Owner, T. Weber Pottery Kingston Springs, TN (2018-present)

Produces and sells work in home studio and teaches a small group of hand-building students. Participates in a variety of fairs and art festivals throughout the southeast.

Selected Juried and Invitational Exhibitions:

Tennessee Association of Craft Artists, Highland Rim Chapter, St. Andrews School, Sewanee, TN (2008)

Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour, Middle Tennessee (2007-present)

Tennessee Association of Craft Artists Spring and Fall Festivals, TACA Fair,

Nashville, TN (2005-present) *Awards Winner

Bluff Park, Birmingham, AL (1975-1995, 2006-2007) *Awards Winner

Kentuck Arts Festival, Tuscaloosa, AL (1975-1994, 2007) *Awards Winner

American Artisan Festival, Nashville, TN (1974-1997, 2006-2007)

Monte Sano Arts Festival, Huntsville, AL *Award Winner (2007)

The Magic City Arts Connection, Birmingham, AL (1982-1997, 2007)

Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN, Art of Tennessee (2003)

Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL, Past Kentuck Festival Award Winners (2001)

Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN, One-Man Show (2001)

Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, Tennessee Clay Group (2000)

Visual Arts Alliance of Nashville, Nashville, TN, Group Exhibition (2000)

Brown Gallery, Boise, ID, Idaho Clay Invitational (2000)

Green Garden Gallery, Montgomery, AL (1975, 1978, 2000)

St. Andrew’s, Sewanee, TN, One-Man Show (1998)

Green Garden Gallery, Montgomery, AL, Solo Show (1981, 1998)

New Eastside Artworks, Chicago, IL, (Amoco Corporation Purchase Award) (1995-1997)

Kentuck Museum, Northport, AL, One-Man Show (1984, 1996)

American Craft Council Craft Fair, Charlotte, NC (1995)

Mt. Dora Arts Festival, Mt. Dora, FL (Award of Excellence) (1995-1996)

American Craft Council Fair, Tampa, FL (1994)

Summerfair Arts Festival, Evanston, IL (1993-1997) *Award

Berea Craft Festival, Berea, KY (1993-1996)

Nashville Arts Foundation, Nashville, TN, Best of Nashville (1993)

Plank Park Arts Festival, Tampa, FL (1990)

Upham Gallery, Mobile, AL, Two-Person Show (1990)

MOA Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, One-Man Show (1990)

Atlanta Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA (1974-1979) *Award

American Craft Council, Dallas, TX, Dallas Crafts Market (1974-1998)

Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival, Pensacola, FL (1974-1998) *Awards

Mississippi Crafts Festival, Jackson, MS (1974-1998)

Mobile Art Association Spring Art Show, Mobile, AL *Museum Purchase Award (1988)

Southeast Region of the American Crafts Council, Moody Museum of Art, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, Spotlight 88 (1988)

Littlehouse-on-Linden, Birmingham, AL, Two-Person Shows (1987-1991)

Capital Street Craft Gallery, Jackson, MS, One-Man Show (1986)

Roundtree Gallery, Jackson, MS, One-Man Show, Ceramic Invitational (1985)

Georgia Artists Exhibition, Atlanta, GA, *Judge’s Choice Award (1983)

Mynell’s Gardens Gallery, Jackson, MS, One-Man Show (1981)

Millersville State College, Millersville, PA, Invitational (1981)

Le Moyne Art Foundation, Tallahassee, FL, Southeast 80 Craft Competition (1980)

Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN, Appalachian Craft/Thirteen States (1980)

Workshops and Long-Term Residencies:

MidSouth Ceramics, Nashville, TN (2008-present)

Snowbird Mountain Lodge, Robertsville, NC (1997-2022)

Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN (2000, 2007)

Visiting Artist at Vanderbilt University Art Department, Nashville, TN (1992-1993, 2007)

Visiting Artist at Webb School, Bell Buckle, TN (2001, 2006, 2011)

Crealde’s Art Center, Winter Park, FL (1997, 2001, 2005)

Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, TN (1999, 2003)

Arrowmount School of Art and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN (1997, 1999)

St. Andrew’s - Sewanee Gallery, St. Andrews, TN (1999)

Appalachian Center for Craft/Tennessee Tech, Smithville, TN (1982, 1985, 1994, 1995, 2004)

Belmont University, Nashville, TN (1992-1993)

Danish Folk Schools, Denmark (1991)

Livingston University, Livingston, AL (1987)

Kennedy Douglas Art Center, Florence, AL (1987)

Birmingham Public Schools, Birmingham, AL (1987)

Eastern Shore Art Academy, Fairhope, AL (1986)

Mobile Public Schools, Mobile, AL (1983-1985)

Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL (1979)

Alabama A&M, Huntsville, AL (1979)

Decatur Schools, Decatur, AL (1975-1976)

Troy City Schools, Troy, AL (1974-1975)

Fort Benning, GA (1970-1972)

Mountain Home Air Force Base, ID (1972)

Appointments and Honors

SECAC/MACAA Conference Selection Panelist. Southeastern College Art Conference and Mid-America College Art Association. (2006)

Juror, the Monte Sano Arts Festival, Huntsville, AL (2006)

Juror, the Helen Keller Festival, Tuscumbia, AL (2007)

Reviews of regional scholastic arts competitions: The Brooks Museum, Memphis, TN; Cheekwood, Nashville, TN (1993-1995)

Juror, Individual Artist Fellowship, Kentucky Arts Council (2003)

Catalogue Entry Author, Art of Tennessee, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2002)

Curator, Governor Phil Bredesen’s Inagural Gala Art Exhibition, Nashville, TN (2002)

Juror, Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival, Winter Park, FL (2002)

Judge, Gibson County Fair, Trenton, TN (2002)

Juror, Kentucky Visions 2002, Frankfort, KY (2002)

Juror, Tennessee Association of Craft Artists, Nashville, TN (2001)

Juror, Tennessee State Scholastic Art Exhibition, Knoxville, TN (2001)

Co-curator, Best of Tennessee, Nashville, TN (2001)

Judge, Arts Alive Festival, Florence, AL (2001)

Judge, Montgomery Jubilee, Montgomery, AL (2001)

Co-curator, Landscape of the World, Mad Platter, Nashville, TN (2001)

Juror, White Oaks Arts Festival, Woodbury, TN (2001)

Juror, 25th Annual Juried Arts Exhibition, Anderson Art Center, Anderson, SC (2000)

Judge, Rugby Arts and Crafts Festival, Rugby, TN (2000)

Judge, Tullahoma Arts Show, Tullahoma, TN (2000)

Co-curator, Alexander Calder Exhibition, Jewish Community Center, Nashville, TN (2000)

Panel Moderator, Collecting Crafts Series, Sponsored by TACA and Watkins College of Art and Design, Nashville, TN (2000)

Juror, Individual Artists Fellowship, Idaho Arts Commission (2000)

Panelist, Visual Arts and Crafts, Idaho Arts Commission (2000)

Jurors, The Renaissance Center, Regional Art Exhibition, Dickson, TN (2000)

Judge, Webb School Arts Festival, Bell Buckle, TN (2000)

Juror, ArtStravaganza, Williamson County Arts Council, Franklin, TN (1999)

Co-Director, Tennessee/Israel Artist Exchange, Tennessee Arts Commission (1999)

Co-Coordinator, American Craft Council Southeast Annual Conference, Gatlinburg, TN (1999)

Juror, 38th Annual Bluff Park Arts Festival, Birmingham, AL (1999)

Juror, Depot Days Juried Fine Arts Exhibit, Crossville, TN (1998)

Juror, Annual Juried Student Exhibit, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN (1998)

Representative, American Craft Council Southeast Region Tennessee Representative (1988-1992)

Distinguished Alabama Craftsman, Alabama Craft Council (1992)

Mention, The Guild, Kraus Sikes Inc. Sourcebook of American Crafts (1988)

Awardee, Druid Arts Award, The Council of Tuscaloosa County, Artist Craftsmen, Tuscaloosa, AL (1988)

Juror, Power Crossroads Arts Festival, Newman, GA (1988)

Juror, Art in the Park, Montgomery, AL (1986)

Board Member, Troy Arts Council, Troy, AL (1983-1984)

Visual Arts Advisory Panel Member, Alabama State Council on the Arts and Humanities (1983-1984)

Featured craftsman, Open Studio, Alabama Public Television (1983-1984)

