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| First Name | Daryl |
| Last Name | McCracken |
| Nickname | Darylmccracken |
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About Me
| Introduction | For over 30 years Daryl has been a practicing artist/potter and has exhibited in dozens of regional and national exhibitions. He has taught art in a variety of educational forums including the University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign as well as Houston Community College and the Glassell School of Art in Texas.
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| My Artist Statement | Constructed of stoneware and porcelain clays the work has an animated, gestural quality that stems from Daryl’s rapid approach to the material and fertile production. While the potter’s wheel is the initial tool for many of these works, many are altered with various techniques to create a greater range of form and expression. Each piece seems to draw the viewer in demanding a tactile as well as a visual reaction. The intimate scale of many pieces is quite seductive and the human form is referenced in the work while also suggested in the way that each piece may interact with the viewer. |
| My CV | Selected Exhibitions and Awards 2020 “Epperson National Clay Competition” Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA.
2011 “2011 Six Pack Show” Austin, TX
2010 “New Work” Solo Exhibition. 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX.
2009 2nd Annual Lillstreet International. Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL “Carbondale Clay National 2009.” Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO. “Strictly Functional Pottery National.” Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA “Historical Antecedents.” The Myers Gallery, Santa Ana, CA.
2008 “Elements of Earth and Fire” Hanson Galleries, Houston, TX “2008 Six Pack Show” East 4th Street Gallery. Austin, TX
2007 “Out of the Earth” Hanson Galleries. Houston, TX “Bowls 2007” University of North Carolina Wilmington / Empty Bowls Wilmington. Wilmington, NC. “Alternate Firings” Invitational Exhibition. G Gallery, Houston, TX. “The Cup & Saucer Exhibition.” Where I fell in Love Gallery. Warwickshire, England “2007 Six Pack Show” East 4th Street Gallery. Austin, TX
2006 CraftHouston: Texas 2006. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Houston, TX. Honorable Mention
2005 “New Work” Solo Exhibition. Western Texas College, Snyder, TX.
2004 CraftHouston: Texas 2004. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Houston, TX.
2003 Affinity for the Cup. Exploding Head Gallery. Sacramento, CA. Clayfest 2003. University of Indianapolis Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. Indianapolis, IN.
2002 Cup: The Intimate Object. Charlie Cummings Clay Studio. Fort Wayne, IN. Flowing Vessels. Gardo’s Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.
2001 Ceramics 2001. Third Biennial North American Clay Exhibit. The Guilford Handcraft Center. Guilford, CT
2000 Ceramics USA 2000. Juried Exhibition. University of North Texas. Denton, TX.
1999 Pacific Tides: The Influence of the Pacific Rim on Contemporary American Ceramics. Lancaster Summer Arts Festival. Lancaster, PA. Miami University Alumni Exhibition. Miami University. Oxford, OH. Materials + Form 6. Art League of Houston. Houston, TX. Mixed Media 99 National Juried Art Exhibition. Period Gallery. Omaha, NE. Whimsical and Functional Ceramic Drinking Cup Competition. Earthen Art Works. Los Angeles, CA.
1998 The Interpreted Object: Ceramics Invitational. Parkland College Gallery. Champaign, IL. 6th Annual Teapot Exhibition. Invitational Exhibition. Craft Alliance. St. Louis, MO.
1997 Third Annual Strictly Functional Pottery Exhibition. Lancaster, PA. Monarch National Ceramic Competition. Florence, AL. Platters. Invitational Exhibition. Native Soil. Evanston, IL. Clay, Glass, Metal. Faculty/Alumni Invitational Exhibition. I-Space. Chicago, IL.
1996 International Orton Cone Box Show – Baker University, Baldwin City, KS. Purchase Award. Container / Containment. National Society of Arts and Letters. Lakeview Musuem. Peoria, IL. Third Place Award
Collections
Dan Anderson private collection. Edwardsville, IL. Baker’s University Permanent Teaching Collection. Baldwin City, KS. Ann Hamilton private collection. Columbus, OH. Ron Kovatch private collection. Urbana, IL. June and Francis Speizer private collection. Chicago, IL. Education
1996 Master of Fine Arts. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Champaign, IL. 1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts. (cum laude). Miami University. Oxford, OH.
2005 – 2008 Instructor. Glassell School of Art. Houston, TX. 1997 – 2010 Instructor. Houston Community College—Central and SE Campus – Houston, TX. Instructor. Montgomery College. Conroe, TX. 1996-1997 Instructor. Parkland College. Champaign, IL. 1993-1996 Instructor. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Champaign, IL. 1992 and 1993 Studio Assistant. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN.
Curated Exhibitions 1995 Platters. Collaborative Exhibition and Auction. Gallery One. Houston Community College—Central. Houston, TX.
2001-2004 Wood Fired Kiln Construction and Firing. Brenham, TX.
2001 Demonstration and lecture. College of the Mainland. Houston, TX. Constructing a Catenary Arch Kiln. Workshop. Houston Community College. Houston, TX. The Japanese Tea Ceremony. Lecture and Demonstration. Houston Community College. Houston, TX.
1996 Demonstration and slide lecture. Miami University. Oxford, OH.
1996 Constructing a Gas Kiln without Welding Equipment using Recycled Materials. University of Illinois. Champaign, IL.
Professional Organizations
2004-2009 Co-Founder and Officer ClayHouston – SE Texas Clay Artists Association. 1993-present N.C.E.C.A. National Conference on Education in the Ceramic Arts |
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