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SIDONIE VILLERE
New Orleans, Louisiana
Email sidonievillere@me.com
EDUCATION
| 2001 - 2004 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, Massachusetts MFA-Ceramics |
| 1998 - 2000 | Newcomb College of Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana BFA – Ceramics, Art History Minor |
| 1996 - 1998 | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 1997 | Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island |
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
| 2015 | REVERB: Past, Present, Future, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2015 | Inspired by Land, Gallery 244, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| 2014 | Guns In The Hands Of Artists, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2014 | Preserve, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2013 | Crescent City Connection, Dishman Museum, Beaumont, Texas |
| 2012 | Adjust, Reynolds Ryan Gallery at Newman School, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2012 | NOLA NOW Part II: Abstraction in Louisiana, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2011 | White on White, Cynthia Volk Asian Art, New York, New York |
| 2011 | Wrapped, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2011 | January White Sale, Loretta Howard Gallery, New York, New York |
| 2010 | The Sublime and The Silly, UNO-St.Claude Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2010 | Impressions, Tinney Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2009 | Art Melt, Brunner Gallery, Shaw Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 2009 | Camouflage, Solo Exhibition, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2008 | P1 Projects, Hefler Building, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2008 | 40 Days and 40 Nights, Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 2008 | Phenomena of Change: Solo Exhibition, Steve Martin Studios, Miami, Florida |
| 2008 | Material, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2007 | Kaleidoscope Katrina, Windows of Lord and Taylor Fifth Avenue New York, New York |
| 2007 | Organic Intervention: Solo Exhibition, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2006 | New Orleans Artists in Exile, Steve Martin Studios, Miami, Florida |
| 2006 | New Orleans Artists in Exile, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2006 | New Orleans Artists in Exile, Steve Martin Studios, Miami, Florida |
| 2006 | Shreveport Regional Arts Council, ARTSPACE, Shreveport, Louisiana |
| 2006 | South Coast Clay, Gallery 301, Mobile, Alabama |
| 2006 | Thresholds: Innovations in Clay, Portland, Oregon |
| 2006 | New Orleans Artists In Exile, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2005 | Clay, A Compelling Expression, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2005 | Ceramic Currents: Program in Artisanry 1975-2003, Anne Arundel Community College, Pascal Center Gallery, Arnold, Maryland |
| 2004 | Connections, Open Door Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 2004 | Thesis Exhibition, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| 2003 | Glass Case Show, UMass Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts |
| 2003 | Ceramics in Progress, Gallery 244, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| 2003 | The New Generation: Current Work from the Program in Artisanry, Gallery 244, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| 2003 | Tabor Academy, Marion, Massachusetts |
| 2002 | Ernie’s Gallery Window, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| 2002 | Artists Connected by Water, University Art Gallery, New Bedford, Massachusetts Sponsored by the Lloyd Center of Environmental Studies |
| 2002 | Transformation, Gallery 244, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| 2001 | Glimpse Show, Gallery 244, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| 2001 | Mt.Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2001 | Millbrook School Gallery, Millbrook, New York |
| 2000 | Woldenberg Gallery, Newcomb School, New Orleans, Louisiana Twenty Piece Graduating BFA Exhibit |
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
| Ogden Museum of Southern Art | |
| NOMA | |
| Roger Ogden | |
| Saks Fifth Avenue Department Stores | |
| The late Howard Barnett | |
| James Mouenger | |
| Wendy and George Rodrigue | |
| Louellen and Darryl Berger | |
| Dr. Jonathan Lampert | |
| Steve and Dana Hansel |
WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES
| 2005 | Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas Three week residency in October right after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. |
| Summer 2003 | Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado Handbuilding Workshop taught by Sally Brogden |
| Summer 2003 | Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, Nevada Photographing the Tahoe Basin, Workshop taught by Russell Dudley |
| 2001 | Peter Callas Workshop, Belvedere, New Jersey Japanese Pottery Workshop |
| National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference (NCECA) Columbus, Ohio, 1999, Denver, Colorado, 2000, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2001, San Diego, California, 2003, Baltimore, Maryland, 2005, Portland, Oregon, 2006, Louisville, Kentucky, 2007 |
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
| 2008 | Co-Curator, Material, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2006 | Co-Curator, Thresholds: Innovative Clay, Ogle Gallery, Portland, Oregon |
| 2005 | Visiting Artist, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2005 - 2013 | Ceramics Teacher, Louise S. McGehee School, New Orleans, Louisiana Teaching ceramics to juniors and seniors. |
| 2005 | Curator, Clay, A Compelling Expression, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Lousiana |
| 2004 | Exhibition Programmer, Louisiana ArtWorks, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2003 | Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Beginning Handbuilding |
| 2003 | Volunteer, NCECA, San Diego, California |
| 2003 | Visiting Artist, Tabor Academy, Marion, Massachusetts |
| 2002 | Graduate Teaching Assistant, UMass Dartmouth |
| 2001 - 2004 | Member, Gallery 244, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| 2001 | Ceramics Representative for the Buyers Market of American Craft, Baltimore, Maryland |
| 2000 | Internship, Neal Auction House, New Orleans, Louisiana |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| 2009 | Art Melt 2nd Place Prize, Jurors: Dan Cameron, Brian Young, Ann Connelly, Brunner Gallery at the Shaw Center, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2007 | Love in the Garden Honoree, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2005 | Invited Participant, Southern Arts Federation Summit, Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 2004 | Public Commission, Jefferson Parish Courthouse, Gretna, Louisiana |
| 2002 - 2003 | Teaching Assistantships, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Hand Building, Foundations: Visual Language and 3-D Concepts |
| 2000 | Award Recipient, Juanita Gonzales Prize in Ceramics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2017 | "Partly Interrupted". Jonathan Ferrara Gallery Press Archive, June 1, 2017 |
| 2017 | "Happy 40th Julia Jump, a Preservation Resource Center benefit". NOLA.com, April 21, 2017 |
| 2015 | "Ten Years After Katrina, New Orleans Museums Reckon With Recovery". The New York Times, August 19, 2015 |
| 2015 | "How Hurricane Katrina Influenced This Artist’s Work". Architectural Digest, July 31, 2015 |
| 2012 | "Mark Tullos' Nominees for: Up-and-Coming Regional Artists". Country Roads Adventures Close to Home, 2013 |
| 2009 | "Gauze to Reflect". Gambit Weekly, March 17, 2009 |
| 2008 | “After the flood…Exhibit to focus on Hurricane Katrina’s impact on New Orleans”. LexisNexis News, August 3, 2008, Main Edition, E, Pg. 1 |
| 2008 | “New Works By Sidonie Villere At Steve Martin Studio”. Wynwood, The Art Magazine, May 2008, Volume 1 No. 9 |
| 2007 | “The public meets Paul Chan and New Orleans artists show their work in the Big Apple”. The Times Picayune, September 28, 2007 |
| 2007 | "Earthly Passions". Gambit Weekly, June 12, 2007 |
| 2006 | "Exhibit reflects anguish of New Orleans artists". IndyStar.com, January 28, 2006 |
| 2005 | "No Pots Allowed: A dozen sculptors throw an admirable show". The Times Picayune , May 27, 2005 |