Exhibitions

2019
53rd National Drawing & Small Sculpture Exhibit, Del Mar College of Art Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX, Feb/May

2019 Art of Clay National Juried Show, North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC, Feb/March
Small & Mighty, International Exhibition, The Clay Studio of Missoula, MT, Feb

24th Arts in Harmony 2019 Annual International Show, Hopkins Center of the Arts, Hopkins, MN. Jan

Lowe House Exhibition, MD Federation of Art, Lowe House, Annapolis, MD, Jan/April

2018
Drip, National Exhibition, Moreon Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL, Dec/Jan

Off The Web, Baker Artist Award Exhibition, Peale Center/Museum, Baltimore, MD. Nov

3rd Annual 5x5x5 Show, National Exhibition, Alexandria, LA, Nov

Beguiled, Solo Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, June

2017
Maryland Federation of Art, Regional Exhibtion, Bethesda MD, April
7th Workhouse Clay International, International Juried Exhibition, Lorton, VA, May

Plates, Platters, Nothing else Matters, LBIF of the Arts, Loveladies, NJ, May
Strickly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA, June

Camp, Invitational Exhibition, Center for the Arts Gallery, Towson, MD, July

2016

Reconvening, Associate Artist Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks Main Gallery, MD, Oct

2015
Contempory Clay, Four Person Exhibition, Tuttle Gallery, Westminster MD, Oct/Nov

Questioning Beauty: Art vs Imitation, AACC Visual Arts Faculty Show, AACC, Arnold MD, Oct

2014

Strickly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA, Oct

Objectified: AACC Visual Arts Faculty Show, Arnold MD, Sept

2013
AACC: Artists of Anne Arundel County & MFA Members, Juried Exhibition, Annapolis MD, Aug

2012
Here and There: Contemporary Nordic-American Ceramics, Nordic museum, Seattle, NCECA, March

2011

Its Only Clay: Functional Work, National Exhibition, Bimidji, MN, Oct/Nov
Made, National Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft, New Hope Arts Center, New Hope, PA, Oct

2011 Loyola Faculty Biennial, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, Oct/Nov
The Wills Creek Survey 2011. National Juried Exhibition, Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD
Workhouse Clay National, national Juried Exhibition, Lorton, VA, Aug
Revolutions: Clay comes full circle, MICA, Brown Center Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Feb
"Top That! Contemporary Wedding Cake Toppers". m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ, April
Coded: Lars Westby & Shalya Marsch, Two Person Show, HCCA, Ellicott City, MD, May

2010
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA, Oct
2010 International Orton Cone Box Show, Baker University, Kansas, MO & NCECA Tampa, FL. Oct
Third Street International: Bowl Me Over, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, Il, Sept
Body & Soul, National Juried Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Oct
Modern Morphism, Invitational Exhibition, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE, Aug
Contemporary Clay 2010, Juried/ Invitational Exhibit, WCCA, Grand Junction, CO, June
18^th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum Of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, April
Feats Of Clay XXIII 2010, Lincoln Arts & Cultural Foundation, Lincoln, CA, April/May
NCECA Exhibition; Baltimore Clayworks 30^th Anniversary Exhibit, Philadelphia, PA, April
Roots and Wings, Invitational Exhibit, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Mar
8 Fluid Ounces III, National Juried/Invitational Exhibition, A.C.G. Gallery, LSU School of Art, Feb
Clay on the Wall, 2010 Clay National, TTU School of Art, Landmark Arts, Lubbock, TX, Jan

2009
2009 Faculty Biennial, Faculty Exhibition, Loyola University, Baltimore, MD, Nov
Clay3, 2009 National Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Clay Space, Warrenville, Ill, Oct
2009 Juried/Invitational Ceramic Cup Show, Isadore Gallery, Lancaster, PA, Oct
The Art of Fine Craft 2009, National Juried Competition, LUX Center For The Arts, Lincoln, NE, Oct
“Red” Faculty Exhibtion, Cade Gallery, A.A.C.C., Arnold, MD, Oct
Gallery Artists; Group Exhibition, Cross Mckensie Ceramic Arts Gallery, Washington D.C., Sept
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA, Sept
Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition 2009, Wichita Center For The Arts, Wichita, KS, Sept.
Cup Invitational, Cross Mckenzie Ceramic Arts Gallery, Washington D.C., April
MAP: Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD, April
Feats of Clay XXII, National Juried Competition, Lincoln Arts & Cultural Foundation, Lincoln, CA, April
National Juried Cup Exhibition, LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE, April

