Julia Galloway
Selected Resume
Complete Curriculum Vitae
School of Visual and Media Arts, College of Arts and Media, University of Montana
32 Campus Drive FA 205, Missoula, Montana 59812
cell: 585 368 8096 email: julia.galloway@umontana.edu
Employment
2009 – present, Professor, School of Visual and Media Arts
2021 – Summer Interim Director, School of Visual and Media Arts
2009 – 2014 Director & Professor, School of Visual and Media Arts
College of the Arts and Media, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2005 – 2009 Chair, School for American Crafts
1999 – 2009 Associate Professor, School for American Crafts, Ceramics Department
College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Collections
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC
The American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, CA
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ceramics Research Center, Arizona State Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
The College of William and Mary, The Presidents Collection, Williamsburg, VA,
The Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
The International Dinnerware Museum, Ann Arbor, MI
The Long Beach Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
The Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV
North Central College, Piedmont, IL
Archive Collections, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
The Rosenfield Collection, Dallas, TX
San Juan College, Farmington, New Mexico
Alfred Ceramics Museum, Alfred University, Alfred NY
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
University of Colorado – Woodman Collection, Boulder, CO
Saint Olaf College, the Ron Gallas Cup Library, Northfield, MN
Arrowmont Center for Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Eleanor Wilson Museum, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
Montana Museum of Arts and Culture, Missoula, MT
Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, LA
The Marks Project, a dictionary of American Studio Ceramics 1946 to present
Art Axis – Digital Collection, an evolving independent network of artist, 2011-present
Awards, Honors and Grants
2023
Arts Missoula – Individual Artist Award, Missoula, MT
Fellow of the Council, lifetime appointment, National Council for the Education of the ceramic Arts
Artist of the Year, Ceramics Arts Network / Ceramics Monthly
2018
United States Artist, $50,000 Fellowship Grant, Unrestricted, Chicago, IL
Distinguished Scholar, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Beauty and Delight, Trax Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2023
The Risk it Took to Bloom, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT (with Stephanie Frostad)
2022
ECHO, Trax Gallery, Berkeley, CA (with Holly Walker)
2020
Endangered Species Project – Community Ceramics Case, Missoula International Airport, Missoula, MT
2019
Endangered Species: What China and the United States Share, Pottery Workshop Gallery, Jingdezhen, China
The Endangered Species Project: New England, Office of the Arts, Harvard University, Allston, MA
2018
The Endangered Species Project: Pennsylvania (Ten) – Nevica Project Gallery, Standard Ceramics. NCECA Pittsburg, PA
2016
A Very Very Very Fine House – Schaller Gallery, Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, MI
2014
The Place it is Where We Call Home – Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
Still Life / Taking – AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IW
2009
Quiescent, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Group Exhibition
2025
Treading Lightly: Walking the Talk, Mestizo Gallery, NCECA Salt Lake City, UT
2024
The Practice is the Point, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
2023
Flowing in Sustainability, Duke Energy Convention Center, NCECA Cincinnati, OH
2021
Form & Fire, Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, LA
2020
Women Working with Clay, The Valentine Museum, NCECA, Richmond, VA
100 Women – 100 Years: 19th Amendment, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PN
