ALLISON LUCE
CV
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Hunter College, New York, New York, Painting
B.F.A. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio,dual major in Painting and Art History
Summa Cum Laude
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2009 - Present
Central Piedmont Community College, Merancas Campus, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2018
Muse Gallery, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 2018
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Student Union Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2017
Noble and Greenough School, Foster Gallery, Dedham, Massachusetts, 2015
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Student Union Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2015
Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, North Carolina, 2013
Artist Space 711 at Women Centered Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2013
Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2012-13
Asbury University, Wilmore, Kentucky, 2012
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland, 2012
Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts, 2011
Union University, Jackson, Tennessee, 2011
Zentrum für Keramik- Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2010
The Rotunda Gallery, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 2009
International Ceramic Research Center-Denmark, Skaelskor, Denmark, 2009
Louise Gilbert Gallery, Mitchell Community College, Statesville, North Carolina, 2009
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2018
“The Great Books,” Square Halo Gallery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 2018.
“ArtFields,” Lake City Creative Alliance, Lake City, South Carolina, 2018.
“ASC Community Supported Art,” UNCC Center City Gallery, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC, 2018.
“Inaugural Art Exhibition,” Town Hall Artist Gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC, 2018.
“Little Things,” Swan Coach Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 2018.
2017
“First Fruits,” CIVA Juried Traveling Exhibition, 2017-2018 “First Fruits,” CIVA Juried Traveling Exhibition, 2017-2018
“Fall Invitational Pottery & Handmade Objects,” The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA, 2017.
“CPCC Invitational Holiday Market,” Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, 2017.
2016
“Paper Narratives,” Muse Gallery, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 2016
“80 x 80,” juried by Mary Edith Alexander, Grace Cote and Lori Kornegay, Mint Museum Uptown, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2016
“First La Grange Southeast Regional,” La Grange Art Museum, La Grange, Georgia, 2016
2015
“From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands,” juried by Stephen Wicks, William King Museum of Art, Abingdon, Virginia, 2015-2016
“35thAnniversary Exhibition,” juried by Deborah Bedwell, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland, 2015
“Birth, Growth, Transformation,” two-person show, Webber Gallery, College of Central Florida, Ocala, Florida, 2015
“The Summer Swan Invitational,” The Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 2015
“20thAnnual Hambidge Auction & Performance Gala,” Goat Farm Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia 2015
“Carolina’s Got Art,” Ceramics Exhibition, juried by Peter Callas, Elder Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2015
“Juried Art Show 2015,” 1stPlace Winner, Gaston County Museum, Dallas, North Carolina, 2015
“Clay Expressions,” Wilkes Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 2015
“Studio Party 15,” McColl Center for Art & Innovation, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2015
“Transcendence,” Cornelius Arts Center, Cornelius, North Carolina, 2015
“Matchless,” J Costello Gallery, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 2015
2014
“Hambidge Invitational Pottery Show,” The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, Georgia, 2014
“What Remains,” Mitchell Community College, Louise Gilbert Gallery, Statesville, North Carolina 2014
“Eye of the Artist,” Juried by Carolyn Blaylock, Welborn Gallery, Yadkinville, North Carolina 2014
“Back to the Garden,” Juried by Carla Hanzal, Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina 2014
“DownEast Juried Sculpture Exhibition,” Emerge Gallery, Greenville, North Carolina 2014
“In Full Bloom,” Juried by Leigh Taylor Mickelson, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland 2014
2013
“Envisioned Landscape,” Tipton Gallery, Eastern Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 2013
“Women of Substance: Fall Invitational,” Iredell Museum, Statesville, North Carolina, 2013
“Carolina’s Got Art!,” July Salon Show,” Elder Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2013
“Revelations: Interrogating the Sacred,” Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois, 2013
“Defining the Ethereal,” Andre Christine Gallery, Mooresville, North Carolina, 2013
2012
“Winter Show,” Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2012
“Ceramics Now Exhibition, 3rdEdition,” Galateea Gallery, Bucharest, Romania (Invitational), 2012
“Faculty Exhibition,” Mitchell Community College, Statesville, North Carolina, 2012
“SHOWDOWN,” Hart Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2012
“Garden Party,” Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, North Carolina, 2012
Gallery at Packard Place, curated by Carmella Jarvi, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2012
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA
CRU, Orlando, Florida
PUBLIC ART Exhibition
The Public Art Exhibition on Hilton Head Island, Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn, HHI, SC Fall 2013
ART POP 2016
Selected to have artwork on a billboard in Charlotte during 2016, sponsored by the Arts & Science Council of Charlotte, Adams Outdoor Advertising and Art Pop.
