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Sam Stella Mendez

sammendez.ceramics@gmail.com
6885 14th Street South Saint Petersburg, Florida 33705 727. 481.8473

EDUCATION
2012- present

BFA Ceramics Major


Art History Minor

School of Art & Art History


University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Ceramics Throwing
Instructor

J. Wayne Reitz Union Arts & Crafts


Center University of Florida,
Gainesville

EMPLOYMENT
2015- present

TUTORING & TEACHING EXPERIENCES


2013

Private Art Tutor

Gainesville, FL

2016

Packaging sculptures and


tests for Ira Winarsky

Ira Winarskys Studio


Gainesville, FL

2015- present

Gallery assistant for Cup:


The Intimate Object
Exhibition

The Charlie Cummings Gallery


Gainesville, FL

INTERNSHIPS

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2013- present

H.O.T. (Hand built or


Thrown) Clay

2013

Drawing and Painting


Association

School of Art & Art History


University of Florida, Gainesville,
FL
School of Art & Art History
University of Florida, Gainesville,
FL

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
2016

Ceramics Demonstrator
during Family Day

Harn Museum of Art


Gainesville, FL

2011

House Volunteer

Ronald McDonald West House


St. Petersburg, FL

ACADEMIC AWARDS
2015

Deans List

School of Art & Art History


University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Sam Stella Mendez


2011

Scholastic Art & Writing


Gold Key

Pinellas County Canter for the Arts


Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg,
FL

GALLERY SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS


2016

Domestic Design Juried


Show
By Heather Mae Erickson
QuintEssential
BFA Thesis Show

Focus Gallery
Gainesville, FL

2016

MASH (Mathematics, Art,


and Science) Exhibition

Harn Museum of Art


Gainesville, FL

2016

Access Art Exhibition

Harn Museum of Art


Gainesville, FL

2016

- For the hearing and visually


impaired

2016

Trading Places Exhibition

2014

Inflatable Project
Exhibition
WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Icehouse Gallery
McIntosh, FL

Grinter Hall Gallery


Gainesville, FL
Harn Museum
Gainesville, FL

2016

Patti Warashina
Workshop & Artist Talk

School of Art & Art History


University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2015

Peter Pincus
Interactive Workshop

Morean Arts Center


St. Petersburg, FL

2015

Julia Galloway
Workshop & Artist Talk

School of Art & Art History


University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2015

Peter Christian Johnson


Workshop & Artist Talk

School of Art & Art History


University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2014

Kenya Robinson
Artist Talk

School of Art & Art History


University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2014

Joe Bova
Workshop & Artist Talk

School of Art & Art History


University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2014

Chris Staley
Workshop & Artist Talk

School of Art & Art History


University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

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