Sarah German - CV
EDUCATION
2006
Bachelor of Arts – Art Studio: Ceramics, Department of Art, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022-2023
Instructor, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
Visual Artist Residency Program Advisor, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
Instructor, Mud Studio, Austin, TX
Coordinator, Greater Austin Clay Artists, Austin, TX
2021
Residency Liaison, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
2013-2021
Education & Outreach Coordinator, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
2012-2013
General Manager and Instructor, FirePit Ceramics, Austin, TX
2008
Artist, RDG Dahlquist Art Studio, Des Moines, IA
2007-2008
Assistant Director and Instructor, Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA
2006
Studio Assistant to JoAnn Schnabel, Cedar Falls, IA
2005-2006
Instructor, James and Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA
EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2023
Imposters Cup, Online Show
Fired Up! A Celebration of Ceramics, Cloud Tree Gallery, Austin, TX
2022
The Cup Show 2022, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA – Invited Artist
Cup: The Intimate Object XVIII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesvill, FL
Dirty South Cup Call and Competition, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA - Merit Award
Cups for Y'All, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Last Call VII, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Mug Madness, Saltstone Ceramics, Seattle, WA
2021
The Cup Show 2021, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA - Juror's Choice Award
JoAnn Schnabel and UNI Ceramic Alumni 1990 - 2021, Cedar Falls, IA
2020
Austin Studio Tour Group Exhibition, Big Medium, Austin, TX (virtual)
2019
KC Clay Guild Teabowl National, KC Clay Guild, Kansas City, MO
Mug Madness, Saltstone Ceramics, Seattle, WA
Last Call IV, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2018
2018 CODE:CRAFT, Dowstudios Gallery, Deer Isle, ME
ICAN 2018 Juried Show, NCECA, Pittsburg, PA
Material Mugs, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
delecTABLE, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO
Last Call III, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Ware/Wear, Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC
2017
2017 Six Pack Show, Texas Clay Arts Association, Rockport, TX
First Annual Juried Mug Show, Dog’s Eye Gallery, San Marcos, TX
Thrown and Altered, Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA
For Pitcher or Pourer, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
Last Call II, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2014
Strictly Functional Pottery National 2014, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA
2013
Strictly Functional Pottery National 2013, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA
Roughneck: A ClayHouston Exhibition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2012
Last Call 2, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, FL
Dining In V: An Artful Experience, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX
2011
What You Will: University of Northern Iowa Alumni Exhibition, Cedar Rapids, IA
2009
Two Person Exhibition: Sarah German/Tyler Speicher, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA
2008
Finding Our Voices: recent ceramic works by Chris Singewald, Sarah German, and Tyler Speicher, Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA
2007
Big Muddy, Clarke College Quigley Gallery, Dubuque, IA
2006
Thirtieth Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College Art Museum Centennial Hall, Rock Island, Illinois
ART FESTIVALS (selected)
2023
Greater Austin Clay Studio Tour, Austin, TX, April 22-23
American Craft Made, American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD, March 3-5 – Emerging Artist
2022
Salad Days Pottery Sale, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, July 9
American Craft Made, American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD, May 20-22 – Emerging Artist
Blue Genie Art Bazaar May Market, Austin, TX, April 29-May 30
2021
Renegade Craft Fair, Austin, TX, November 27-28
Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 23-24
2020
Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 24-25 (virtual)
2019
Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 26-27
2018
Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 28-29
2017
Blue Genie Art Bazaar, Austin, TX, November 24-December 24
Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 28-29
2016
Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 22-23
2015
Blue Genie Art Bazaar, Austin, TX, November 27-December 24
Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 24-25
2014
Blue Genie Art Bazaar, Austin, TX, November 28-December 24
Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 25-26
2013
Blue Genie Art Bazaar, Austin, TX, November 29-December 24
2010
32nd Annual College Hill Arts Festival, Cedar Falls, IA, July 16-17
2009
ArtSplash Festival of the Arts, Sioux City, IA, September 4-6
Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, Minneapolis, MN, June 20-21
Iowa Arts Festival, Iowa City, IA, June 6-7
2008
ArtSplash Festival of the Arts, Sioux City, IA, August 29-31
Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN, August 1-3
Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, Minneapolis, MN, June 14-15
Iowa Arts Festival, Iowa City, IA, June 7-8
2007
20th Annual Metro Arts Two Rivers Expo, Des Moines, IA, November 2-4
29th Annual College Hill Arts Festival, Cedar Falls, IA, July 20-21
25th Annual Iowa Arts Festival, Iowa City, IA, June 2-3
2006
Des Moines Art Festival, Emerging Iowa Artist Program, Des Moines, IA, June 23-25
2005
Des Moines Art Festival, Emerging Iowa Artist Program, Des Moines, IA, June 24-26
WORKSHOPS
2019
Altering Forms and Printing Patterns, Mud Queen Pottery, Harrisburg, PA, December 7-8
DEMONSTRATIONS
2022
Greater Austin Clay Artists, Austin, TX, January 5
2020
Empty Bowls, Greater Austin Clay Artists, Austin, TX, September 2
2017
Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 29
2015
Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 24
2014
Greater Austin Clay Artists, Austin, TX, August 5
PUBLICATIONS
2015
Clay Times, 22nd Annual Strictly Functional Clay National, Winter/Spring 2015
2014
Ceramics Monthly, Sarah German: Serving Up Functional Conversations, December 2014
2013
500 Teapots, Volume 2, Lark Books, Blue Teapot