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 Education

MFA    2003         University of Georgia, Ceramics
BFA    1998          University of Georgia, Art Education

Professional Experience

2008- present      Adjunct Instructor, Abraham Baldwin College
2005                     Adjunct Instructor, Abraham Baldwin College
2003-2004           Adjunct Instructor, University of Georgia.
1998-2004           Instructor, Good Dirt Ceramic Studio, Athens, Georgia.
1999-2003           Studio Assistant (Ceramics), University of Georgia
 2000-2003          Teaching Assistant (Ceramics), University of Georgia
1998-2000           Studio Assistant, Good Dirt, Athens, Georgia

 Awards and Honors

2003                    Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia
2001                    Travel and Research Grant, University of Georgia
2001                    Dorothy McCray Graduate Scholarship, University of Georgia
2001                    Best of Show, National Council on the Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Juried Student 
                            Exhibition, Greenville, South Carolina
2000                    Purchase Award,  Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, Georgia
 

 Selected Exhibitions

2010                  Studio Pottery Invitational, Trace Gallery, Athens, Georgia, December.
                          7th Annual Ceramics Invitational, Artisan Gallery, Paoli, Wisconsin, September.
                          Studio Ceramics 2010, The Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.
2009                  New Work by Kelly King, Atlantic Coastline Artist Guild, Tifton, Georgia, October.
                          Ceramics Invitational, Artisan Gallery, Paoli, Wisconsin, September.
                          Pottery Line Up:  Perspectives Invitational, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, 
                          Georgia, August.
                          2009 Georgia Pottery Show and Sale, Hambidge Center, Rabun, Gap, Georgia, July.
                          Cup Show (Invitational), Cervini Haas, Scottsdale, Arizona, April.
                          Focus on Function (Invitational), Potter's Council Workshop Series, Funke Fired Arts, Cincinnatti, 
                          Ohio, February.
2008                 DRAWN (Invitational), Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana, December.
                         Perspectives 2007, Georgia Pottery Invitational, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation,                    
                         Watkinsville, Georgia, September.
                         Lillstreet International 2008 (Juried), Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, Illinois, September.
                         Ceramics Biennial 2008, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, October.
2007                 National Juried Ceramics Exhibition (Juried), Lawrence Arts Cente, Lawrence, Kansas, October.
                         Perspectives 2007, Georgia Pottery Invitational, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation,
                         Watkinsville, Georgia, September.
                         Carbondale Clay National III (juried), Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, Colorado, August.
                         Biennial Exhibition of North American (Functional) Clay (juried), Guilford Art Cente, Guilford,       
                         Connecticut, May.
2006                100 Teapots (invitational),The Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, April.
2003                 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Geogia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia, March.
                         Recent Ceramic Work (Ceramics Graduate Students), Thomas Street Sculpture Complex, Athens,
                         Georgia, March.
                         Encaustic Bienniel 2003 (juried), Poughkeepsie Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, October.
2002                 Dimensions 2002, Monroe Art Guild, Monroe, Georgia, May.
                         Raw Women (invitational), Athica, Athens, Georgia, March.

Professional Service

2010                Workshop and Demonstration, Easter Seals Day Solutions Program for Young Adults, Tifton,      
                        Georgia, April.
2009                Functional Ceramics Workshop (Presenter), Funke Fired Arts (in conjunction with the Potter's
                        Council's "Focus on Function" series), Cincinnatti, Ohio, February.
2005                Artist Talk, Atlantic Coastline Artist Guild, Tifton, Georgia, January.
2003                Ceramic Sculpture Workshop:  "Man and Beast", Good Dirt, Athens, Georgia, March.
2000                School Art Symposium, ceramics instructor, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia,
                        December.

 Gallery Affiliations

 The Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Good Dirt, Athens, Georgia

Public Collections

Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, Georgia
The Ritz Carlton, Greensboro, Georgia

 Selected Publications

Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles, "Gallery" section, color photo, p.30.
Ceramic Arts Handbook Series, "Electric Firing: Creative Techniques", edited by Anderson Turner, photos and article, p. 63-68.
Ceramics Monthly, "Nestle, Nuzzle, Run for Cover:  Kelly King's Untamable Subconscious" by Jennifer Graff, cover photo and feature article, p. 40-45, March, 2008.
The Flagpole (Athens, Georgia), "The Proof is in the Clay" by Beth Sale, photo, p.15, August, 2007.
Poughkeepsie Journal, "Multi-layering of Colors, Textures, Makes Encaustic Work Bloom" by Nicole Edwards, photo, November 7, 2003.
Red and Black (Univerisity of Georgia), "Centerpiece:  Art School Shows Begin" by Jonh Nijhawan, article and photo, August 24, 2000.