NORMA JEAN ACORD P.O Box 102 Fairdale WV 25839 – normaacord@gmail.com
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EDUCATION
2013 Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
2010 Bachelor of Art, Studio Art Concord University, Athens WV
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2013- current Adjunct Instructor, Ceramics/Design/Sculpture- Concord University, Athens WV
Fall 2012 Graduate Instructor, Ceramics- University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
Fall 2011 Graduate Instructor, 2-D Design- University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-current Gallery Assistant, David L. Dickirson Fine Arts Gallery, Beckley WV
2013 Senior Studio Assistant, Sugar Maples Center for Arts, Hunter NY
2012-2013 Mud Daubers President, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
2010-2013 Graduate Assistant, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
2007-2010 Studio Assistant, Concord University, Athens WV
2007-2010 Concord Ceramic Arts Society President, Concord University, Athens WV
AWARDS
2013 Award of Excellence, 2nd Place, Starbrick National Cup Show, Juror: Lorna Meaden
SOLO EXHIBITS
2013 Offerings: MFA Thesis Exhibit, Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
GROUP EXHIBITS
2014 Clean Creek: Iron and Manganese, Arthur Butcher Gallery, Concord University, Athens WV
2012 Graduate Student Exhibit, Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
2012 Imaginoline, Powerhouse Art Center, Oxford MS
2011 A Baker’s Dozen: Graduate Student Exhibit, Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
2011 Altered Voices, Sarah Isom Gender Conference, Sarah Isom Center, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
2009 Timeless Traditions in a Modern Age: BA Thesis Exhibit, Arthur Butcher Gallery, Concord University, Athens WV
JURIED EXHIBITS
2014 14th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Kent State University, Kent OH, juror: Jake Allee
2014 Drink! Juried Cup Show, Slipe Gallery, Hartford School of Art, Hartford CT, juror: Doug Peltzman
2014 International Cup 2014, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula MT, juror: Tara Wilson
2013 Cup: The Intimate Object IX, The Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville Florida, juror: Charlie Cummings
2013 Starbrick Clay National Cup Show, Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville OH, juror: Lorna Meaden
2013 6th Annual Cup Show: Form and Function, Amelia Center Main Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City FL, juror: Ben Carter
2012 Mug Shots, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln Nebraska, juror: Gail Kendall
2012 Juried Student Summer Exhibition, Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS, juror: Maude Schuyler Clay
2011 Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Eugenia Summer Gallery, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus MS, juror: Heather Deyling
2011 Juried Student Summer Exhibition, Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS, juror: Cliff Tresnor
2010 Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson MS, juror: Sarah Marshall
2008 Prospects, Arthur Butcher Gallery, Concord University, Athens WV, juror: Mark Tobin Moore
2008 WV Arts and Crafts Guild Exhibit, Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg WV, juror: Brad Schwieger
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Tamarack, Beckley WV
Otter and Oak Gallery, Hinton WV
Southside Gallery, Oxford MS
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EDUCATION
2013 Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
2010 Bachelor of Art, Studio Art Concord University, Athens WV
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2013- current Adjunct Instructor, Ceramics/Design/Sculpture- Concord University, Athens WV
Fall 2012 Graduate Instructor, Ceramics- University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
Fall 2011 Graduate Instructor, 2-D Design- University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-current Gallery Assistant, David L. Dickirson Fine Arts Gallery, Beckley WV
2013 Senior Studio Assistant, Sugar Maples Center for Arts, Hunter NY
2012-2013 Mud Daubers President, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
2010-2013 Graduate Assistant, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
2007-2010 Studio Assistant, Concord University, Athens WV
2007-2010 Concord Ceramic Arts Society President, Concord University, Athens WV
AWARDS
2013 Award of Excellence, 2nd Place, Starbrick National Cup Show, Juror: Lorna Meaden
SOLO EXHIBITS
2013 Offerings: MFA Thesis Exhibit, Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
GROUP EXHIBITS
2014 Clean Creek: Iron and Manganese, Arthur Butcher Gallery, Concord University, Athens WV
2012 Graduate Student Exhibit, Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
2012 Imaginoline, Powerhouse Art Center, Oxford MS
2011 A Baker’s Dozen: Graduate Student Exhibit, Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
2011 Altered Voices, Sarah Isom Gender Conference, Sarah Isom Center, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS
2009 Timeless Traditions in a Modern Age: BA Thesis Exhibit, Arthur Butcher Gallery, Concord University, Athens WV
JURIED EXHIBITS
2014 14th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Kent State University, Kent OH, juror: Jake Allee
2014 Drink! Juried Cup Show, Slipe Gallery, Hartford School of Art, Hartford CT, juror: Doug Peltzman
2014 International Cup 2014, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula MT, juror: Tara Wilson
2013 Cup: The Intimate Object IX, The Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville Florida, juror: Charlie Cummings
2013 Starbrick Clay National Cup Show, Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville OH, juror: Lorna Meaden
2013 6th Annual Cup Show: Form and Function, Amelia Center Main Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City FL, juror: Ben Carter
2012 Mug Shots, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln Nebraska, juror: Gail Kendall
2012 Juried Student Summer Exhibition, Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS, juror: Maude Schuyler Clay
2011 Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Eugenia Summer Gallery, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus MS, juror: Heather Deyling
2011 Juried Student Summer Exhibition, Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford MS, juror: Cliff Tresnor
2010 Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson MS, juror: Sarah Marshall
2008 Prospects, Arthur Butcher Gallery, Concord University, Athens WV, juror: Mark Tobin Moore
2008 WV Arts and Crafts Guild Exhibit, Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg WV, juror: Brad Schwieger
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Tamarack, Beckley WV
Otter and Oak Gallery, Hinton WV
Southside Gallery, Oxford MS