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PAUL THOMAS JAY |
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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:
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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
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Guest Artist
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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
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Academic Involvement
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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.
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Professional Organizations
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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
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Permanent Collections
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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 Yeovil College, Somerset, England Numerous Private Collections
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EXHIBITIONS:
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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 GroupYeovil College, Yeovi1, Somerset, England-Invited Youngstown Museum of American Art, Juried, Youngstown, Ohio
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