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PATRICIA GRIFFIN

(661) 472-6971

Patricia@PatriciaGriffinCeramics.com

PatriciaGriffinCeramics.com

Born 1957, California • Lives and works in Cambria, CA

SELECTED SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS, PROJECTS

SOLO SHOWS:

2017

  • Patricia Griffin: Solo Show in 2017 at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

PERMANENT ART INSTALLATIONS:

2023

  • Poppy View - Installed in Kaiser Medical Building, Murrieta, CA
  • Swirl: California Sycamore Leaves - Kaiser Permanente, Riverside County, CA

GROUPS SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS:

2018

  • Living with Clay: California Ceramics Collections, Nicholas and Lee Begovich Gallery – California State University at Fullerton (CSUF)

2014

  • American Made Show: National Niche Finalist, Washington, DC
  • Potters Fest at Orcas Island - 2014, Eastsound, WA 

2013

  • National Show: Association of Clay & Glass, Brea, CA
  • Small Favors: The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA
  • California Clay Conference: Eight from ACGA, Davis, CA
  • Potters Fest at Orcas Island - 2013, Eastsound, WA 

2012

  • Teabowl National - 2012, Kansas City, MO
  • Ink & Clay- 2012, Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona

2011

  • Dining In: An Artful Experience in 2011 at 18 Hands Gallery in Houston, TX
  • Teabowl National - 2011, Kansas City, MO
  • Ink & Clay - 2011, Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona

SELECTED PRESS/PUBLICATIONS:

  • International Ceramic Artists Network - Calendar – 2021
  • Ceramics - Profiles of Potters and Artisans – 2020
  • Pottery Making Illustrated – 2020 (July/August)
  • Ceramics Monthly – 2016 (February)
  • Professional Artist Magazine – 2015 (January)
  • Humor in Craft, Crafthouse Publications – 2012

ARTIST TALKS & WORKSHOPS:

  • Artist Talk in 2022 for the Ventura County Potters Guild in Ventura, CA
  • Artist Talk in 2022 with Dept. of Art, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
  • Making Your Mark Workshop: held quarterly at Cambria Center for the Arts in 2018 and 2019
  • Artist Talk and Demonstration in 2017 at Cambria Center for the Arts in Cambria, CA
  • Visiting Artist Workshop in 2014 at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, CA

EDUCATION:

Bakersfield College/Ceramics: 2000-2003

Workshop intensives: 

  • Idyllwild Arts Program in 2022 in Idyllwild, CA
  • Potters Council, Summer Session in Spain in 2018
  • Master Workshop with David Hornung - Color Intensive at Nancy Crow Art Retreat in Ohio in 2017
  • Summer Sessions, Arrowmont in Gatlinburg, TN in 2009 and 2015
  • Workshop with Linda Arbuckle in 2013 at Mendocino Art Center in Mendocino, CA
  • Sierra Nevada Summer Program with David Wright in Lake Tahoe, CA, in 2004