Bio resume

Resume

Education

in progress   University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, MFA Ceramics
2000     Millersville University, Millersville, PA, B.A. Art, Cum Laude
1998     Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

Continuing Education

2009     Workshop: Wheel Throwing and Handbuilding, Presenting Artist: Pete Pinnell, Lancaster, PA
             Workshop: Casting Without equipment, Presenting Artist: Jen Townsend, Millersville, PA
2008     Workshop: Chinese Pottery Brushwork, Presenting Artist: Li Chao, Lancaster, PA
             Workshop: Beginning Glass Beads, Presenting Artist: Sharon Carlucci, Lancaster, PA
2007     Workshop: Wheel Throwing and Shino Discussion, Presenting Artist: Malcolm Davis, Lancaster, PA
2006     ASSETS Lancaster, Business Planning, Lancaster, PA
             Workshop: The Romanticist and the Pragmatist (wood firing), Presenting Artist: Jeff Shapiro, Lancaster, PA
             Workshop: Throwing and Decorating techniques, Presenting Artist: Tom Coleman, Lancaster, PA
2004     Workshop: Big Pots Small Pots, Presenting Artist: Mark Hewitt, Baltimore, MD
2002     Workshop: Individuality-in Clay, Bailey, NC
                   Presenting Artists: Paul Soldner, Don Rietz, Rudy Autio, Kathy Koop, and John Balistrere

Professional Experience

2000-current        Business Owner: Kevin Lehman's Pottery, Lancaster, PA
2003-current        Instructor, Kevin Lehman's Pottery, Lancaster, PA
2007-current        Co-owner, Lancaster County Redware, Lancaster, PA
2007-current        Adjunct Instructor, Cecil College, North East, MD
2002                   Adult wheel throwing instructor, Garden Spot High School, New Holland, PA
                           Adult wheel throwing instructor, Hempfield High School, Landisville, PA
1995                   Pfaltzgraff, Showroom Potter, York, Pa

Exhibitions

2009                   From Raw to Refined, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA
                           Explorations in Clay, Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD
                                      With Maggie Creshkoff and Matt Hyleck
                           The Pennsylvania Arts Experience Artist's Trail, York College, York, PA
                          Best in PA Ceramics, State Museum: Radius Gallery, Harrisburg, PA
                           Ceramic and Glass: Show and Sale, Oxford Art Alliance, Oxford, PA
                           Earth, Wind, Fire & Water: Science in Art, Van Go, Susquehanna Art Museum, Traveling museum on wheels, PA
2008                   Faculty Show, Cecil College, Elkton, MD
                           Divine Proportion: Interpretations of the Golden Ratio, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA
                                    With Tim Nies
                           Earth, Wind, Fire & Water: Science in Art, Van Go, Susquehanna Art Museum, Traveling museum on wheels, PA
                           Works By Kevin Lehman, Radius Gallery, Harrisburg, PA
                           Works By Kevin Lehman, The Heritage Center Museum Store, Lancaster, PA
                           Open Show, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
                                 Entry: Bobo Geodes
2007                   Change: A Conscious Choice, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
                           Student and Faculty Show, Cecil Community College, Elkton, MD
                           Tea Pot Show, Radius Gallery, Harrisburg, PA
                                Entry: Scolding Teapot
                           Lancaster Designer Craftsmen Group Show, The Goggle Works, Reading, PA
                           Open Show, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
                                Entry: Summer Crater
2006                   Artful Teapots, Pemberley Tea Shop, Lancaster, PA
                                Entry: Scolding Hot Teapot
                           Transitions, Goggle Works Center for the Arts, Reading, PA
                                W/ Amedeo Salamoni and Phil Haralam
                           Ceramic Pottery Show, The Bookplace, Oxford, PA
                                W/ Bernie Felch, Gill Mallinckrodt, and Amedeo Salamoni
                           Vase Finder, On-line Gallery, Piece Accepted: Textured Vessel
                           Cinco de Mayo: A time for Change, Candy Factory Gallery, Lancaster, PA
                           Open Show, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
2005                  Wheel Thrown Ceramics, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA
                                W/ Ian Stainton and Helen Weichman
                           Open Show, Gallery 20, West Reading, PA
                           Open Show, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
2004                    Functional Designs, w/ Eliana Lopez, Liquid Heat Studio 8, Lancaster, PA
                            Group Show, Creative Arts Studio, Enola, PA
                            Open Show, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
                            Open Show, Gallery 20, West Reading, PA
2003                    Crafts National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, Juror: Holly Hotchner
                            Open Show, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA

Lectures/ Workshops

2009                    Clay Artist-in Resident, Muhlenberg High School, Laureldale, PA
                            Wheel throwing demonstrations, New Cumberland Middle School, New Cumberland, PA
                            Clay Artist in Resident, Reidenbaugh Elementary School, Lititz, PA
                            Display Booth Design Lecture, Chambersburg, PA
                            Wheel throwing demonstration, Keystone Arts and Cultural Center, Lancaster, PA
                            Raku Firing, Kevin Lehman's Pottery, Lancaster, PA
                            Large Scale Throwing, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Kevin Lehman's Pottery, Lancaster, PA
                            Lecture and Demonstration, Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD
                            The Elements and Principles of Design, Pennsylvania Guild Headquarters, Lancaster, PA
                            Team Building: Manheim Central SAP, Kevin Lehman's Pottery, Lancaster, PA
2008                    Clay Artist-in Resident, Muhlenberg High School, Laureldale, PA
                            Clay Artist-in-Resident, Penn Manor High School, Millersville, PA
                            Career Day, Elizabethtown Middle School, Elizabethtown, PA
                            Wheel Throwing, The Janus School, Mount Joy, PA
                            Pottery Demo, Thorndale United Methodist Church, Thorndale, PA
                            Hand building with Schreiber Pediatric, Kevin Lehman's Pottery, Lancaster, PA
2007                    Wood Firing, Kirkwood Kiln, Kirkwood, PA
                                   Central Pennsylvania Potter’s Group
                            Clay Artist-in Resident, Muhlenberg High School, Laureldale, PA
                                   Wheel throwing and slide lecture
                            Arts Career Symposium, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
                            Wheel Throwing, The Janus School, Mount Joy, PA
                            Wheel Throwing, Fred S. Eshleman Elementary School, Millersville, PA
                             Lecture and Demonstration, Garden Spot High School, New Holland, PA
                            Wheel Throwing and slide lecture, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
                             Raku Workshop, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA
                                    For: Cecil County Community College
                            Career Day, Garden Spot Middle School, New Holland, PA
2006                    Wheel Throwing Demonstration, Cecil County Community College, Elkton, MD
                            Clay Artist in Residence, Martic Elementary School, Marticville, PA
                                    Tile mosaic: Seasons, 4’X 8’ landscape
                           Wood Firing, Kirkwood Kiln, Kirkwood, PA
                                    Central Pennsylvania Potter’s Group
                            Arts and Math Day, The Janus School, Mount Joy, PA
                                    Hands-on wheel throwing demonstrations
                            Four Corners Arts Festival, Wheel demo, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
                           Night of the Arts, Wheel demo, Centerville Elementary School, Centerville, PA
                           Creative Arts Day, Wheel demo, Rohrerstown Elementary School, Rohrerstown, PA
                           Raku: Glazing and Firing, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA
                                    Garden Spot School District Art Teachers
                           Tile Workshop, Willow Valley, Willow Street, PA
                           Wheel Throwing Demonstration, Hambright Elementary School, Lancaster, PA
                           Clay Artist in Residence, Centerville Elementary School, Centerville, PA
                                   Hand-building Techniques
                           Extruder Introduction Workshop, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA
                                   Garden Spot School District Art Teachers
2005                  Wood Firing, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA
                                   Central Pennsylvania Potter’s Group
                           Colossal Pots, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA
                                    Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
                            Large Vessels, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA
                           Clay Artist in Residence, Blue Ball Elementary School, Blue Ball, PA
                            Raku Tiles and Wheel Demonstrations
                            Wheel throwing, w/ Phil Haralam, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA
                                     PA Art Education Association
                            Collaboration with Phil Haralam, The Janus School, Mount. Joy, PA
                                      Wheel throwing and hand building- Fish Vessel
                            Basic Hand-Building, Willow Valley, Willow Street, PA
                                      Pinch pottery and coil building
                            My Vision, Slid Lecture, Garden Spot High School, New Holland, PA
                            Wheel Throwing Techniques, The Janus School, Mount Joy, PA
                            Career Day, Garden Spot Junior High School, New Holland, PA
                                      Presentation: What is involved being an artist?
2004                    Clay Artist in Residence, Conestoga Valley High School, Leola, PA
                                     High school: 5 weeks: wheel throwing, Raku firing, critique, and slide lecture
                                     Middle school: 1 week, Demonstration wheel throwing
                                     Elementary schools: 3 weeks, taught mask making
                             My Vision, Slid Lecture, Eco Valley Art Group, Lancaster, PA
                             Career Day, Garden Spot Junior High School, New Holland, PA
                                      Presentation: What is involved being an artist?
2003                     Demonstration, Lower Dolphin High School, Lower Dolphin, PA
                             Demonstrations on different wheel throwing techniques
                             Career Day, Garden Spot Junior High School, New Holland, PA
                                      Presentation: What is involved in becoming a successful artist?
2002                     Raku Process, Cygnet Studios, Elizabethtown, PA
                                      Pinch pottery and Raku firing
                             Raku Process, Lancaster Art Association, Strasburg, PA
                                      Pinch pottery and Raku firing
                             Unified Arts Day, Donegal Middle School, Marietta, PA
                                      Demonstrations on wheel throwing and helped students make a piece of pottery
                             Career Day, Hempfield High School, Landisville, PA
                                      Presentation: What is involved in becoming a successful artist?
2001                     Raku Process, Cygnet Studios, Elizabethtown, PA
                                      Pinch pottery and Raku firing

