Margaret Park Smith, M.F.A.
Associate Professor, Ceramics & Sculpture
Department: Art & Design
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Education:
- BA, Wheaton College 1998
- MFA, University of Minnesota 2004
Additional studies:
- Syracuse University
- New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
- Penland School of Crafts
Artist-in-Residence:
- Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC 1999-2001
- Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL 2004-05
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Biography:
Margaret Park Smith joined the Asbury University faculty in the fall of 2008. She and her husband Josh collaborate on a line of porcelain vessels produced under the name Dovetail Ceramics. Since 2005, they have designed and distributed these pieces to boutiques, galleries and individuals throughout the country. Their clients have included the Orange County Museum of Art, Youngblood Art Gallery in Atlanta and Urban Outfitters.
Professor Park focuses on ceramic practices as related to design, food presentation, material culture and screen-printing processes on clay.
Selected Recent Exhibitions:
2018 Renegade Craft + Design, Brooklyn Expo Center, Brooklyn, NY; juried
2017 Sources, Baugh Center for the Visual Arts, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Temple, TX
State of Time, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY; invitational
2015-present KMAC, Kentucky Museum of Art + Craft museum shop, Louisville, KY
2014 Bluegrass Biennial, Morehead State University; juried
State of Clay, Arts-Place, Lexington, KY; invitational
Woodland Art Fair, Lexington, KY; juried
2013 Printing on Clay, MudFire, Decatur, GA; invitational
Courses currently taught:
- Art and Creativity in Practice
- Ceramics 1 & 2
- 3D Form & Design
- Sculpture