Paul Edmond Soldner
Curriculum Vitae (12 pages)
April 24, 1921 Born in Summerfield, Illinois
Currently resides in Aspen, Colorado and Claremont, California
Education
| 2003 | Bluffton College, Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, Bluffton, OH |
| 1992 | Westminister College, Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, New Wilmington, PA |
| 1956 | Otis Art Institute, MFA, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1954 | University of Colorado, MA, Boulder, CO |
| 1946 | Bluffton College, BA, Bluffton, OH |
Teaching Positions
| 1991-1992 | Claremont Graduate School, Artist-in-Residence, Claremont, California |
| 1969-1991 | Scripps College and Claremont Graduate School, Professor of Ceramics, Claremont, California |
| 1967-1968 | University of Iowa, Professor of Ceramics, Iowa City, Iowa |
| 1966-1967 | University of Colorado, Professor of Ceramics, Boulder, Colorado |
| 1957-1964 | Scripps College, Visiting Assistant Professor of Ceramics, Claremont, California |
| 1952-1954 | College of Wooster, Adult Education, Wooster, Ohio |
| 1951-1954 | Supervisor of Art, Public Schools of Wayne County, Wooster, Ohio |
Work in Public and Private Collections
The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa
Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Ontario, Canada
Victoria and Albert Museum of Art, London, England
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan
Australian National Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Oakland Art Museum, Oakland, California
Franz Hals Museum, Amsterdam, Holland
American Craft Museum, New York, New York
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California (Fred
Marer Collection)
Johnson Wax Corporate Art Collection, Racine, Wisconsin
Prudential Life Insurance Company Corporation, New York, New York
Chubb Insurance Company Corporate Collection, New York, New York
Coca Cola Corporate Art Collection, Atlanta, Georgia
US News and World Report Corporation Art Collection, Washington, D.C.
Packaging Corporation of America, Evanston, Illinois
The State Museum of Fine Art, Riga, Latvia
Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, Alabama
Charles H. MacNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa
J. B. Speed Museum of Art, Louisville, Kentucky
Florida Keys Community College Library Collection, Key West, Florida
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honalulu, Hawaii
Museum of Ceramic Art, New York State College at Alfred, New York
Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, Wisconsin
Bluffton College Centennial Sculpture Garden, Bluffton, Ohio
The University of Oklahoma Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, Oklahoma
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 2004 | -Inferno: The Ceramic Art of Paul Soldner, The American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California, September 11-December 11 |
| 2003 | -Paul Soldner, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon, October 23-27 -Soldner Works: Recent Sculpture, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, March 11-April 19 |
| 2002 | -Paul Soldner (curated by David Armstrong), George Cuttress Gallery, Pomona, California, July 31 - August 31 |
| 2001-2002 | -Paul Soldner: The Last Ten Years, Canton Museum of Art, Canton,
Ohio, November 24, 2001-February 24, 2002 cantonart.org -Paul Soldner, The Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA, April 12-May 7 |
| 2000 | -Paul Soldner: A One Man Exhibition, George Cuttress Gallery,
Pomona, California, October 1-November 11 -Paul Soldner: Recent Work, Frank Lloyd Gallery, Santa Monica, California, March 18-April 22 |
| 1999 | -Paul Soldner: Recent Work, Frank Lloyd Gallery, Santa Monica, California, April |
| 1994 | -Paul Soldner: Raku, Raku Gallery, New York, New York |
| 1992 | -Paul Soldner: A Retrospective, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham,
Massachusetts -Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah |
| 1991 | -Paul Soldner: A Retrospective, Scripps College, Claremont,
California -Louis Newman Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 1990 | -The Art Works Gallery, Riverside, California |
| 1989 | -Tallinn Exhibition Hall Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia |
| 1987 | -Patricia Moore Gallery, Aspen, Colorado |
| 1986 | -Great American Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia -Susan Cumins Gallery, Palo Alto, California |
| 1985 | -Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
| 1982 | -Galerie du Centre Genevois de L'Artisant, Geneva, Switzerland -Hetjens Museum, Düsseldorf, West Germany -Thomas Segal Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts |
Selected Recent Group Exhibitions
| 2005 | -The Municipality of Amaroussion Olympic Collection of Ceramic Sculptures, Athens, Greece, August 24-26, 2005 |
| 2004 | -International Tea Bowl Exhibition, Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona, November 10, 2003 - January 10, 2004 |
| 2003 | -Face to Face: One Hundred WWII Veterans in Clay (featured WWII Veteran),
José Drudis-Biada Art Gallery, Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles,
California, October 28-December 9, 2003 -2nd World Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, September 1-October30, 2003 -2003 Roaring Fork Open, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado, September 2003 -Paul Soldner, John Blough, Rupert Deese, and Harrison McIntosh, Cuttress Gallery, Pomona College, Pomona, California, September 2-September 27, 2003 -2003 Degrees Fahrenheit, Glendale College Art Gallery, Glendale, California, September 17-October 17, 2003 -Little Masterpieces, Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan, Michigan, September 21-October 25, 2003 -Rebels in Clay: Peter Voulkos and the Otis Group, University Art Gallery, The University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, February 7-April 19 -Modern Ceramic Art from an International Perspective, The Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan, January 25-March 23 |
| 2002 | -American Ceramists and their Influence,
with Aline Favre and Jim Romberg, Kunstforum Kirchberg, Bern, Switzerland,
October 31-December 1, 2002 |
| 2001 | -1st World Ceramic Biennale, Icheon,
Gyeonggi Province, Korea, September-October, 2001 |
| 2000 | -Centennial Sculpture Project, Bluffton College, Bluffton,
Ohio, 2000 -Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, June 4-September 17, 2000 -Contemporary Ceramics: Nine Artists, Frank Lloyd Gallery, Santa Monica, California, June 3-July 1, 2000 -The Alchemy of Raku, Vermont Clay Studio, Vermont, June 2000 -Defining Moments in Contemporary Ceramics: The Smits Collection and Related Works, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, June 2000 -Colorado Kilns: A Century of Ceramics in Colorado, Colorado Historical Society, Denver, Colorado, March 22- October 1, 2000 -Bluffton College Alumni Show, Bluffton, Ohio, January 10-29, 2000 -Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA |
| 1999 | -The Art of the Pour, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, November 1999 -Third Annual Cup and Goblet Show, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, Oregon, December 3, 1998-January 2, 1999 |
| 1998 | -Ceramic Sculpture: A Fine Art View, ceramic sculpture invitational at Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, California, September 1998 |
| 1997 | -Second Annual Cup and Goblet Show, Margo Jacobsen
Gallery, Portland, Oregon -Beyond Serving: A Contemporary Platter Invitational, Jessie Metcalf Gallery, University of Las Vegas -Roaring Fork Exhibition, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado -Ritual Vessels: Masterworks from the Longhouse Collection, Longhouse Foundation Gallery, East Hampton, New York -Empty Bowls, Arizona Clay, Arizona Center, Phoenix, Arizona -Rendezvous!, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearny, Nebraska -NEA Visual Artists Fellowship, archive documentation project, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. |
| 1996 | -Cup and Goblet Show, Margo Jacobsen Gallery,
Portland, Oregon -Four Decades of Discovery: The 40th Anniversary of the American Craft Museum, New York, New York -Super Bowls, Contemporary Ceramics, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona -National Teapot Show III, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, North Carolina -Una Decada de Arcilla, Centro de Convencoes da FAAP, Brazilian Clay Workshops, Sao Paulo, Brasil -Clay to Bronze, Mercer Gallery, Rochester, New York -The Cup and thye Teapot, Clark Humanities Museum, Scripps College, Claremont, California |
| 1995 | -Roaring Fork Exhibition, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen,
Colorado -Clayfest International, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado |
| 1994 | -Working in Other Dimensions: Objects and Drawings II,
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas -Garden of Earthly Delights, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon -Clay Studio Legacy, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -The 42nd Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Jacksonville Art Museum, Jacksonville, Florida -The Clay Revolution, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado -Out of the Fire, III, Kreft Center Gallery, Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan -Loyola Gallery Invitational Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana -A Discerning Passion, A Preeminent Look at the Private Collection of Dr. Robert and Louise Arnold of Lubbock, Texas, Texas Tech. University, Lubbock, Texas |
| 1992 | -California Legacy, Concept in Clay, Palos Verdes Art
Center (older work), Rancho Palos Verdes, California -The Hippidrome Gallery (new work), Long Beach, California |
| 1991 | -Thirty Ceramic Sculptors, Natsoulas Novelozo Gallery,
Davis, California -Cosmos Within Hands, Tom Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1990 | -RAKU: Transforming the Tradition, Bevier Art Gallery,
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York -Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition, Navy Pier Show Space, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1989 | -Japanese Influence on American Ceramics, Everson Museum,
Syracuse, New York -Clay as Art, International Ceramics Conference Exhibition, Northern Arizona State University Art Gallery, Flagstaff, Arizona |
| 1988 | -Ceramic Sculpture: Source and Statements, Munson Gallery,
Santa Fe, New Mexico -East Meets West, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon |
| 1987 | -Masters of Raku, Hanover Gallery, Syracuse, New York -Artistic Expressions, Crain/Wolov Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1986 | -American Potters Today, Victoria and Albert Museum,
London, England -27th Ceramic National Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York |
| 1985 | 1985 International Ceramics Exhibition, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1984 | -Raku and Smoke, The Newport Art Museum, Newport, Rhode
Island -Art in Clay: Evolution, Revolution, and Continuation, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 1983 | Ceramic Echoes: Historical References in Contemporary Ceramic Art, Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri |
| 1980 | -VII Biennale Internationale de Ceramique d'Arte
de Vallouris, le Musee de Vallouris, Vallouris, France -80 Chunichi International Ceramic Arts Exhibition, Nagoya Museum of Fine Art, Nagoya, Japan |
Selected Recent Lectures, Seminars, Demonstrations & Workshops
| 2005 | Symposium: International Invitational Raku Symposium, May 27-June 6, Grand Junction, Colorado |
| Workshop: Woodstoke 2005, with Rudy Autio, Kathy Koop, Tom Collins, Brian Ransom, and Glenn Grishkoff, June 10-13, Penryn, California | |
| Workshop: The Poetics of Clay, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, August 20-21, Snowmass, Colorado | |
| Workshop: Truro Center for the Arts, September 5-9, Truro, Massachusetts | |
| Workshop: Sonoma Community Center, October 15, Sonoma, California | |
| Workshop: Northern Arizona University, October 20-21, Flagstaff, Arizona | |
| 2004 | Workshop: Pensacola Junior College, March 5-6, Pensacola, Florida |
| NCECA Workshop: The Indianapolis Art Center, March 14-16, Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Workshop: Scripps College, March 27-28, Claremont, California | |
| Workshop: Fort Hayes State University, April 16-18, Hayes, Kansas | |
| Workshop: XIEM Clay Center, April 3-4, Pasadena, California | |
| Workshop: Woodstoke 2004, with Rudy Autio and John Balistreri, June 10-14, Penryn, California | |
| Workshop: Paul Soldner, A Lifetime in Clay, Anderson Ranch, June 7-11, Snowmass, Colorado | |
| 2003 | Workshop: AVA, Community Art Center, November 8-9, Gilette, Wyoming |
| Workshop: Southern Oregon University, October 23-27, Ashland, Oregon | |
| Workshop: Austin Peay, October 1-2, Clarksville, Tennessee | |
| Workshop: 2nd World Ceramic Biennale, September 17, Icheon, Korea | |
| Workshop: Barnsite Art Gallery, Kewaunee, Wisconsin | |
| Workshop: Finding Your Own Way, Mendocino Art Center, April 12-13, Mendocino, California | |
| Workshop: UCSD Craft Center, March 15-16, The University of California, San Diego, California | |
Workshop: Ceramic Supply, February 21-22, Lodi, New Jersey |
