Forrest Sincoff Gard

CONTACT
Name: Forrest Sincoff Gard
Email: forrestgard@gmail.com
Instagram: @forrestsincoffgard
Website: www.forrestgard.com

EDUCATION
2014 MFA in Studio Art, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2011 Post-Baccalaureate Studies in Ceramics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2009 BFA in Ceramics, Ohio University, Athens, OH

ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2020-2023 Adjunct Faculty, University of North Georgia, Watkinsville, GA.
Beginning Ceramics, Intermediate Ceramics, 3D Design, Art Appreciation
2019 Visiting Professor, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. UGA Cortona, Italy (Study
Abroad Program), Introduction to Ceramics (Fall 2019)
2018 Instructor, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA (SU 2018-2019)
College Center for the Arts Summer Intensive, Intro to Ceramics
Master of Education—Integrating Art into Content, Ceramics and Patterns
2014 Adjunct/Visiting Lecturer, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Ceramics I
2011–14 Instructor of Record / Teaching Assistant, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge,
LA Mold Making and Slip Casting, 3-D Foundations, Introduction to Wheel Throwing,
Introduction to Handbuilding

COMMUNITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2023 Instructor, Ceramics Program at Harvard University, Allston, MA
By Hand, Intro to Wheel
2021-2023 Instructor, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF), Watkinsville, GA
Wheel Throwing, Hand building, Surface Decoration, Glazing
2019 Summer Camp Instructor, Dublin Arts Council, Dublin, Ohio
Pottery on the Wheel
2018 Instructor, 567 Center for Renewal, Macon, GA
Wheel Throwing I
Summer Camp Instructor, Dublin Arts Council, Dublin, Ohio
Handbuilidng
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PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND EXPERIENCE

2018–2019 Manager, Mill Hill Community Arts Center and Gallery, duties include: arts
programming, oversee internship program, curating exhibitions
2018 Juror, International Ceramic Artists Network—ICAN Juried Show, NCECA,
Pittsburgh, PA
2016–18 Associate Editor, Ceramics Monthly magazine, Pottery Making Illustrated magazine,
Ceramic Arts Daily, and Ceramic Publication Company Art Books, Westerville, OH
2016 Research Scholar, Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play,
The Strong: National Museum of Play, Rochester, NY
2014–16 Assistant Editor, Ceramics Monthly magazine, Pottery Making Illustrated magazine,
Ceramic Arts Daily, and Ceramic Publication Company Art Books, Westerville, OH
Co-host with the SECC Pots in Action, June 2016, #PIAsociallyengaged
2015 Co-Founder, Socially Engaged Craft Collective (SECC),
A Craft and Social Practice Organization
Co-Founder, Gard Clay Studios, Residency and Mentorship Program
2015 Group Leader, Potters Council’s inaugural two-week international trip to Ireland

ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2018–19 Mill Hill Community Arts Center, Macon, GA—Resident Artist
2018 NCECA International Residency, The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and
Design in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
2014 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN—Short-Term Artist-in-
Residence: 3rd Annual Ceramic Surface Forum
2010 Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT— Short-Term Artist-in-Residence

SOLO & SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019 Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH. Creative Museum Navigation
Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. Commemorate St. Olaf
(Collaboration with Jeni Hansen)
Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA. Commemorate Macon (Collaboration with Jeni Hansen)
Mill Hill Community Arts Center, Macon, GA. Macon Flowers (Collaboration with Jeni
Hansen)
2018 ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH. Commemorate [Collaboration with Jeni Hansen]
City Moat, Wroclaw, Poland. Letting the Ducks Out
2017 The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Waffle Toss at Clay Fest
Patricia Scott Art Gallery, Ohio University, Chillicothe, OH. Clay: Laundry
2016 River Centre Gallery, Sylvania, OH. Waffle Toss: A Game for the Kitchen
2014 Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Built to Play: MFA Thesis Exhibition
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2009 Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH. GO, GO, GO: BFA Thesis Exhibition

