URSULA HARGENS
www.ursulahargens.com
EDUCATION
MFA, Ceramics, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Post-Baccalaureate, Ceramics, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, NS, Canada
MA, Art & Art Education, Columbia University, Teachers College, New York, NY
BA, Russian Language & Literature, Columbia University, Columbia College, New York, NY
SELECTED TEACHING
2014-Present Co-founder and Program Head, MN NICE, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2016-Present Community Faculty, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN
2017-Present Adjunct Faculty, Saint Paul College, St. Paul, MN
2005-2012 Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Vestiges, The Ceramic Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015 A Gathering of Flowers: Botanicals in the Age of Climate Change, MN Arboretum, Chaska, MN
2013 Flora, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2012
Ursula Hargens: New Work, Hudson Hospital Gallery, Hudson, WI
Wallflower (Invasive Species), Christiansen Center Art Gallery, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
2004 Decorative Form, Lohin Geduld Gallery, New York, NY
TWO & THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019
Earthy Paradise: Ursula Hargens & Jennifer Rogers, Christiansen Studio & Gallery, Hopkins, MN
Response: Climate + Clay, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN
2016
Filter: Sanam Emami & Ursula Hargens, Gallery@1708, Kansas City, MO
McKnight Fellowship Exhibition, Emily Galusha Gallery, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2013 McKnight Fellowship Exhibition, Emily Galusha Gallery, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2010 McKnight Fellowship Exhibition, Emily Galusha Gallery, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2003 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Ursula Hargens & Linda Sormin, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (through 2013)
2019
Ideal Made Real: MN NICE, Vine Arts Center Gallery, Minneapolis, MNWomen who Teach, Catharine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Cathrine University, St. Paul, MN
2018
Code: Craft, Dow Studio, Deer Isle, ME
Mixed Media: The Faculty Show, Gordon Parks Gallery, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN
Observations, Schaller Gallery, St. Joseph, MI
2017
a la carte, International Museum of Dinnerware Design, Ann Arbor, MI
Of Land, Sea & Sky, Schaller Gallery, St. Joseph, MI
Redux: Transformations 6×6, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2016
100 Cups, The Clay Studio @ NCECA, Kansas City, MO
Ceramics as Deception, Urban Arts Space, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Past Presenters: Utilitarian Clay, Arrowmont School for Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2015
Ahead of the Curve: Creative Thinkers/Unconventional Makers, Dow Studio, Deer Isle, ME
Greenscapes, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Instructor Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Locals We Love, Gallery Expo, NCECA, Providence, RI
2014
A Sustainable Table, The Jewish Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Clay National IX: Aisthesis, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
From Away, Dow Studio, Deer Isle, ME
Red River Reciprocity: Contemporary Ceramics in MN & ND, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
2013
Bloom, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
Exquisite Pots: Red Handed, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Plates and Platters Salon Style, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS/GRANTS
2018 Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN
2015 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN
2012 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2009 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN
2008 Finalist, Bush Foundation Artist Fellowship, Saint Paul, MN
2006 Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Kiln God Award, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
2005 Red Wing Collectors Society Award, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
EXHIBITION CURATION
2019
In Service: Engaging and Connecting through Clay, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Ideal Made Real: MN NICE, Vine Arts Center Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Expatriate Ceramics, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2017 Florilegium, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2014 A Gilded Age, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Chroma & the Vessel, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
ARTICLES (AUTHORED)
2019 “In Service: Engaging and Connecting through Clay,” Catalogue Essay
2017 Expatriate Ceramics, Northern Clay Center, Catalogue Essay
2016
Florilegium, Northern Clay Center Gallery, Catalogue Essay
Outside the Academy: The Ash Street Project & MN NICE, NCECA Journal, vol. 37, pp. 132-134
2015 MN NICE: A New Educational Model, Ceramics Monthly, September, pp. 56-58
2014 A Gilded Age, Northern Clay Center Gallery, Catalogue Essay
2011 When the Negative is Positive, Pottery Making Illustrated, July/August, Cover & pp. 22-26
BOOKS (FEATURED IN)
2016 Naomi Cleary, 100 Artists 1000 Cups, Kirkwood Printing, pp. 79-80
2015 Bill Jones (Editor), Sculpture Techniques, American Ceramic Society, pp. 97-98
2014 Kate Doody and Brian Taylor, Glaze: The Ultimate Ceramic Artist’s Guide to Glaze and Color, Quarto Publishing, Cover & pp. 296-97
2012
Anderson Turner (Editor), Surface, Glaze & Form: Pottery Techniques, American Ceramic Society, pp. 1-5
Linda Kopp (Editor), The Best of 500 Ceramics, Lark Crafts, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York, p. 353
2008 Maureen Mills, Surface Design for Ceramics, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York, p.136
2006 Suzanne Tourtillott (Editor), 500 Pitchers, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York, p. 329
SELECTED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/JURIES
2019
Panel Moderator, In Service, NCECA National Ceramic Conference, Minneapolis, MN
2018
Workshop Instructor, Lunenburg School of the Arts, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lecture, “Interpreting the Ceramic Gallery,” Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
Visiting Artist, Demonstration & Critiques, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Workshop Instructor, Paramount Center for the Arts, St. Cloud, MN
2017
Workshop Instructor, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Visiting Artist, Demonstration & Critiques, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA
Artist Lecture & Demonstration, Winona State University, Winona, MN
2016
Visiting Artist, Lecture & Critiques, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Co-Lecture (Thomas Orr), “Outside the Academy,” NCECA Convention, Kansas City, MO
Lecture, “A Gathering of Flowers: Botanicals in the Age of Climate Change,” Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MN
Artist Lecture & Demonstration, McKnight Fellowship, Northern Clay Center, Mpls, MN
2015
Lead Instructor, MSAB Arts Access for NCC, St. Cloud, Mankato, Duluth, Anoka, MN
2014
Juror, Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Initiative Grant, St. Paul, MN
Summer Faculty, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
Workshop Instructor, Haystack Mountain School of Craft. Deer Isle, ME
2013
Workshop Instructor, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
Visiting Artist, Lecture & demonstration, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Goldstein Museum of Design, Crane Collection, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
International Museum of Dinnerware Design, Ann Arbor, MI
Mayo Clinic, Permanent Collection, Rochester, MN
Metropolitan State University, Permanent Collection, St. Paul, MN
Northern Clay Center, Teaching Collection, Minneapolis, MN
Ohio State University, The Baggs Collection, Columbus, OH
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Gloryhole Collection, Alfred, NY
Schleich Red Wing Pottery Museum, Red Wing, MN