Errol Willett
7846 Main Street, Fabius, NY 13063
Comstock Art Facility, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-5050
TEACHING
2004-present Associate Professor, Syracuse University, School of Art, Ceramics Program
2009-2012 Chair, Department of Art, School of Art and Design, Syracuse University
1998-2004 Assistant Professor, Syracuse University, School of Art, Ceramics Program
1996-1998 Assistant Professor, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, Ceramics Area
1993-1993 Resident Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado
1991-1993 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania
1990-1991 Resident Artist, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, New Jersey
1990-1992 Art Teacher, Lakeland-Andover High School, Lafayette, New Jersey
EXHIBITIONS
2022
Installation/Exhibit, Erie Canal Museum, Syracuse, NY (with Hapteklab)
Guest Artist, 16 Hands Fall Studio Tour, Floyd, VA (Oct)
2020
Gallery Expo, NCECA Conference, Richmond, Virginia (upcoming)
Featherstone Art Center, Oak Bluffs, MA (upcoming)
2019
Chapel de 2 Vallons, Vallauris, France. (July)
Clayscapes Gallery, Syracuse, NY (November)
Gallery Expo, NCECA Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota (March)
2018
Gallery Expo, NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (March)
Penn State University Alumni Show, NCECA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (March)
Art Basel Miami, Ceramics International Booth (December)
Edgewood Gallery, Syracuse, NY, (first-ever show of works in glass) (May)
2017
Gallery Expo, NCECA Conference, Portland, OR (March)
2015
Gallery Expo. NCECA Conference, Providence, RI (March)
2014
-Shaw-Cramer Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA (August)
-SU Art Gallery, "Reveal/Conceal,' November
2013
•Penn State University, Alumni Show. (April)
•Shaw-Cramer Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA (July)
•The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, NY (Oct)
2012
•Invitational show, “Enlighened Earth,” Nazareth College Art Gallery, Rochester, NY (January)
•Cazenovia College Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY (scheduled: October)
•Shaw-Cramer Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA (July)
2011
•Benefit exhibitions for the following institutions: Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO;
Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD; The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA;
Stone Quarry Art Park, Cazenovia, NY
2010
•”30 Teapots,” Invitational, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD (September)
•NCECA Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia Convention Center, Phila., PA (March)
•Installation, “Staying on Good Terms w/Nature,” Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY (June)
2009
•Two-person Show, Limestone Gallery, Fayetteville, NY (Dec.)
• Permanent Outdoor Installation “Overlooked Information: The Carbon Espalier,”
iSchool, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. (August)
•”Affinity,” Invitational, Incheon World Ceramic Center, Incheon, South Korea (August)
•Group Show, The Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, MD (April)
2008
•”From Belgrade to Bellingham,” new work from Syracuse Ceramics,
Standard Ceramics, Pittsburgh, PA (NCECA-March)
•Invitational, G-Street Studio Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA (March)
•Everson Biennial, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY (June-August)
•”Mastery In Clay,” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (October)
2007
•”Three Generations of Mentorship,” Hazelitt Gallery, NCECA Conf., Louisville, KY (march)
•Group Show, Glassworks Gallery, NCECA Conference, Louisville, KY (march)
•Group Show, St. David’s Church, Manlius, NY (May)
•”Bowls,” Group Show, Chameleon Gallery, Cazenovia, NY (October)
•”Mastery in Clay,” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA (November)
•”Stone Canoe,” The Delavan Art Center, Syracuse, NY (April)
2006 •The Everson Biennial (juried), Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY (June)
•Faculty Show, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, NY (October)
2005
•Mastery in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (October)
•Installation of “Black Eye”, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, (October)
•Group Show, St. Davids Gallery, Syracuse, New York (May)
•Syracuse University Faculty, Flag Museum, NCECA conference, Baltimore, Maryland (March)
2004
•Mastery in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (October)
•”MacDonald, Hughto & Willett,” Domont Studio Gallery, NCECA, Indianapolis, Indiana (March)
•”Cross-Fertilization,” Installations of four artists, Bodner Gallery, NCECA, Indianapolis, Indiana (March)
•”All Over the Map,” Blackmold Studio Gallery, NCECA, Indianapolis, Indiana
•Celebration of the Arts, St. David’s Church, Manlius, New York (May)
•Group Show, Butternut Pottery, Jamesville, New York (May)
2003
•Mastery in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (October)
•Joe Scala Gallery, Group Show, New Woodstock, New York (September)
•Group Show, The Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland (Sept.)
•”Black & White,” The Forman Gallery, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York (Sept.)
•Two-Person Show, Glyde Hall Gallery, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Canada (April)
•”Wallworks,” Group Show, The Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland (January)
2002
•Faculty Exhibition, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (Nov.)
•Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (November)
•Two-Person Show, Gallery Chiz, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (October)
•Juried Group Show, Ohr-Okeefe Museum, Biloxi, Mississippi (October)
•Invitational Group Show, Cooperstown Art Assoc., Cooperstown, New York (Sept.)
•Solo Show, CoreNewArtSpace, Denver, Colorado (July)
•Solo Show, Annex Gallery, Charleston, West Virginia (June)
•Invitational, Hertz Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky (January)
•Invitational, Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska (February)
• 2000 Everson National travels to Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
2001
•(2000) Everson National travels to: -Samuel Hain Museum, University of Florida
-Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois
•”Grand Buffet,” Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (October)
•”Best Contemporary Art,” Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska, Merit Award, (February)
•Faculty Exhibition, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, (October)
2000
•”The Ceramic National,” Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, Invitational
•National Ceramic Exhibition, Texas A&M University Gallery, Commerce, Texas
•”Couplets,” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
•”Ceramics 2000,” CoreNewArtSpace, NCECA, Denver, Colorado
•Invitational, Stone Quarry Art Park, Cazenovia, New York
1999 •Wood-fired Cup Show, Iowa Artisans Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa, Juried
•”Abstraction,” The Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
•Invitational, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
•Invitational, Hertz Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
•Faculty Exhibition, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University
1998
•Juried Show, Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, Ohio
•National Invitational, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
•Penn State Reunion Show, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
•Sixth Strictly Functional Pottery National, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
•Invitational, Hertz Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
EXPERIENCE
2022 Lecture, Erie Canal Museum. Evolution of Hapteklab.
2022 Panel Discussion, Syracuse University, "What to Expect Post-MFA"
2022 Ceramic Tile Workshop, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, CA
2021 Design TO, Installation with Hapteklab
2020 ACAW – Architectural Ceramics Assembly Workshop, Buffalo (August)
2019 Visiting Artist workshop and lecture, Cayuga Community College, Auburn NY
2019 ACAW – Architectural Ceramics Assembly Workshop, Buffalo (August)
2018 Visiting Artist workshop and lecture, Chautauqua Institute School of Visual Arts (July)
2015 Visiting Artist, Red Lodge Clay Center, ASPN residency (May)
2013 Visiting Artist, Penn State University, State College, PA (April)
2012 Residency, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT (December)
2012 Art School Collaborative Conference, Haystack Mountain School, Deer Isle, ME (September)
2012 Grant recipient, Architectural Ceramics interdisciplinary project with Boston Valley Terracotta.
2011 Lecture, Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute Museum Lecture Series (Feb.)
2011 Lecture, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY (March)
2011 Visiting Artist, Chautauqua Institute School of Art, Chautauqua, NY (July)
2011 Lecture, Chautauqua Institute School of Art, Chautauqua, NY (July)
2010 Presenter, “Bridging the Gap from High School to College Art,” NCECA Conference, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Judge, Adelaide Robineau Carved Vase Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art and Clayscapes Gallery, Syracuse, NY (July)
2010 Panelist, New York Foundation for the Arts, Regional Artist Grant (SOS)
2009 Gallery/Website Launch, “Gandee Gallery,” Fabius, NY 13063 (gandeegallery.com)
2009 Presentation, “The Carbon Espalier,” iSchool, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (April)
2008 Curator, Shaped Clay 2008, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
2008 Curator, Syracuse University Ceramics NCECA exhibition, Standard Ceramics, Pittsburgh, PA
2007 Curator, Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition, Glassworks Gallery, NCECA Conference, Louisville, KY
2006 Resident, Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, Newcastle, Maine 2005 Curator, Shaped Clay
2006, National Juried High School Ceramics Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
2005 Curator, Syracuse University Allumni Exhibition, Flag Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
2004 Curator, Shaped Clay 2004, National Juried High School Ceramics Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
2004 Curator, “Cross-Fertilization,” Show of installation work at NCECA Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
2004 Commissioned to make Chancellor’s Citation Awards, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
2004 Co-Director, Westcott Community Center Gallery, Syracuse, New York
2003 Resident Artist, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
2003 Presenter, Cultural Resources Council Panel, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
2003 Lecture, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
2003 Lecture, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2003 Lecture, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
2003 Juried Residency, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
2003 Visiting Artist, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York
2002 Juror, New York Foundation for the Arts, SOS Grant
2002 Demonstration, Cultural Resources Council, WCNY TV, Syracuse, New York
2002 Lecture, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
2002 Lecture, Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, New York
2002 Gallery Talk, Annex Gallery, Charleston, West Virginia
2002 Workshop/Lecture, Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius, New York
2000 Lecture, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
2000 Lecture/Workshop, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
2000 Juror, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, Syracuse, New York
2000 Lecture, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, Syracuse, New York
1999 Workshop/Lecture, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
1999 Lecture, Bullseye Glass, Portland, Oregon
1999 Participant in workshop, Bullseye Glass, Portland, Oregon
1998 Lecture, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas
1998 Lecture, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
1998 Workshop/Lecture, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio
1998 Vision Fund Grant Recipient, Syracuse University
1997 Demonstration/Lecture, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 Two demonstration videos produced and published by Ceramic Arts Network.
