BRIAN RANSOM BIOGRAPHY
[ Education | Teaching Experience | Lectures and Workshops | Collections | Solo Exhibitions | Group Exhibitions | Recordings | Publications | Performances | Fellowships | Bibliography ]
EDUCATION
1984-85
Claremont Graduate School. Claremont, CA: MFA in Sculpture.
1983-84
University of Tulsa. Tulsa, OK: MA in Ceramics, minor in Anthro.
1978-79
Universidad de San Marcos. Lima, Peru: Research in Pre-Columbian musical instruments.
1976-78
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Alfred, NY: BFA in Visual Art.
1973-74
Rhode Island School of Design. Providence, RI
1972-73
University of Puget Sound. Tacoma, WA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1995-present
Eckerd College: Assistant Professor of Art. St. Petersburg, FL.
1992-95
Ceramics Teacher: CA Arts Council Artist in Residence. First St. Gallery, Claremont, CA
1992-92
Music Director: Foothill Country Day School. Claremont, CA
1991
Ceramics Teacher: Scripps College. Claremont, CA
1990
Ceramics/Glaze Calc. Teacher: Chaffey College. Alta Loma, CA
1988-89
Art Teacher: UCLA extension. Chino, CA
1987-88
Certified Bilingual 6th grade Teacher: Vina Danks Middle School, Ontario, CA
1986-87
Art & Spanish Teacher: El Roble Junior High. Claremont, CA
1984-85
Ceramics Teacher: Pitzer College. Claremont, CA
1983-84
Teaching Assistantship - Teacher 2D & 3D Foundations, and Life Drawing: University of Tulsa. Tulsa, OK
1983
Art Director: Tulsa Indian Youth Council Summer Program. Tulsa, OK
1981-82
Teacher: "Artists in Schools" program - Clay and Sound workshops. Oregon Arts Commission sponsored. Portland, OR
SELECTED LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
1997 Workshop: Penland School of Arts&Crafts. Penland, NC.
1996-1997
Workshop: Florida Guflcoast Art Center. Belair, FL.
1994-1996
Workshop: Mendicino Art Center. Mendicino, CA.
1994
Workshop: American Ceramics Society. Azusa, CA.
1993
Lecture: Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts. Idyllwild, CA.
1992
Workshop: Cerra Cosso Community College. Ridgecrest, CA.
Workshop: University of Oregon. Eugene, OR.
1991
Workshop: University of Manitoba. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1990
Workshop: Sound Making. South Mt. High School. Phoenix, AZ.
Lecture: American Ceramics Society. Cal. State Northridge. Northridge, CA.
1989-91
Workshops: Ceramic Musical Instruments. Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts. Idyllwild, CA.
1989
Workshop: Walnut Creek Art Center. Walnut Creek, CA.
1988
Lecture: Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts. Idyllwild, CA.
1987
Lecture & Workshop: Ancient Musical Instruments & Creating Sounds with Clay. Utah State University. Logan, UT.
Panelist: The Relationship of Music and Art. New Music America. Philadelphia, PA.
Workshop: Sculpture & Sound. The Summer Arts Program, Cal. State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Workshop: Ceramic Sound Sculpture. Portland State University. Sponsored by Haystack Program. Cannon Beach, OR.
Workshop & Lecture: Cal. Poly. University. Pomona, CA.
1986
Lecture: Artist & Work. Pomona College. Claremont, CA.
1985
Lecture: The Enigma of Whistling Water Vessels. Pitzer College. Claremont, CA.
1984
Workshop: Southern Oregon Ceramics Assoc. Ashland, OR.
1983
Workshop: Making Musical Instruments. Sitka Center for Art and Biology. Otis, OR.
1982
Lecture & Concert: Ancient and Modern Ceramic Musical Instruments, El Cocolido, Lima, Peru.
Workshop: Ceramic Musical Instruments. Oregon School of Arts & Crafts, Portland, OR.
1980
Lecture & Workshop: The History and Making of Ceramic Musical Instruments, Pitzer College. Claremont, CA.
1979
Lecture: La Musica del Peru Antiguo. Conservatorio de Musica. Lima, Peru.
Lecture: Instrumentos Musicales Antiguos del Peru. Universidad de San Marcos. Lima, Peru.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University Museum
The Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York
The University of Tulsa Collection, Tulsa Oklahoma
Lynn Bonyhadi-Scheicher Collection
Brian Fiedel, Los Angeles, Ca.
Wita Gardner Collection
George Gee
Cathleen Johnson-Kuhn
Edward Judd Collection, Los Angeles, California
Magallon Collection, Glendora, California
Dick Mink Collection
Pat and Darrel Maveety
Lynn Myer Collection
Faith Nightengail Collection
Margaret O'Brian
Diane and Igal Silber Collection
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1998
University of Florida. Grainville, FL.
Elliot Gallery. St Petersburg, FL.
1995
Mendicino Art Center. Mendicino, FL.
1994
Sound Deities & Abstractions, Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (two-person show with Wil van Blokland)
El Camino College, Torrance, CA
1991
Conejo Valley Art Museum. Thousand Oaks, CA
Art Space. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1990
Couturier Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
1989
Couturier Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
Cera Cossa College. Ridgecrest, CA
1987
Norra Eccles Museum of Art. Utah State Univ. Logan, UT
Nexus Gallery. Sponsored by New Music America. Philadelphia, PA
1986
Lawrence Gallery. Portland, OR
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art. New Harmony, IN
1985
Claremont Graduate School. Claremont, CA
1984
University of Tulsa. Tulsa, OK
1982
Whitebird Gallery. Cannon Beach, OR
Courtyard Gallery. Portland, OR
1981
Maude Kerns Gallery. Eugene, OR
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1999
Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles
1998
Diane Nelson Fine Art. Laguna, CA.
Newport Harbor Art Museum. Newport, CA.
1997
Penland School Gallery. Penland, NC.
1996
Tustin Renaissance Gallery. Tustin, CA.
Museum of Nebraska Art. Kearney, NB.
1994
Wabash College. Torrence, CA.
El Camino College. Torrence, CA.
1993
Present Art II, Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1992
Riverside Community College Gallery. Riverside, CA.
Hollywood Bowl Museum. Hollywood, CA.
Irvine Fine Arts Center. Irvine, CA.
1990
Faith Nightingale Gallery. San Diego, CA.
1988
Wita Gardner Gallery. San Diego, CA.
Oregon School of Arts & Crafts, sponsored by NCECA. Portland, OR.
1987
Contemporary Crafts Gallery, juried by Paul Soldner. Portland, OR.
1986
Reflections Gallery. La Mesa, CA.
Scripps College Ceramic Annual Invitational. Claremont, CA.
1985
Hansen Howard Gallery. Ashland OR.
1983
Johnson Atilier Art Center. Tulsa, OK.
1980
Devo Gallery. Portland, OR.
1973
Portland Art Museum. Portland, OR.
RECORDINGS
1990
Sounding Clay. Hubba Hubba Studio. Hubbard, OR.
Tales of the Human Dawn. Musical score for the Smithsonian World- Wentworth Films production. Indian Hill A/V, Claremont, CA.
1989
Echoes. National Public Radio feature with John De'Laberto.
1987
The Destroyer. Collaboration with Patrick O'Hearn for musical sound track released by MGM Studios.
1986
Try to Tell Fish About Water. Tanega Studios. Claremont, CA.
Between Two Worlds. Collaboration with Patrick O'Hearn, produced by Private Music. New York, NY
The Ceramic Ensemble. Tanega Studios. Claremont, CA.
PUBLICATIONS
1998
Experimental Musical Instruments. “The Enigma of Whistling Water Jars in pre-Columbian Ceramics” vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 12-15.
1996
Ceramics Monthly. “The Deities of Sound” Dec. 1996, pp. 42-45.
1988
Ceramics Monthly. "Sounding Clay" vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 30-34.
1985
"The Enigma of the Whistling Water Vessel" published for the symposium Influence of Art & Architecture in Pre-Columbian Peru. University of Missouri, Columbus, OH
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
1996
Ballet Pacifica premiere. Los Angeles, CA.
1995
Pacific-Asia Museum. Pasadena, CA.
1994
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA.
El Camino College, Torrance, CA.
1993
Rancho Santiago College. Rancho Santiago, CA.
1992
Hollywood Bowl Museum. Hollywood, CA.
