RESUME


Studio: 1941 1st Ave. S., Studio 3D, Seattle, WA 98122

Phone: (206) 310-7292
Email: jen.t.mills@gmail.com

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EDUCATION
2006 MFA, Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2003 University of Colorado, Boulder, Ceramics Post-Baccalaureate Program
1994 BA, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. Major: Religion, Minor: Art History. Cum Laude

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Echoes, VAIN Gallery, Seattle, WA (upcoming)
Heave, Threshold Gallery, Mithun Architects, Seattle, WA
In the Wake, PNW Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Incognito, Blank Design, Dubs Inc., Seattle, WA
Traces, The Clayton Staples Gallery, Wichita, KS

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 The Window Art Project, a public art project curated by Bryan Ohno with MadArt Seattle, Madison Park, Seattle, WA
Contemporary Ceramics, Anne Focke Gallery, City Hall, Seattle, WA
Happy Endings: StrangeCo VII, Coupling University of Washington students with Seattle-based artists, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 Harvest, Peggy Lewis Gallery, Yakima, WA
Bifocal: StrangeCo V, Coupling University of Washington students with Seattle-based artists, Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 Spin Cycle, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
From Here On Out, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2005 Ad Hoc, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Comfort’er, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2004 Exchange, Wayne State University Community Art Gallery, Detroit, MI
Wet, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2003 Obsessions into Form, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, CO
Well-Heeled, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA
Lines into Shapes, Arts Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO.
2002 Altar Ego, VAIN Gallery, Seattle, WA
Stranger Exhibition, CMA Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The Special Show, Pound Gallery, Seattle, WA
2001 Potluck Art Show, Nico Gallery, Seattle, WA
Annual Art Show, Union Artist Cooperative, Seattle, WA

GRANTS and RESIDENCIES
2007 Audio Artist Support Program, Jack Straw Productions, Seattle, WA
2006-2008 Resident Artist, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009 Brown, Glen. ed. 500 Sculptures. Lark Publications (Ashville, NC): 2009.
2008 Hacket, Regina. "Satires on the Inherently Uptight." Art To Go. Seattle Post Intelligencer. 11 June 2008.
2005 Shorb, Bethany. “Oh Lardy”, www.tOybreaker.com, December 15, 2005.
2003 Hackett, Regina. “Artists Trot Out Inspired Novelties in ‘Well-Heeled’” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 18, 2003.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2007-present Ceramics and Sculpture Instructor, South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
Instructor, Seward Park Clay Studio, Seattle, WA
2008 Instructor, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA
Visiting Artist, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Teacher, Orion Center, Seattle, WA
2007 Instructor, Education Department, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
2004 Visiting Artist, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI

PRESENTATIONS and LECTURES
2007 Seward Park Clay Studio, Seattle, WA
South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
Mosier Community Art Center, Burien, WA
2003 South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and EXPERIENCE
Artist Trust, EDGE Professional Development Program for Visual Artists, 2007
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Materials TA, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 2005
Bank of America Gallery, Assistant Director, Seattle, WA, 1998-2002.
Independent Art Assistant, public and private clients, Seattle, WA and Portland, OR, 2002-2008.
Behnke Foundation, Sculpture Selection Committee, The Neddy Artist Fellowship, 2001
PhotoCenter Northwest, Panelist and Reviewer, Take My Picture, 2001
4Culture, King County Arts Commission, Arts Funding Review Panel, 2000
Seattle Art Museum, FotoRevu Jury Panelist, 2000
4Culture, King County Arts Commission, Site/Exhibition Evaluator, 2000


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