Laura Korch

Traverse City, MI 49696 248-514-6912 laurakorchpottery@gmail.com

www.troutceramics.com

Education

2019

MFA Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2004

BFA Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Professional Experience

2018 - Gallery Attendant, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ

2017 - Art representative and liaison, Curator Engine, Phoenix, AZ

Glaze Consultant, Meridian Tile, Phoenix, AZ

2014 - 2016 - Cedar Creek Gallery, Gallery Assistant, Creedmoor, NC

2010 - current Owner of Trout Ceramics Studio, Durham, NC

2012 - Studio Assistant to Marty Fielding, Claymakers, Durham, NC

2005 - 2007 - Ceramic Studio Manager, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI

2005 - Apprentice to John Glick at Plum Tree Pottery, Farmington Hills, MI

2004 - Studio Assistant for John and Susan Stephenson, Ann Arbor, MI

2002 - Ceramics Studio Technician, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Solo Exhibitions

2019 - Say yes quickly, A presence, which existed before, In a sense, they’re not mine or

yours; they’re ours, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

2017 - Object Contained, pHICA Shipping Container Show with Rhetorical Galleries, Phoenix, AZ

2012 - Ambidextrous Collection, North Carolina Craft Gallery, NC

2009 - New Work, Claymakers, Durham, NC

2004 - BFA Solo Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024 - Clay in Space, Juried Exhibition of Northern Michigan Clay Works, Crooked Tree Arts Center in partnership with ClaySpace TC, Traverse City, MI

2023 - Durham Arts Council “Our House” Exhibit - Faculty & Students, Durham, NC

Fine Arts Festival Exhibition of Rockingham County, Rockingham, NC

2020 - Unapologetic: All Women, All Year, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ

2019 - Materials: Hard + Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition, Denton, TX

2018 - Commemorative Exhibition, The Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ

22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Antonio, TX

Contemporary Clay 2018, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

Nathan Cummings Graduate Summer Travel Award Proposal, The Sensation of the

Translated, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ

Fahrenheit 2018, AMOCA, Pomona, CA, Juried by Patti Warashina

Scholarship Recipients Show, Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, AZ

Ceram-a-rama Silent Auction, ASU Art Museum Ceramic Research Center, Tempe, AZ

39th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ

Nasty Woman: Phoenix Unite, Grand Arthaus, Phoenix, AZ

2017 - Fusion Art 3rd Annual Colorful Abstractions, Online juried show of paintings

Small Works 2017, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY

Sculpting Science 2017, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

Dine In or Take Away, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

JURIED NATIONAL 4, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT. Juried by Sunshine Cobb

Currents 2017 | Perception: Color and Content, Gary R. Libby Gallery, Gainesville,

FL. Juried by Linda Lopez and Katie Parker

MFA Summer Juried Show, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ

Nasty Woman: Phoenix Unite, Grand Arthaus, Phoenix, AZ

2016 - Exchange Group Show, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

ASU Ceramics NOW, ASU Exhibition, Tempe, AZ

New Grads, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ

Detroit Bienniel, Troy MI

Small Works, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY

Indoor Outdoor Sculpture, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC

2015 - Apprenticelines: Divergence/Continuity/Community, NCECA conference, Pawtucket

Armory Arts Center, Pawtucket, RI

Summer Still Life, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC

CUPful- Celebrating the Daily Ritual, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC

Steinfest, Claymakers, NC

2014 - CUPful- Celebrating the Daily Ritual, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC

All Manner of Life, 5 persons show, Carrboro Art Center, Carrboro, NC

2013 - Steinfest, Claymakers, NC

2008 - Drawn to Clay: Vessels Emblazoned, Invitational Group Show, Claymakers, Durham, NC

2004 - Spring Tea, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI

Awards

2023 - 1st place Cash Award in Sculpture, Behind the Curtain, 3rd place Cash Award in Pottery, Donabe Double Lidded jar, Honorable Mention in Pottery, Teapot, Fine Arts Festival Association of Rockingham County, Rockingham, NC

2020 - Best Interactive Art 2020, 528hz, Voted by Best of Phoenix, Arizona

2019 - Student Research Grant winner, Windgate Contemporary Craft Initiative, ASU

Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

MFA Juried Summer Show, 3rd place prize, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ

2018 - 2nd place award, 22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Antonio, TX

Ruth Magadini Scholarship, Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, AZ

ASU Awards: Wong Scholarship Award, Gerry Grout Visual Arts Scholarship, Special

Talent Award, K. Herberger/Art Scholarship, Del Decil Scholarship, John and Carol