2008
Transformations: 6x6, National Invitational Exhibition, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY, Oct
Platters & Pourers, National Juried Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Sept
2008 National Cup Show, Barrett Clay Works, Poughkeepsie, NY, June/Aug
Recent Work, Solo Show, Solo gallery, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, June/July
Carbondale Clay National IV, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO, June
Feats Of Clay XXI, National Juried Exhibition, Lincoln Arts and Cultural Foundation, Lincoln, CA, April
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, E. Petersburg, PA, April/June
The 2008 International Orton Cone Box Show, NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA., & Baker Univ. March
2^nd Biennial Concordia Ceramics Competition, Concordia Univ. Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota, Jan/Feb
Viewpoint: Ceramics National Competition, Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA, March
Keystone Connections, NCECA, Group Exhibition, Hawk Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, March

2007
Transform, Transport, Transpose: Works by Leigh Taylor Mickelson, Judit Varga, and Lars Westby, Emerson Gallery, MCLEAN PROJECT FOR THE ARTS, Mclean, VA., Nov/Dec
Recent Sculpture Works, Solo Show, Bedford Gallery, Longwood College, Farmville, VA, November
National Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Lawrence Arts Center. Lawrence, KS, October
RED, National Juried & Invite Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, Oct/Nov
Loyola Faculty Exhibit, Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, MD, September
< Fahrenheit 1940, Invitational Low Fire Ceramic Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, August
“This & That”, Three Person Visiting Artist Show, C. Space, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (R.O.C.), June
“Clay In Common”, NCECA Exhibition, Clifton Center, Louisville, KY, March

2006
The Game Show, Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery, Portland, OR Nov/Dec

Amazing Clay 3, Invitational Ceramics Exhibit, Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA, Oct/Nov

“Form Follows Forethought” AACC Visual Arts Faculty Show, Cade Gallery, AACC, Arnold, MD, Oct

2006 WAD Clay Institute Juried Exhibition, Space 101 Gallery in the Brewhouse, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept

RAKU: Sculptural & Functional Work, Cross Mckenzie Ceramic Arts Gallery, Washington D.C., Sept

Artists of the Baltimore Clayworks: Past & Present, Group Show, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ, Sept

Many Many, National Juried Exhibit About “The Multiple”, Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, OH, Sept

Patterns In Clay, National Juried Exhibit, Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY, July/Aug

Clayworks Conducts, Artscape Exhibit, Lyric Theater, Baltimore, MD, July

Jersey Shore Clay National, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, New Jersey, May/June

New Directions, Baltimore Clayworks Resident Show, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, June

Clay Forms, Sculpture Residents of Baltimore Clayworks, Coppin State Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD, May

“Clay”, Inaugural Group Exhibition, Cross Mckenzie Ceramic Arts Gallery, Washington D.C., March

The 2006 International Orton Cone Box Show, NCECA , Portland, OR. & Baker Univ. KC, March
Starbrick Clay National 2006, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Nelsonville, OH, Feb/Mar

First Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition, National Juried Exhibition, St. Paul, MN, Feb
Skin Deep, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Francis Marion Univ., Florence, SC, Jan/April

Reflection International 2006, International Ceramics Exhibition, Highland Art Gallery, Portland, ME, Jan

2006 Materials: Hard & Soft Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition, Denton, TX, Jan/March

2006 Sydney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, Feb/April

2006 Niche Awards Competition and Exhibition, Award Finalist, Philadelphia, PA, February

2005

La Petite XIII, A Small Format Show, National Juried Exhibition, Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR, Nov/Jan

Baltimore Clayworks Member Artists Exhibition, Saville Gallery, A.A.C, Cumberland, MD, Oct/Nov
Mastery In Clay: 2005, National Invitational Show/Auction, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Oct

Wills Creek Survey 2005 Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition, Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD, Sept/Oct
Visions In Clay 2005, National Juried Exhibit, Univ. Of The Pacific, Reynolds Gallery, Stockton, CA.

WAD Clay Institute Juried Annual, Space 101 Gallery In The Brewhouse, Pittsburgh, PA, Aug/Sept

Its Only Clay, National Invitational Competition, Bemidji Community Arts Council, Bemidji, MN, July

Ceramics 2005, North American Ceramics Competition, Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT, June/July
Crafts National 39, A national Juried Craft Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, PA, June/July

Jersey Shore Clay National, A national Juried Exhibition, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, New Jersey, May

“For Two”, A National Juried Exhibition, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO, April

Ceramic Competition, Gallery International, NCECA 2005, Baltimore, MD, March

Enigmatic Realities, Solo Exhibition, NCECA 2005, Holly Gallery, M.F.A , Annapolis, MD, March

Common Clay, Baltimore Clayworks Member Artist Show, NCECA 2005, Baltimore Clayworks, March

