This page features a complete background and resume of James A. Jones, a ceramic sculptor residing in Tucson, AZ. It includes his educational, professional experience, and awards he has received.
| EDUCATION: |
M.F.A., Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois 1989 B.F.A., Kent State University Kent, Ohio 1980 |
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: | ||
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Instructor in Ceramics and Sculpture Clatsop Community College Astoria, Oregon, 1999-2001 Courses Taught: Introduction and Intermediate Ceramics, Introduction and Intermediate Sculpture, Atmospheric Firing Administrative Appointment in Ceramics Pima Community College Tucson, Arizona, 1998 - 1999 Courses Taught: Ceramics I and II Adjunct Faculty in Ceramics Pima Community College Tucson, Arizona, 1996 - 1998 Courses Taught: Ceramics I and II Instructor in Ceramics Tucson Parks and Recreation Department Tucson, Arizona, 1994 - 1998 Courses Taught: Basic Pottery Introduction, Beginning Wheel Throwing, Handbuilding in Clay, Pottery II, Dinnerware, Pottery III, Sculpture in Clay, Pottery Surface Decoration Instructor in Ceramic Handbuilding Northern Illinois University, 1988 Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Drawing Northern Illinois University, 1987 | ||
| SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS: | ||
| 1995 |
Tucson-Pima Arts Council Fellowship Tucson, Arizona | |
| 1993 |
Artist-in-Residence Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Gatlinburg, Tennessee | |
| 1991 |
Visual Arts New Work Award Wisconsin Arts Board Madison, Wisconsin | |
| 1989 |
Banff Centre Scholarship, Studio Artist Banff Centre School of Fine Arts Banff, Alberta, Canada | |
| 1988 |
Assistantship Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Gatlinburg, Tennessee | |
| 1985 |
Jerome Foundation Fellowship Jerome Hill Foundation St. Paul, Minnesota | |
| 1979 |
Tuition Waiver/Scholarship Blossom School of Art Kent, Ohio | |
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