Heather m Lott (she/her)
Currently living and working in Orange County, California. Heather finished her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Ceramics at the Alberta University of the Arts in 2018.
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Heather M Lott
Education
2014- 2018 BFA in Ceramics with Distinction, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB
2010-2014 Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
2006-2010 Orange County School of the Arts (Visual Arts), Santa Ana, CA
Experience
2024 March-April Medalta Artist Resident, The Shaw International Centre for Contemporary Ceramics, Medicine Hat, Alberta
2022-present Ceramic Instructor, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2018-present Ceramics Instructor, Muddy's Studio, Santa Ana, CA
2022-2023 Ceramic Instructor, The Pottery Studio, Costa Mesa, CA
2022-2023 Studio Assistant, The Pottery Studio, Costa Mesa, CA
2018 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Thing Tank, Alberta College of Art & Design
2017 Ceramic Studio Technician/Assistant Teacher CSArts Academy. Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana CA
May 2016 Medalta Short Term Artist Resident, The Shaw International Centre for Contemporary Ceramics, Medicine Hat, AB
2012-2019 Exhibiting Artist with Muddy’s Studio, Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA
2013-2014 ‘Kaleidoscope’ Independent Study Ceramics, Orange Coast College, CA
2008-2009 Artist Assistant to Steven Lustig MFA, Laguna College of Art and Design, CA
Exhibitions
2019
-Seedboat Gallery, Silver City, NM, Current
-Silpe Gallery, West Hartford, CT, Drinks 2
-Orange County Fair Fine Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA, Acres of Fun
2018
-Illington Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB, ACAD Grad Show 2018
- Alberta College of Art & Design Main Mall, Calgary, AB, 5<2>15
- Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, AB, ACADSA Show + Sale
2017
-Alberta College of Art & Design Main Mall, Calgary, AB, Adaptives
2016
-Alberta College of Art & Design Main Mall, Calgary, AB, Between Us and All Harm
-Alberta College of Art & Design Main Mall, Calgary, AB, ACADSA Show + Sale
2015
-Orange County Fair Fine Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA, One Big Party
-Alberta College of Art & Design Main Mall, Calgary, AB, Fibre Fortnight Silent Auction
-Alberta College of Art & Design Main Mall, Calgary, AB, Totipotent
2014
-Orange County Fair Fine Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA, Summer Starts Here,
-The Matsuko and Sati Yoshida Student Projects Space, Costa Mesa, CA, Kaleidoscope
-Frank M. Doyle Art Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA, Mass Appeal
-Frank M. Doyle Art Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA, Decay
2013
-Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA, Artists Village
-Frank M. Doyle Art Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA, Mass Appeal
2012
-American Museum Of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA, KilnOpening.edu
-Frank M. Doyle Art Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA, Mass Appeal
Associations + Commitees
2016
-National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Member
-Ceramics Department Show + Sale Representative (2016 - 2018), Alberta College of Art & Design Student Association
-Faculty Search Committee: Ceramics Student Representative, Alberta College of Art & Design
2013-2014 ,
-American Museum of Ceramic Art, Student Member
Awards
2019
-Division Winner Professional Ceramics, Orange County Fair Fine Arts Competition, Costa Mesa, CA
-First Place Adult Professional Wheel Thrown Ceramics, Orange County Fair Fine Arts Competition, Costa Mesa, CA
2018
-Second Place Adult Professional Wheel thrown Ceramics, Orange County Fair Fine Arts Competition, Costa Mesa, CA
-Board of Govenor's Graduating Student Award- Ceramics, Alberta College of Art & Design
-Ignac & Karla Herskovic Memorial Grad Show Prize, Alberta College of Art & Design
2017
-Travel, Mobility and Exchange Scholarship, Alberta College of Art and Design
-First Place Adult Amateur Wheel Throwing Ceramics. Orange County Fair Fine Arts Competition, Costa Mesa, CA
-John H. and Kathleen Snow Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
-Continuing Arts Association Travel Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
-Alberta Potters Association Ceramics Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
-Frances A. Rodgers Excellence Endowment, Alberta College of Art & Design
-Dr. J. C. Sproule Memorial Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Deign
2016
-Donald Lepard Memorial Scholarship, Alberta College of Art & Design
-Medalta Short Term Residency Award, Alberta College of Art & Design
2015
-First Place Adult Amateur Mixed Media Ceramics, Orange County Fair Adult Fine Arts Competition, Costa Mesa, CA
-Calgary Sketch Club Scholarship, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB
2014
-First Place Adult Amateur Wheel Thrown Ceramics, Orange County Fair Adult Fine Arts Competition, Costa Mesa, CA
influential teachers
Kevin A. Myers
Greg Payce
Katrina Chaytor