Resume
Jim Klingman
Education: B. A., University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Co Major in Art Education 1972 Minor in Industrial Arts
University of Northern Colorado 1978-1980 Studio Ceramics
Loretto Heights College, Denver, Co 1980
Experience:
- President and Founding Member, Madison & Main Cooperative Gallery 1986-1995, 1997 -1998
- Vice-Chair AAUW Art Mart 1990-1993
- AAUW Art Mart Advisory Board 1986-1993
- Chairman of the Opening Committee for the Union Colony Civic Center, Tointon Gallery
- Advisory Board for the College of Visual and Performing Arts, University of Northern Colorado 1991 -1994, 1997 -1998
- Guest lecturer University Of Northern Colorado 1989-1993
1998
Advisory Board for the Colorado Clay Show, Foothills Gallery, Golden, Co
- I have operated my own clay studio, full time, since 1979 in Northern Colorado
- Search and Screening Committee for Professor for Fine Arts Dept., University of Northern Colorado
- Greeley Art Commission Board Member 1997-2009, 2010-2020, Vice Chairman 2000-2009, 2010-2014
- Greeley Art Commission Master Planning
- Arts Alive Board of Directors
- Juried Student Art Show University of Northern Colorado
- Tointon Gallery Advisory Board
- Arts Legacy Board Greeley, Co
Professional Organizations:
- American Crafts Council
- National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
- Denver Art Museum
GalleryAffiliation:
- Madison & Main Gallery, 927 16th St., Greeley, Co 80631
- Stonehenge, 504 Sixth St., Georgetown, Co 80444
- Boulder Arts & Crafts Gallery, 1421 Pearl St. Mall, Boulder, Co 80302
- Aspen and Evergreen Gallery, 356 East Elkhorn Ave. #1, Estes Park, CO 80517
- Darpino Studio Gallery, 934 Manitou Ave., Suite 107, Manitou Springs, Co 80829
Selected Exhibitions:
2020 Oct. “Colorado Connection” Plinth Gallery, Denver CO
2020 Oct. Cup: The Intimate Object XVI, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2019 Sept. Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster, Pa
2018 May Denver Potters Association Spring Show, Denver, Co
2018 Oct. Zip 37 Gallery Invitational, Denver, CO
2018 Oct.CUP: THE INTIMATE OBJECT XII, Charlie Cummings Gallery
2018 Dec. Castle Clay Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2018 Dec. Denver Potter’s Assoc. Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2017 Dec. Castle Clay Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2017 Oct. CUP: THE INTIMATE OBJECT XII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
2017 April Castle Clay Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2016 Oct. CUP: THE INTIMATE OBJECT XII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
2016 April Expressions in Clay, Tointon Gallery Greeley, Co
2015 Dec. Still Throwing, Niropa University, Boulder, Co
2015 Dec. Denver Potter’s Assoc. Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2015 April Castle Clay Show & Sale, Denver, Co Nov.