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023 Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. I Contain Multitudes, NCECA Annual Exhibition
Curated by Garth Johnson
Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN. Last Call VIII
Juried by Chanakarn Semachai
2022 Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA. 30th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National
Juried by Jack Troy and Carolanne Currier
Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA, 14th Simple Cup Show
Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA. Fired Works
2021 Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation OCAF, Watkinsville, GA, Member’s Holiday Exhibition
2020 Lupin Foundation Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, La Mostra: UGA Cortona
Virtual NCECA Gallery Expo, Eutectic Gallery, online March 2020
2019 Minneapolis College, Minneapolis, MN. Ferment, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition
Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA. Fired Works
2018 Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. SECC Florida
Curated by Elizabeth Kozlowski
Bailey Contemporary Arts, Pompano Beach, FL. Social Objects
567 Center for Renewal, Macon, GA. Artists who teach
Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA. Fired Works
2017 c3: Initiative Gallery, Portland, OR. Social Objects, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition
The American Museum of Ceramic Art AMOCA, Pomona, CA. Recorded Matter
Curated by Garth Johnson
2016 The American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA. Lineage: Mentorship & Learning
Invited by Tim Berg
Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO. Contemporary Clay
Juried by Steve Hilton
Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Asheville, NC. Recorded Matter
Curated by Garth Johnson
Marxhausen Gallery of Art, Concordia University, Seward, NE. Support Structures
Curated by Shalya Marsh
ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH. Members’ Small Work Exhibition
Curated by Ken Aschliman
DCP Architecture Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Currents: Domestic Design
Juried by Heather Mae Erickson
Yan Sun Art Museum, Zanesville, OH. Ohio Contemporary Ceramics Competition
Juried by Christine Golden
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Clay For Louisiana, online fundraiser after the 100-year flood in Baton Rouge, LA
2015 Incheon World Ceramics Center, Incheon, Korea. Convergence and Transcendence:
8th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale
Curated by Sujeong Lee
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT. Beyond the Brickyard
Juried by Mark Hewitt
ASU Art Museum, Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ. Recorded Matter
Curated by Garth Johnson
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Tech University, Smithville, TN
Making a Performance
EASE Gallery, Columbus, OH. Material Evidence
Curated by Mona Gazala
Michigan Institute of Contemporary Art, Lansing, MI. The Art of Gifting
2014 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI. NCECA Student Juried Exhibition
Juried by Tara Wilson and Jeffery Mongrain
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA. Eleventh Annual Marge Brown Kalodner
Graduate Student Exhibition
Juried by Garth Johnson
ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH. Members’ Small Work Exhibition
Curated by Ken Aschliman
EASE Gallery, Columbus, OH. Concurrent
Curated by Jeni Hansen Gard
2013 Art Grad Walk, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Make It/Take It
Frontier Space Missoula, Missoula, MT. Conversance
Curated by Sarah Tancred
2012 Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX. InterPlay: Mechanical Objects
Curated by Kathy Armstrong
Foster Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. 2nd Year Graduate Exhibition
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA. Small Favors VII
Curated by Jeff Guido
Foster Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Art Unbound: Urban Nature
Curated by Dan Cameron
2011 Centre Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. NCECA Student Juried Exhibition
Juried by Neil Forrest and Ayumi Horie
Foster Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. 1st Year Graduate Exhibition
Tipton Architecture Firm, Baton Rouge, LA. White Light Night
4Most Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Point of Departure
Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, FL. Currents: Past and Present
Juried by Anna Holcombe
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2010 Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT. America’s Favorite Pastime

GRANTS, HONORS, & AWARDS

2018 Downtown Challenge Grant, funding from James L. Knight Foundation and Peyton
Anderson Foundation, Macon, Georgia. Macon Flowers, Public Art Installation $25,000
2017 Supply Grant–Greater Columbus Arts Council, $500
2016 Professional Development Grant–Greater Columbus Arts Council,
$1,000 to attend Open Engagement in Oakland, CA
Research and Development Grant–Greater Columbus Arts Council,
$1,000 to research at The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, NY
2014 Joe Bova Graduate Student Scholarship for Research, Louisiana State University
2011 Retired Professor’s Award, “NCECA Student Juried Exhibition,” Tampa, FL

