Steve Gardner

206-781-3499
2833 NW 68th St., Seattle, WA 98117
steve_gardner@comcast.net
gardnerart.com
EDUCATION
M.F.A., Ceramics, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA. 1996
B.A., Art and Biology, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. 1990
Departmental Distinction (Art), Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

  • Gigantic, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA 2004
  • Innocence and Jest, Northwest Craft Center, Seattle, WA, 2003
  • Point of Departure, Lubbock, TX, 2002
  • Looking Back, Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR, 2001
  • Earth and Fire, Selected Works by Northwest Ceramic Artists, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA , 2000
  • In The Unlikely Event, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID. December, 1999.
  • This Mortal Coil, Kimzey Miller Gallery, Seattle, WA. June, 1999.
  • Annual Cup and Goblet Show, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR. 1999.
  • Steven Gardner: Recent Sculptures, Brian Marki Gallery, Portland, OR. 1998.
  • Steven Gardner: Recent Sculptures, Kimzey Miller Gallery, Seattle, WA. 1998.
  • Four-Hundred and Five Pounds of Mud, Salem Art Gallery, Salem, OR. 1997.
  • 1997 Northwest Fine Arts Competition, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA. 1997.
  • Smashing Clay, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 1997.
  • 1996 Pacific Northwest Annual, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. 1996.
  • Clay On The Wall, Eastern Washington Gallery of Art, Cheney, WA. 1996
  • Tasty Berries and Nasty Thorns, (Solo exhibit), Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, WA. 1996.

COLLECTIONS/COMMISSIONS

  • SeaTac International Airport, Seattle, WA
  • University of Washington, Tacoma, Tacoma, WA
  • Washington State School for the Blind, Vancouver, WA
  • Seattle Library System High Point Branch, Seattle, WA
  • Snohomish County Library, Snohomish, WA
  • King County Metro, Seattle, WA
  • Troy Systems Inc., Santa Ana, CA
  • Stanwood High School, Stanwood, WA
  • Oak Harbor School District, WA
  • ZoneTrader.com, Minneapolis, MN
  • WSI Network Services, Arlington Heights, IL
  • City of Corvallis Arts Commission, Corvallis, OR
  • Workstations International, Minneapolis, MN
  • Burlington-Edison School District, WA
  • Yakima Nation Department of Fisheries, Yakima, WA
AWARDS
  • Artist Trust GAP recipient, 2000
  • King County Artist Made Building Parts Registry. 1998, 2001
  • Finalist, Seattle Artists Program. 1997
  • PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Adjunct Instructor, 1994 - 1996 .
    Beginning Ceramics (Art 265). Central Washington University.
  • Teaching Assistantship (Instructor of Record), Fall, Winter, Spring, 1994-1995,
    Central Washington University.
  • Artist-In-Residence, August-November, 1991. Holden Village, Lucerne, Washington.