Mary Buss 

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EDUCATION

 

1992    Bachelor of Arts, (Honors) Three Dimensional Design, Ceramics, Central St. Martin’s

            College of Art and Design, London, U.K.

1983    Master of Arts, Accounting, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

1981    Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

 

 

SELECTED GRANTS AND AWARDS

 

2005    •Artists Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board

1998    •Bush Artist Fellowship, The Bush Foundation, St. Paul, MN

            •Visual Arts Fellowship, Minnesota State Arts Board

1997    •Career Opportunity Grant, Studies from Sèvres, Minnesota State Arts Board

1996    •Career Opportunity Grant, Victoria & Albert Ceramic Contemporaries 2,

             Minnesota State Arts Board

1995    •Career Opportunity Grant, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Minnesota State Arts Board

1994    •Visual Arts Fellowship, Minnesota State Arts Board

            •Jerome Artist Project Grant, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

 

 

SOLO AND MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

 

2006        Luce Foundation Center for American Art  Permanent Collection  Smithsonian American

            Art Museum  Washington, D.C.  Inauguration July 4th, 2006

2004    Art Per Chance, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN  October

Art Mob Collector’s Choice, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum  June-August

2002    Three Way Vision, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN  October-December

            Minnesota Biennnial, Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul MN  June-August

2001    USA Clay, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum

             Washington, D.C.  March-July

2000    Building a Collection: Ceramics from the Weisman Art Museum, Frederick R. Weisman

             Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN  January-April

1999    Mary Carroll: Ceramics and Drawings, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA

             December-February

1998    Women in the Weisman: The Spirit of Seneca Falls, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum

             Minneapolis, MN   July-August

1997    Studies from Sèvres, Vessels and Works on Paper, BonaKeane Gallery, Portland, OR

             November

1996    V&A Ceramic Contemporaries 2, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.

 Juror: Oliver Watson   February-March

Earth Water Air Fire, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program

 May-June

Mary Carroll: Recent Works, Fotouhi Cramer Gallery, New York, NY  September-October

1995    Mary Carroll: The Flower Series, BonaKeane Gallery, Portland, OR  June

 


 

 

MUSEUM CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

 

           Luce Foundation Center For American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006           

            Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN, 1996, 2004

            Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

            Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, N.C.

            President's Office, London Institute of Higher Education, U.K.

            George R. Stroemple Collection, Lake Oswego, OR

            Mr. & Mrs. Ken Macke, Minnetonka, MN, CEO, Dayton Hudson Foundation

            Marc Ashton, Medina, MN, CEO, World Data Inc.

            Porter Price Collection, Columbia, SC

 

 

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

 

2008    Treeology, TWIRLING MAPLE SEED, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, May-Oct.

 

2007    Women’s Touch, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY, June-July

 

2007    Art to a Maze, THE GROTTO OF NARCISSUS, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, June-

             Sept.

 

2006    Luce Foundation Center for American Art  Permanent Collection  Smithsonian American

             Art Museum  Washington, D.C.  Inauguration July 4th, 2006

 

2005    The Visceral Vessel, Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX   August-October

       All Fired Fired Up, Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC   April-June

            Artist Initiative Grant Recipients, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN October-January

 

2004    ASID Designer Showcase Home St. Paul, MN   April/May

 

2002    SOFA New York City, represented by Loveed Fine Arts, New York, NY   May

 

2000    Studio Artists Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

 

1999    Group Show, Artspace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Miami, FL   February

            Bush Artist Fellows, The Bush Foundation, St. Paul, MN   May

            Art in Bloom, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN   April

 

1998    Juried Group Show, Sarasota Visual Arts Center, Best of Show, Sarasota, FL   February

            Fellowship Recipients Exhibition, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN   April/June

 

1997    Art in the Airport, Inaugural Exhibition at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport,

             Coordinated by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Airport Arts Council and Metropolitan

             Airports Commission   January-June

ART MIAMI, represented by Portals, Chicago, IL   January

Current Work by Gallery Artists, BonaKeane Gallery, Portland, OR   February/March

       Visiting Artists Exhibition Program, Foss Gallery, Edina Art Center, MN   March/April

 

1996    The Box: A Survey, Inaugural Exhibition at Fotouhi Cramer Gallery, New York, NY

             May/June (Traveling to Palm Beach Museum in Lakeworth, FL   1997)

The Table Is Set, Invitational Exhibition at BonaKeane Gallery, Portland, OR   May

SOFA Chicago 1996, Navy Pier, represented by Portals Ltd., Chicago, IL   November

ART MIAMI, represented by Portals, Ltd., Miami, FL   January

Minneapolis College of Art and Design Benefit Auction, Minneapolis, MN   September