Greetings from America, Mufei Gallery, The Pottery Workshop, Jingdezhen, CHINA
Clay Currents, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS
Dinnerware + Design + Decoration, International Museum of Dinnerware Design, SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, IL
Recall, Recollect, Reconstruct, Kyoto International Community House, Kyoto, JAPAN
2018
Garden (Feast) of Paradise, Conference Center, NCECA, Pittsburg, PN
2017
We the People, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
Current Reflections on the Natural and Man-made World, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2016
From Here to There: Contemporary Ceramic Practice, NCECA, Kansas City Convention Center,
Kansas City MO
Legacy: Mentoring Artistic Excellence, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Kansas City Convention Center, NCECA, Kansas City, MO
50 Years / 50 Women: A Celebration of Women’s Contributions to Ceramics, The American Jazz Museum, Kansas City, MO
2015
Cloud Sourcing, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR
2014
Flora & Fauna, Briton Art Museum, Big Horn, WY
50 from 6: Contemporary Ceramic Art from Six Rocky Mountain States, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
2013
Montana Contemporary, Livingston Center for Arts & Culture, Livingston, MT
Dwelling on the Gulf: Ceramic Artist Respond to the Architecture of Galveston, Galveston Historical Foundation, TX
2012
Persistence of Clay, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY
A Sense of Place: Artwork from Missoula, Montana, Seattle Design Center, Seattle WA
Contemporary Clay Biennial, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
2011
Ceramics Material & Material Culture, Queens College, Flushing, NY
UnCommon Ground, Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO
Montana Clay Invitational Exhibition, Missoula Art Museum, MT
2010
Rediscovering the Inlay Technique, Clay Studio Cultural Incubator, Seoul, KOREA
The Other F-Word, Humanities Fine Arts Gallery, Morris, MI
1895
Years of Pottery, NCECA Exhibition, B Square Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009
The Infinite Teapot, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
Scholarship & Research Reviewed: Printed, Online Review, Blog and Podcast
Printed Publications: Books:
Women Working in Clay, Eleanor Wilson Museum, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA 2023
Mastering the Potters Wheel, by Ben Carter, Voyageur Press 2016
Materials & Glazes, by Jessica Knapp, the American Ceramics Society 2015
A complete Guide to mid-range Glazes by John Britt, Lark Books Publication 2014
500 Vases – Contemporary Explorations of a timeless Form by Ray Hemachandra and Julia Galloway Lark Books 2010
Printed & Online Publications:
“How Can Potters Reduce Impact on Climate Change”, Churchill Fellowship Publication, Jodie Crook-Giles 2024
“Artist of the Year” Ceramics Art 2023, Ceramic Arts Network, Yearbook and Annual Buyers Guide, American Ceramics Society, Westerville, OH
“Missoula Ceramic Artist Sets Out to Commemorate Thousands of Endangered Species” by Cory Walsh, Missoulian, May 9, 2023
“Imaging the Climate Crisis. The Ceramic Art of Horie, Galloway, Snider and Rhymer Zwierciadlowska” e-Rea, Open Edition Journal, by Mary Ann Steggles, University of Nantes, France 2020
“Making the Unseen Seen: Julia Galloways Endangered Species Project” Ceramics Monthly, October 2019
“Ceramics Original” Imagenesy y Arte, Santiago, CHILE 2019
“Julia Galloway: Montana’s Voice for Clay” The Big Sky Journal Summer 2018
“The Place it is that We Call Home” Ceramics: Art & Perception Spring 2016 by Robert Silverman 2016
Reviews / Interviews / Blog Post:
2024
“Missoula, Montana: Part 2” Women Seeking Art blog, www.womenseekingart.com
“The Godmother of Montana Ceramics”, PureWest Magazine www.issuu.com/purewestrealestate
2021
“World Ocean Day” Blog post by Mary Ann Steggles, June 2021, www.maryannsteggles.com
“Environmentally Engaged” Exhibition Review, www.flordiacraftart.org
2015
“Monday Morning Eye Candy” www.musingaboutmud.blogspot.com
2014
