GILLIAN J. PARKE
email: gillian_parke@yahoo.com
www.gillianparke.com
EXHIBITIONS
2023
· Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC “CUPful 2023”, Invitational
· Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT, “Life’s Rich Textures”
· Indiana University East Galleries, Richmond, IN “Brimful: An Invitational Exhibition of Handmade Cups”
· Pottery Market at the Mint, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object XVIII”, invitational
· Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, “Winterfest”, invitational
2022
· Pottery Market at the Mint, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object XVIII”, invitational
· Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC, “Winter Show 2022”, invitational
2021
Pottery Market Invitational, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object XVII”, invitational
2020
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object XVI”, invitational
2019
· AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA “2019 Yunomi Invitational”
· Claymakers, Durham, NC, “Steinfest 2019”, co-curator and participating artist
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object XV”, invitational
2018
· Claymakers, Durham, NC, “Steinfest 2018”, co-curator and participating artist
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object XIV”, invitational
· Pottery Market Invitational, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
· In Tandem Gallery, Bakersville, NC “Gillian Parke”, solo
· Lux Center of the Arts, Lincoln NE, “Contrast Cone 017”, solo
· Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC “CUPful 2018”, invitational
· AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA “2018 Yunomi Invitational”
2017
· Hillsborough Gallery of Art, Hillsborough, NC, “Resolution 2017”
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Functional Canvas II”, invitational
· Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI, “Beyond Scratching the Surface: Today’s Ceramic Decoration”
· Pottery Market Invitational, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
· Claymakers, Durham, NC, “Steinfest 2017”, curator and participating artist
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object XIII”, invitational
· Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC, “Clay”, invitational
2016
· FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC “Pots in the Piedmont”, invitational
· Claymakers, Durham, NC, “Steinfest 2016”, curator and participating artist
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object XII”, invitational
· Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC, “Clay”, invitational
· Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, “Winterfest”, invitational
2015
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Distilled Essence III”, invitational
· Lisa Orr’s Studio, Austin, TX, “Art of the Pot”, invitational
· AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA “2015 Yunomi Invitational”
· NC Pottery Center, Seagrove NC, “Prized Pieces: The Makers Collection”, invitational
· Claymakers, Durham, NC, “Steinfest 2015”, curator and participating artist
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object XI”, invitational
· Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC, “Clay”, invitational
2014
· Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, “Southern Hospitality”, invitational
· Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC, “The Orient Express”, invitational
· AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA “2014 Yunomi Invitational”
· Ackland Museum Store, Chapel Hill, NC “Conversations in Clay: D. Harris, G. Parke & E. Ward”
· Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC “National Teapot Show IX”, invitational
· Claymakers, Durham, NC, “Steinfest 2014”, curator and participating artist
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object X”, invitational
· 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX, “Shino On”, invitational
· Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, “Winterfest”, invitational
2013
· Lone Star College, North Harris, TX, “Endless Variations II: A Shino Extravaganza”, NCECA Concurrent, Independent Exhibit
· AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA “2013 Yunomi Invitational”
· Claymakers, Durham, NC, “Copper, Kaolin and Cobalt”, curator and participating artist
· Kirby Gallery, Roxboro, NC, “Clay3: Works by Deborah Harris, Gillian Parke, & Evelyn Ward”
· The Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids, IA, “River to River”, invitational
· Claymakers, Durham, NC, “Steinfest 2013”, curator and participating artist
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object IX”, invitational
· FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC “Artful Giving”, invitational
· Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC, “Winter Show 2013”, invitational
· Alamance Arts Council, Graham, NC, “Christmas at Captain White’s: 26th Annual Gift Invitational”
2012
· The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, “Small Favors VII”, invitational
· The Ceramic Guild of the Lexington Arts & Craft Society, Lexington MA, “State of Clay”
· Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC, “By Example: NC Potters and their Mentors
· American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, CA, “German Mettlach Ware (1850-1915) and Present Day Translations”, invitational
· Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC “Politically Charged: Art Celebrating American Democracy”
· Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL, “Cup: The Intimate Object VIII”, invitational
· The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA, “Our Cups Runneth Over”, invitational
· FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC “Stone Metal Light”, invitational
SHOWS
· 2019 Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington D.C.
· 2016 Baltimore American Craft Council Retail Show, Baltimore, MD
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS/PUBLICATIONS
Contrasting Aesthetics and Textures, by Gillian Parke, Pottery Making Illustrated, Sept/Oct 2018
Exposure, Ceramics Monthly, October 2017
Exposure, Ceramics Monthly, February 2014
Guest Presenter, NC Museum of Art Iris Porsche Biergarten, Raleigh NC, 2013
The Art of the Beer Stein, by Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, The Durham Herald Sun, 4 Oct 2013
Additions to Clay Bodies, by Kathleen Standen, A&C Black, 2013
Exposure, Ceramics Monthly, December 2012
Ceramics Monthly Annual Poster, 2009, 2010
Workshop Presenter, Mudfire, Decatur, GA, May 2009
The Contrasts of Gillian Parke, by Kathy Norcross Watts, Ceramics Monthly, Feb 2009 (cover artist)
Guest Presenter, Triangle Potters Guild, Raleigh NC, September 2008
Emerging Artists 2008, Ceramics Monthly, May 2008
“An Artist’s Perspective” series, Gallery Talk at Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC, 2007
500 Pitchers, Juror Terry Gess, Lark Books, 2006
AWARDS
Purchase Award, Pottery Market Invitational, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Durham Arts Council 2008-2009 Emerging Artists Grant Recipient, Durham, NC
2006 - 1st Prize, 3-D artwork at 33rd Annual Centerfest Arts Festival, Durham, NC
COLLECTIONS
Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Rebecca Sives Collection
David and Louise Rosenfield Collection
San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo TX
EDUCATION
2004 – Completed one year of graduate studies for MFA-ceramics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
1993 - BA, American Chemical Society Accredited, Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA
Workshop experience includes Linda Christenson, Ruthann Tudball, Susan Filley, Brad Tucker, Fong Choo, Malcolm Davis, Jeff Oestrich, Rimas VisGirda, John Britt
WORK EXPERIENCE
Claymakers, Durham, NC “Steinfest” Invitational Curator, 2013-Present
Durham VAMC/Duke University Lab Manager/Research Analyst II, 2004 to Present
Claymakers, Durham, NC Instructor, 2011-2014
Durham County Arts Councils, NC Emerging Artists Grant Panelist in Craft, 2010, 2017
Pitt County Arts Councils, NC Emerging Artists Grant Panelist in Craft, 2010