KEIRA NORTON
keira.s.norton@gmail.com
keiranorton.squarespace.com
EDUCATION
MFA, Ceramics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2010
BFA, Ceramics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Magna Cum Laude, 2004
BA, Anthropology, Minor in Studio Arts, S.U.N.Y. New Paltz, New Paltz, NY, 1998
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2017
Inspiration Grant for An Individual Project, ArtsKC, Kansas City, MO
2014
Special Recognition for Material Mastery, Kansas Artists Craftsman Association
2011
Individual Artist Grant, The Barbara Deming Memorial Fund for Women, Wilton, NH
2010
First Place, Graduate Student Division, NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
2007-2010
Full Graduate Assistantship, Ceramics Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
EXHIBITIONS
2017
ArtsKC 10”x 10” Small Works Showcase, ArtsKC, Kansas City, MO
Sculpture Salon, In Conjunction with the 27th Annual Sculpture Conference, Cerbera Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Art in Craft Media, 2017, Burchfield Penney Art Center, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo, NY
2016
Tramp L’oeil: Ceramics of the Third Wave, Fraction Print Studio and Gallery, 50th Annual NCECA Conference, Kansas City, MO
NCECA Resident Alumni Show, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
2015
Busan Art Fair, Busan, Korea
Unwedged, Northwest Pottery, Seattle, WA
Faculty Exhibition, Maplewoods Community College, Kansas City, MO
Resident Exhibition, ArtMora Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2014
Kansas Artists Craftsman Juried Competition, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
Clay3 National Juried Exhibition, ClaySpace, Lisle IL
Currents: Mixtus National Exhibition, Focus Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Recent Work, Keira Norton and Leo Esquivel, Trap Gallery, Kansas City, MO (two-person)
Eutropia: Recent Work by Keira Norton and Erin Goedtel, The Paul Watkins Gallery, Winona State University, Winona, MN (two-person)
2013
Jo Kamm and Keira Norton, Resident Artist Exit Exhibition, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO (two- person)
Reunion: Work from Artists in Residence, Past and Present, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
2012
On Display: Exploring Body Image, The Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
The Figure Untamed: Desire as Resistance, Bowman-Penelec-Megahan Gallery, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA (three-person)
COLLECTIONS
Private Collection, Evelyn Craft-Belger and Richard Belger, Kansas City, MO
Permanent Collection, The Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
Tramp L’oeil: Ceramics of the Third Wave, Fraction Print Studio and Gallery, 50th Annual NCECA Conference, Kansas City, MO. I organized and curated this group exhibition as part of the NCECA conference. My work was shown in the exhibition.
RESIDENCIES
2015
Artist-In-Residence, ArtMora Gallery, New York, NY
2013
Artist-In-Residence, Pechacek Century Farms, Hastings, MN
2011-2013
Artist-In-Residence, RedStar Studios, Kansas City, MO
2009
Studio Assistantship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2008
Workstudy Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2006
Fully-Funded Week-long Residency, Blossom Arts Center, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Winter Resident, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
2005
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
2004
Workstudy Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2017
Instructor, Figurative Sculpture Workshop, Otterbein University, Westerville, OH.
Instructor, Digital Photography and Assemblage Daycamp, College for Kids, Metro Community College of Kansas City, Maplewoods
2016-Present
Adjunct Instructor, Ceramics I (Fall), 3-D Design/Sculpture (Spring), Digital Art and Design (Spring), Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
Adjunct Instructor, Studio Art Fundamentals (Fall and Spring), Survey of Art (Spring), Metro Community College of Kansas City, Maplewoods
2015
Adjunct Instructor, Studio Art Fundamentals (Fall and Spring), Digital Photography I (Spring), Metro Community College of Kansas City, Maplewoods
2011-Present
Instructor, Youth and Adult Clay Classes, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
2011-2016
Ceramics Instructor, Mattie Rhodes Non-Profit Art Center, Kansas City, MO
2013
Instructor, Figurative Sculpture Workshop, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
2012
Instructor, Figurative Sculpture Workshop, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA
2011
Adjunct Instructor, Ceramic Handbuilding (Fall and Spring), Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington, IN
Studio Technician, Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington, IN
Instructor, Ceramic and Mixed Media Arts, Summer Art Camp for Kids, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
2009-2010
Graduate Instructor, Ceramics I (Instructor of Record), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2008-2009
Graduate Instructor, Studio Arts for Non-Majors (Instructor of Record), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2007-2008
Studio Assistant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2002-2004
Studio Assistant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH