ABOUT REGIS BRODIE

 

  Regis C. Brodie is currently a Professor of Art and former Director of Summer Six Art Program at Skidmore College located in Saratoga Springs, NY. He received a B.S. in Art Education and a M. Ed., from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He then received his M.F.A. from Tyler School of Art at Temple University. He is the author of The Energy-Efficient Potter and has written several articles for Ceramics Monthly, Ceramic Scope and The Studio Potter. He has also lectured and exhibited his artwork all over the world.



REGIS C. BRODIE STATEMENT
My methodology of making art is exploratory in nature. It deals with the direct manipulation of materials and processes. My vessel or sculptural forms are elegant and classical. The surface painting, drawing, and textural treatment on the other hand, is out of the Abstract Expressionist and Post Modernist Schools. I love the interplay that is created between the refinements of the form and the spontaneously decorated surface. It contrasts the elegant with the organic. I am tight and at the same time loose.
 
In an American Architecture course that I had taken early in my M.F.A. program, I discovered a great architect who had a profound influence on me and on the direction my work was to take. His name was Louis Sullivan (1856-1924), a major Chicago architect whose work dominated the architecture of the last two decades of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century. He made American architecture, American. His architecture was honestly conceived, and the result showed the direct process by which it was constructed. Ornamentation of the architecture was indigenous to the structure. These structures were neither overly ornate nor pretentious. The ornament was an integral part of the total concept. Louis Sullivan developed new concepts in architecture, both in structural design and ornamentation.

 

It became very obvious to me that this person was someone I wanted to emulate. Here was a system and a philosophy that would enable me to combine my painting and sculpture skills with and on the ceramic vessel. It was in 1969 that I began the difficult task of combining a strong drawing and painting component onto, and becoming a part of, my vessel or sculpture forms. Like Sullivan, I do not establish a hierarchy or dominance of the form (mass) verses the surface (decoration). As I consider the form, the surface reveals itself as it becomes intrinsic and essential to the whole.
 
The difficult part of making art, or for that matter, seeking the best outcome in any activity, is being able to recognize potential--the obscure as well as the obvious. Is it mold or penicillin? Seeing the potential is the genius.

RESUME of REGIS C. BRODIE
Born-1942, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Resides at
135 Cobble Hill Drive,
Gansevoort, NY 12831

Home Phone: 518 584 5514 Email: rbrodie@skidmore.edu

EDUCATION

  • 1969 ~ M.F.A., Tyler School of Art of Temple University (Ceramics, Minor Sculpture)
  • 1966 ~ M.Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Painting, Minor Ceramics)
  • 1965 ~ B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Art Education)

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • 1969-present ~ Professor of Art, Department of Art, Skidmore College
  • 1972-2006 ~ Director of the Summer SIX Art Program, Skidmore College (35 Years)
SPECIAL AWARDS
  • Retrospective Exhibition - "A Vision Defined" Schick Art Gallery, July 5- September 24th, Public Lecture & Demonstration, July 5th, Skidmore College, 2007
  • New York State Art Teachers Association, "Special Citation 2005 Award",
    (Contributing significantly to the field of Art Education in New York State)
  • 2004 & 2005 Residency Program, International Symposium -Outdoor Ceramic Sculpture, World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Yeoju, Korea
    (One of ten ceramic artists invited from 5 countrys- Japan, Korea, Spain, Wales, & America)
  • "Visiting Fellow", University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK, May, 2001
  • "The Ella Vandyke Tuthill Endowed Chair in Studio Art", Skidmore College
    (First recipient- 1993-1999)
  • "The Edwin M. Moseley Faculty Research Lecturer", Skidmore College - 1988
    (The highest honor the faculty as a whole can confer on one of its members)
UNIVERSITY & MUSEUM COLLECTIONS – INTERNATIONAL…
  • Raccolta Internazionale D'Arte Ceramica Contemporanea, Castelli, Italy
  • Museo Internazionale della Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy
  • Museo de Ceramica, (National Ceramics Museum of Spain), Barcelona, Spain
  • Musee National de la Ceramique, (National Ceramics Museum of France), Sevres, France
  • Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK
  • National Museums & Galleries of Wales, National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff, Wales, UK
  • University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Wales, UK
  • Regional Museum of Art, Tula, Russia
  • Embassy of the United States of America, Cairo, Egypt
  • World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, Korea
UNIVERSITY & MUSEUM COLLECTIONS - NATIONAL…
  • Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY
  • Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
  • Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
  • Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
  • Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
  • Nelson Museum of Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  • Roberson Center for Art & Sciences, Binghamton, NY
  • Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
  • Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
  • Tang Teaching Museum and Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
  • Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
  • Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
CORPORATE & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS…
  • Adirondack Trust Co., Saratoga Springs, NY
  • Avon Products, Inc., World Headquarters, NY, NY
  • Charles Wood Foundation Collection of Art, Glens Falls, NY
  • General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY
  • Hoffman-LaRoche Pharmaceutical, Nutley, NJ
  • Lehigh-Portland Cement Co. Allentown, PA
  • Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga, NY
  • United States Steel, ”Laurel Ridge”, Corporate Home Site, Ligonier, PA
  • Verizon Corporation, White Plains, NY
LECTURES– INTERNATIONAL
  • American College in Paris, France
  • Association Franco-Americaine de Design (Parson's School of Design) Paris, France
  • National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  • "Accademia Di Belle Arti Della"Aquila, Aquila, Italy
  • The Instituto D'Arte Di Castelli, Castelli, Italy
  • Studio Art Centers International (SACI), Florence, Italy
  • Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
  • World Ceramic Exposition Foundation “International Symposium, Yeoju, Korea
  • Escuela de Arte Francisco Alcantara, Madrid, Spain
  • Museo de Ceramica, Barcelona, Spain, Int. Academy of Ceramics General Assembly (IAC)
  • Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
  • Universitat de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • Konstfackskolan -State School of Art & Design, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Camberwell College of Art and Design, London, England, UK
  • Central School of Art and Design, London, England, UK
  • Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • School of Art and Design, Staffordshire University, Stoke- on- Trent, England, UK
  • University of Wales Institute, Cyncoed Campus, Cardiff, UK
  • University of Wales Institute, School of Art, Howard Gardens, Cardiff. UK
LECTURES– NATIONAL
  • Harvard University, Ceramics Program, Cambridge, MA
  • American Craft Museum, New York, NY
  • Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • Boston University, Boston, MA, NCECA conference
  • California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
  • Carnegie-Mellon University, College of Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Chatham College, Art Department, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
  • College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
  • Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
  • George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
  • Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, panelist, NCECA conference
  • Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
  • Honolulu Academy of Arts and The Pot Factory Hilo, HI
  • Hui No'Eau, Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI
  • Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, NCECA Conference
  • New York University, NY, NY, "The Case for Clay in Secondary Art Education", paper presented
  • Manchester Craft’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Millersville State College, Millersville, PA
  • Massachusetts College of Art (of the University of Massachusetts), Boston, MA
  • Manatee Community College, Bradenton, Florida, '84, '89, '97, ’02, & ‘04
  • Wesleyan University, Middleton, CT
  • Wesleyan Potters, Inc., Middleton, CT
  • Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
  • Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
  • Santa Fe Clay Studio, Santa Fe, NM
  • Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
  • SUNY Albany, Albany, NY
  • SUNY, Oswego, Oswego, NY
  • Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
  • Tyler School of Art of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
  • University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
  • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  • The Arts Center, Saint Petersburg, FL
  • University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
  • University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • University of Dallas, Irving, TX
  • University of Houston, Houston, TX
  • Washington University School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MI

EXHIBITIONS JURIED & INVITATIONAL
  • Southern Vermont Arts Center, (Featured Artist), Manchester, VT, 2009
  • Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Contemporary Ceramics Invitational, Lake Placid, NY, 2008
  • Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008 (Invitational Exhibition)
  • James Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008 (Two person Exhibition)
  • Retrospective Exhibition - "A Vision Defined" Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, 2007
  • SOFA New York, The International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art, New York, NY, 2007
  • "Earth & fire, A Celebration of CLay & Ceramics, Albany Institute of History & Art, NY 2007
  • "Upstate Visions", 4-Person Show, Loveed Fine Arts, Madison Avenue, NY, 2006
  • Symmetry Gallery, One-Person Show, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1995, 1997,1999, 2001, 2003 & 2005
  • “Third International Biennale- 2005”, World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, Korea
  • SOFA New York, 2003, 2004 The International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art, NY
  • “Vessel Invitational 2002: Contemporary Clay”, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY
  • “A Gathering of Peers” Invitational Exhibition, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
  • “Earth, Fire, and Fiber”, Invitational Exhibition, Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, New York, 2002
  • Invitational Porcelain Exhibition, in conjunction with "20th Century Porcelain from Sevres", American Craft Museum, New York, New York, 2001
  • "American Masters-Artists from Sante Fe Clay Workshop Program, 1994-1999”, Sante Fe, New Mexico SOFA
  • Chicago, 2000, The International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art, Illinois
  • The Hyde Collection, One-Person Show, The Rotunda Gallery, Glens Falls, New York, 1998
  • Everson Museum of Art, Robineau Gallery, Two-Person Show, Syracuse, New York, 1976
  • Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania, One Person Show, 1976

GALLERY AFFILIATION
  • Loveed Fine Arts, 575 Madison Ave. Suite 1006, New York, New York 10022
  • Symmetry Gallery, 348 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
  • James Gallery, 413 South Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
  • L’attitude, 218 Newbury Street, Boston Massachusetts


PUBLICATION – AUTHOR
  • "The Energy-Efficient Potter" by Regis C. Brodie, Book, Watson-Guptill Publications, May 1982.
  • The Studio Potter, June 1997, Article, "Re-firing a Second Chance”, by R. Brodie, Vol. 25, #2
  • Ceramics Monthly, May 1994, Article, "The Creative Process" by Regis Brodie, pp. 5, 31-33.
  • Ceramic Scope, 1993, Volume 30, # 1, Article, "Kilns: The Potter's Fire", by Regis C. Brodie, pp. 12-18
  • The Studio Potter, June 1988, pp. 55-56, Article, "Close Encounters with the Third Dimension: Making
    College Resources Available."
  • The Studio Potter, December 1986, pp. 39-40 & 48 Article "Multi-Firing: Another Way."
  • NCECA Journal, 1984, Volume 5, Article, "Efficiency in Kiln Building and Firing",
    By Regis C. Brodie, pp. 59-61 (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts)
  • The Studio Potter, June 1984, Article, "Ceramic Fiber 1984, " by Regis C. Brodie, pp. 33-41.
  • Ceramics Monthly, March1984, Article, "Fiber Insulating a Salt Kiln" by R. Brodie, pp. 67-71.
  • Ceramics Monthly, September 1983, Article, "Ceramic Fiber 1984," by R. Brodie, pp. 38-40.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR
  • Studio Practices, Techniques and Tips” Edited by Anderson Turner, A Collection of Articles from Ceramics Monthly, Updated Article on Insulating Existing Kilns, by Regis C. Brodie, pp. 101-103, Published by The American Ceramic Society, Westerville, Ohio, 2003
  • "Ceramics, Mastering the Craft”, by Richard Zakin. A section on multi-firing with step-by-step photos and text, pp. 238-241. Chitton Book Co, Radnor, PA ,1990.
WORK INCLUDED IN BOOKS OR PERIODICALS
  • Working with Clay, 3rd Edition, By Susan Peterson, Prentice Hall, London, UK, 2009
  • Ceramics Technical, Issue #24, 2007, “The International Residency for Outdoor Ceramic Sculpture” by Brad Taylor, pp1 & 9-16. (Text & 2 Images), Paddington, Australia
  • Revista Ceramica (National Ceramics Magazine Of Spain), Issue No. 86, 2003,”Regis Brodie- A Vision Defined”, by Roberta Griffith, Madrid, Spain, pp 78- 81, (six color & 7 black & white images)
  • "Working With Clay" 2nd ed., by Susan Peterson, Prentice Hall, , London, UK, 2002 p.127
  • "Make it in Clay: A Beginner's Guide to Ceramics," 2nd Edition by Charlotte F. Speight & John Toki, Mayfield Publishing Company, 2001, pp. 129 & 143, color plate p. 27.
  • "Ceramics: Mastering the Craft," 2nd edition, Krause Publications, Iola, WI, by R Zakin, 2001, pp. 107 & 159
  • "The Contemporary Potter," Rockport Publishers, Gloucester, MA, Fall 2000, pp 130 & 146,
  • "Working With Clay," by Susan Peterson, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1999 p. 103.
  • "The Best of Pottery 2,"selected by Angela Fina & Chris Gustin, Quarry Books, MA, 1998 p. 70, and cover
  • "Make it in Clay: A Beginner's Guide to Ceramics," by Charlotte F. Speight & John Toki, Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997, pp. 111 & 123, color plate p. 24.
  • "The Best of Pottery," selected by J. Fairbanks and Angela Fina, Quarry Books, Rockport, MA, 1996, p. 81.
  • "The Electric Kiln Ceramics," 2nd ed., by Richard Zakin, Chilton Book Co., Randor, PA, 1994, pp.195 & 213.
  • "The Craft and Art of Clay," by Susan Peterson, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1991, pp. 59, 330, & 361.
  • "Ceramics, Mastering the Craft," by Richard Zakin. Chilton Book Co. Radnor, PA, 1990, p. 240.
  • American Ceramics: The Collection of the Everson Museum of Art," edited by Barbara Perry, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, NY, 1989, pp. 216-217.
  • Revista Ceramica, Issue No. 28, Page 63, and Revista Ceramica, Issue No. 21, Page 52
  • Revista Ceramica, Issue No. 16, 1983, "Regis Brodie," by Barry Targon, pp. 40-47 (18 photographs).
  • The Studio Potter, Volume 12, #1, Dec.1983, "Hudson Valley Potters," article & photos, pp. 2-4.
  • Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia, 1976 through 1982 editions, (Image Illustrating Contemporary Porcelain)
  • "Porcelain: Traditions and New Visions," J. Axel & K. McCready, P. 91. Watson-Guptill Publications, 1981.
  • "Salt-Glazed Ceramics," Jack Troy, Watson-Guptill Publications, 1977, New York, New York
  • "Getting Into Pots," George and Nancy Wettlaufer, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1976, pp. 86,137 & 159.
  • "Clay Work, Form and Idea in Ceramic Design," Leon Nigrosh, David Publications, Inc., 1975.