About
Susan Barrett is an award-winning potter living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Mint Museum, Rocky Mount Art Museum and the City of Mesa, Arizona. She has exhibited at the Smithsonian and in international juried competitions in the United States, Japan and Germany.
Awards
- 2010 Honorable Mention, Vasefinder, Vasefinder.com
- 2009 First Place, Art on Main, Hendersonville, NC
- 2009 Second Place, Atalaya, Huntington Beach, SC
- 2009 First Place, Hendersonville Arts Council, NC “Bring Us Your Best”
- 2008 NC Arts Council Regional Artist Project Grant
- 2008 Honorable Mention, Grace Center, NC “Fine Art Exhibition”
- 2007 Third Place, Transylvania Arts Council. NC “Fine Craft Exhibition”
- 2006 Merit Award, Art Beth-El, Saint Petersburg, FL
- 2005 Dino Read Award, Raleigh, NC
- 2005 Award of Excellence, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, NC
Education
- 2008 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, Color Theory, Margaret Scanlan
- 2006 Odyssey Center, Asheville NC, Scupture Workshop, Cheryl Tall
- 2005 Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville NC, Shozo Workshop
- 1993-1994 Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte NC, classes & workshops
- 1982 University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, graduated BS
Professional Associations
- American Craft Council
- Carolina Designer Craftsmen
- Southern Highland Craft Guild
- Hand Made in America
- Piedmont Craftsmen
Selected Exhibitions
- 2010 “Art in the Airport”, Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, NC
- 2009 “Vasefinder Nationals”, Vasefinder.com
- 2008 “North Carolina Potters Invitational”, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
- 2007 “Fine Craft Exhibition”, Transylvania Arts Council, Brevard, NC
- 2005 “Heavenly Vessels”, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA
- 2004 “Smithsonian Craft Show”, Washington, DC
- 2004 “Focus”, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
- 2003 “Ceramics Invitational”, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
- 2002 “Salzbrand 2002", Galerie Handwerk Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany
- 2001 “Form Over Function”, Frog Hollow Gallery, Manchester, VT
- 2000 “The Poetics of Austerity”, Gallery W.D.O., Charlotte, NC
- 1999 “Southeastern Clay Invitational”, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
- 1999 “Form & Function: Contemporary Ceramics”, Galleria Mesa, Mesa, AZ
- 1999 “National Crafts 1999", Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
- 1999 “National Ceramic Competition”, Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts, Florence, AL
- 1998 “Spotlight 1998", American Craft Council Southeast Region, Arrowmont, TN
- 1998 “Ceramic International Juried Exhibition”, Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH