Studio
Profile
I am a ceramic artist with an avid desire to learn, travel and experience life from new perspectives. At the same time, I enjoy the daily rhythms and cycles of working as a potter. Ceramics naturally creates community. It has been wonderful to experience that community internationally, as well as locally and with those who are highly respected in the field to those who are just beginning to discover the wonders of clay.
Experience
Ceramic Artist 1995 – Present
Art Instructor, 1995 – Present
Ellen Noël Art Museum, 4909 East University, Odessa, TX 79762
Curator, Art in the Park, 2008 – 2010
Midland Arts Assembly, 401 W. Texas Ave #508, Midland, TX 79701
Adjunct Professor, 2003 – 2008
University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 4901 East University, Odessa, TX 79762
Curator of Art and Education, 1999 – 2007
Ellen Noël Art Museum, 4909 East University, Odessa, TX 79762
Education and Residencies
- Visiting Artist in Shanghai, China, 2013
- Pottery Workshop, 1A Lane 180 Shaanxi Nan Lu, Shanghai, China 200031
- Residency in Junction, TX, 2013
- Texas Tech University, P.O. Box 186, Junction, TX 76849
- Visiting Artist in Shanghai, China, 2012
- Pottery Workshop, 1A Lane 180 Shaanxi Nan Lu, Shanghai, China 200031
- Residency in Junction, TX, 2012
- Texas Tech University, P.O. Box 186, Junction, TX 76849
- Visiting Artist, Underwood Center, Lubbock TX, 2011
- Helen DeVitt Jones Clay Studio, 511 Avenue K, Lubbock, TX 79401
- Residency in Junction, TX, 2011
- Texas Tech University, P.O. Box 186, Junction, TX 76849
- Visiting Artist in Shanghai, China, 2008
- Pottery Workshop, 220 Taikanglu, Shanghai, China 200025
- Study abroad in Shigaraki and Kyoto, Japan, 2004
- University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
- Masters of Art Education, 2003
- Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79409
- Bachelors of Art Degree, Associates in Art, 1994
- University of Texas of the Permian Basin, 4901 East University, Odessa, TX 79762
- Bachelors of Art Degree, Business Technology specializing in Personnel Management, 1978
- University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 77004
Publications
Catalog for Elements: Dinner Place Settings, University of Northern Colorado, October 14-November 23, 2013
Alternative Kilns and Firing Techniques by James Watkins and Paul Wandless, 2004
Catalog for The Thirteenth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, 2000
Ceramic Monthly, May 1997
Exhibits
2015, Gallery on the Square, Alpine, TX, Clay Works, 2015
2015, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX, 8th International Texas Teapot Tournament, Juror, Jennifer Herzberg
2013, School of Art and Design, Mariani Gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley Colorado, Elements, Juror, Lorna Meaden
2013, Pinon Gallery, La Veta, Colorado, West Texas Mud Slingers: David Echols, Karen Hembree, Roger Holmes
2013, Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, TX, 2013 Six Pack Show
2013, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX, 6th International Texas Teapot Tournament, Juror, Piero Fenci
2012, Coop Gallery, San Angelo, TX, 2012 Six Pack Show
2012, Studio 550 Art Center, Manchester, New Hampshire, Made for Each Other, Juror, Adero Willard
2012, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX, 5th International Texas Teapot Tournament, Juror, Cindi Strauss
2011, Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, TX, 2011 Six Pack Show
2007, Nancy Fyfe Cordozia Gallery, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, Adjunct Faculty Show
2004, Universidad Auitonoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico, Mixed Metaphors
2003, Nancy Fyfe Cordozier Gallery, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, Karen Hembree, Ceramic Forms: The Intuitive and the Conceptual
2003, Landmark Gallery, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, Karen Hembree, Ceramic Forms: The Intuitive and the Conceptual
2001, Amy Graves Ryan Fine Art Gallery, McMurry College, Abilene, TX, Karen Hembree: Ceramics
2001, Branigan Cultural Center, Las Cruces, NM, From the Ground Up XXV
2000, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University Park, PA, Crafts National 34
2000, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, The Thirteenth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition
1999, Hill Country Arts Federation, Ingram, TX, Origins in Clay
1999, Art League of Houston Gallery, Houston, TX, Materials + Form
1999, Branigan Cultural Center, Las Cruces, NM, From the Ground Up XXIII
1998, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA, Vessels for the Journey
1998, Los Paisanos Fine Arts Gallery, El Paso, TX, From the Ground up XX11
1998, Karan Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 101 Cups 101 Artists
1997, Tempe Art Center, Tempe, AZ, Heart
1997, Chairoscuro Gallerie, Chicago, IL, 8th Annual Teapot Show