CV:

EDUCATION:
California College of the Arts, BFA Ceramics, Oakland, CA. May, 2014.
Australian National University, School of Fine Arts, (semester exchange) Canberra, ACT, Australia. February-July, 2013.
Penland School of Craft, Summer workshop (wood fire), Penland, NC. June 2012.

EXPERIENCE:
January 2015-Present:
Self Employed Artist- design, develop, and deliver art pieces. Follow client specifications for custom commissions, develop promotional material and create website content.

October, 2017-Present:
Designer, Material Consultant & Art Fabricator for Bradley Duncan Studio-develop new material research, manage all ceramics development. Los Angeles, CA.

March-July 2019:
Consulting & Production for Chris Kallmyer’s exhibition: Ensemble at the Santa Barbara Art Museum- fabricate and co-design large scale ceramic bells. Santa Barbara, CA.

February 2018-Present:
Heath Ceramics Event Staff, Los Angeles, CA.

October, 2014- August, 2016:
Studio Manager, Lead Fabricator & Designer at Ben Medansky Ceramics, Los Angeles, CA.

August 2016: Contractor (Redesign/construct kitchenette)- design and build complex interior walls, and built in countertop at Bradley William Duncan Studio, Silverlake/Hollywood, CA.

June 2016: Architectural Landscaping Design/construction, Private residence Los Feliz, CA.

Fall 2013: Studio Assistant for Jim Melchert, Oakland, CA.

2011-2013: Studio Assistant at The Workshop Residence, San Francisco, CA. Plaster Mold Making Workshop at The Workshop Residence- developed and executed multi weekend full day work shop with 15 students

Summer 2010-2013:  Manufacturer at Ha'Penny Designs, plaster mold making, slip-casting and all aspects of produciton, Lenox, MA.

2012: Mold Maker at Atelier Dion (Ceramic Fabricators) Oakland, CA.

PUBLICATIONS:
Sunset Magazine IDEA HOUSE feature, January 2020.
POPEYE, Craftsmanship Issue (No.860): Young Craftsmen Feature, December 2018 Tasting Kitchen, Steinbeisser Feature, 2018.
Architectural Digest, Jouw Store Feature, 2017.
C File, Featured Artist Profile. April, 2015.
The Method Case, Artist Profile. October, 2014.

EXHIBITIONS:
Experimental Gastronomy Retrospective at CODA Museum Apeldoorn Steinbeisser (group show), Apeldoorn, Netherlands. May-August 2020
Sunset Magazine IDEA HOUSE (group exhibition) Santa Monica, CA 2019.
Fresh StART LA Benefit Show at Arena 1 gallery, Santa Monica, CA. 2018.
PIPE DREAM- pop up at Whitmore (group exhbition), Los Angeles, CA. 2018. CUBE//TOOL Selected Slab Drops at Bradley Duncan Studio (solo exhibition), Los Angeles, CA. 2017. Steinbeisser's Experimental Gastronomy at Montalvo Arts Center (60 custom slab dropped dishes), Saratoga, CA. 2016.
"30 under 30" at No. Six Depot Roastery & Cafe (group exhibition), West Stockbridge, MA. 2016. "Looking Back to Move Forward" (group exhibition) Private Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. 2016. “Luke Shalan Techné” (solo exhibition) at The College Avenue Galleries, Oakland, CA. 2014. CCA Ceramics Guild Show at California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA. 2013.

COMMISSIONS:
2019- Custom Hanging Planter Installation for Kelly Wearstler, Proper Hotel, Austin TX. Ceramic Mugs for Mash SF Bike Co. (functional-ware with custom decal)
Batt Trimming Roses, Private Client, Los Angeles, CA.
2x2 Nipple CUBE (white), Private Client, Los Angeles, CA.
Custom ceramic cylinders (8”x8”-12”x12”) for Private Client, Los Angeles, CA.

2018- Ceramic Sculptures for Bradley Duncan Studio- (series of large scale, slab built sculpture w/custom glaze), Los Angeles, CA. Footed Ceramic stands for Abel Macias Rock Totems, Los Angeles, CA.
2x2 +1 Nipple CUBE (white pebble), Private Client, Redmond, WA.
4x4 Nipple CUBE (black) and 2x2 Nipple CUBE (white) Private Client, La Canada, CA.
3x3- Bottle cap CUBE (black) 3x3 Nipple CUBE (white speckle) Private Client, Seattle, WA.
Ceramic Mugs for Braaap (Cross is Coming), San Francisco, CA.

2017- Cactus Paddle Installation (three versions, one at each location) at The Now Massage, Silverlake, West Hollywood and Santa Monica CA.

2016- Custom Ceramics for The Now Massage, Los Angeles, CA. "Grandma's Kitchen" (series of 4) Private Residence, Washington DC.

2015- Custom Coffee Mugs, Private Client, Pittsfield, MA. Succulent Planters, Private Residence, Highland Park, CA.

2014- "Garden Tools" (trowel and fork), Private Residence, Richmond, MA.  Custom Ceramic Espresso Cups and Mugs for Mash Transit Bike Co., San Francisco, CA. (100 unit batches of high-fire functional-ware cups with decals)

AWARDS:
2014 Finalist for The Windgate Fellowship, The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design. 2012 The Milton Baxter Work-Study scholarship (Penland School of Craft), Penland, NC. 2010-14 Creative Achievement Scholarship Award at California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA. 2009 Scholarship Award of Achievement at California College of the Arts pre-college summer program for Architecture, Oakland, CA.

RESIDENCIES: Room 123 Residency, San Francisco, CA. January 2014. http://room123residency.tumblr.com