Commins Ceramics Funds

2017 - MFA Juried Summer Show, 2nd place prize, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ. Juried

by The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

ASU Awards: Wong Scholarship Award, Special Talent Award

2016 - ASU Awards: Eirene Peggy Lamb Award, Special Talent Award

2004 - Honorable Mention Cash Award, Vasefinder Online Nationals

2002 - Best of Show Award, Eat or Be Eaten: Student Juried Show, Eastern Michigan

University, Ypsilanti, MI

Publications

2011 - ”Hands On”, Herald Sun Newspaper, August 29, 2011. Cover Page.

2008 - “Artist-At-Large: The Contentment of Beautiful Things”, Raleigh Metro Magazine. 2008 (9):64

Teaching

2023 -current Full-time Art Faculty Instructor and Department head of Ceramics and Sculpture, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI

2021 -2023 Instructor of Continuing Education Ceramics, Ceramic Studio Tech, Rockingham College, NC

2021 -2023 Instructor, Ceramics, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC

2020 -2023 Instructor, Ceramics, Claymakers, Durham, NC

2020 -2023 Instructor, Ceramics, Crafts Center at NC State University, Raleigh, NC

2021 - Adjunct Instructor, Drawing I, Sculpture I, Ceramics I, Art Appreciation, Guilford College, Jamestown, NC

2020 - Adjunct Instructor, Collage and Mixed Media, Digital Photography, Aurora College in Shanghai, China via Sienna Heights University, MI

Adjunct Instructor, Color Theory, Siena Heights University, MI

Adjunct Instructor, Color Theory, Aurora College in Shanghai, China

2019 - Adjunct Instructor, Ceramics, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ

Faculty Associate, 3D Design, Art 115, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Faculty Associate, Ceramic Vessels, 367, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Instructor of Record, 3-D Design, Art 115, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Instructor, Ceramics, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ

2018 - Instructor of Record, 3-D Design, Art 115, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Instructor, Ceramics, Sculpture, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ

Instructor of Record, Color, Art 113, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2017 - Instructor of Record, Ceramic Survey 261, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2008- 2014 - Instructor, Ceramics, Claymakers, Durham, NC

Instructor, Ceramics, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC

2008 - Instructor, Ceramics, Pullen Art Center, Raleigh, NC

2005- 2007 - Instructor, Ceramics, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI

Workshops

2009 & 2014 - Presenter, Triangle Potters Guild, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Residences

2019 - Pottery Workshop, Jingdezhen, China, three-week residency

2017 - CRETA, Rome, Italy, two-week residency

2007 - Work-Study Scholarship, Small Scale Sculpture, Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, NC, two-weeks

1999 - 1 -Year Work-Study Scholarship Abroad, Nacel Open Door, Keramik-Galerie Werkstatt, Elizabet Reuter, Friedberg, Germany.

Related Experience

2018 - International Ceramic Artists Network Board Member

Collections

2024

2023

Luxury Apartments Collection, Salt Lake City, Utah Infinity 4’ x 7’. 235 pieces, 2” x 3”, 3” x 5”, 5” x 7”.

Banyan Washington Lobby Collection for Luxury Apartments, 2 sections, 220 pieces, 110 per section. Phoenix, AZ

2022

Banyan Entrada Luxury Apartments Collection. Scottsdale, Arizona

Pillow Tiles, porcelain, stains, under glazes, glazes, cone 6 electric fired. 80 pieces, 6” x 6” each, total 5’ x 6’

2022

- Residences Kierland Luxury Apartments and Wellness Spa Permanent Collection, Scottsdale, AZ

Chakra Healing, maple plywood, copper, clear coat. 3’ x 3’ x 4” each

Infinity, maple plywood, steel, clear coat 5’ x 1.8’

Waves, 2 installations, stoneware 4’ x 7’ each area

2019

- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Permanent Collection

528 hz, baltic birch plywood, light sensors, arduino, mp3 player, amp, transducers

2019

- Phoenix College Permanent Collection

Connection, Porcelain, underglaze, glaze, paint, steel, cotton, nylon

2019

- Jo Perry Private Collection

Wheat, colored porcelain

2019

- Fire Weather Studio/Roy Wasson Valle Private Collection

Brushstroke, porcelain and paint

Polarities, stoneware

2018

- William Bruder and Louise Roman Private Collection

Object Study, Limoges porcelain