibitions
| 2005 |
“Traditions and Innovations: SIUC Alumni Exhibition, Paper-Rock-Scissors Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 2003 |
“Women Playing with Fire: Ceramic” East Fine Arts Gallery, Texas Women’s University, Denton, TX |
| 2003 |
“Signifiers: New Directions in Clay,” The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA |
| 2000 |
“8th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery,” juried by Ken Ferguson, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA |
| 1999 |
“Porcelain ’99,” juried by Richard Zakin, Esmay Fine Art, Rochester, NY |
| 1999 |
“Departures from the Midwest,” Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
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| 1999 |
“New Works in Porcelain,” Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO |
| 1999 |
“A Celebration of the Artists,” Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO |
| 1998 |
“Cross Road Juried Exhibition,” juried by Josh DeWeese, Middletown Fine Arts Center, Middleton, OH |
| 1998 |
“Plates and Platters,” Ronald L. Barr Gallery, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN |
| 1997 |
“Feats of Clay,” juried by Ken Ferguson, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA |
| 1997 |
“Clay Cup VI,” competition juried by Mark Burns, Carbondale, IL |
| 1996 |
“1996 New Generation,” juried Shaw Guido Gallery, Pontiac, MI |
| 1995 |
“Clay: Expanding the Definition,” exhibitor and curator Amy Kephart, Kansas City Art Institute Student Center, Kansas City, MO |
Regional Exhibits
2009
2008
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“Art Faculty Biennial” Cultural Arts Center MCC-Longview, Lee’s Summit, MO March 18-April 25
“Ceramics by Amy Kephart,” 75th Street Gallery, Prairie Village, KS
October 10- November 27
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| 2008 |
“Kansas Artist Craftsman Association Juried Member Exhibition”, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS October 3 –Dec |
| 2008 |
“Ceramics by Amy Kephart,” Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS
February 29- April 12
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| 2006 |
“Tea Pot Show,” Stecker-Nelson Gallery, 406 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS |
| 2006 |
“8t Annual Fall Art Festival”, Nicolaysen Art Museum and Discovery Center, (juried) 400 E Collins, Casper, WY 82601 |
| 2006 |
“Amy Kephart-Koffman and the Wyoming Connection,” Fountain Street Gallery, 34 N Fountain St, Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 2006 |
“1st Annual Summer Art Festival Nicolaysen Art Museum and Discovery Center, (juried)”, 400 E Collins, Casper, WY 82601 |
| 2005 |
“Annual Faculty Exhibition,” Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 2004 |
“Carbondale & Beyond,” Eastern Shore Art Center, Mobile, AL |
| 2004 |
“Annual Faculty Exhibition,” Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 2003 |
“Crossing Paths: Ceramic Artists,” Faculty and Students from Missouri, Illinois, Alabama and Texas, (curator Amy Kephart) |
| 2003 |
“Annual Faculty Exhibition,” Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 2003 |
“A Dialogue with Clay,” The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Gallery 100, Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 2003 |
“A Dialogue with Clay,” St Peter’s Community & Arts Center, St Peter’s, MO |
| 2003 |
“100 Pounds of Clay,” University of Evansville, Evansville, IN |
| 2002 |
“Women in the Arts,” (juried) Brady Art Gallery, Columbia, MO |
| 2002 |
“Annual Faculty Exhibition,” Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 2001 |
“Annual Faculty Exhibition,” Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 2000 |
“The Illinois Ozarks Craft Guild and the John A. Logan College Museum Exhibition,” juried by Randi Chervits, Craft Alliance, St Louis, MO, and First Place, Ulin, IL |
| 2000 |
“Ceramics Useful & Sublime,” (juried) Branson, MO |
| 2000 |
“Annual Faculty Exhibition,” Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 1999 |
“8th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery,” juried by Ken Ferguson, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA |
| 1999 |
“The Illinois Ozarks Craft Guild and the John A. Logan College Museum Exhibition,” juried by Randi Chervits, Craft Alliance, St Louis, MO, and First Place, Ulin, IL |
| 1999 |
“Annual Faculty Exhibition,” Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 1999 |
“A Celebration of the Artists,” (auction catalog printed), Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO |
| 1998 |
“Women in the Arts,” (juried) Craft Studio, Columbia, MO |
| 1998 |
“Annual Faculty Exhibition,” Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 1997 |
“MFA Preview Exhibition,” Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL |
| 1997 |
“Annual Faculty Exhibition,” Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 1995 |
“Clay: Expanding the Definition,” exhibitor and curator Amy Kephart, Kansas City Art Institute Student Center, Kansas City, MO |
Solo exhibitions
| 2006 |
”Featured Pottery by Amy Kephart-Koffman,” Margo’s Pottery, 1 North Main, Buffalo, WY |
| 2000 |
“A Celebration of Pouring,” Tinnin Fine Arts Center, Three Rivers College, Poplar Bluff, MO |
| 2000 |
“New Works by Amy Kephart,” The Lorimier Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 1999 |
“New Works in Porcelain,” Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO |
1998 |
“MFA Thesis Exhibition,” University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL |
Reviews
| 2000 |
Nasland, Alan, “The Female Perspective” Ceramics Monthly, March, p.56-57 |
| 1999 |
“Up Front: Kansas City Art Institute Ties” Ceramics Monthly, September, p.14 Featured photo of my work representing the show “Departures from the Midwest: Kansas City Art Institute Instructors and Alumni Invitational” |
Grants awarded
| 2002 |
Amy Kephart & Dr. Carol Morrow - Received $2000 funding from The Missouri Arts Council supporting a workshop by the nationally acclaimed Native American visiting artist; Nora Naranjo-Morse |
Manuscript review
| 2002 |
Manuscript review of Hands in Clay, by Charlotte Speight and John Toki, Fifth edition, McGraw-Hill, New York 2003 |
Gallery Representation
- Strtecker-Nelson Gallery, 406 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS
- Margo’s Pottery, 1 North Main, Buffalo, WY
- Craft Alliance, 6640 Delmar Blvd., Saint Louis, MO
- Ariana Gallery, 119 S. Main, Royal Oak, MI
Affiliations
- Potters Council
- National Council on the Education for Ceramic Arts
- Kansas City Clay Guild
- Kansas Artist Craftsman Association
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