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Trent Burkett
 2225 Dwight Way, Stockton, CA 95204 / (209) 518-3723 (cell) / (209) 946-3100 (w)

 
Education
     
2000  

MFA University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN

     
1998  

MA California State University, Sacramento, CA

     
1993   BA California State University, Sacramento, CA
     

Professional Experience

     
2006   Associate Professor Sculpture / Ceramics, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
     
2000-05   Assistant Professor Sculpture/ Ceramics, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
     
2000-98   Graduate Student Teaching Assistant, All Levels of Hand Building and Throwing,   University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN
     
1999   Instructor/ Hand building and Throwing, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN
     
1997  

Ceramics Technician, California State University, Sacramento, CA

     
1997   Resident Artist, Earthworks Gallery and Ceramics Facility, Sacramento, CA
     

Awards / Fellowships

     
2005   "The Hoefer Prize for Student-Faculty Research / Creativity Projects," University  of the Pacific
     
 2004   “Visions In Clay,” National Juried Competition, (1st place, functional)
Scholarly / Artistic Activity Grant, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
     
2003   “Visions In Clay," Regional Juried Competition (2nd place, functional)
     
1998   Incoming Graduate Fellowship, University of Minnesota
     
1997   Increase Robinson Award, CSU, Sacramento
     

Exhibitions

     
2006   "West Meets East," National Invitational, Montgomery College, Washington, D.C.
"New Work: Wood and Salt," Solo Exhibition, Trax Gallery, Berkeley, CA
     
2005   “Pots: Objects of Virtue,”  National Juried Competition, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
“Pots: Objects of Virtue,”  National Invitational Exhibition, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
“Ishi Wo Taten Koto," Solo Exhibition,
LH Horton Gallery, SJ Delta Junior College, Stockton, CA
     
2004  

“Faculty Exhibition," Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
“Pots from Parady’s Pope Valley Kiln," Group Exhibition, Trax Gallery, Berkeley, CA
“The Naked Truth: International Juried Wood-fire Exhibition,"
Cedar Rapids Museum of  Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"Visions In Clay," National Juried Competition, Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
“Elements of the Garden," Solo Exhibition, Oakland Museum of California, Professional, Oakland, CA
Services Division, Sculpture Court, Oakland, CA
“Six Potters By the Sea," Stewart / Kummer Gallery, Gualala, CA Co-
curators, T. Burkett and Christa Assad, Gualala, CA
“Aquatopia: A Confluence of Art, Science, and the California Watershed," Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
“The Blues: Tonality II," Tierra Solida Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
“Coffee, Tea, Aqua Vitae," Tierra Solida Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
“Faculty Exhibition," Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
“Pots from Parady’s Pope Valley Kiln," Group exh., Trax Gallery, Berkeley, CA
“The Naked Truth: International Juried Wood-fire Exhibition," Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

     
2003   “Clearly Black and White,” Regional (West Coast) juried, Tierra Solida Gallery , Santa Barbara, CA
    “Visions In Clay,” Regional (N. CA) juried, Reynolds Gallery, Stockton, CA
     
2002   Guest Artist, San Joaquin Potters Guild annual sale, Stockton, CA
     
 2001   “Wrap Up!,” Group Show. Limn Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    “Neutral Garden," New Faculty Exhibition, Reynolds Gallery, Stockton, CA
    “Holiday Show,” B. Sakata Garo Gallery, Sacramento, CA
     
2000   “A Garden,” Solo Installation, Katherine Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
    “Studio Days," National Invitational, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA
   

“2000,” Sculpture, Katherine Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

     
1999  

“Functional Wood-Fired Pottery,” Edina, MN

    “Guilty By Association,” Sculpture, Mezzanine Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
    “NCECA Clay National," Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
    “ECBGS-39," Sculpture, Katherine Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
     
1998   “New Graduate Exhibition,” Katherine Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
    “California Clay Competition," Regional Juried Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA
     
1998   “MA Graduate Exhibition,” Robert Else Gallery, Sacramento, CA
     
1997   Installation, Solo Show, R.W. Witt Gallery, California State University, Sacramento, CA
     
1996   “A Course in Clay,” Curator, Trent Burkett, for the C.S.U. Sacramento faculty and students, Amador County Arts Council Gallery, Sutter Creek, CA
“Functional Pottery,”  Earthworks Gallery, Sacramento, CA
     
Publications
     
2004   “Shaping Expressions," Artist Profile, Stockton Record,  August 10, 2004
    “The Naked Truth,"  International Wood-Fire Juried Exhibition Catalogue
    “Teaching to the Future," Deptarment of Visual Art, Univ. of the Pacific Catalogue
     
2003   “Visions,” Stockton Record, June 2003
     
2000   “Studio Days 2000," Chester Springs Studio Invitational Catalogue
     
1999   NCECA,  Clay National Catalogue
     
Workshops / Juried Events
     
2005   Juror, 19th Annual CSU Student Research Competition
    Visiting Artist,  Wood-Firing, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, WI
     
2004   Visiting Artist, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
     
2000   Visiting Artist, Wood-Fire Workshop, University of Minnesota / University of Wisconsin, Stout, WI
Visiting Artist, Sculpture Workshop, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, WI
Paul Soldner, Visiting Artist Assistant, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
     
1998   Mark Pharis, Visiting Artist Assistant, Trax Gallery, Berkeley, CA
     
1997   Akio Takamori, Visiting Artist Assistant, CSU, Sacramento, CA
Shiro Otani, Ken Ferguson, Peter Voulkos, Visiting Artist Assistant, Richard Carter Studio,  Napa, CA
     
1996   Ken Ferguson, Visiting Artist Assistant, Richard Carter Studio, Napa, CA
     
Private Collections
     
    Robert Brady / Sandy Simon, Berkeley, CA
    Phillip and Marilyn Isenberg, Sacramento, CA
    Barry Sakata,  Sacramento, CA
    Don and Heidi Endeman, Gualala, CA
    Randy Wall, Sherman Oaks, CA
 

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