The 2004 International Orton Cone Box Show, Baltimore Clayworks, From NCECA Indianapolis, IN, March
2005 “Earth, Wheel And Fire”, An International Juried Ceramic Exhibition, I.M.A.S., McAllen, TX, April

Maryland Clay, Regional Juried Exhibition, NCECA, George Peabody Library Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Feb

Baltimore Clayworks Member Artist Exhibit At BWI, Balt/Wash International Airport, MD, Feb

2004

The Slip Cast Object, An International Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Steamboat Springs, CO, Nov-Jan

The George E. Ohr National Arts Challenge 2004, OHR-O’KEEFE Museum Of Art, Biloxi, MS, Dec

Art MD 2004, Howard County Center For The Arts, All Media Regional Exhibit, Ellicott City, MD, Nov/Dec
Ceramics Biennial Exhibition 2004, A National Juried Exhibit, N.H. Institute Of Art, Manchester, NH, Nov

THE CLAY STUDIO 30^th Anniversary Exhibition /Auction Invite, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Oct
2004 WAD Clay Institute Juried Clay Annual, A National Juried Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept

3^rd Annual Ceramic Sculpture Exhibit, Celadon Clay Art Gallery, National Exhibition, Water Mill, NY, July

24^th Annual July National Exhibition, Franklin Square Gallery, A. Artists Of Southport, Southport, NC, July

Primary Colors: A Survey Of Contemporary Craft In Red, Yellow, And Blue, Waynesboro, VA, June

Crafts National 38, National Juried Craft Exhibit, C.P.F.A , State College, PA, June

Jersey Shore National, National Juried Ceramics Exhibition, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ, May

OUT OF THE FIRE: A Celebration of Ceramic Art, National Juried Exhibit, Wallingford, PA, May

Feats Of Clay XVII, National Juried Exhibition, Lincoln Arts & Cultural Foundation, Lincoln, CA, April

The 15^th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, S. Angelo Museum Of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, April

The 2004 International Orton Cone Box Show, NCECA, Indianapolis, IN, & Baker Univ.,KS, March

Solo Exhibit; Recent Ceramic Work, Coppin State University Ceramic Dept. Baltimore, MD, March
Starbrick Clay National 2004, National Juried Exhibition Of Ceramic Art, Nelsonville, Ohio, March

Vitrified Clay National: Form & Content, Rockport Center For The Arts, Rockport, Texas, February

2003

Craft Forms 2003; National Juried Exhibition of Fine Contemporary Craft, Art Center, Wayne PA, Dec

2003 St. Petersburg Clay National, A National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, St. Petersburg, FL, November

Clay and...:Collaborations in Clay and Mixed Media, An Invitational Show, B.C. Baltimore, MD, October

Celebrate Clay, Baltimore Clayworks Member Artist Show, Baltimore, MD, September

Clay Art 2003, The Saratoga Clay Company, National Juried Clay Exhibition, Saratoga Springs, NY, July

Feats of Clay XVI, National Juried Exhibition, Lincoln Arts and Cultural Foundation, Lincoln, CA, May

2002

Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay, National Juried Exhibit, Univ. of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, October

Multiple Possibilities, Duo Exhibition, Catonsville Gallery, CCBC Catonsville, Baltimore, MD, October
Mastery In Clay: New Work, An Invitational Exhibit, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, October

Teaching & Talking Through the Clay II, A Collaborative Exhibit, H.C.B.E. Gallery, Ellicott City, MD, Oct

The Piper & Marbury show, Piper, Rudnick & Marbury Firm, B. Clayworks Exhibit, Baltimore, MD, April

Horizontal Persuasions, Baltimore Clayworks Member Exhibit, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, March
The Works: Four Artists from the Baltimore Clayworks, Dorchester Arts Center, Cambridge, MD, March

Before 2002

Flotsam, MFA Thesis Show, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. April, 1995

Solo Show, Dudley Alcove Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. November, 1994

You Take Mine, I Take Yours, U. of Colorado & U. of Washington, Exchange Show, Seattle, November,1994

Inside and Out, Ceramic and Sculpture Graduate Students, U. of Colorado, Boulder, CO. November, 1993

Feats of Clay, National Juried Exhibition, Lincoln Arts and Cultural Foundation, Lincoln, CA. June, 1992

Galerie Nadeau, Penn State Faculty & Student Exhibit, NCECA, Philadelphia, PA. March, 1992

Juried Show, Blair County Arts Festival, Blair County, PA. May, 1992

Juried Undergraduate Exhibit, Zoller Gallery, Penn State Univ., PA. March, 1991

Clay in the East V, Juried Regional Student Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, October, 1989

Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Tyler School of Art, Rome, Italy campus, April, 1988

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