1991
Artspace, sponsored by Canadian Crafts Council. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Winnipeg Folk Festival. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1990
Barnsdall Art Park. Los Angeles, CA.
The Come Back Inn. Venice, CA.
The California Plaza at MOCA. Los Angeles, CA.
1989
Couturier Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
Bay Area Tour of California Schools, sponsored by A Case for Clay Symposium.
Plaza de la Raza inauguration of the Cultural Arts Gallery. L.A., CA.
Second Stage Theatre. Hollywood, CA.
1988
NCECA, the Portland Hilton. Portland, OR.
1987
Utah State Univ. sponsored by the Nora Eccles Foundation. Logan, UT.
Nexus Gallery, sponsored by New Music America. Philadelphia, PA.
1986
Lawrence Gallery. Portland, OR.
New Harmony Music Festival. New Harmony, IN.
1985
Claremont Graduate School. Claremont, CA.
1984
Theater II. Tulsa, OK.
1982
Artwave sponsored by the Northwest Artists' Workshop. Portland, OR.
1980
Northwest Service Center. Portland, OR.
Playback Theater. Portland, OR.
FELLOWSHIPS & HONORS
1992
CA Arts Council: Artist in Residence Fellowship.
1986
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Fellowship in Sculpture.
"Emerging Artist" featured at the Annual National Ceramic Educator's Conference of America. San Antonio, TX
1985
Council of Graduate Students Research Fellowship for Sound Research, Claremont Graduate School. Claremont, CA
Research Fellowship for the investigation of sound properties related to ceramic resonators. University of Tulsa. Tulsa, OK
1982
Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship.
1978-79
Fulbright/Hayes Congressional Fellowship for research on Pre-Columbian musical instruments in Peru.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Boyd, Roger. "Artist's Ceramic Sculptures Always Hit High Notes," Evansville
Tribune. Evansville, IN, July 10, 1986.
Chase, Dertny. "Impressive Art" Claremont Courier. Claremont, CA, Dec. 25, 1985.
Cox, Leonard. "Arts in Review" Arts Insight 27. vol. 8, no. 6, Sept., 1986.
Ewing, Tom. "Water Whistlers, The Student Unlocks Ancient Animal Calls" Tulsa World.
Tulsa, OK. Feb. 20, 1983.
Henken, John. "Instruments that Look and Sound Like Earth" The Los Angeles Times. Los
Angeles, CA. Dec. 11, 1988.
Hughey, Ray. "The Sound Vision of Artist Musician Brian Ransom" The News Chronicle. Thousand Oaks, CA. Sept. 13, 1991.
Hopkins, Bart. Gravikords Whirlies&Pyrophones. New York: Ellipsis Arts, 1996.
Hughey, Rey. “The sound vision of Artist Musician Brian Ransom” The News Chronicle. Thousand Oaks, CA.
Jarrett, Lewis. "Blowing an Ancient Horn" The Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, OK Jan. 17, 1984.
Klarner, Anne. "Best Bet" The Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA. Nov. 5, 1992.
McBain, Roger. "Ceramics that Sing" The Evansville Press. Evansville, IN, July 12, 1986.
McDonald, Robert. "At the Galleries" The Los Angeles Times. Part VI. LA, CA,
April 25,1986.
Rich, Maxine. "Ransom Plays His Art" The Utah Statesman. Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 9, 1987.
Saal, Mark. "Artist Combines Music, Sculpture" The Ogdon Standard Examiner. Ogdon, UT,
Oct. 6, 1987.
Woodward, Joseph. “Sound of Sculptor” The Los Angeles Times Arts&Entertainment. Los Angeles, CA, vc/Oct. 24 1991.
Staats, Jane. "Scholar, Sculptor, Music Maker" Weekend Entertainment Guide Medford Reporter. Medford, OR. Aug. 16, 1984.
Williams, Patrick. "Ceramic Artist to 'Play' Exhibit in Unique Concert" The
Logan Tribunal. Logan, UT. Nov. 1, 1987.
Woodward, Joseph. "Sound Sculptor" The Los Angeles Times Arts & Entertainment,
Los Angeles, CA, vc/Oct. 24, 1991.
Yurth, Cindy. "When Sculpture Sings, Beautiful to See, Haunting to Hear"
The University of Utah Press. Logan, UT, Oct. 20, 1987.
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