Artist List    Geoffrey Pagen    Images  |  Bio BORN San Jose, CA, 1951 EDUCATION Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, M.F.A. Ceramics 1975 University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, B.F.A. Ceramics 1973 AWARDS Oregon Arts Commission, Individual Fellowship Grant 1986 National Endowment for the Arts, Artist’s Fellowship Grant 1982 Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR; Residency Grant; one year as Ceramicist-in-Residence 1979 ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle, WA upcoming 2012 The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011 Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle, WA 2009 The Brown Gallery, Louisville, KY 2007 Vollum College Center, Reed College, Portland, OR 1982, 1988, 2006 Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY 2004 Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR 2003 Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR 1991, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001 Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA 1998 Brendan Walter Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1995 Foster/White Gallery, Kirkland, WA 1994 Salishan Lodge Gallery, Gleneden Beach, OR 1993 Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA 1992 Jamison/Thomas Gallery, New York, NY 1990 Maveety Gallery, Portland, OR 1989 Lawrence Gallery, Portland, OR 1983, 1985, 1987 Smith Andersen Gallery, Palo Alto, CA 1985 Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA 1982, 1984 By Design Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 1982 Henry Korn Gallery, Maude Kern Art Center, Eugene, OR 1981 White Bird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR 1980 Residency Exhibition, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR 1979 ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS (continued) White Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR 1977 Recent Works: At Anyart Contemporary Art Center, Warren, RI 1976 GROUP EXHIBITIONS “25th Anniversary Gallery Group Show,” The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2011 The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 “Drawn from Nature,” Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland , OR (invitational) 2010 NCECA Invitational, Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2006 Art in Embassies Program, Nouakchott, Mauritania, Africa 2004 “Contemporary Ceramics- An International Perspective,” Susan Street Gallery, Solana Beach, CA 2003 “Abstraction--Form to Field,” Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR 2000 Confabulation of Clay Artists, Renshaw Art Gallery, Linfield College, McMinnville, OR 1999 30 Year Retrospective of Potters-in-Residence, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR 1998 Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, Solana Beach, CA 1998 “Artscape ’97,” Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, Solana Beach, CA 1997 “Magic Mud,” Northwest Ceramic Art Exhibition, curated by John Takehara (traveling exhibition) 1996-97 “Fifteenth Anniversary Exhibition,” Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR 1996 Foster/White Gallery, Kirkland, WA 1993 “Scale Shift: Small Objects,” Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR 1993 “Northwest Ceramics Exhibition,” Sea-Tac International Airport, Main Concourse, Seattle, WA; Foster/White Gallery 1992-1993 “Still Life,” Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR 1992 Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA 1991 “Sum of the Parts,” Jamison Thomas Gallery, New York, NY 1990 “Clay and Clay Plus,” Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA 1989 “Northwest Ceramics Today," curated by John Takehara, (traveling exhibition) 1989 “Clay Works,” Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA 1987 OAC Fellowship Recipients Exhibition, A. 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Bush Gallery, Salem, OR 1987 “Functional Abandon: Clay as a Canvas,” SAFECO Plaza, Seattle, WA 1987 “Art in Clay, Part II,” Cross Creek Gallery, Malibu, CA 1986 Smith-Anderson Gallery, Palo Alto, CA 1985 “Oregon Crafts ‘85,” Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR 1985 “Oregon Biennial ‘85,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1985 “Ceramic Invitational,” Carr Gallery, Houston, TX 1985 DBR Gallery, “Ceramic Invitational,” Cleveland, OH 1984 “NEA Craft Fellowship Invitational,” Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Louisville, KY 1984 “Clay 1984 - A National Survey Exhibition,” Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA 1984 “Ten Year Alumni Exhibition,” Kittredge Gallery University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA 1983 “Oregon NEA Recipients Exhibition,” Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR 1983 “Oregon Biennial,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR 1983 “RISD - Leadership in Crafts,” The Craftsman Gallery, Scarsdale, NY 1983 “Northwest Craft Exhibition,” Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA 1982 Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH 1981 Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1980 “Alumni Exhibition II,” Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI 1980 “Artquake ‘80 Exhibition,” U. 