2020 Hapteklab, Intersection of ceramics, design and architecture, Ceramics Monthly
2014 Electric Kiln Ceramics, Bartolovic, Krouse Publishing,
2014 Cone Six Ceramics, John Britt, Lark Press
2012 Local PBS station, Rochester, NY airs segment on exhibition at Nazareth College (January)
2011 Syracuse Post Standard: “Empty Bowls at the Warehouse,”
review of community project to raise money for hunger in Syracuse and surrounding areas. (September)
2011 Invitation to publish artwork in the upcoming 500 Teapots, Lark Books, Asheville, NC
2011 Stone Canoe Journal, Syracuse University Press, “The Carbon Espalier: Overlooked Information,”
iSchool Installation, Syracuse University Campus.
2010 500 Vases, Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form, Lark Books, Asheville, NC (2 images)
2009 Exhibition Catalog, “Affinities,” Incheon World Ceramic Centre, Incheon, Korea
2009 Windows Project Blog, iSchool, Syracuse University
2009 Windows Project Catalog, iSchool, Syracuse University
2007 Stone Canoe, Syracuse University Press, (3 images)
2006 “Magical Rooftop Garden,” West Virginia Style, November
2006 “The Installations of Ann Cofer,” by Errol Willett, Ceramics Technical, Australia (#23)
2005 “The Installations of Ann Cofer,” by Errol Willett, Ceramics Monthly, November
2004 “Shaped Clay 2004,” by Errol Willett, Ceramics Monthly, November
2004 “Errol Willett’s Geometric Patterns from Nature,” by Katherine Paleczny, Ceramics Art & Perception, Australia, June
2004 Electric Kiln Ceramics, by Richard Zakin, Mayfield Press
2002 Review of Exhibition, Syracuse Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York, October 13th.
2002 Review/Photo, The Charleston Daily Mail, July 5th.
2002 Cover Story/Photo, The Charleston Gazette, June 27th.
2001 Mastering the Craft, Richard Zakin, 2nd Edition, Krause Publications.
2000 Collaborative Teaching Methods, Stein, Anchor Publishing.
2000 Catalog, Everson Museum, Ceramic National.
2000 Syracuse Magazine Cover Story, Spring Issue, 8-page photo essay on Anagama firing.
2000 Syracuse Post-Standard Sunday Magazine Cover Story
1999 Syracuse Post-Standard Review of Faculty Exhibition (photo)
1999 Syracuse Post-Standard Feature Story
1999 The New Times, Review
1994 American Ceramics, Review of 29th Ceramic National
1993 Catalog, Everson Museum of Art, 29th Ceramic National
GRANTS/AWARDS
2022 CNY-Arts/NYFA Artist Grant, Erie Canal Museum Project w/Hapteklab
2019 ACAW Professional Workshop, Buffalo NY (VPA Research support)
2018 AIR Vallauris Residency/Exhibition, Vallauris, France (VPA Research support)
2009 New York State Foundation for the Arts Grant (SOS grant)
2007 Faculty Dev. Grant, Syracuse University
2006 Faculty Dev. Grant, Syracuse University
2004 Faculty Dev. Grant, Syracuse University
2003 Faculty Dev. Grant, Syracuse University
2003 New York State Foundation for the Arts Grant
2002 New York State Foundation for the Arts Grant
2002 Meredith Award for Excellence in Teaching
2001 Faculty Dev. Grant, Syracuse University
1998 Vision Fund Grant to Start Glass Program at Syracuse University
EDUCATION
M.F.A. – Ceramics – School of Art, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania, 1993
B.A. – East European Studies & German Language – University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1983
Additional studies in art at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York;
The University of Regensburg, Germany, 1982-1984; Bullseye Glass, Portland, OR, 1998-1999;
The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, 2003.
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