Awards/Grants

2009                     Merit Scholarship, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2008                     Creative Use of Material, Best in PA Crafts, Entry: Growth, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
                             Honorable Mention, Landis woods Art Show, Neffsville, PA
2007                     Best Contemporary, Entry: Waterfall Tower, Best in PA Crafts, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
2006                     Creative Use of Material, Entry: Lamp, Best in PA Crafts, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
                             Judges Choice Award, Landis woods Art Show, Neffsville, PA
                             LDC Craftsman Grant, Lancaster Designer Craftsman, Lancaster, PA
2005                     Best Contemporary, Entry: Side-fired Vessel, Best in PA Crafts, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
                             2^nd Place, Landis Woods Art Show, Neffsville, PA
                             Judges Award, Lititz Outdoor Art Show, Lititz, PA
2004                     1^st Place Sculpture, Lititz Outdoor Art Show, Lititz, PA
2002                     1^st Place Sculpture, Lititz Outdoor Art Show, Lititz, PA
                             2^nd Place, Landis Woods Art Show, Neffsville, PA
2001                     1^st Place Sculpture, Lititz Outdoor Art Show, Lititz, PA
                             A ward of excellence - Juror's choice, Landis Woods Art Show, Neffsville, PA
2000                     A ward of excellence - Juror's choice, Landis Woods Art Show, Neffsville, PA
1994                     Merl Trembly Art Award, Garden Spot High School, New Holland, PA

Permanent Works/ Collections

2009                     Reidenbaugh Elementary School, 25 foot wall mosaic, Lititz, PA
2008                     Penn Manor High School, 2 Obelisks, Millersville, PA
2007                     Elizabethtown College, Classic Vessel, Elizabethtown, PA
2006                     Harrisburg Area Community College, Extruded Form, Harrisburg, PA
                             Martic Elementary School, Four Seasons Landscape, Marticville, PA
                                    4’ X 8’ Wall Installation, Students made the tile from my design
2005                     Landisville Primary Center, Gemeinschaft/Community, Landisville, PA
                                    22 foot wall sculpture, 5 ceramic relief panels and elementary student tiles
2001                     Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Bronze Triceratops skull, Washington D.C.,
                                     Team project at Millersville University

Articles and Reviews

2009                     "Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen", The Crafts Report, Pages 46-49, Mike Ricci, May 2009
                             "Artwalkers get Hands Muddy at Pottery", New Ara, Micheal Yoder, Lancaster, PA, April 20
                             "Art for the Fun of It", Intelligencer Journal, Michael Yoder, Lancaster, PA, April 20
                             "Spring Atrwalk", Sunday News, Michael Upton, Lancaster, PA, April 12
                             "A Rich Abundance of Artistic Expression", Lancaster City Living, Faith Kelleher Gaddie, Lancaster, PA, Spring/Summer 2009
2008                     "Bowl’-ing for Dollars”, Intelligencer Journal, Tom Knapp, Lancaster, PA, November, 08
                             “Redware and Porcelain”, Arts and Antiques, Roberta Strickler, Lancaster, PA, Sept. 08
                             "Souper Art", Lancaster New Era, Joseph Maldonado, Lancaster, PA, September 4
                             "Obelisks Highlight Penn Manor Students' Design Skills", Lancaster New Era, Roxanne Todd, Lancaster, PA, June 3
                             "Get Bowled Over at the Strictly Functional Pottery National", Lancaster New Era, Jane Holahan, Lancaster, PA, April 17
                             "Teens Get Their Hands Dirty", Lancaster New Era, Cathy Molitoris, Lancaster, PA, March 27
2007                     “Art Inspires Alumni Connection”, Review-Millersville University Magazine, Fall 07
                             "The Art of Tea”, The Patriot-News Sunday, Mary O. Bradley, September, 16, 2007
                             “Creative Connections, Open Art Award Show has Much to Say”, Lancaster New Era, Jane Holahan, May 31, 2007
                             “Kevin Lehman, Artist-in-Residence Visits Martic Elementary”, The Foundation Focus, Cover article, Spring 2007
                             “Campus Art”, The Etownian, Laura E. Marks, Page 10, February 1, 2007
                             “Day by Day”, The Lancaster New Era, January 28, 2007
                             “Inside PA - Hess Gallery”, Art Matters, Ellen Slupe, Page 18, February 2007
                             “A Passion for Art”, Front cover image, Review- Millersville University Magazine, Patricia Coulson, Winter 2006-07
2006                     “Martic Elementary Students Creating Clay Mural for School”, Lancaster New Era, Roxanne Todd, November 22
                            “Woodsy Art Show Will Offer Variety of Quality Creations”, Manheim Township Merchandiser, Rick Hiduk, September 27
                             “Four Corners Festival Celebrates Different Cultures and the Arts”, Millersville Advertiser, Ethan Riley, June 14
2005                     “Architectural Tiles Add Interest to Décor”, Home, Rochelle Shenk, May 6
                             “Landisville Students Create Mosaic”, Lancaster New Era, Rochelle Shenk, March 9
                             “Cast Your Lot”, Central Penn Business Journal, Dennis Reardon, February 25
                             “Pottery Classes Take Shape”, Sunday News, Kathy Scott, February 13
                             “Wheelwork”, Pocono Record, Helen Yanulus, February 11
2004                     “La Crème de la Crafts”, Sunday News, Laura Knowles, November 21
                             “CV Students Get Fired Up”, Intelligencer Journal, Madelyn Pennino, February 28

Show Curated

2009                       Raw to Refined, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA
2006                       Artful Teapots, Pemberley Tea Shop, Lancaster, PA
                                       Twenty-two regional ceramic artists
                               Transitions, The Goggle Works, Reading, PA
                               Three ceramic artists transitioning form functional to more sculptural work
2005                       Central Pennsylvania Potters Group Show, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA
                                       Eighteen regional ceramic artists
2004                       Conestoga Valley High School Show, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA
                                       Curated with Cara Longacre

Memberships

2003-current            Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
                                        Board member 2008-current
                                        Juried member since 2005
                                        Standards committee 2006, 2007, 2008
                                                VP Standards 2009-current
2003-current            Lancaster Designer Craftsman
                                        Board member 2008-current
                                        Juried member since 2007
                                        Strictly Functional Pottery National
                                                  Co-director 2009-current
                                                  Committee 2007, 2008
2003-current            Central Pennsylvania Potters Group
2003-current             Lancaster Museum of Art
2006-current             Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
                                        Approved artist for the Artist Residency program
2009-current             National Council for Education of the Ceramic Arts
2000-2005               Village Art Association, Lititz Show Committee