WRITINGS & PUBLICATIONS

2019 Gard, Forrest and Jeni. Q&A with Mill Hill Resident Artists Jeni Hansen and Forrest
Sincoff Gard, Macon Magazine, (33)3, p. 116–117
2017 Gard, Forrest. Social Objects. Amazon Publishing: Seattle, WA.
Written by the Socially Engaged Cr aft Collective + Guest Authors.
2016 Gard, Forrest. Qvevri Wine Vessels, Ceramics Monthly, January 2016, p. 24–25
2015 Gard, Forrest. Ceramic Growlers, Ceramics Monthly, January 2015, p. 24–25
Gard, Forrest. Interactive Art, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
Journal, Vol. 36, p. 66
2014 Gard, Forrest. Built to Play, Louisiana State University, MFA Thesis paper

BIBLIOGRAPHY, PRESS COVERAGE, & REVIEWS

2018 Ceramics Monthly, June/July/Aug 2018. From the Editor (images) by Jessica Knapp, p. 8
2016 Carter, Ben. Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast, Season 5 Episode 148, July 7.
Jeni Hansen Gard and Forrest Gard on Socially Engaged Craft
Ceramics Monthly, October 2016, ad for American Museum of Ceramic Art, p. 65
2015 Ceramics Monthly, February 2015, Exposure, p. 14
Convergence and Transcendence: 8th Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale,
catalog book, p. 80–83 and p. 138, Incheon World Ceramic Center.
Beyond the Brickyard, exhibition catalog, The Archie Bray Foundation
The Eleventh Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition,
exhibition catalog, The Clay Studio of Philadelphia
Artaxis.org, poster distributed at NCECA
2014 NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, exhibition catalog
2011 Ceramics Monthly, September 2011, p. 58–59, Reviewed by Tony Merino
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Journal 2011, Vol. 32, p. 17–19, 140–141, back cover

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES | PRESENTATIONS | WORKSHOPS

2020 St. Lawrence University, Virtual studio tour and slip casting demonstration
University of Georgia, Virtual studio tour and slip casting demonstration
Virtual, SECC Interactive Virtual Workshop
2019 St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN—Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop
Minneapolis College, Minneapolis, MN—Workshop Presenter “Idea Generation: Socially
Engaged Craft in Practice, Socially Engaged Craft Collective, NCECA Pre-Conference Cross
2018 ASP Academy of Fine Arts, Wroclaw, Poland—Visiting Artist Lecture
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL—Public Artist Lecture and Studio Visits
Wesleyan College, Macon, GA—Public Artist Lecture and demonstration
2017 GCSC 3rd Annual Ceramics Symposium, Gulf Coast State College,
Panama City, FL— Workshop Presenter
2016 Open Engagement, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA—co-presentation
with the Socially Engaged Craft Collective “Power of the Object”
Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma, CA— Public Artist Lecture
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Kansas City, MO—
co-presenter “Mentoring Magazine Authors”
Ohio University, Athens, OH— Public Artist Lecture
Lourdes University, Sylvania, OH— Public Artist Lecture
2015 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT— Public Artist Lecture
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Providence, RI—
Panelist “Crafting the Experience”
Potters Council, Cork, Ireland— Public Artist Lecture
Open Engagement, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA— Presenter “Project NOLA”
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH— Public Artist Lecture
2014 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH— Public Artist Lecture
2013 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN— Public Artist Lecture
2011 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL— Visiting Artist, Art for the Elementary School Teacher

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS, PUBLIC SCULPTURES

Incheon World Ceramics Center, Incheon, Korea
Ron Gallas Cup Library, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Mill Hill Community Arts Center, Macon, GA, Large-scale, Outdoor, Public Sculpture