Keith A. Bryant
Selected Shows
2023 ArtFields, Lake City, SC
"SC Festival Of Flowers Juried Art Show 2023", Arts Center Of Greenwood, Greenwood, SC (Merit Award)
2022 "Active Awareness", Jeanne Rauch Gallery, Gaston College, Dallas, North Carolina
2021 36th Annual Sculpture Celebration, Broyhill Walking Park, Lenoir, NC
2020 "Reconvene", Overcash Gallery, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC (solo)
"Working Title 2020", Rowe Arts Gallery & Prespective Eye Gallery, University of North Carolina Charlotte
2019 "Metaphorical Reality", Turchin Center of Visual Arts, Boone, NC (solo)
2018 "Leaf Boats" installer 3/12/18-9/20/19 Tuscawilla Art Park, Ocala, FL
"Hues On The Horzion", Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, SC (Three Artist Show)
33rd Annual Sculpture Celebration, Broyhill Walking Park, Lenoir, NC (Honorble Mention)
Faculty Biennial, Rowe Arts Gallery, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2017 "Collective Vigilance: Speaking for the New River", New River State Park, 221 Access, Laurel Springs, NC
32nd Annual Sculpture Celebration, Broyhill Walking Park, Lenoir, NC
2016 "Current Wroks", Perimeter College Main Fine Arts Gallery, Clarkston, GA (Solo Show)
31st Annual Sculpture Celebration, Broyhill Walking Park, Lenoir, NC (First Place Award)
Faculty Biennial, Rowe Arts Gallery, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Workhouse Clay Interntional 2016, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton VA
2015 30th Annual Positive Negative National Juried Art Exhibit, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University,
Johnson City, TN
30th Annual Sculpture Celebration, Broyhill Walking Park, Lenoir, NC
2014 Faculty Biennial, Rowe Arts Gallery, University of North Carolina Charoltte, Charlotte, NC
29th Annual Sculpture Celebration, Broyhill Walking Park, Lenoir, NC
2013 28th Annual Sculpture Celebration, Broyhill Walking Park, Lenoir, NC
2012 Faculty Biennial, Rowe Arts Gallery, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
27th Annual Sculpture Celebration, Broyhill, Walking Park, Lenoir, NC
2011 26th Annual Sculpture Celebration, Broyhill Walking Park, Lenoir, NC
2009 Faculty Biennial, Rowe Arts Gallery, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
2007 Clay On The Wall: 2007 Clay National, Texas Tech University School of Art, Lubbock, TX
Tristate Members Show, Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC
Faculty Show, Rowe Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
2006 Outbox, Pease Auditorium Gallery, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC (solo)
2005 Faculty Show, Rowe Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2003 Faculty Show, Rowe Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2002 Faculty Show, Rowe Art Gallery, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2001 Ceramics by Southeastern Artist, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Reconstructing Eden: Looking at the Contemporary American Landscape, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2000 Artist of Charlotte, Fayetteville Museum Of Art, Fayetteville, NC
10th Annual Waterworks Visual Arts Center Regional Exhibition, Waterworks Art Center, Salbury, NC
A Loan @ ECU, Mendenhall Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (solo)
Faculty Show, Rowe Art Gallery, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Chalroltte, NC
Clay My Way, CPCC Art Gallery, Centeral Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC (solo)
1999 Three Artists, Beam Visual Arts Center Gallery, Gaston College, Dallas, NC
Vision Explosion, Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Infusion Exhibit, Herman Miller Design Yard, Holland, MI
Agitating Utopia, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles county Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Collision of Cool, Network Gallery, Pontiac, MI
1998 CPCC at Queens, Queens College, Charlotte, NC
1997 Clay On The Wall, FOVA Gallery Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Context Show, Charlotte Convention and Visitors Bureau, Charlotte, NC
Hot & Hotter, CPCC Art Gallery, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
1996 Annual Monarch National Ceramic Competition, Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL
Claynormous At Carillon, Charlotte, NC
Grant Work ’96, Art Vivant, Charlotte, NC (solo)
Eleventh Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum Of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX
1995 The ’95 Clay Matters Show, Village Gallery, Waxhaw, NC
Faculty Show, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Species, Context, Charlotte, NC
Art Automat, Context, Charlotte, NC
1994 Faculty Show, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Contemporary Forms in Ceramics A Regional Survey, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
1993 Carolina Clay Competition, Pope Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Dog/Bones, Central Piedmont Community College Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Members Show, Light Factory, Charlotte, NC (Best of Show)
1992 Invitational Show, Ursa Major, Charlotte, NC
The Red Clay Survey, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
Lotsa Clay III, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Formations Organic, Winthrop Gallery II, Winthrop College, School of Visual & Performing Arts, Rock Hill, SC (solo)
1991 Works In Clay VII, Wichita Falls Museum & Art Center, Wichita Falls, TX
The Return Of The Magnificent Seven, Rococo Fish, Charlotte, NC
Sixth Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX
Two Person Show, Rococo Fish, Charlotte, NC
1990 Uncommon Clay, Koster Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
C & S Bank-Florence Museum State-Wide Art Competition, Florence Museum, Florence, SC
Positive/Negative, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
1989 Vista High Light III, Columbia, SC
Recent Works, Huntington Gallery, Sloan College, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
“Urban Archeology”, Great Lakes Gallery Chicago, Chicago, IL
Summer Exhibition, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Broomfield Hills, MI
Michigan Ceramics’89, Jean Paul Sluser Gallery, University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Re-formations, Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum Broomfield Hills, MI
