SARAH GERMAN - CV

EDUCATION 

2006                Bachelor of Arts – Art Studio: Ceramics, Department of Art, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

2021                   Residency Liaison, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME

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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 

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2005-2006   Instructor, James and Meryl Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA 

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EXHIBITIONS (selected) 

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2020             Austin Studio Tour Group Exhibition, Big Medium, Austin, TX (virtual)

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2019               KC Clay Guild Teabowl National, KC Clay Guild, Kansas City, MO

                        Mug Madness, Saltstone Ceramics, Seattle, WA

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                        Last Call IV, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN          

2018               2018 CODE:CRAFT, Dowstudios Gallery, Deer Isle, ME

                        ICAN 2018 Juried Show, NCECA, Pittsburg, PA

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                        Material Mugs, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN

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                        delecTABLE, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO

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                        Last Call III, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN

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                        Ware/Wear, Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC

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2017               2017 Six Pack Show, Texas Clay Arts Association, Rockport, TX 

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                        First Annual Juried Mug Show, Dog’s Eye Gallery, San Marcos, TX 

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                        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 

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2014               Strictly Functional Pottery National 2014, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA 

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2013               Strictly Functional Pottery National 2013, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA 

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                         Roughneck: A ClayHouston Exhibition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX 

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2012                Last Call 2, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, FL 

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                         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) 

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2020             Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 24-25 (virtual)

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2019              Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 26-27

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2018              Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 28-29

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2017               Blue Genie Art Bazaar, Austin, TX, November 24-December 24

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                        Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 28-29

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2016              Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 22-23 

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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 

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                        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 

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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

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DEMONSTRATIONS

2020              Empty Bowls, Greater Austin Clay Artists, Austin, TX, September 2

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2017                Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 29

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2015                Texas Clay Festival, Gruene, TX, October 24

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2014                Greater Austin Clay Artists, Austin, TX, August 5

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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