“Our Time with Julia Galloway” sfclayworks blog, San Francisco, CA August 2014, www.sfclayworks.com
“Julia Galloway” Craft in America, 2014, www.craftinamerica
“Brought to You by the Letter “G” www.ConnieNorman.com/blog
2013
“Workshop with Julia Galloway” www.jonrawlingspottery.com
2011
“Workshop Review” www.themudbucket.blogspot
2009
Exhibits at Paris Gibson Square Explore Different Ideas of Home” by Jake Sorich, bigskystatebuzz.com
Podcast:
“Live from NCECA: Galloway, Chenard and Ochtli: An Environmental Approach to Ceramics” Tales of the Red Clay Rambler, 2023
“The Debut: Roberto Lugo and Julia Galloway” Trade Secret interview with Adam Chau, the Brickyard Network, The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, 2022
“Julia Galloway, Green Ceramics and Embracing Environmental Stewardship” Podcast with Wendy Gers: Mud Matters 2021
Professional Leadership
Co-Director / Special Projects: NCECA Green Task Force 2018-Present
Community Liaison NCECA Green Learning Community 2021-Present
Director at Large National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts 2017-2020, 2024
Social Media Documentarian NCECA 2018-2020
Interim Director, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, summer 2015
Board of Directors Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT 2010-2018
Founder, Montana Clay, facilitating annual meetings 2010-2019
Executive Board Member Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME 2001-2009
Professional Service
2024
Forward Essay: “Potters Save the World: Learn to make sustainable ceramics and help protect the earth” By Yuliya Makliuk, Amazon 2024
Review: “Teaching Art & Life” by Chris Staley, Amazon 2024
2023
Co-Curator: 2023 State of the Art Ceramics Biennial: Bold, Giertz Gallery, Parkland College, Champaign, IL
2022
Foreword Essay: “Terra Sigillata: Smoke, Fire and Clay” by Shamai Sam Gibsh, Amazon 2022
2021
Juror, International Ceramics Exhibition, Givat Haviva, Tel Aviv, ISREAL
Juror, Rasmuson Individual Artist Awards, Rasmuson Foundation, Anchorage, AK
Juror: The State of Clay, Molly Harding Nye Gallery, Lexington, MA
2020
Juror: Strictly Functional, Lancaster, PA
Juror: International Residency Award, NCECA, (2020, 2019, 2018)
Juror: Emerging Artist Juror, NCECA, (2020, 2019, 2018)
2019
Juror: Michigan Mud Conference, Oakland Community College Art Gallery, Auburn Hills, MI
2018
Curator: “Decades” Montana Museum of Art and Culture, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2017
Juror: Dish, Annual International Exhibition, Medalta, Historic Clay District, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
2015
Interim Director (summer), Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Juror: Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics Competition, Zanesville, OH
2011
Juror: The NCECA National, National Conference for the Education of Ceramics Arts, Tampa Art Museum, Tampa, FL
2010
Juror: Objects of Virtue: National Exhibition of Contemporary Pottery, Bedford Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
2009
Juror: 500 Vases, Lark Books
Publications: Book
Women Working in Clay: A Ten Year Story, Eleanor Wilson Museum, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
A Ceramics Guide: The Art of Creating and Teaching Wheel Thrown Ceramics by Trent Berning, Cognella, Inc (image) 2020
Endangered Species: New England” Blurb, Self-published catalog, one for Endangered Species: New York and one for Endangered Species: New England. March 2019
100 Artist 1000 Cups, Naomi Clearly & Pete Pinell, Kirkwood Printing 2016
Mastering the Potters Wheel, by Ben Carter, Voyageur Press 2016
Graphic Clay, by Jason Bige Burnett, Lark/Sterling Publishing 2015
American iPottery, by Kevin Hulch Digital ibook edition 2014
Craft in America: Celebrating Two Centuries of Artist and Objects, by Jo Lauria and
Steve Fenton, Random House 2007
The Ceramic Surface, by Matthias Osterman, A & C Black Publishing 2002
Ceramics: Mastering the Craft, by Richard Zakin, Kranse Publishing 2001
The Ceramic Continuum: fifty years of the Archie Bray Influence, by Chere Jiusto, Janet Koplos and Patricia Failing, the Archie Bray Foundation, Helena MT 2001
The Art of Contemporary Pottery, by Kevin Hulch, Krause Publication 2001
The Ceramic Spectrum, by Robin Hopper, Krause Publications
Pots in the Kitchen, by Josie Walter, Crowood Press
500 Vases – Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form, by Ray Hemachandra and Julia Galloway (juror), Lark Books
A complete Guide to mid-range Glazes, by John Britt, Lark Books Publication
GLAZE – the ultimate Ceramics Artist Guide to Glazes and Color, by Brian Taylor and Kate Doody, Barron Publishers
Service: Educational Websites
“NCECA Green Task Force” www.ncecagtf.com
“The Field Guide for Ceramics Artisans” www.juliagalloway.com/field-guide
“Montana Clay” www.montanaclay.org
“The library of cups” www.gallowayslibraryofcups.com
Lectures, Demonstrations, Workshops and Critiques
2025
Mestizo Gallery, “Treading Lightly: Walking the Talk” Gallery Talk, NCECA Salt Lake City, UT
“Sodaposium” Demonstration and Panel Discussion, Mid-South Ceramics, Nashville, TN
2024
Mountain Lake Biological Station, Lucile Walton Fellowship, Keynote, ARTLAB, Pembroke, VA
Fusion Clay & Glass Conference, Lecture and Demonstration, with Bill VanGilder, Ontario, CANADA
Missoula Golf Club Breakfast Lecture Series, “The Endangered Species Project” Lecture, Missoula, MT
Colorado State University, School of Art, Visiting Artist: Lecture and Critique, Fort Collins, CO
University of Montana, “Sustainable Ceramics Symposium”, School of Visual and Media Arts, Missoula, MT
2023
NCECA: Currents, “Sustainable Futures: Opportunities and Actions”, Presentation and Panel Discussion, Cincinnati, OH
University of Montana, “University of Montana Alumni Lecture Series”, Missoula, MT
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, “Building Resilience” Artist Invite Artist Workshop, Edgecombe, ME
2022
International Dinnerware Museum, “Unforgettable Dinnerware” Lecture, Ann Arbor, MI
2021
Craft in America Online, “Craft in America: Eco-Responsible Ceramic Studios” Panel Discussion, Online
NCECA Online, “Dig It” Moderator of Educational Presentations about Environmental Stewardship, NCECA
University of Montana, “Art during Emergency” Lecture, College of the Arts and Media, Creative Pulse, Missoula, MT
International Ceramics Conference, Demonstration and Lecture, Givat Haviva, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
2020
Maine College of Art, Demonstration and Visiting Artist Lecture, Portland, ME
West Virginia University School of Art and Design, Guest Critic and Visiting Artist Lecture, Morgantown, WV
The Kiln Studio and Gallery, Weekend Workshop, Fairhope AL
The Clay Studio of Missoula, online Podcast in conjunction with “100 Women – 100 Years: 19th Amendment” Philadelphia, PN
Bowling Green State University, Visiting Artist Lecture online, Bowling Green, OH
2019
The Pottery Workshop, Guest lecture, Jingdezhen, CHINA
Arrowmont Center for the Arts and Crafts, Keynote Speaker for Education Think Tank, Gatlinburg, TN
92nd Street Y, “Globalization and Sustainability, the Future of Ceramics” Panel Demonstration, New York, NY
Alabama Clay Conference, Demonstrator, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Harvard University Office of the Arts, Two-day Demonstration and Lecture, Allston, MA
Michigan Mud Conference, Keynote Speaker, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI
2018
United States Artist Fellows Presentation, Recipient Lecture, Chicago, IL
Keynote Speaker for Clay Fest Week Celebrating Ceramics, Silver City, NM
Lawrence Arts Center Symposium, Demonstrator and Lecturer, Lawrence, KS
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, “Dia De Los Muertos: San Miguel de Allende Traditional Talavera Workshop”, San Miguel, MEXICO
2017
American Crafts Council: Symposium on Education, American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, CA
Curuilla Art Center, Hands-on Workshop, Valparaiso, CHILE
Medalta Historic Clay District, Visiting Artist Lecture, Medicine Hat, Alberta, CANADA
University of Alaska, Visiting Artist Demonstration and Lecture, Anchorage, AK