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| Lecture and Demonstration: Finding Your Own Way, February 8-9, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, Atlanta, Georgia | |
| 2002 | Workshop: The Fallbrook Art and Cultural Center, September 15, Fallbrook, California |
| Workshop: International Ceramic Workshop at the World Ceramic Exposition, September 5-10, Seoul, Korea | |
| Workshop: Paul Soldner, A Lifetime in Clay, Anderson Ranch, August 26-30, Snowmass, Colorado | |
| Workshop: Oregon College of Art and Craft, June 24-28, Portland, Oregon | |
| Workshop: Woodstoke 2002, with Rudy Autio, Tom Collins, Rodney Mott, June 14- 18, Penryn, California | |
| Workshop: Dan Finch Pottery, May 11-12, Bailey, North Carolina | |
| Workshop: Syracuse University, April 19-22, Syracuse, New York | |
| Workshop: Kiln Building & Raku / Saggar, with Terry Shepard and Rodney Mott, April 12-15, Penryn, California | |
| Workshop: ICONCH, Florida Keys Community College, February 10-16, Key West, Florida | |
| Workshop: Barbara Sorenson Workshop, January 23-28, Orlando, Florida | |
| 2001 | Workshop: Annie's Mud Pie Shop, October 27-28, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Workshop: Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Inc.,
August 11-12, Grand Junction, Colorado |
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| Workshop and lecture: Pontevedra Sixth Annual International Course of Ceramics, July 14-22, Pontevedra, Spain | |
| Workshop: Peter Callas Studio Summer Workshop, with
Peter Voulkos and Ryoji Koie, July 7 & 8, Belvidere, New Jersey |
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| Workshop: Woodstoke 2001: A Clay Oddity, Penryn Workshop
with Peter Voulkos, Rudy Autio, John Balistreri, Rodney Mott, June 8-12,
Penryn, California |
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| Demonstration and Lecture: Paul Soldner Bronze Pouring, at the Art Foundry, Sacramento, California, May 4-6, in conjunction with the 12th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, California | |
| Workshop with Paul Soldner, University of the Pacific,
April 9, Stockton, California |
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| Workshop: Paul Soldner: A Lifetime in Clay, Sonoma Community Center, February 10, Sonoma, California | |
| Workshop: ICONCH, Florida Keys Community College, March, Key West, Florida | |
| 2000 | Workshop: Creative Clay Studios, October 20-22, Alexandria, Virginia |
| Workshop: Woodstoke 2000, Penryn Workshop with Peter Voulkos, Janet Mansfield, Don Reitz, Rudy Autio, and John Manley, June 11-17, Penryn, California | |
| Workshop: Kiln Building Workshop at Mendocino Art Center, May 20 & 21, Mendocino, California | |
| Lecture: Scripps College Fine Arts Foundation, April 12, Claremont, California | |
| Workshop: Florida Keys Community College, March, Florida | |
| Solo Workshop: Santa Rosa Junior College Ceramics Department, February 26 & 27, Santa Rosa, California | |
| Workshop: Nottingham Center for the Arts, January 3-7, San Marcos, California | |
| Workshop: Penryn Workshop with Rodney Mott/Peter Voulkos, June 11, 12, 15, Penryn, California | |
| 1999 | Workshop: Los Angeles Harbor College, San Pedro, California |
| Workshop: Studio of Dan Finch, two day workshop, Bailey, North Carolina | |
| 1998 | Workshop: Studio of Dan Finch, two day workshop October 3-4, Bailey, North Carolina |
| 1997 | Lecture: Revolutionary Clay, Friends of Contemporary Ceramics, Jupiter, Florida |
| Lecture: SOFA Chicago 1997, Exposition Chicago 1997, Chicago, Illinois | |
| Workshop: Paul Soldner, Peter Voulkos, Peter Callas Studio, Belvidere, New Jersey | |
| Workshop: Colorado Teaches Clay, series, Roundtree Art Center, Denver, Colorado | |
| Workshop: A Lifetime of Clay, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado | |
| Workshop: Masters in Clay, Jun Kaneko and Paul Soldner, Aksent Art Center, Gent, Belgium | |
| Lecture: Friends of Contemporary Ceramics, lecture and panel discussion, Miami, Florida | |
| 1996 | Demonstration: NCECA Bronze Pour, University of Montevallo, New York |
| Workshop: Paul Soldner, Art Department, Scripps College, Claremont, California | |
| Workshop: Paul Soldner & Merrill Krabill, Heston College, Heston, Kansas | |
| Workshop: Alabama Crafts Conference, Jacksonville State University, Alabama | |
| Lecture: On Voulkos... Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California | |
| Demonstration and Lecture: Fine Arts Visiting Artists Series, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas | |
| Workshop: at the Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, Colorado | |
| Demonstration: Kiln Construction, 577 Foundation, Toledo, Ohio | |
| Workshop: Florida Keys Community College, Key West, Florida | |
| Workshop: Summer Ceramics '96, The Arvada Center, Arvada, Colorado | |
| Workshop: Taller de Ceramica Huara Huara, Santiago, Chile | |
| Workshop: Department of Art and Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa | |
| Lecture and Demonstration: Middletown Fine Arts Center, Middletown, Ohio | |
| Workshop: Paul Soldner & Peter Voulkos, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado | |
| Workshop: Low Tech Kiln Building, Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, California | |
| Symposium: The Impact of the Japanese Folk Art Movement on Twentieth Century American Ceramics, Society for Asian Art, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California | |
| Workshop: Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Bellair, Florida | |
| Workshop: Tenessee Technological University, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Cookeville, Tenessee | |
| 1995 | Demonstration and Lecture: Raku Ho'olanle'a, Hawaii Craftsmen, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Lecture and Workshop: Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California | |
| Workshop: Paul Soldner, The Grandfather of Western Raku, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
| Lecture and Demonstration: Carolina Art Association, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charlston, South Carolina | |
| Workshop: Summer 6 Art Program, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York | |
| Workshop: Paul Soldner, Sonoma Workshop, California Ceramic Artists, Sonoma Community Center, California | |
| Workshop: New Directions in Raku, Durham Arts Council, Durham, North Carolina | |
| Workshop: Clayfest, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado | |
| Workshop: Paul Soldner & Peter Voulkos, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado | |
| Workshop: 31st Association of Nebraska Art Clubs (ANAC) Convention, Valentine, Nebraska | |
| Workshop: Paul Soldner, Peter Voulkos & Jun Kaneko, Peter Callas Studio, Belvidere, New Jersey |
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| Workshop: Pottery Lab, Boulder, Colorado | |
| Workshop: University of California San Jose, Art Department, California | |
| 1994 | Lecture: Paul Soldner: Raku, Raku Gallery, New York, New York |
| Lecture: The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Kohga-gun, Japan | |
| Workshop: The Art Center, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, Colorado | |
| Workshop: Pottery Northwest, Seattle, Washington | |
| Workshop: Voldosta State University, Fine Arts Department, Valdosta, Georgia | |
| Lecture and Demonstration: Crafts Students League, YMCA, New York, New York | |
| Panel: West Coast Ceramics, Opening of the Millard Sheets Art Center and the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College, Claremont, California | |
| Lecture: The Shigaraki Experience, Japan Society, New York, New York | |
| Workshop: The Florida Craftsmen Conference, Jacksonville, Florida | |
| Symposium: The Revolution in Clay: The Marer Collection of Contemporary Ceramics, 1940-1990, Catalog | |
| Workshop: Hendry Pottery, Santa Barbara, California | |
| Workshop: Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, California | |
| Workshop: Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado | |
| 1993 | Juror: Raku Ho'Olaule'a 1993, Then Gentry Pacific Design Center, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 1992 | Lecture: The School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Panelist: 45th Annual Conference on World Affairs, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado | |
| 1991 | Lecture: Comparison of Japanese and American Contemporary Ceramics, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado |
| Lecture and Workshop: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California | |
| Lecture: California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, University of California at Davis | |
| 1990 | Workshop: Invitational Workshop of Contemporary Ceramics, Castelode, Southomaior, Department of Cultura, Pontevedra, Spain |
| Residency: Lakeside International Artists Studios, Lakeside, Illinois | |
| Workshop: Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado | |
| 1989 | Speaker: Sixth International Ceramics Symposium, Everston Museum, Syracuse, New York |
| Lecture: Latvian Academy of ArtRiga, Latvia, USSR | |
| Workshop: Alaska Ceramic Society, Kachemack Bay Halibut Cove, Alaska | |
| Lecture: Sculptors of the USSR, Artists' Union, Moscow, Russia | |
| Workshop and Lecture: Middlesex Polytechnic College of Art and Design, Cockfosters, England | |
| Workshop and Lecture: Camberwell School of Art and Design, London, England | |
| Workshop and Lecture: Ceramics Department, Bath College of Higher Education and Bath Academy of Art, England | |
Workshop and Lecture: Bristol Polytechnic School of Art and Design, Bristol, England |
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| Workshop and Lecture: South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education, Cardiff, England | |
| 1987 | Workshop: International Potter's Camp Workshop, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales |
| 1985 | Workshop and Lecture: Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C. |
Curator (selected)
2002 George Ohr Museum, Juror for National Arts Challenge, Biloxi, Mississippi
2000 Vase Exhibition, during NCECA conference, March, Denver,
Colorado
1999 Mini-Sculpture Show, Los Angeles Harbor College Gallery, San
Pedro, California
1957-1992 Annual National Ceramics Invitational, Scripps College, Claremont,
California
Grants
| 1990 | NEA Grant towards "Paul Soldner: A Retrospective," three year travelling exhibition, Claremont, California |
| 1989 | Scripps College Faculty Research Grant, Claremont, California |
| 1988 | Scripps College Faculty Travel Grant, Claremont, California |
| 1981-1984 | Jean Ames Art Faculty Grant, Claremont, California |
| 1976 | Craftsmen's Fellowship Grant, NEA, Washington, D.C. |
| 1972 | Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant |
| 1966 | Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant |
Honors and Awards
| 2004 | Aspen Hall of Fame Inductee | Aspen, Colorado |
| 2002 | NASAD Honor Award, National Association of Schools of Art and Design | Reston, Virginia |
| 2001 | Ceramics Monthly, In Recognition, June 2001 | |
| 1997 | Anderson Ranch, National Recognition Award | Snowmass Village, Colorado |
| 1997 | The Arts and Good Society, Symposium honoring Paul Soldner and the completion of the Soldner Ceramics/Sculpture facility at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center | Snowmass Village, Colorado |
| 1994 | Visiting Artist, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park | Shigaraki, Japan |
| 1992 | Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts desgree, Westminster College | New Wilmington, Pennsylvania |
| 1991 | Paul Soldner: A Retrospective, Exhibition and catalog in honor of Paul Soldner, Professor of Art, Scripps College, 1969-1991, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College | Claremont, California |
| 1990 | External Consultant, Graduate School, University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1989 | Honorary Member, National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2nd prize, People, Labour, Peace, Exhibition at International Sculpture Symposium Yurmala | Latvia, USSR | |
| 14th Claremont Graduate School Symposium, A Day with Paul Soldner, Topic: Issues in Communication, Verbal and Non-Verbal | Claremont, California | |
| 1986 | Artist in Residence - Metal Casting, Southern Illinois University | Carbondale, Illinois |
| Outstanding Alumnus Award, Bluffton College | Bluffton, Ohio | |
| 1985 | Faculty Recognition Award, Scripps College | Claremont, California |
| Colorado's Top Artisans - recommended by Denver Post survey of art critics, museums and galleries | Denver, Colorado | |
| 1984 | Mid Atlantic States Craft Conference, Keynote Speaker | Trenton, New Jersey |
| 1983 | Third National Ceramic Conference, Keynote Speaker | Adelaide, Australia |
| 1981-82 | Board of Directors, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts | United States |
| 1981 | Voted one of the Top Twelve Potters Worldwide by Ceramics Monthly Magazine | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Member-elect, International Academy of Ceramics | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 1980 | Prix D'Honneur, de la VIIe Biennale Internationale de Ceramique d'Art de Vallauris | Paris, France |
