MARY LOUISE CARTER
EDUCATION
MFA Ceramics
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
May 1993
BFA Ceramics
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
May 1991
National Dean’s List, 2 years
Additional study, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute
Jiangxi, P.R. China
1996
TEACHING
Associate Professor
School of Art, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
Clarece Harp Lyles Endowed Professorship in Ceramic Arts
2005 – 2014
Assistant Professor
School of Art, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA,.
1998 – 2005
Visiting Lecturer
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
1998
Resident Artist
Vermont State Craft Center, Middlebury, VT
1993 – 1997
EXHIBITIONS
2015
The Uncommon Object, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
2014
Influences in Modern Ceramics, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2013
Clarity of Form, The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Fairhope, AL
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Houston, TX
2012
Pots at Rest, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Seattle, WA
Pitchers, The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Fair Hope, AL
2011
Works in Porcelain - Mary Louise Carter and Andy Shaw, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Harvest: A Ceramics Invitational, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, IL
The Language of American Pottery, Bunnell Street Arts Center, Homer, AK
Carry and Contain – Ceramic Baskets, The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Fair Hope, AL
La Mesa, NCECA Gallery Expo, Tampa, FL
2010
La Mesa Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Ceramics Invitational, Ohio University Gallery, Athens, OH
Cup Exhibition, The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Mobile, AL
Art of the Pot Reunion Cup Exhibition, City Hall, Austin, Texas
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Inside, Outside and On The Table, Southern Arkansas Art Center, El Dorado, AR
Table of Elements, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
8 Fluid Ounces, Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA
2009
Art of the Pot Reunion Exhibition, Austin, TX
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay,NCECA, Phoenix AZ
Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
2008
The Artful Tabletop, Lyndenhurst Historical Museum, Tarrytown, NY
Cup Exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Art of the Pot Reunion Exhibition, Authenticity Gallery, Austin, TX
Dallas Pottery Invitational, Southside Lamar Gallery, Dallas, TX
Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
8 Fluid Ounces, Shaw Center for the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA, Pittsburg, PA
pot POURri, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007
Winterfest 2007, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Teapots x 90, Xen Gallery, Saint Louis, MO
Unadorned, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
Ladies in White, Goodall Gallery, Louisville, KY
The Kansas City Pot Revisited, Mellwood Arts Center, Louisville, KY
Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay/NCECA, Louisville, KY
Raise a Cup for Art, Shelburne Craft Center, Shelburne, VT
2006
Art of the Pot, Clayways Studio and Gallery, Austin, TX
Approaches to Utility: Ceramic Invitational, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
8 Fluid Ounces II, Louisiana State University Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Mentor/Mentored, Rock Creek Gallery, Portland Community College, Portland, OR
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay/NCECA, Portland, OR
2005
Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
Drinking Vessels, ZENCLAY Gallery, Morgantown, WV
8 Women – 8 Perspectives, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
Recent Work – Anne Kittrell Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
White, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
White on White, Sub-Basement Art Studios, Baltimore, MD
Porcelain, Frohring Art Gallery, Hiram College, Hiram, OH
White on White, Elaine Jacob Gallery, Detroit, MI
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Adrienne Lynch, “Vacancy and Refuge: Theories of Co-Authorship in the Works of Andy Shaw and Mary Louise Carter,” Ceramics Art and Perception, Issue #89, September – November 2012.
- William Caverlee, “Beauty in Porcelain”, The Monroe News Star, October 7, 2012, page D1.
- Knopp, Linda: Editor. The Best of 500 Ceramics: Celebrating a Decade of Clay. New York: Lark Crafts, Sterling Publishing Co. 2012, page 33.
- Hemachandra, Ray, and Julie Hale: Editors. 500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form. New York/London: Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co. 2010, pp. 83, 382, 396.
- “Potter’s Favorite Pots”, Studio Potter, Volume 33, Number 2, June 2005, page 57.
- Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, “Hot Pots”, Austin American Statesman, May 6, 2004, page E8.
- Leigh Taylor Mickelson, “Sensuous Surfaces,” Clay Times Magazine, January/February 2000.
- Andrea Gill, “The Influence of Educational Institutions on Contemporary Ceramics”, Studio Potter, Volume 26, number 2, page 43, June 1998.
- Kurt Zimmer and Rachel Esch, “25 Years at Frog Hollow”, Ceramics Monthly, Volume 44, number 4, page 67, April 1996.
VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS
- The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Fairhope, AL | June 2013
- Presenter, NCECA, Houston, TX | March 2013
- Wellsville Creative Art Center, Wellsville, NY
- University of Texas, Tyler, TX
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
- Hiram College, Hiram, OH
- University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- University of Texas, Austin, TX
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
- Boulder Potter’s Guild, Boulder, CO
- West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
PUBLIC/PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
- Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ
- Robert Pfannebecker Collection, Lancaster, PA
- Joseph Schlien Museum of Contemporary Ceramics, Alfred, NY
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
- The National Art Education Association
- The Louisiana Art Education Association