ARTIST CV & RESUME
RYAN J. GREENHECK
STUDIO POTTER
Ryan John Greenheck
813 Bridge St
Spring City, PA 19475
United States
Phone: 607-382-5326
For all commissions: ryanjgreenheck@yahoo.com
Education
2004 Master of Fine Arts in Ceramic Art.
SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred NY.
2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts. (Cum Laude)
Bachelor of Science in Art Education. (Cum Laude)
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI.
Residencies
2017 Visiting Artist, SUNY College of Ceramics @ Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
2007 Visiting Artist, SUNY College of Ceramics @ Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
2004 Visiting Artist, Shanghai University, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China.
2002 Kiln God Residency, Watershed, Newcastle, ME.
Teaching
2020 Instructor, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2017-06 Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
2016 Lecturer, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
2015-10 Lecturer, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA.
2011-08 Instructor, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
2010-04 Instructor, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
2007 Visiting Artist/Instructor, Alfred Summer School
SUNY College of Ceramics @ Alfred University, Alfred NY.
2007-04 Instructor, The Ceramic Shop, Philadelphia, PA.
2006 Instructor, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA.
2005 Instructor, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ.
2004 Freshmen Foundations T.A., Drawing, A.U. Graduate assistantship.
2003 Sophomore Hand-building T.A., A.U. Graduate assistantship.
Ceramics Summer School Staff, College of Ceramics @ Alfred University.
Junior Wheel T. A., A.U. Graduate assistantship.
2002 Liberal Arts Pottery Instructor, A.U. Graduate assistantship.
Substitute Teaching, K-12, Wisconsin Public Schools.
2001 Art Education Student Teaching, Elementary, Boyceville, WI.
Art Education Student Teaching, Secondary, Elk Mound, WI.
Workshops
2019 Higher Fire, San Jose, CA
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
2018 Tuckers Pottery Supply, Toronto, CA
Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts, Hunter, NY
2015 Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2014 School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2013 Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Hartford School of Art, Hartford College, Hartford, CT
2011 Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
Midwest Clay Project, Madison, WI
School of Art and Design, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
2008 Anderson Center for the Arts, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
Awards
2008 Best of Show: Teapot, Strictly Functional Pottery National
Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
2007 Honorable Mention, State of Clay, Parsons Gallery,
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Lexington, MA.
2006 1st Place in Functional Ceramics, Visions in Clay 2005, Reynolds Gallery,
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
2004 Shanghai University Exchange Scholarship, Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
Press
2018 6ABC, FYI Philly, November, Manayunk Arts Festival, PA
2016 Mastering the Potter’s Wheel, Voyageur Press, MN (Pg126,177,185)
The Clay Studio 100 Artist 1000 Cups, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (pg. 73,74)
2015 6ABC, FYI Philly, November, The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show.
WHYY, Articulate, Episode 4, Sara Worden, Art of Remembrance, Josh Helmer.
2013 500 Teapots Volume 2 , Lark Books, Asheville, NC. (pg. 6,7,57,376)
2012 The Best of 500 Ceramics , Lark Books, Asheville, NC. (pg. 68)
2011 Ceramics Monthly, June/July/August 2011, Working Potters (pg. 38/39)
2010 Metro, August 6-8, Behind the Pottery Wheel at First Friday, (pg. 22)
500 Vases, Lark Books, Asheville, NC. (pg. 242)
2007 Ceramics Monthly, November 2007, upfront – The State of Clay, (pg. 24)
2006 Ceramics Monthly, January 2006, upfront – Visions in Clay 2005, (pg. 18)
2005 Industrial Evolution, City Paper, April 28th-May 4th, Philadelphia, PA (pg. 22)
500 Cups, Lark Books, Asheville, NC. (pgs. 155, 356)
2004 1000 Years of Porcelain Conference Exhibition, Conference Catalog, Jingdezhen
Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, Peoples Republic of China.
2002 500 Bowls, Lark Books, Asheville, NC. (pgs. 53, 188, 343)
Selected Shows
2020 ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center,
Baltimore, MD.
2019 Highland Park Pottery Tour, Pittsburgh, PA.
Greenheck Ceramics 8th Annual Holiday Studio Sale, Philadelphia, PA.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
PA Guild of Craftsmen Rittenhouse Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Minnesota Pottery Studio Tour, Hosts Will Swanson/Janel Jacobson, Sunrise, MN.
Annual Spring Studio Sale, Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2018 Highland Park Pottery Tour, Pittsburgh, PA.