HILTON HEAD HEALTH 2019
Selected by Muse Gallery SC to have “Ancient Expanse” ceramic installation installed in dining room of upscale health resort.
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ART PROGRAM
Commissioned by the Arts and Science Council of Charlotte to create 50 unique sculptures for the Fall 2014 Community Supported Art Season.
RESIDENCIES
Artist-in-Residence, The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, Georgia, 2018, 2015 & 2014 (Distinguished Fellow 2014)
Artist-in-Residence, Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, Massachusetts, 2015
Artist-in-Residence, Pop-Up Resident, The Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2015
Artist-In-Residence, Grunewald Guild, Leavenworth, Washington, 2013
Artist-In-Residence, Medalta International Artist in Residence, Alberta, Canada, 2012
Visiting Artist, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland, 2011
Artist-In-Residence, Zentrum für Keramik- Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2010
Artist-In-Residence, International Ceramic Research Center, Skaelskor, Denmark, 2009
Affiliate Artist, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2008
Hunter College, Ceramics Department, New York, New York, 2005-2006
WORKSHOPS
Muse Gallery, Ceramic Workshop, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 2018
Discovery Place, Ceramic Workshop, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2016
Carolina Clay Matters, Surface Treatment Workshop, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2015
Bluffton High School, Artist-in-Residence, Two-Day Workshop, Bluffton, South Carolina, 2013
Sponsored by the Island School Council for the Arts in partnership with The Public Art Exhibition on Hilton Head Island and the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry to facilitate the creation of a large-scale ceramic tile mural to be permanently installed in Bluffton High School.
WORK HISTORY
Gordon College, Guest Faculty, Wenham, Massachusetts, Ceramics Instructor, Orvieto, Italy, Spring 2016, 2017
Mitchell Community College, Adjunct Instructor, Statesville, North Carolina, 2007- 2014
Creative Art Exchange, Ceramics Instructor, Cornelius, North Carolina, 2007
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
Central Piedmont Community College, Merancas Campus, Lecture, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2018
Popp Martin Student Union Gallery, UNC Charlotte, Gallery Talk, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2017
Panel Moderator, Panel Discussion, CIVA Symposium, Charlotte, NC, 2017
Gordon College, Gordon-IN-Orvieto Study Abroad Program, Orvieto, Italy, 2016
Panel Moderator, Panel Discussion, CIVA Symposium, Charlotte, NC, 2016
Noble and Greenough School, Artist Talk, Dedham, MA, 2015
The Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences, Artist Talk, Rabun Gap, GA, 2015
Iredell Museums, Arts After Dark, Guest Lecturer, Statesville, NC, 2014
Gordon College, Art & Vocation Guest Lecturer, Wenham, MA, 2013, 2015
Bluffton High School, Guest Lecturer, Bluffton, South Carolina, 2013
Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Gallery Talk, Salisbury, North Carolina, 2013
Artist Space 711, Women Centered Art, Gallery Talk, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2013
Central Piedmont Community College, Lunch & Learn Lecture, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2012
Medalta International Artist in Residence, Alberta, Canada, 2012
Asbury University, Gallery Talk, Wilmore, Kentucky, 2012
Gordon College, Gallery Talk, Wenham, Massachusetts, 2011
Union University, Gallery Talk, April 14, 2011, Jackson, Tennessee, 2011
Zentrum für Keramik- Berlin, Gallery Talk, Berlin, Germany, 2010
Mitchell Community College, Art Department, Statesville, North Carolina, 2009
Pecha Kucha Night, Presenter, Point 8 Forum, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 2009
Eastern Mennonite University, Gallery Talk, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 2008
McColl Center for Visual Art, Panel Discussion, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2008
Gaston College, Gallery Talk, Dallas, North Carolina, 2008
New York Center for Art and Media Studies, NYC, New York, 2005 & 2007
DIALogue, Metro Philadelphia Art Ministry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2006
COLLECTIONS
Private collections in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, New York, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Iowa and Germany.
AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL Sale
March 2016 show, Atlanta, Georgia
March 2015 show, Atlanta, Georgia
JUROR
The Breath and The Clay, Living Art Gallery, Exhibition in conjunction with conference.
Winston Salem, NC, March 2018
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Collaborated with 5thStreet Ministries in Statesville, NC to make and donate bowls to use in their Empty Bowls luncheon that raises money for the homeless shelter. Responsible for Mitchell Community College’s Ceramics I & II classes donating a total of seventy bowls made over the course three semesters to the fundraiser. Led students in a class project where each student made three bowls to donate to the event. Students were excited to participate in the outreach and enjoyed creating something they could give back to the community.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bareham, Amy, “The Gift of Ceramics.” Arts & Science Council of Charlotte blog, November 14, 2013.
“CPCC in Charlotte, NC Features work by Allison Luce.” Carolina Arts, October 2012,1.
Campbell, Sarah, “Waterworks Exhibit Memory: Nature and Nurture.” Salisbury Post, 30 May 2013, Time Out, 6-7D.
Kerr, Merrily, “Surface Beauty: Nine Contemporary Artists,” IMAGE: A Journal of the Arts and Religion36 (2002): 93-102.
Lampe, Denise, “Artist Following Dream to Create.” Mooresville News, The Charlotte Observer, 30 March 2011, 1, 8.
McQuaid, Cate, “Allison Luce: Ancient Expanse.” Week Ahead: Critics Picks, The Boston Globe, 1 September 2011, G, 6.
Reed, Karin, “Artist Allison Luce Growing After RAPG Grant.” Arts & Science Council Blog, September 18, 2012,
Romaine, James. “Best foot forward.” Comment Magazine (March 2008): 43-47.
Romaine, James. “Residence of Growth.” Ceramics Now Issue 2(January 2013): 51-52.
Schreiber, Barbara, “Luce Ponders Fragility Through Clay.” The Charlotte Observer, 21 December 2012, CLT, 8.
Solender, Michael, “Earthly Delights.” The Charlotte Observer, April 2017, Lake Norman Magazine, 68-72.
Smith, Celeste, “Bringing art and beauty to others.” The Charlotte Observer, 12 November 2014, A, 13.
Smith, Justin, “Artist in Residence: Allison Luce.” The Pines, Volume II, Issue 4, 2018.
Spencer, Preston, “Mitchell Community Empty Bowls.” Statesville Record & Landmark, 5 October 2012, A, 1,10A.
Spencer, Preston, “Empty Bowls Event.” Statesville Record & Landmark, 5 October 2013, 1,5A.
Stratford, Linda, “Carnal Beauties: The Art of Allison Luce,” IMAGE: A Journal of the Arts and Religion80 (2014): 55-58.
Sullivan, Alexis. “Luce’s Evolution.”Nobles(Winter 2016): 8.
Welliver, Sarah, “School Partnership in the Arts.” Island Packet, 9 October 2013, 2A, photo, video link.
PUBLICATIONS
Luce, Allison. “Gender, Culture, Clay: A Discussion.” Critical Ceramics, 2008. (online)
Luce, Allison, “Art as Spiritual Perception: Essays in Honor of E. John Walford,” SEEN: Christians in the Visual Arts 13:2 (2013): 28.
PODCASTS
artNXTlevel, The Artist Next Level Podcast, with Sergio Gomez, Episode 42, “Artist Allison Luce shares valuable insight about art residencies.” July 15, 2015.
CIVA, Art and the Church Podcast, Episode 4, Allison Luce artist interview by Brian Moss, 2011.
AWARDS
2015 Noble and Greenough School Artist-in-Residence Recipient
2014 Arts & Science Council Regional Artist Project Grant Recipient
2014The Antinori Fellowship for Ceramic Artists, The Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences
2012 Arts & Science Council Regional Artist Project Grant Recipient
Phi Kappa Phi, Ohio University
Golden Key National Honor Society, Ohio University
Edna Way Scholarship, Ohio University