Pottery Northwest, Visiting Artist Demonstration and Lecture, Seattle, WA
Mendocino College, Visiting Artist Demonstration and Lecture, Mendocino, CA
Hollis University, Artist Demonstration and Lecture, Women Working with Clay Symposium, Roanoke, VA
Pomona College, Visiting Artist Lecture and Demonstration, Claremont, CA
2016
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, One Week Workshop, Creative Process Workshop for K-12 Teachers, Snowmass Village, CO
Kansas Artist Craftsmen Association Conference, Keynote Speaker and Demonstration,
Hesston College, Hesston KS
2015
Ohio University, School of Art, Visiting Critique, Athens, OH
Illinois State University, Visiting Artist Workshop, Normal, IL
Illinois Wesleyan University, Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Normal, IL
Missoula Art Museum, “Intimate and Expansive: Montana Triennial 2015”, Panel Discussion, Missoula, MT
2014
University of Nebraska, Art Department, Visiting Artist, Lincoln, NE
University of Colorado, Ceramics Department, Visiting Artist, Boulder, CO
Potters Council, Demonstration Workshop, Indianapolis, IN
2013
Boise State University, Art Department, Lecture and Workshop, Boise, ID
Richmond Pottery Guild, Workshop, Richmond, British Columbia, CANADA
Carolina Potters Conference, Presenter, Randolph Arts Guild, Asheboro, NC
Red Deer College, Developing Glazes and Ceramic Surfaces, & Making Pottery Workshops, Alberta CANADA
Fresno State University, Visiting Artist, Fresno, CA
2012
Nicolaysen Art Museum, Gallery Talk and Lecture, Casper, WY
Montana State University (Northern), History of Ceramics in Montana, Havre, MT
MISSA (Metchosin International School of the Arts), Weeklong Workshop, Victoria, BC, CANADA
Yellowstone Art Museum, Guest Lecture, Billings, MT
Michigan State University, Workshop and Lecture, Lansing, MI
2011
University of Wisconsin, Demonstration and lecture, Whitewater, WI
Fort Hays State University, Visiting Artist, Hays, KS
2010
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Program in Artisanry, Workshop and lecture, Dartmouth, MA
Red Deer College, 1000-Miles Conference, Masters Workshop and Lecture, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Northern Clay Center, American Pottery Festival, Minneapolis, MN
Cochise College, Visiting Artist lecture and Demonstration, Sierra Vista, AZ
2009
Ball State University, Visiting Artist and Workshop, Muncie, IN
Arizona State University Art Museum Ceramics Research Center, Workshop and Lecture, Mesa, AZ
North Country Studio Workshops, Workshop and Lecture, Deerfield, NH
University of Arizona, Visiting Artist, Flagstaff, AZ
Charitable Contributions
2025
Potsketch, Annual Fundraiser, The Clay Studio, Missoula, MT 2009 – 2025
Annual Exhibition and Live Auction, Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramics Art, Helena, MT 2025, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2010, 2009
2020
Exhibition and Fundraiser for the NAACP, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2017
Artist Safety Net for Cerf+, Schaller Gallery, benefit Exhibition, Saint Joseph, MI
2015
Summer Auction, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME 2015, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006
Summer Auction, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Co, 2015, 2008, 2005, 2023, 2022
Annual Auction, Paris Gibson Square Museum, Great Falls, MT
2013
Summer Faculty Show and Auction, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, CANADA
Hand in Hand: Annual Auction, The Clay Arts Center, Port Chester, NY
Mugs for Jugs, Mudfire Gallery & Studio, Decatur, GA
Disaster, Relief & Resilience, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC
2011
Mugs for Jugs, Mudfire Gallery & Studio, Decatur, GA
The Clay Ball, Fundraiser, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD
2010
ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center Gala Auction, Nelson Fine Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Hope for Hope, Fundraiser at The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA