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Short Bio:
Laura Kukkee is Originally from Toronto, Ontario. She attended Sheridan School of Crafts and Design, where she studied Ceramics with Bruce Cochrane and Winn Burke. After Graduating in 1999, Kukkee Spent three years as an Artist-in-Residence at Harbourfront Centre in downtown Toronto, where she taught evening pottery classes, developed her work and participated in many shows. In 2002, she left Toronto to pursue her MFA at Kent State University in Kent, OH where she studied with Kirk Mangus and Eva Kwong. In 2004, Laura became the head of the Ceramics program at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO, 2 hours north of Kansas City, MO, where she currently lives, teaches and makes her work.
Resume:
EDUCATION
2004 MFA, Ceramics
Kent State University Kent, OH
1999 Diploma, Ceramics
Sheridan Institute – School of Crafts and Design Oakville, ON
1992 BA, Archaeology
University of Toronto – Victoria College Toronto, ON
TEACHING
2004 - Currently
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
Associate Professor of Art: Head of the Ceramics Studio
2002-2004
Kent State University, Kent, OH
GTA, Instructor of Record: Ceramics II – Throwing
1999-2002
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
Pottery Instructor, Studio Technician.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
July, 2009 Pearson Lakes Art Center. Okoboji, IA.
January, 2009 Fred J Taylor Library Gallery, University of Arkansas. Monticello, AR.
March, 2008 Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas. Irving, TX. “Uncontained”
April, 2007 Olive DeLuce Fine Art Gallery, NWMSU. Maryville, MO.
April, 2006 Leedy-Voulkos Art Center. Kansas City, MO. “FLOCC”
April, 2004 Gallery 138. Kent, OH. “Cumulus”
ARTIST RESIDENCY
1999 – 2002 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
Full time artist-in-residence, Ceramics Studio.
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS
May, 2002 Canada Council for the Arts, Individual Artist’s Grant
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Sept, 2011 Legion Arts, The Ceramics Center. Cedar Rapids, IA.
Iowa Clay Conference, “River 2 River” Regional Juried Exhibition.
Jurors: Bunny McBride, JoAnn Schnabel, Sanjay Jani
March, 2011 Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
"NCECA 2011 Biennial Exhibition"
Jurors: Glen R. Brown, Julia Galloway, Arthur Gonzalez
Fall 2010 Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, and Lafrenière and Pai Gallery, Ottawa.
“Expat Report” travelling invitational exhibition. (OCC Curatorial Award, 2010)
April, 2010 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
“Eighteenth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition”, Juried Exhibition.
Juror: Sherman Hall. 4th place award.
Nov, 2009 Albrecht Kemper Museum, St. Joseph, MO.
Invitational Exhibition.
Feb, 2009 Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
“Beyond the Brickyard” Annual National Juried Ceramics Exhibition.
Juror: Pattie Warashina
Winter, 2008-9 Michener Gallery, Kent State University School of Art, Kent, OH
“Robert Rauschenberg & the Collage Aesthetic”
Dec, 2007 Unit 5 Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
“Patterns of Behavior”. Invitational Exhibition.
Aug, 2007 Eells Gallery, Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH,
“Subversive Surface: Counter Use” Invitational Exhibition.
Jan, 2007 Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX
“Regional Ceramic Competition”
Juror: Val Cushing. Best in Show Award.
Jan, 2006 Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC.
"Skin Deep” National Juried Exhibition.
Juror: Val Cushing.
May, 2004 Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Education Conference.
“Taking Measure II” NCECA Student Exhibition, Jingdezhen, PR China.
March, 2004 Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery, Indianapolis.
“NCECA 2004 Regional Student Juried Exhibition”
Jurors: Carrie Esser, Josh DeWeese. Peter Pugger award.
Jan, 2004 Case Studies, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto.
“Scratch”. Invitational Exhibition.
July, 2003 Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto.
“Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition”. National Juried Exhibition.
March, 2003 Gallery 138, Kent, Ohio.
“Annual Juried Cup Show” National Juried Exhibition.
July, 2002 Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto.
“Forty Below”. Invitational Exhibition.
Dec, 2001 York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto.
“20 x 10”. Artist-In-Residence Exhibition
Oct, 2001 Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto.
“Shadow Box Show”. Invitational Exhibition.
Oct, 2001 Lafreniere And Pai Gallery, Ottawa.
“Eriko Kakiuchi, Laura Kukkee, Susie Osler and Alex Yeung; Current Work”.
Invitational Exhibition.
July, 2001 Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto.
“Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition”. National Juried Exhibition.
Best in Ceramics award.
Jan, 2001 York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto.
“Mental Equipment”. Artist-In Residence Exhibition.
Oct, 2000 Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto.
“Shadow Box Show”. Invitational Exhibition.
Sept, 2000 Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minnesota.
“Focus on Function”. International Juried Ceramics Biennial.
Juror: Linda Sikora
July, 2000 Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto.
“Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition”. National Juried Exhibition.
Jan, 2000 York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto.
“Past - Present”. Artist-In-Residence Exhibition.
Jan, 2000 George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto.
“A bowl for all seasons”. Invitational Exhibition.
July, 1999 Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto.
“Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition”. National Juried Exhibition. Student Category.
AWARDS
April, 2010 4th Place. San Angelo Museum of Art National Ceramics Competition.
May, 2007 2007 Emerging Artists. Ceramics Monthly Magazine Competition.
Jan, 2007 Best in Show. University of Dallas Regional Ceramic Competition.
March, 2004 Peter Pugger Award. NCECA 2004 Regional Student Juried Exhibition.
April, 2003 Ceramics. School of Art, Kent State University.
June, 2002 Ontario Crafts Council Award; individual artist. Ontario Crafts Council.
July, 2001 Frank and Etta Jacobs Award, Ceramics. Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.
Jan, 2001 Tucker’s Pottery Supply Best in Ceramics Award.
2001 Craft Studio Resident Artists Exhibition, Harbourfront Centre.
PUBLICATIONS
2006 “Working Globally, International Residencies” panel review.
2006 NCECA Conference Journal
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ceramics Monthly, May 2007
“2007 Emerging Artists Ceramics Monthly Competition”
Pottery Making Illustrated, Nov/Dec 2003
“Slip Trailed Appliqué with Laura Kukkee”, written by Anderson Turner
Pottery Making Illustrated, Jan/Feb 2004
“Silk-Screening Slip Appliqué with Laura Kukkee”, written by Anderson Turner.
CATALOGUES
Spring, 2011
NCECA 2011 Biennial.
Catalogue for the National Juried Exhibition held at the Tampa Museum of Art.
Fall, 2010
Expat Report: Five Artists Discuss Live Trajectories.
Catalogue for “Expat Report”, Lafrèniere and Pai Gallery/Ontario Crafts Council travelling exhibition.
June, 2010
18th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. Catalogue.
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
Spring, 2010
Beyond the Brickyard. Catalogue for the National Juried Exhibitions.
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts.
BOOK CHAPTER
Electric Firing: Creative Techniques: Ceramics Arts Handbook Series.
Edited by Anderson Turner. The American Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH. 2008.
*A Chapter about originally develop techniques, compiled from two articles previously published in Pottery Making Illustrated Magazine. Chapter title: Laura Kukkee – Slip Decoration. Pages 75 – 82.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
July, 2009
Pearson Lakes Art Center. Okoboji, IA. Artist lecture.
March, 2008
University of Arkansas. Monticello, AR. Artist lecture.
March, 2008
University of Dallas. Irving, TX.
Exhibition opening evening gallery artist lecture.
Artist lecture for Art Department students.
Nov, 2003
Sheridan School of Crafts and Design, Oakville, Ontario. Artist lecture.
July, 2002
George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Ontario.
Artist lecture: “Forty Below”
March, 2001
Ontario College of Art and Design. Artist lecture.
VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOPS
March, 2008
University of Dallas. Irving, TX.
Studio demonstrations of specialized techniques, Graduate student critiques.
March, 2008
University of Arkansas. Monticello, AR.
Studio demonstrations of specialized techniques.