Greenheck Ceramics 7th Annual Holiday Studio Sale, Philadelphia, PA.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
PA Guild of Craftsmen Rittenhouse Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Minnesota Pottery Studio Tour, Hosts Will Swanson/Janel Jacobson, Sunrise, MN.
Annual Spring Studio Sale, Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2017 Greenheck Ceramics 6th Annual Holiday Studio Sale, Philadelphia, PA.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
PA Guild of Craftsmen Rittenhouse Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Minnesota Pottery Studio Tour, Hosts Will Swanson/Janel Jacobson, Sunrise, MN.
Annual Spring Studio Sale, Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2016 5th Annual Holiday Studio Sale
Guests: Matt Metz/Bryan Hopkins/Doug Peltzman/Will Swanson, Philadelphia, PA.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
Pottery on the Hill, Washington, DC.
Flower City Pottery Invitational, The Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Longs Park Craft Show, Lancaster, PA.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Manayunk Arts Festival, Manayunk, PA.
Paradise City, Spring Show, Northampton, MA.
Minnesota Pottery Studio Tour, Hosts Will Swanson/Janel Jacobson, Sunrise, MN.
Annual Spring Studio Sale, Guest Hiroe Hanazono, Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2015 4th Annual Holiday Studio Sale, Guest: Matt Metz, Philadelphia, PA.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
Paradise City, Fall Show, Marlborough, MA.
Flower City Pottery Invitational, The Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY.
Festival of Fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Longs Park Craft Show, Lancaster, PA.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Minnesota Pottery Studio Tour, Hosts Will Swanson/Janel Jacobson, Sunrise, MN.
ACC Baltimore, Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2014 3rd Annual Holiday Studio Sale
Guests: Matt Metz/Mark Shapiro/Bryan Hopkins/Liz Quakenbush, Philadelphia, PA.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
Pottery on the Hill, Washington, DC.
Paradise City, Fall Show, Marlborough, MA.
Paradise City, Fall Show, Northampton, MA.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Longs Park Craft Show, Lancaster, PA.
Paradise City, Spring Show, Marlborough, MA.
Paradise City, Spring Show, Northampton, MA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2013 2nd Annual Holiday Studio Sale
Guests: Matt Metz/Mark Shapiro, Philadelphia, PA.
The 38th Annual Pottery Show and Sale, The Art School at the Old Church,
Demarest, NJ.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA.
Pottery on the Hill, Washington, DC.
Paradise City, Fall Show, Northampton, MA.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Award, State College, PA.
Paradise City, Spring Show, Northampton, MA.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2012 1st Annual Holiday Studio Sale
Guests: Matt Metz/Mark Shapiro, Philadelphia, PA.
Pottery on the Hill, Washington, DC.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Award, Augusta, NJ.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2011 The 37th Annual Pottery Show and Sale
The Art School at the Old Church, Demarest, NJ.
Festival of Fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Award, Augusta, NJ.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Minnesota Pottery Studio Tour, Host Jeff Oestriech, Taylors Falls, MN.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2010 Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Lancaster, PA.
Morristown Craft Market, National Guard Armory, Morristown, NJ.
Festival of Fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Pennsylvania Guild Fine Craft Fair, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE.
Sugarloaf/Oaks, Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2009 Festival of Fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Paradise City, Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2008 Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
CRAFTBOSTON, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale/Retail, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2007 POST (Philadelphia Open Studio Tours), 1523 N. 27th St., Philadelphia, PA.
Morristown Craft Market, National Guard Armory, Morristown, NJ.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
CRAFTBOSTON, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2006 Crafts at the Castle, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.
Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
CRAFTBOSTON, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA.
German Town Friends Craft show, Germantown Friends H.S., Philadelphia, PA.
ACC Baltimore, Whole-Sale, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.
2005 Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fair Grounds, Augusta, NJ.
Exhibitions
2016 Porcelain (Translucent, Vitrified, Sublime) Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
2015 Contemporary Ceramics 2015, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH.
Expo 2105 NCECA, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Pouring Arts, Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA.
Line and Pattern, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
Teapot VII, Invited Artist, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2014 Solo Exhibition, Cooley Gallery, Leesburg, VA
National Teapot Show IX, Invited Artist, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC.
Summer Hit List, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
2013 The Craft of Composition, Solo Exhibition, Columbia Art Center, Columbia, MD.
Cup: The Intimate Object IX, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Gainesville, FL.
National Teapot Show VIII, Invited Artist, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC.
Philadelphia Clay, Montgomery Community College, Blue Bell, PA.