Cranbrook Academy of Art Graduate Students, Jane Hartsook Gallery, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
1988 Faculty/Staff Show, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
The Clay Cup, Student Center Craft Shop, Southern Illinois University At Carbondale, IL
1987 Clay At PCA, Crafts Gallery, Philadelphia College of Art Philadelphia, PA
Awards
2023 Artist Support Grant, Arts & Science Council- Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Inc. Charlotte, NC
1999 Part-time Teaching Merit Award, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
1995 Emerging Artists Grant, Arts & Science Council- Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Inc. Charlotte, NC
1993 Best of Show, Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
Return To Industry Grant, Staff Development, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
1987 Mary B. Bishop & Francis S. Merritt Scholarship, Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Selected Publications and Reviews
1997 Sikes, Toni Fountain, “The Best Of New Ceramic Art” Hand Books Inc., Madison, Wisconsin
1996 Patterson, Tom. “Claynormous” exhibit has, yes big sculptures. The Charlotte Observer, September 29, 1996
Grau, Jane. Bigger Than Life. Creative Loafing, September 1996
1992 Up Front, Ceramics Monthly, Vol. 40, Number 10, December 1992
Gironda, Belle. Critical Passage, Creative Loafing, Vol. 6, Number 13, June 20, 1992. P.17
Seawright, Sandy. Summer Art Openings: Crawling Into June On North Davidson, Break, June 3, p.22
1991 Gironda, Belle. Bridging The Cleft, Creative Loafing, Vol.5, November 17, July 20. P. 4
Seawright, Sandy. About Town, Break, Jan. 30 – Feb. 5, p. 17
1990 Bryant, Keith. “Cats On A Leash”, South Carolina crafts Association, Vol. 7, No. 35, June/July.
Selected Commissions
Dr. Linda Reed, Golden, CO
Dr. Walter & Mary Beaver, Charlotte, NC
Duvall Investment Group, Charlotte, NC
Selected Collections
Philadelphia College of Art Study Collection, Philadelphia, PA
Colorado State University Study Collection, Ft. Collins, CO
Springfield Museum Of History and Crafts, Springfield, VT
Winthrop College Study Collection, Rock Hill, SC
Monarch Tile, Inc., Florence, AL
Duke Power Co., Charlotte, NC
Vantas Co., Charlotte, NC
ICL Inc., Charlotte, NC
Education
1989 Masters of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Broomfield Hills, MI
1987 Resident Artist, Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1985 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
Teaching Positions
2000-2020
Lecturer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC. Teach 3-D Design, Sculpture 1, Hand Building, Ceramic Sculpture, Advance Ceramics and Topics in Ceramics.
1999
Adjunct Professor, 3-D Design, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
1990-2000
Instructor of Ceramics, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC. Instructor for all levels of ceramic and topics in ceramics. Additional areas of instruction: sculpture, art appreciation, drawing 1, 2-D & 3-D Design.
1989
Adjunct Professor, University of South Carolina Columbia, SC. Instructor for beginning hand building.
1987
Teaching Assistant, Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA. Assist molding making and slip casting class.
Workshops & Other Instruction Positions
1998 Test Kiln Building Workshop, Carolina Clay Matters, Charlotte, NC
1994 Japan Now Curriculum Training Seminar, Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte, NC
1990 Instructor of Ceramics, Division of Continuing Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia.
Workshop Instructor, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia SC
1983 Instructor of Ceramics, Ft. Collins Parks & Recreation, Ft. Collins, CO.
Studio Management Positions
2000-2020
Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. Responsible for all aspects of the ceramic and sculpture studios.
1990-2000
Lab Facilitator, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC. Responsible for all aspects of running the ceramic studio.
1988-1989
Kiln & Equipment Manager, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Supervise kiln reconstruction, repairing and maintaining gas and electric kilns, order equipment.
Assisting Artists and Programs
1988 Assistantship, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Glatenburg, TN. Give hand building demos. Assist with pit firing; mix clay & glazes, gallery maintenance.
1987 Kiln Building Assistant, For Tom Diming on Cranbrook Academy of Art car kiln rebuild and new instructors kiln.
Studio Monitor, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, MI. Assist throwing instructor, load and fire salt kiln.
1986 Anagama Firing Assistant, For Jack Troy
1983 Studio Assistant, For Richard DeVore, Summer Session, Colorado State University
Juror Opportunities
2015 Juror, 2015 Winter Show, Morrisville Art Center, Morrisville, NC
2012 Awards Judge, National Art Program Exhibition, Charlotte Government Center, Charlotte, NC
2004 Juror, 2004 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Senior Games Silver Arts Visual/Heritage Arts
1998 Juror, University of South Carolina Student Show, Columbia SC
1995 Juror, 1995 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Senior Games Silver Arts Visual/Heritage Arts
1994 Juror, Matthew Art Fest, Matthews, NC
1992 Juror, “On My Own Time”, Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC
Visiting Artist Experiences & Panels Participation
2001 Educators Panel, Celebrating Carolina Clay, The Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, NC
1998 Visiting Artist, Ceramics Department, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1989 Visiting Artist, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC
Leadership Positions
1988 President, Studio Council, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1984 Steering Committee Member, nonprofit Art of Peace.
Service Positions
2012-2017
Co-advisor, CERMA, student clay club, University North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2000-01
Advisory Committee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
1999-2000
Part-time Liaison, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC