Education
MFA, Ceramics- Arizona State University
BFA, Drawing- Cleveland Institute of Art
Experience
Freelance Artist
Instructor, Figurative-Ceramics, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
Visiting Artist, Ceramics-Arizona State University
Instructor, Drawing-South Mountain Community College, Phoenix, AZ
Teaching Assistant- Arizona State University
Visiting Artist, Ceramics-Casa Grande, Casa Grande, AZ
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
1999 The Ominous Creature, A.P. Tell Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
1999 Solo Exhibition, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
1999 New Works, Suzanne Brown Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ
1997 Disclosure of Reason, Art One, Scottsdale, AZ
1996 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Arizona State University
1994 Primal Unity, Art One, Scottsdale, AZ
Selected Group Exhibitions and Awards
2000 The Contemporary Southwest, Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2000 Some New York Artists, BGH Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1997 NCECA Regional juried student exhibition, Donna Beam Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Award-Jurorís Choice Award
1996 Draw the Line, Phoenix Center for Community Arts, Phoenix, AZ
1996 Artists Listen to the Earth, Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
1995 Redefining the Figure in Contemporary Art, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ
1995 Award, Tenth Annual Nathan Cummings Summer Travel Fellowship, ASU
1994 Fired Up, Shemer Arts Center, Scottsdale, AZ
1993 West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Charleston, WV
1993 Award, Agnes Gund Traveling Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art
1993 Multiples-10, Karamu Jelliffe Gallery, Cleveland, OH
1993 Student Independent Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art
1992 Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
1989 Congressional Art Award, Washington DC
Artistís Statement
My work results from an intuitive reaction to human and animal forms. These instinctive forms allow exploration into the balance of opposing forces in nature. The continuity of my work comes from my directness with materials and from the beliefs and emotions that have developed through personal experiences.
b. 1969, USA
Lives and works in Scottsdale, AZ
Born in Southern West Virginia, Richard Shrewsbury began expressing his artistic talents through drawing at an early age. Through his experiences growing up in rural Appalachia, the foundation was laid for the development of ideas and emotions that fuel his figurative work today. Richard discovered ceramics during his last year of school as a drawing major at Cleveland Institute of Art. He instinctively began hand-building figures with clay slabs. Enthusiastic about ceramics, Richard continued his education as a MFA candidate in ceramics at Arizona State University. It was there that Richards interest in Native American cultures merged with his knowledge of western mythology and religion. Since receiving his MFA in 1996 Richard has been exploring more in depth the technical elements of his work. Each piece is constructed from slabs of clay, cut to the appropriate size and general shape, similar to that of a tailorís pattern. The artist works almost entirely from the interior of the piece so as to leave undisturbed the natural fissures and surface textures that occur. Once the piece is completed, dry clays, slips and glazes are applied to the piece to change or enhance the color. Although the work expresses strong gesture and emotion they are meant as objects or fragments of a larger whole. For the past three years Richard has enjoyed giving demonstrations and lecturing as a visiting artist.
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