Harrison Levenstein

www.harrylevensteinpottery.com gettincentered@gmail.com

Education
Post Baccalaureate semester, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA

2015

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Studio Art: Ceramics Emphasis, Humboldt State University,
Arcata, CA

2014

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Art Education, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

2014

Professional Experience
Lab Technician, Fire Arts Center, Arcata, CA

2015-2012

- Bisque and high-fire all studio work

- Mix and maintain 43 studio glazes
- Inventory glaze materials
- Recycle clay using plaster bats and pugmill
- Repair studio equipment including wheels, electric kilns, pugmill, and slab-roller
- Build studio enhancements
- Devise clever ideas for studio improvement
- Cultivate professional relationships with students and members
Glaze Workshop Instructor, Fire Arts Center, Arcata, CA

2015

- 5-session class covering glaze history, composition, technique, testing, and aesthetic critique.
Wheel Class Instructor, Fire Arts Center, Arcata, CA

2015-2014

- Teach 10-week class of up to 12 students basic wheel-throwing technique

- Familiarize students with studio procedures
- Guide students through the making process from wet clay to finished pot
- Facilitate formal critique of work
Ceramics Class Instructor, Bruin Woods Family Resort, Lake Arrowhead, CA
- Instruct wheel-throwing and hand-building classes for all ages
- Load and fire electric kilns

2012

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- Facilitate safe and successful raku firings

- Assist with various arts & crafts center activities
Student Lab Assistant, Ceramics Lab, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

2012-2010

- Load all student work into bisque and glaze kilns

- Mix and maintain 20 studio glazes
- Maintain proper function of Lockerbie kick wheels
- Organize and clean studio

Selected Exhibitions
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Kevin Lehman's Pottery, 560 South Prince Street, Rear
Lancaster, PA

2015

POUR: Function + Form, Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO

2015

Igneous Explorations, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art w/ College of the
Redwoods. Davis, CA
2015
College of the Redwoods Annual Juried Show, College of the Redwoods. Eureka, CA

2015

Pushin Mud, Karshner Lounge, Humboldt State University. Arcata, CA

2014

Humboldt State Teapot Show, SBS Building, Humboldt State University. Arcata, CA

2014

Humboldt Senior Art Show, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University. Arcata, CA

2014

Humboldt State Teapot Show, SBS Building, Humboldt State University. Arcata, CA

2013

Recognition
3D Art Award, College of the Redwoods Annual Juried Show

2015

Martin Wong Scholarship Award, Martin Wong Scholarship Foundation

2013

Mary Whitney Memorial Art Scholarship, Redwood Decorative Artists

2013

The North Coast Journal, Sweet Spinning Wheels, Ken Weiderman, Author

2013

References
Elizabeth Johnson
Director
Fire Arts Center

Susan Beecher
Director of Planning & Curriculum
Sugar Maples Center for the Arts

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520 South G Street

Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 599-7916
Keith Schneider
Professor of Ceramics
Humboldt State University
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 362-1866

850 Willow Creek Road

Blue Lake, CA 95525
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