Board Member, Decatur Arts Council, Decatur, AL (1980-1981)

Curator, Alabama Crafts Invitational, Anniston Museum, AL (1979)

Awarded Commission, Governor’s Art Award (1979)

Education

Troy State University, Bachelor of Sciences in Studio Art, Cum Laude, Department of Art and Classics Award of Excellence for Academic and Artistic Achievement (1982)

Attended workshops conducted by Toshiko Takaezu, Marilyn Dintenfass, Donald Reitz

Study of Japanese Ceramics, Tour of Japan (1990)

Apprenticeship, Charles Counts, Rising Fawn, GA (1972-1973)

Arts Administrative Experience

Director of Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University- Smithville, TN (2003-2005)

• Directed operations of nationally recognized degree-granting craft school, with departments in clay, glass, metals, fibers, and wood

• Oversaw 22-person staff, including faculty, staff and artists-in-residence

• Oversaw B.F.A. degree program, emerging artist-in-residence program, and nationally recognized workshops program

• Oversaw Niche Award-winning regional sales gallery representing approximately 120 artists

• Oversaw three juried exhibition galleries featuring national and international artists

• Oversaw regional children’s outreach programs

• Oversaw special events, promotions and marketing of craft center regionally and nationally

• Directed fundraising, toward the goal of establishing an endowment

Director of Visual Arts, Crafts, and Media - Tennessee Arts Commission Nashville, TN (1997-2003)

• Managed the State of Tennessee’s visual arts grant programs in multiple categories, serving cultural organizations, individual artists, educational entities, and government

• Coordinated major visual arts-based special initiatives for the State of Tennessee, including the art exhibitions at Governor Phil Bredesen’s Inaugural Gala, public art installations and Tennessee Welcome Centers, and multiple projects at the Executive Residence

• Co-curated blockbuster exhibitions, such as The Best of Tennessee at the Tennessee State Museum (2000) and Thresholds: Expressions of Art and Spiritual Life, which traveled throughout the Southeast

• Advocated for the arts with legislators and decision-makers

• Coordinated statewide professional development opportunities for visual artists in the areas of marketing, grant writing, and professional strategies for artists

• Served as visual arts information clearinghouse, connecting artists and arts organizations to a variety of human and financial resources

• Participated in the Tennessee Arts Commission’s long-range planning initiatives and determined objectives for the Commission’s visual arts programming

• Served as Tennessee’s visual arts contact to the Southern Arts Federation

Director of the Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery - Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, TN (1997-2003)

• Curated and installed eight exhibitions in the Arts Commission Gallery each year

• Developed all gallery support materials, including text panels, checklists, and gallery guides

• Coordinated the marketing of gallery exhibitions

Selected Teaching Experience

Clay Instructor

The Clay Lady Campus, Nashville, TN (2019)

Weeklong wheel and surface decoration workshop for approximately ten students

Instructor

Mud Puddle - August 2021

Taught a six-week intermediate wheel-throwing class that also included surface decoration and glazing

Instructor

T. Weber Pottery (2018-2020, 2021-present)

Currently teach a small group of self-directed hand-building students in my studio

Instructor, Studio Arts Program

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (1992-1997, 2003)

Taught in the non-credit Studio Arts programs offered to Vanderbilt students, faculty, staff and dependents as well as persons from the community

Duties included general management of studio, exhibitions, festivals and promotion of the arts

Visiting Faculty, Department of Art

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (1988)

Served as visiting faculty member in ceramics. Taught all levels offered, introductory through graduate studies

Participated in department activities. Consulted with faculty members and students

Resident Potter

Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL (1985-1992)

Established T. Weber Pottery and Main Avenue Pottery and Gallery at the nationally-recognized Kentuck Arts Center

Joined seven other artists whose studios were located at the center, and assisted in continuous center programming including the Kentuck Arts Festival, open studio tours, building projects on the Kentuck Center campus, community outreach, and consulting members of the greater Tuscaloosa and University community

Produced functional stoneware pottery as well as much sculptural Raku works

Continued an apprenticeship training program, training three individuals during this time period

Commercial Arts Experience

Owner, T. Weber Pottery

Kingston Springs, TN (2018-present)

Produced work in home studio

Taught a small group of hand-building students

Has hosted a holiday market with Donna Rizzo for many years