 

1995    The Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) Exhibition and Benefit Auction,

             International Market Square, Minneapolis, MN   November

            The Marks of an Artist, Northern Clay Center, St. Paul, MN   May/June

            Contemporary Clay: Work by Five American Ceramic Artists, NCECA Conference

             Premier Gallery, Minneapolis, MN   January-March

            Jerome Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, St. Paul, MN   January

            SOFA Chicago 1995, Navy Pier, represented by Portals Ltd., Chicago, IL   November

            Mixed Bouquet, Three Person Exhibition, Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL   March

            Minnesota Hot Dish: A Juried Exhibition of Functional and Nonfunctional Casseroles, during

             NCECA Conference, Northern Clay Center, St, Paul, MN   February/March

            ART MIAMI, represented by Portals, Ltd., Miami, FL   January

 

1994    National Craft Invitational, Bennett Gallery, Knoxville, TN   November

Group Invitational Show, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts

 Portland, OR  August

            Minneapolis College of Art and Design Benefit Auction, Minneapolis, MN   September

            Group Show, Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL   March

 

1992    The Final Pieces, Bridge Gallery, London, UK  June

 

1991    The Story So Far, Central St. Martin's, London, UK  April

 

1990    CP Hart Tile Design Competition, Bridge Gallery, London, UK  January

 

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

2004    Fallon, Michael.  Three Way Vision”, American Ceramics (Volume 14, No. 3)

2003    Dandignac, Pat, Editor.  “Gallery”, American Craft  (December/January)

2002    Tribbett, John. “Three Way Vision”, Pulse of the Twin Cities (11/6/02)

            Abbe, Mary.  “Odd Couplings”, Star Tribune (10/25/02)

2001    O’Sullivan, Michael. “The Clay’s the Thing”, The Washington Post (3/16/2001)

1999    Dandignac, Pat, Editor.  “Acquisitions”, American Craft  (April/May)

            Bonansinga, Kate.  “Baroque is Back,” http://www.sofaexpo.com/newyrk (5/21/99)

1998    Koplos, Janet.  “Review,” American Ceramics  (Volume 12, No. 4)

            Poole, Marcia.  “A Creative Workout,” The Sioux City Journal  (December 13)

            Dandignac, Pat, Editor.  “Portfolio Artist,” American Craft  (February/March)

1997    Melrod, George.  “Upfront,”  Art & Antiques  (November)

            Smith, Tracy A.  “Raucous Rococo,” The Oregonian  (November 21)

            Gragg, Randy.  “Studies from Sèvres,” The Oregonian  (November 6)

            Row, D.K.  “A Matter of Semantics,” Willamette Week  (November 5)

            Daniel, Pam.  “Artist Colony,” Sarasota Magazine  (October)

1996    Davis, Spencer L., Editor.  “Upfront,” Ceramics Monthly  (March)

            Fairbanks, Jonathan and Angela Fina.  The Best of Pottery, Rockport Publishing Inc.

1995    Burckhardt, Ann.  “Review,” Minneapolis Star Tribune  (March 8)

            Dandignac, Pat, Editor.  “Gallery,” American Craft  (April/May)

            Frances, Kevin.  “Review,” Willamette Week  (June 7)

            Frazzini, Kevin.  “Clay and Means,” Minnesota Monthly  (March)

 

SELECTED COMMISSIONS

 

William Beson Interior Design, Minneapolis, MN

The Design Studio of Gabberts, Minneapolis, MN

Daniel Wolpin Design Ltd., Minneapolis, MN

 

ARTS RELATED ACTIVITIES

 

Minnesota State Arts Board Grantees Group Show, St. Paul, MN   2005

Arts Advocacy Day, State Capitol, St. Paul, MN   2005

Art Mob Open Studio, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum   2004

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Annual Showcase Tour   2004

Traffic Zone Center for Visual Arts Open Studio   2003/2004

Art on the Town Open Studio   2003/2004

Instructor, MacRostie Art Center, Clay Retreat at Camp Bluewater, Grand Rapids, MN   2001

Guest Lecturer, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA   1999

Instructor, Northern Clay Center, St. Paul, MN   1995/2000

Guest Lecturer, Visiting Artist Series, Edina Art Center, Edina, MN   1995

Guest Lecturer, Strictly Lo-Fire Seminar Series, Northern Clay Center, St. Paul, MN   1994

Featured Artist, ART FORUM Lecture Series, Minneapolis, MN   1994

 

REPRESENTATION

 

Renee Fotouhi Gallery (Private Dealer), New York, NY

Loveed Fine Arts, New York, NY

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC