PAUL THOMAS JAY
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Education

1970: MFA in Ceramics & Sculpture, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

1967: BFA in Ceramics & Painting, Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design, Kansas City, Missouri

1962-64 Attended Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas. Art/Philosophy major

1970-73 Carnegie Mellon University-Independent study in glassblowing with Jan Zandhuis

 

I am currently a Professor of Fine Arts at the Allegheny Campus of the Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15212. Other teaching experience is as follows:

 

International Teaching

1995-Art History Seminar in France and Switzerland

1992 Art History Seminar in Italy

1991 Art History Seminar in England-France-Switzerland

1989 Art History Seminar in England

1978-1979 Fulbright Lecturer in Ceramics, Yeovil College, Yeovil, Somerset, England under auspices of the Fulbright-Hays Teacher Exchange Program.

1980-1986-Member of Regional Selection Committee for U. S. information Agency to select candidates for the Fulbright- Hays Teachers Exchange Program from the Pennsylvania, West Virginia- Eastern Ohio regions

 

Guest Artist

 

 

1987 Shadyside Arts Festival

1985-1978-1977-Touchstone Center for the Arts, Pioneer Crafts Council, Uniontown, Pa

1979 South Petherton Folk And Craft Festival, Somerset, England

1977 American Wind Symphony Floating Cam for the Arts, Miami Beach and Coco Beach Florida

1976 Haystack School of Crafts, Hinkley, Main

1976 Chatham College Pittsburgh, Pa. Salt Kiln Consultant

1974 Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock Arkansas

1973 University of Wisconsin at Lacross Guest Artist in conjunction with ONE MAN SHOW

 

Academic Involvement

 

 

1999  Selection Committee for Director of Computers and Media

1997-8 Committee for upgrading Computer Facilities on campus

1985-Present Gallery Coordinator VAC Gallery Allegheny campus (except for brief interludes)

1981 -Present- Adviser for Allegheny Arts Association (a student artist organization)

1981-1983 Chairperson Department of Art, CCAC Allegheny Campus

1985-91 Pittsburgh Public Schools Advisory Board for Art

1975-1979 Curriculum Development Committee, National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts

Other CCAC Committees: Curriculum Development; Faculty Senate, - Professional Development, Middle States; Academic Review Boards, Scholarship Committees, Fine Arts Acquisition Committee, Computers.

 

Professional Organizations

 

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

Associated Artists Butler County, Butler, Pa.

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh

Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh, Board of Directors, 1994 Exhibition Chairperson

National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)

North Hills Artists and Craftsmen's Guild

 

Permanent Collections

 

American Council on Education, DuPont Circle, Washington, D. C.

Westmoreland Museum of Art (5 Pieces), Greensburg, PA

Community College of Allegheny County, Allegheny Campus, Periodical Room in Library

St. Thomas-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Gibsonia, PA

Thornburg Community Center, Thornburg, PA

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

Yeovil College, Somerset, England

Numerous Private Collections

 

EXHIBITIONS:
One Man, Group, Invitational, and Juried (a partial list)

                           

 

Juried

The Appalachian Museum-Juried

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh,  Annual Shows, won Westmoreland Museum Purchase Prize 5 times

Associated Artists of Butler County, Annual Show, Best of Crafts, Juried

Batelle Invitational, Columbia Ohio-Juried              

Butler Museum of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio-Juried

Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa. –Juried

Cincinnati Biennial, Cincinnati Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio-Juried

Cranberry Community Arts Festival, Cranberry, Pa, Annual Juried Show

Cheritto Ceramic National, Westwood, California-Juried

Craftsmen’s guild of Pittsburgh Annual Shows-Juried

Harrisburg Festival Group l of Arts, Harrisburgh, Pa-Juried

New Growth Festival, Indiana, Pa. –Juried

North Hills Arts and Crafts Center, Pittsburgh, Pa-Juried Best of Show

October Evenings, Meadville Arts Council, Meadville, PA Juried

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pa-Juried

Penn State University, State College, Pa-Juried

Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, Pa-Juried

 

Invited

Associated Artists of Butler County, Two Person show with Jan Jay

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Regional Clayworkers Show

Blair Art Museum, Hollidaysburg, Pa -Traveling

The Clay Place, Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pa-Invited one man show  

The Clay Place,  Two person show with Jan Jay  “Inner Space

Cranberry Community Library, Cranberry, PA Invited. Two Person show with Jan Jay

Johnstown Art Museum, Johnstown, Pa -Traveling

Kansas City Art Institute, Kemper Gallery, Kansas City, Mo. -Invited

Martha Gault gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pa-Invited one man show

Penn State University, State College, Pa-Invited one man show

Studio Z. Pittsburgh, Pa. Two Person show with Jan Jay

South Petherton fork and Craft Festival, South Petherton, Somerset, England

Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art-Traveling

Society For Art in Crafts, Pittsburgh, Pa, Invited Group Touchstone Teachers

Westmorland County Museum, Greensburgh, Pa. -Invited Group  

Yeovil College, Yeovi1, Somerset, England-Invited

Youngstown Museum of American Art, Juried, Youngstown, Ohio