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SIDONIE VILLERE
Born: 1976, New Orleans, LA
EDUCATION
1997
- Figure Modeling, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1996 – 1998
- Ceramics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
1998 – 2000
- Bachelor of Fine Arts - Ceramics Major, Art History Minor, Newcomb College of Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
2001 – 2004
- Master of Fine Arts Ceramics, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
- Interruption, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2010
- Impressions: Solo Exhibition, Tinney Contemporary, Nashville, TN
2009
- Camouflage, Solo Exhibition, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2008
- Phenomena of Change: Solo Exhibition, Steve Martin Studios, Miami, FL
2007
- Organic Intervention: Solo Exhibition, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2004
- Thesis Exhibition, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
- Responsorial: The Second Sex and the Contemporary Dialectics of Misogyny, New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA
2016
- EXCHANGE, Galerie Jochen Hempel, Berlin, Germany
2015
- Reverb, CAC, New Orleans, LA
- Inspired by Land, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
- Sidonie Villere, VOLTA11, Basel, Switzerland
2014
- Limbo, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
- Guns In The Hands Of Artists, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
- Preserve, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2013
- Crescent City Connection, Dishman Museum, Beaumont, TX
2012
- Adjust, Reynolds Ryan Gallery at Newman School, New Orleans, LA
- NOLA NOW Part II: Abstraction in Louisiana, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA
2011
- White on White, Cynthia Volk Asian Art, New York, NY
- Wrapped, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
- January White Sale, Loretta Howard Gallery, New York, NY
2010
- The Sublime and the Silly, UNO-St. Claude Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2009
- Art Melt, Brunner Gallery, Shaw Center, Baton Rouge, LA
2008
- P1 Projects, Hefler Building, New Orleans, LA
- 40 Days and 40 Nights, Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, LA
- Material, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2007
- Kaleidoscope Katrina, Windows of Lord and Taylor Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
2006
- New Orleans Artists in Exile, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
- New Orleans Artists in Exile, Steve Martin Studios, Miami, FL
- Shreveport Regional Arts Council, ARTSPACE, Shreveport, LA
- South Coast Clay, Gallery 301, Mobile, AL
- Thresholds: Innovations in Clay, Portland, OR
- New Orleans Artists In Exile, Atlanta, GA
2005
- Clay, A Compelling Expression, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
- Ceramic Currents: Program in Artisanry 1975-2003, Anne Arundel Community College, Pascal Center Gallery, Arnold, MD
2004
- Connections, Open Door Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- Thesis Exhibition, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
2003
- Glass Case Show, UMass Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
- Ceramics in Progress, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
- The New Generation: Current Work from the Program in Artisanry, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
- Tabor Academy, Marion, MA
2002
- Ernie’s Gallery Window, New Bedford, MA
- Artists Connected by Water, University Art Gallery, New Bedford, MA. Sponsored by the Lloyd Center of Environmental Studies
- Transformation, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
2001
- Glimpse Show, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
- Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD
- Millbrook School Gallery, Millbrook, NY
2000
- Woldenberg Gallery, Newcomb School, New Orleans, LA, Twenty Piece Graduating BFA Exhibit
SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
- Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody, The Bunker, Palm Beach, FL
- Beatrice Laubscher, Solothurn, Switzerland
- Dr. Jonathan Lampert, New York, NY
- Estate of Howard Barnett, New Orleans, LA
- Galila Barzilai-Hollander, Brussels, Belgium
- James Mouenger, New Orleans, LA
- Louellen and Darryl Berger, New Orleans, LA
- LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, LA
- New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
- Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans LA
- Roger Ogden, New Orleans, LA
- Saks Fifth Avenue Department Stores, New York, NY
- Steve and Dana Hansel, New Orleans, LA
- Wendy and George Rodrigue, New Orleans, LA
WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES
2005
- Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX. Three week residency in October right after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast.
2003
- Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO. Handbuilding Workshop taught by Sally Brogden
- Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV. Photographing the Tahoe Basin, Workshop taught by Russell Dudley
2001
- Peter Callas Workshop, Belvedere, NJ. Japanese Pottery Workshop
1999-2007
- National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference (NCECA). Columbus, Ohio, 1999, Denver, Colorado, 2000, Charlotte, NC, 2001, San Diego, CA, 2003, Baltimore, Maryland, 2005, Portland, Oregon, 2006, Louisville, KY, 2007
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
2005-2013
- Ceramics Teacher, Louise S. McGehee School, New Orleans LA. Teaching part time to juniors and seniors.
2008
- Co-Curator, Material, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2006
- Co-Curator, Thresholds: Innovative Clay, Ogle Gallery, Portland, OR
2005
- Visiting Artist, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte,
NC
- Curator, Clay, A Compelling Expression, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2004
- Exhibition Programmer, Louisiana ArtWorks, New Orleans, LA
2003
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA. Beginning Handbuilding
- Volunteer, NCECA, San Diego, CA
- Visiting Artist, Tabor Academy, Marion, MA
2002
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
2001 - 2004
- Member, Gallery 244, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
2001
- Ceramics Representative for the Buyers Market of American Craft, Baltimore, MD
2000
- Internship, Neal Auction House, New Orleans, LA
HONORS AND AWARDS
2009
- Art Melt 2nd Place Prize, Jurors: Dan Cameron, Brian Young, Ann Connelly, Brunner Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2007
- Love in the Garden Honoree, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
2005
- Invited Participant, Southern Arts Federation Summit, Atlanta, GA.
2004
- Public Commission, Jefferson Parish Courthouse, Gretna, LA
2002 - 2003
- Teaching Assistantships, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Hand Building, Foundations: Visual Language and 3-D Concepts New Bedford, MA
2000
- Award Recipient, Juanita Gonzales Prize in Ceramics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
PUBLICATIONS
2017
- “New Orleans Art Review”. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery Press Archive, Summer/Fall 2017
- “Partly Interrupted”. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery Press Archive, June 1, 2017.
- “Happy 40th Julia Jump, A Preservation Resource Center Benefit”. NOLA.com, April 21, 2017.
- “Interruption and Discovery: Sidonie Villere at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery”. Pelican Bomb, July 14, 2017.
2015
- “How Hurricane Katrina Influenced This Artist’s Work”. Architectural Digest, August 28, 2015.
- “Post Storm Production: New Orleans museums look to artists and their practice”. The Art Newspaper, August 26, 2015.
- “Ten Years After Katrina, New Orleans Museums Reckon With Recovery”. The New York Times, August 19, 2015.
2012
- “Mark Tullos’ Nominees for: Up-and-Coming Regional Artists”. Country Roads Adventures Close to Home, 2013.
2011
- “Artfully done: Short and Sweet". New Orleans Homes and Lifestyles, Winter, 2011
2010
- “New Orleans artist leaves Impressions in mesh screen”. The Tennessean, November 14, 2010.
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.
- “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
- “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.