Education
2009-2012 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, MFA
2008-2009 University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA, Post Baccalaureate
2000-2005 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, BFA
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Flextime, 3S ArtSpace, Curated by UNH Museum of Art, Portsmouth, NH
Structure & Growth, Nature Lab, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2015 Reimagined Structure, Arch Contemporary Ceramics, Tiverton, RI
2014 Connections, Peeler Art Center, De Pauw University, Green Castle, IN
David Katz: Recent Works, Drury Gallery, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
Visiting Artist: David Katz, Spacelab Gallery, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
2013 Every Which Way, Glassel Studio School, MFA Houston, Houston, TX
2012 Systemic Expansion, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Mediated Landscape, Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2011 Boundaries, John Waldron Art Center, Bloomington, IN
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 Found Again, Manchester Craftsmen Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition, Providence, RI
Faculty Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum, Providence, RI
2016 Prime Ceramics, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Materiality, Methodology, Metamorphosis, Studios Inc, Kansas City, MO
From Here to There, Marietta Building, Kansas City, MO
Ceramic Selections from 25 Years of Arrowmont Artist-in-Residence Program,
Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, MO
2015 The Uncommon Object, University Gallery, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
State of Clay: Pushing Boundaries, Fuller Museum of Craft, Brockton, MA
Constructed, Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
RISD Faculty Biennial, Museum of Art, RISD, Providence, RI
2014 State of Clay, Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, Lexington, MA
Reclaimed: Installation, Performance & Site-Specific Works, One Wall Gallery,
online platform: onewallgallery.com
20th San Angelo Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, TX
Small Favors IX, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2013 NCECA Projects Space, Houston Convention Center, Houston, TX
Connections & Directions, Art League Houston, Houston, TX
Annual AIR Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Resident Exchange, Appalachian Center for Craft, Cookeville, TN
2012 Across the Divide, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ
The American Dream, The Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
Small Favors VII, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Keramic-Biennale 2011, Varazdin, Croatia
Land + Scape, Schacht Gallery, Saratoga Clay Art Center, Schuylerville, NY
Inside-Out, Internationale Keramik-Biennale 2011, Kapfenberg, Austria
Experimental Escapades, The Fuller Project, Bloomington, IN
Imagined Communities, The Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
International Triennial of Silicate Arts, Cifrapalota, Kecskemét, Hungary
Fernisering: Inhabitation, 68 Square Meter Art Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
Small Favors VI, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Staff Exhibition, Haystack Mountain, Deer Isle, ME
Under The Influence: CAD/CAM Production, The Fuller Project, Bloomington, IN
2009 5th World Ceramics Bienalle Korea, World Ceramics Center, Icheon, Korea
2008 Made in Clay, Jane Hartsook Gallery, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
Teaching Experience
2017-2018 Assistant Professor of Ceramics, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Crafting Community – collaborative class with Interior Architecture and Art History in Fez, Morocco
Object as Idea in Clay
Ceramic Sculpture
Ceramic Material Science
Advanced Projects
Acequias – collaborative class with Landscape Architecture including a trip to NM
Introduction to Ceramics for Industrial Design Majors
2016-2017 Visiting Critic, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Object as Idea in Clay
Ceramics Sculpture
Ceramic Material Science
Introduction to Ceramics for Design Majors
Adjunct Faculty, Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI
Two-Dimensional Design
Adjunct Faculty, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
Senior Seminar: Professional Practices
2015-2016 Assistant Professor of Ceramics, Interim Department Head & Graduate Program Director of Ceramics,
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Object as Idea in Clay
Ceramic Sculpture
Advanced Pottery & Production
Clay in Context – Co-Taught with Architecture Department Faculty
Introduction to Ceramics for Design Majors
2014-2015 Visiting Critic, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Introduction to Ceramics for Design Majors
Object as Idea in Clay
Instructor of Record, Bennington College, Bennington, VT
Upending Clay: Non –Traditional Methods
Clay Formulation
Glaze Chemistry
Kiln as a Tool
The Language of Material and Process through Analog/Digital Investigation
2013-2015 Ceramic Technician, Bennington College, North Bennington, VT
Responsible for mentoring students, maintaining facilities and equipment, support classes, & firing all kilns
2010-12 Associate Instructor, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Ceramics I
Intro to Studio Arts
Professional Activities
2017 Presenter, Earth, Itself Conference, Brown University, Providence, RI
Visiting Artist, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
2016 Artist Lecture, Ceramics Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2015 Commission, 8 Large Scale Sculptures, Pao Huei Tower, Taichung City, Taiwan
Outside Expert. Senior Thesis Committee, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
2014 Visiting Artist, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN
Commission, Large Scale Turkish Vessel Installation, Raffles Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
Commission, Wall Mounted Sculpture, Pao Huei Tower, Taichung City, Taiwan
2013 Commission, 7 Sculptures, Raffles Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
Instructor, Beginning & Intermediate Ceramics, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
Visiting Artist, School of the Museum of Fine Art Boston, Boston, MA
Visiting Artist, Appalachian Center for Craft, Cookeville, TN
Visiting Artist, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.
Presenter/Organizer, Life in the Arts – Residency Symposium, Arrowmont School of Arts Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2012 Installation Workshop, Glassel Studio School, MFA Houston, Houston, TX
Visiting Artist Lecture, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Lecture: Landscape of Intervention, Landscape, Space, and Place Conference, Bloomington, IN
2011 Artist Lecture, John Waldron Art Center, Bloomington, IN
2010 Studio Assistant, Chris Gustin Ceramics, Dartmouth, MA
Visiting Artist, Heron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Teaching Assistant, Haystack Mountain, Deer Isle, ME
2009-2010 Graduate Assistant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2007-2008 Ceramic Instructor, Hand Building, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
Residencies
2016 Arizona State University Museum International Residency Program, Tempe, AZ
2014 Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
2012-2013 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2011 Guldagergaard, International Ceramic Research Center, Skaelskor, Denmark
2006-2008 Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
Awards & Scholarships
2017 RISCA Fellowship in 3-Dimensional Arts, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, RI
Academic Enrichment & Kyobo Fund Grant, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2014 Best In Show, State of Clay, Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, Lexington, MA,
Merit Award, 20th San Angelo Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, TX, Juror: Leopold Foulem
2012 Best In Show, Across the Divide, Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ
2009 Honorable Mention, World Ceramics Bienalle Korea, Icheon, Korea
Selected Publications & Acknowledgements
2017 A Clay Date With Found Objects, Take Magazine, Poornima Apte
Katz’s Push-Pull: The Reality of Impermanence, Artscope Magazine, Linda Chestney
2015 Biomorphic Clay Installations By David Katz, CFile.org, Justin Crowe
Conference|NCECA: The Ceramic Clan Gathers in Providence, CFile.org, Justin Crowe
Faculty Biennial opens at RISD Museum: A look at three artists, Providence Journal, Bill Van Siclen
2014 Reclaimed: Installation, Performance & Site-Specific Works, One-Wall-Gallery & ArtAxis.org
2013 A Walk Through Art League’s Four-Part Ceramics Shows, HoustonPress.com, Meredith Deliso