2015 Expressions in Clay, Tointon Gallery, Greeley, Co
2014 Dec. Denver Potter’s Assoc. Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2014 April Castle Clay Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2013 Dec. Artmarket, Arvada Center, Arvada, Co
2013 Dec. Denver Potter’s Assoc. Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2013 Nov. Castle Clay Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2013 Oct. Invitational Show, Caribou Gallery, Denver, Co
2013 Oct. Contained Tea Pots, Muse Gallery, Longmont, Co, Best of show Functional Tea Pot
2013 Sept. Northern Colorado Invitational, Fort Collins Museum of Art
2013 Sept. Retrospective Show, Mari Mitchener Gallery, University of Northern Colorado
2012 Sept. "Tea Time with Nan McKinnell", Fort Collins, Co
2012 May Denver Potter’s Assoc. Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2012 Nov. Castle Clay Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2012 Dec. Denver Potter’s Assoc. Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2011 Oct. Arts Alive Award
2011 May Castle Clay Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2010 Dec. Denver Potter’s Assoc. Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2010 Nov. Castle Clay Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2010 Nov. Museum of Modern Art Show & Sale, Fort Collins, Co
2010 Sept. Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster, Pa
2010 May Denver Potter’s Assoc. Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2009 Nov. Castle Clay Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2009 Nov. Creative Spaces, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Co
2009 May Denver Potter’s Assoc. Show & Sale, Denver, Co
2008 Dec. Arvada Center Art Market Show & Sale, Arvada, Co
2008 Nov. Creative Spaces, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Co
2008 Sept. Purchase award, Lincoln Center's Invitational 30th anniversary Gala, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Co
2008 July Best of show, Arts Picnic, Tointon Gallery, Greeley, Co
2008 July Workshop Pottery Studio, Fort Collins, Co
2008 June Two person Show with Maynard Tischler Lincoln Center,
Fort Collins, Co
2007 Dec. Arvada Center Art Market Show & Sale, Arvada Co
2007 Dec. Great And Glorious Gifts, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Co
2007 Nov. Mugs, Bowls & Casseroles, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Co
2007 April Strictly Functional, National Juried Show, Lancaster, PA
2006 March Colorado Clay, Juried Show, Award of Excellence, Golden, Co
2006 Dec. Arvada Center Art Market Show & Sale, Arvada Co
2006 Dec. Mugs, Bowls & Casseroles, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Co
2006 Dec. Great And Glorious Gifts, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Co
2006 Nov. Taught Workshop Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Co
2005 Dec. Great and Glorious Gifts, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Co
2005, Dec. Creative Spaces, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Co
2005, Nov. Taught Workshop University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Co
2005, Nov. Mug Invitational, Neil Estrick Gallery, Grayslake, Il
2005, Nov. Clay Show, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins Co
2005, May Denver Potters’ Assoc. Spring Show, Denver, Co
2004, Dec. Arvada Center Art Market Show & Sale, Arvada Co
2004, Dec. Invited Artist, Castle Clay Show, Golden, Co
2004, July Tea Pot Show, Madison & Main Gallery, Greeley, Co
2004, June Workshop Arvada Center For the Visual and Performing Arts, Arvada Co
2003, Dec. Arvada Center Art Market Show & Sale, Arvada Co
2003, Sept. “From Inside the Clay Studio” Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood Co
2003, March “Teapot Show” Boulder Arts & Crafts Cooperative, Boulder , Co
2002, Dec. MOCA Show and Sale, Museum Of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, Co
2002, Dec. Twelve Potters Show, Loveland Museum, Loveland, Co
2002, Dec. Art Market, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada Co
2002, Oct. Colorado Men in Clay, Artists on Santa Fe, Denver, Co
2002, Jan. Art Students’ League, Ceramics Show, Denver, Co
2001, Nov. Lincoln Center Christmas Exhibition, Fort Collins, Co
2001, Nov. Arvada Center Art Market Show & Sale, Arvada, Co
2001, Sept. Tables and Platters Invitational, Boulder Arts and Crafts Cooperative,
Boulder, Co
2001, Aug. South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce Invitational, Denver Co
2001, Feb. Taught Workshop University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Co
Artist statement: The general focus of my work for the last thirty plus years has been function and form. It is important to me that the pots I make work well and are a joy to use, both physically and aesthetically. It won’t do to have a beautiful teapot that won’t pour well. It is important to me that people use my pots in their every day lives and, in this way, our lives will be somewhat entwined and enriched. I enjoy how many people tell me that they have coffee with me every morning. Nearly all of my work is thrown on a wheel and made of porcelain. I enjoy the white clay, it’s translucency and how it interacts with glazes. Much of my inspiration comes from historical and contemporary ceramics, nature, and technique. I find that one technique is developed from another and keeps my work fresh and exciting to me. My hope is that the pots I make invite use and that my pleasure in making them will be shared by those who use them.