| 1979 | Honorary Dinner, hosted by Vice President and Mrs. Mondale in honor of the artists whose work had been lent by various musuems for display in the Vice Presidential house, Auspices of National Collection of Art | Washington, D.C. |
| 1978 | Tea hosted by Mrs. Walter Mondale in honor of Paul Soldner, held in Vice Presidential household | Washington, D.C. |
| 1977 | Fellow of the Colloqium of Craftsmen of the United States, American Craft Council | New York, New York |
| Consultant/Panelist, National Endowment for the Arts, Master Craftsmen Apprenticeship Program | Washington, D.C. | |
| 1976 | Advisor to the Museum of Northern Arizona | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| 1975 | Governor's Award for the Arts and Humanities | Denver, Colorado |
| 1972-75 | Director, Center for the Hand, Anderson Ranch Arts Center | Snowmass Village, Colorado |
| 1970-74 | Director, US Section of World Crafts Council | New York, New York |
| Craftsman-Trustee American Crafts Council, Museum of Contemporary Crafts | New York, New York | |
| 1965 | Member, Steering Committee of International School of Ceramics | Rome, Italy |
Selected Auctions
| 2002 | ARAC Annual Benefit Auction, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado |
| 2001 | ARAC Annual Benefit Auction, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado |
| 2000 | ARAC Annual Benefit Auction, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado |
| 1999 | ARAC Annual Benefit Auction, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado |
| 1998 | ARAC Annual Benefit Auction, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado |
| 1997 | ARAC Annual Benefit Auction, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado |
| 1996 | -Homage to Art, NCECA Endowment Benefit Auction,
Rochester, New York -1996 Benefit Auction, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, Washington |
| 1995 | -Fringe of the Fringe Arts Festival Benefit Auction,
D.A. Gallery, Claremont, California -Empty Bowls, Arizona Clay Workshop, Phoenix, Arizona -Clay at the Caves, benefit auction, Northern Clay Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota -In Honor of Ron Kachta..., Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York |
| 1991 | Sixth National Ceramic Conference of Australia, Brisbane, Australia |
| 1990 | -An Orchestrasted Event, Stetson University,
Deland, Florida -Anderson Ranch Arts Center 25th Anniversary, Snowmass Village, Colorado |
| 1989 | American Craft Museum's Ninth Annual Benefit Auction, New York, New York |
| 1988 | American Craft Museum's Eigth Annual Benefit Auction, New York, New York |
Films and Videos
| 2005 | Paul Soldner: Playing with Fire, Renegade Pictures, Santa Barbara, California |
| 1992 | Paul Soldner: Thrown and Altered Clay, School Video, Crystal Productions, Aspen, Colorado / Glenview, Illinois |
| 1990 | The World of Paul Soldner, Video by WQED Communications, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania |
| 1989 | Soldner as an Exchange Artist, TV interview on "Panorama", Riga, Latvia, USSR |
| The Potter and His Clay, Video, Leonard Rubenstein in conjunction with Metromedia, Inc. for American Ceramics Society of L. A., Los Angeles, California | |
| 1985 | Oral History Program, UCLA Research Library, Interviews by Elaine Levin "Special Collection Archives", 228 pages, Los Angeles, California |
| 1975 | Expressions, "Paul Soldner, Potter," TV Art Series, Channel 6, Denver, Colorado |
| 1974 | A Potter's Song, "The Art and Philosophy of Paul Soldner," Crystal Productions, Aspen, Colorado |
| 1970 | With These Hands, "The Rebirth of the American Craftsman," ABC Television National coverage, sponsored by Johnson Wax Co. Six craftsmen featured. New York. |
| Earth and Fire, Summit Films, Image Resources Film Library, New York, New York |
Innovations and Inventions
Known as the "Father of American Raku"
Pioneered oil fired kilns
Designed fuel efficient (pre-heated air) burners
Authored Kilns and Their Construction, American Crafts Council, New York,
New York
Invented, patented and produced Soldner Kick Wheels, Soldner Electric Potters
Wheels, and Soldner Clay Mixers
Directories
Who's Who in America, 52nd, 51st, 48th, 47th editions, Macmillian Directory
Division, Marquis Who's Who, Wilmette, Illinois
Who's Who in American Education, The National Reference Library, Wilmette,
Illinois
Who's Who in the West, 24th and 23rd editions, Macmillian Directory Division,
Marquis Who's Who, Wilmette, Illinois
The California Art Review, American References Pub., 1989, Chicago, Illinois
Personalities of the Americas, The American Biographical Institute, 1988,
Raleigh, North Carolina
American Potters Today, Dr. Oliver Watson, Victoria and Albert Museum,
1987, London, England
Colorado's Who's Who, 186, TV pub. LTD., Littleton, Colorado
American Artists of Renown, Gilmer, Texas
Dictionary of International Biography, International Biographical Center,
vol. X to present, Cambridge, England
American Art Directory, 39th edition to present, Jaques Cattel Press,
Wilmette, Illinois
Who's Who in American Art, 39th edition to present, Wilmette, Illinois
International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, American Biographical
Institute, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina
International Directory of the Arts, 15th edition to the present, Frankfurt,
Germany
Books (featured in)
| Twentieth Century Ceramics, Edmund De Waal, Thames & Hudson, England, 2003 |
| Ceramics - Mastering the Craft, 2nd edition, Richard Zakin, Oswego, New York, 2003 |
| Ceramics: A Potter's Handbook, 6th edition, Glenn Nelson and Richard Burkett, Harcourt College Publishers, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2002 |
| Working with Clay (1st and 2nd editions), Susan Peterson, Laurence King Publishing, London, England, 2002 |
| Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Collection Catalog, vol. 2, Curatorial Department, Shigaraki, Japan, 2002 |
| American Ceramic Arts Today, Stan Welsh, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, 1997 |
| Impressed and Incised Ceramics, by Coll Minogue, A&C Black Ltd., London, England |
| Raku, A Review of Contemporary Work, Tim Andrews, Chilton Book Co., Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1994 |
| Revolution in Clay: The Marer Collection of Contemporary Ceramics, catalog, University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington, 1994 |
| A History of Aspen, Salley Barlo-Peres, "The Cultural Legacy; Paul Soldner, the Beginning of the Anderson Ranch Arts Center," p.69, Who Press Publishers, Aspen, Colorado, 1991 |
| Raku: A Practical Approach, Steven Branfman, Chilton Book Co., Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1991 |
| Way of Raku, Herrudu, 1991 |
| Ceramics: Mastering the Craft, Richard Zakin, Chilton Book Co., Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1991 |
| The Complete Potter: Raku, Ian Byers, B.T. Batsford, Ltd., London, England, 1990 |
| Clay Today, Contemporary Ceramists and their Work, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, catalog of the Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits collection, Martha Drexler Lynn, Assistant Curator, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1990 |
| American Ceramics: the Collection of the Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York |
| Hands in Clay II, Charlotte F. Speight, Mayfield Press, Mountain View, California, 1989 |
| The History of American Ceramics, Elaine Levin, Harry N. Abrams, New York, New York, 1988 |
| Craft Today, Poetry of the Physical, Paul J. Smith and Edward Lucie-Smith, Weidenfield & Nicholson, New York, 1986 |
| Ceramics of the World in 1984, Gottfried Borrman, Kunst & Handwerk Publishers, Düsseldorf, Germany, 1984 |
| Ceramic Review Book of Clay Bodies and Glaze Recipies, Edited by Eileen Lewenstein and Emmanuel Cooper, Ceramic Review Publishers, London, England, 1983 |
| American Crafts: A Sourcebook for the Home, Katherine Pearson, Stewart, Tarobi & Chang Publishers, New York, 1983 |
| Studio Ceramics, Peter Lane, Collins Publishers, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1983 |
| Low Fire Ceramics, A New Direction in American Clay, Susan Wechsler Watson, Guptil Publishers, 1981 |
Periodicals (Featured in; Selected)
| 2001 | In Recognition, Ceramics Monthly, June/July/August 2001 |
| 1996 | Finding Direction, Ceramic Review, no. 162, Nov/Dec 1996, pp. 15-17 |
| 1995 | Paul Soldner, Artist Magazine, no. 10, Taipei, Taiwan |
| 1992 | Without Laws, by Paul Soldner, Ceramic Monthly Magazine, vo. 40, May 1992, pp. 30-31 |
| 1992 | Paul Soldner at Oliver Center Gallery, Maria Porges, American Craft Magazine, vol. 52, no. 1, Feb/Mar 1992, p. 59 |
| 1991 | Paul Soldner, Jo Lauria, American Ceramics Magazine, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 58-59 |
| 1991 | The Penultimate Experience, Ben Parks, Ceramics: Art and Perception, no. 4, pp. 46-48 |
| 1991 | Paul Soldner, Interview by Glen B. Blakey, NECCA News, Key Connections Pub., pp. 2-4 |