Solo Exhibition, Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, MI.
Distinct Voices, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
Featured Artist, Red Lodge, MT.
2012 Cup: The Intimate Object VIII, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Gainesville, FL.
October In The Window, Featured Artist, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA.
Movement, 2 person exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
A Moveable Feast, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
Line, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
Functional Ceramics, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, Kent State University,
Ohio Craft Museum, OH.
2011 Cup: The Intimate Object VII, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Gainesville, FL.
Blue, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA.
Connections and Beyond, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT.
Foundations of Design: Vessels as Impetus, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT.
White, Schaller Gallery, St. Josephs, MI.
Teapot VI, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
Vases of Spring, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
2010 The Contemporary Teapot – From China Till Now, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI.
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
White Wares, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO.
Ryan J. Greenheck: Maker, Make, Made. The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Porcelain, Mudfire Gallery, Decatour, GA.
Drink, Art Center West, Rosewell, GA
Ohio University Ceramic Invitational, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH.
New Work: May/June, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
Small Favors V, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
Sumptuous Elegance, Schaller Gallery, Red Lodge, MT.
Declarations, Fox Art Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Alacarte, Café Ole, Philadelphia, PA.
Artist/Educator, Rowan University Art Gallery, Rowan University, Rowan, NJ.
2009 Adorned, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
North American Clay Invitational, Seward Park Clay Studio, Seattle, WA.
Steeped in Tradition, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI.
The Art of Tea, VisArts, Rockville, MD.
MugShots, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI.
Consequential, The Charles Adams Fine Arts Gallery, The University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Awarded Prizes, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
Pitchers, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Linearity, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
The Prolific Potter, Featured Artist, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO.
June In The Window, Featured Artist, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA.
Small Favors IV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
2008 Winterfest, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
Cup of Comfort and Joy, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
Our Cups Runeth Over, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA.
The Art of Dining, Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, MA.
Bountiful Table, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO.
Sip, Slurp, Gulp: Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
Cups, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO.
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Awarded Prizes, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
2nd Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition, Concordia Gallery,
Concordia University, St. Paul, MN.
2007 Craft Forms 2007, Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery, Wayne Art Center,
Wayne, PA.
Cups of Blessings, Carroll County Arts Council Gallery, Westminster, MD .
Consider the Cup: Cup and Mug Invitational, Directors Choice Award, The Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA.
Clay @ Penn 2007: Clay Invitational, The Charles Addams Gallery, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Intimate Vessels: Cups, Tumblers, and Teabowls, Jenison-Meacham Art Center,
Belmond, IA.
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg,
PA.
State of Clay, Awarded Prize, Parsons Gallery, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society,
Lexington, MA.
The New Aesthetic of Ceramics, Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington, ID.
Open/Closed, American Association of Woodturners Gallery, St. Paul, MN.
2006 Winterfest, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
Beauty, Grace & Function, Lillstreet art center, Chicago, IL.
Mastery in Clay 2006, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Hilton Portland, Portland, OR.
Watershed 20th Anniversary, Society of Arts and Crafts, Newbury St.,Boston, MA.
2005 Mastery in Clay 2005, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Cups, Cups, Cups, Invited Artist, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
Visions in Clay 2005, 1st Place in Functional Ceramics, Reynolds Gallery,
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
Pots: Objects of Virtue, Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA.
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
The Ceramic Shop Faculty Exhibition, ASFE Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2004 An Exchange Exhibition of Chinese and Korean Ceramics, Shanghai University,
Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China.
1000 Years of Porcelain Conference Exhibition, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute,
Jingdezhen, Peoples Republic of China.
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University,
Alfred, NY.
2003 White-wares Conference, Invited Artist, Howell Hall, Alfred University, Alfred,
NY.
Experimental Set, Alfred University First Year Graduate Exhibition, Art-Site,
Wellsville, NY.
Cup: The Intimate Object II, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, IN.
Ceramics U.S.A., Awarded Prize, University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
The Wichita National 2003, Honorable Mention, The Wichita Center for the Arts,
Wichita, KS.
It’s Only Clay, Bemidgi Arts Council, Bemidgi State University, Bemidgi, MN.
Origins in Clay, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX.
2002 NCECA 2002 Regional Student Juried Exhibition, Leedy Voulkos Art Center,
Kansas City, MO.
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
The Vase, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI.
Prevailing Winds – Current Trends in Contemporary Ceramics, The Young and
Constantine Gallery, Wilmington, VT.