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Bank Plaza Gallery, Portland, OR 1980 “Oregon Crafts ‘80,” Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR 1980 Artifact Galleries, Ltd., Bozeman, MT 1980 Marui-Imai Gallery, Sapporo, Japan 1979 White Gallery, Portland, OR 1980 “Potters-in-Residence, A 10-Year Retrospective Exhibition,” Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR 1979 8th Annual Willamette Valley Exhibition, Corvallis, OR 1978 First Annual Alumni Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI 1978 Northwest Craftsman Exhibit, Henry Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1977 Arizona National Crafts Show, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ 1976 18th Annual National Exhibition, Greater Fall River Art Association, Fall River, MA 1976 COMMISSIONS Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR 2010 Dunn Carney LLP, Law Firm, Portland, OR 2008 Merriwether Buildings, Gerding / Edlen Development, Portland, OR 2006 Providence Health System, St. Vincent, Portland, OR 2006 Electro Scientific Industries, Portland, OR 2003 Carpenters Union Building, The United Brotherhood of Woodworkers, Washington, DC 2002 St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, OR 2002 C.Z. Sterling Co., Atlanta, GA 2002 Health One Hospital, Denver, CO 2002 Jeppessen Company, Denver, CO 2002 NERVE, Advertising Agency, Portland, OR 2002 Thirteenth Street Lofts, Portland, OR 2002 Washington Mutual Bank, Alderbrook Lodge, SeaTac, WA 2002 Wildwood Restaurant, Portland, OR 2001 Arthur Andersen Consulting, Portland, OR 2001 McDonalds Corporate Offices, Lake Oswego, OR 2001 Inter-Continental Hotel, Miami, FL 2000 Kaiser Lancaster Clinic, Salem, OR 2000 Howard Hughes Foundation, Chevy Chase, MD 1999 Serratto Restaurant, Portland, OR 1999 ETEC Systems, Inc., Hillsboro, OR 1999 Heathman Lodge, Vancouver, WA 1998 Reed College, Gray Campus Center, Portland, OR 1998 Liberty Centre, Portland, OR ed by Ashforth Pacific, Inc. 1997 PacifiCorp, Portland, OR 1997 Colling, Swift & Hynes, Washington, DC 1997 Tokyo Forum, Tokyo, Japan 1997 Kaiser Glisan Dental Clinic, Portland, OR 1996 Wacker Siltronic, Portland, OR 1996 Hihn Building, Santa Cruz, CA 1996 ATIS, Alliance of Telecommunications Industries, Washington, DC 1995 Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Oslo, Norway 1995 Perkins Coie, Attorneys, Portland, OR 1995 Hewlett-Packard, Atlanta, GA 1995 Thompson & Mitchell, Attorneys, St. Louis, MO 1994 Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Attorneys, Portland, OR 1993 Techmatic Corporation, McClean, VA 1993 Xerox Corporation, New York, NY 1992 Nissho Iwai American Corp., Portland, OR 1991 Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp., Raritan, NJ 1991 Delta Airlines, Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle, WA 1991 Timet Corporation, Denver, CO 1990 Eastmoreland Golf Club House, Portland, OR 1990 Hewlett-Packard, Vancouver, WA 1990 Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, OR 1990 Portland State University, Millar Library, Portland, OR 1990 Radisson Hotel, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 1990 Nissin Foods, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 1989 SAFECO Insurance Company, Cincinnati, OH 1988 Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz, Attorneys, Los Angeles, CA 1988 Department of Transportation, Materials Lab., State of Oregon, Salem, OR 1987 Hyatt Hotel, Scottsdale, AZ 1987 Potomac Community Center, Rockville, MD 1987 NEC America, Inc., Hillsboro, OR 1986 Fabric Art, Portland, OR 1985 G.I. Joe’s Corporate Office, Wilsonville, OR 1985 Rocky Ridge Elementary School, Graham, WA 1985 Mackenzie/Saito and Associates, Architects/Engineers, Portland, OR 1985 Sheraton Hotel, Tacoma, WA 1984 South Whidbey School District, Langley, WA 1983 Department of General Services, Oregon State Collection, Salem, OR 1983 State of Oregon, Department of Revenue Building, Salem, OR 1981 Ragen, Roberts, Tremaine, Kreiger, Attorneys, Portland, OR 1980 University of Oregon, Sciences Complex, Eugene, OR 1980 COLLECTIONS Ad Marketing, Century City, CA Aetna Insurance Co., Hartford, CT Beaverton Physical Therapy, Beaverton, OR Bellevue Towers, Bellevue, WA Bethel School District, Graham, WA Boeing, Tukwila, WA Care Oregon, Portland, OR City of Lake Oswego, Lake Oswego, OR City of Portland, OR Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Permanent Collection, Portland, OR Crabbe & Huson Co., Portland, OR Czopek & Erdenberger, Architects, Portland, OR Susan & Michael Dell Foundation, Austin, TX Delta Airlines, Portland International Airport, Portland, OR Eastern Oregon State College, LaGrande, OR Fedderly Companies, Palm Desert, CA Heathman Hotel, Portland, OR Interiors, Miami Beach, FL J. 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Winkler and Company, Portland, OR John Ross Condominium Tower, South Waterfront, Portland, OR Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Cascade Park Dental Center, Vancouver, WA KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, Portland, OR Management Compensation Group, Portland, OR Merix Corporation, Portland, OR Metal Exchange Corporation, St. Louis, MO Morton, Cole and Weber, Advertising and Public Relations Firm, Portland, OR MPEG-LA, Chevy Chase, MD National Builder Hardware, Portland, OR Noell Associates, Portland, OR Paine Webber, Blyth Office, Portland, OR People’s Bank, Providence, RI Perkins Coie Attorneys, Washington, DC Port of Seattle, Sea-Tac International Airport, Seattle, WA Precision Castparts, Clackamas, OR Providence Cancer Center, Portland, OR Redmond Jr. High School, Redmond, WA Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI Russell Development Corp., Portland, OR SAFECO Insurance Company, Seattle, WA Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA Sport Mall, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR Stanford Hospital, Stanford, CA Stoll Stoll Berne & Lokting, PC Attorneys, Portland, OR The Boulders Hotel, Caretree, AZ The Commerce Bank, Portland, OR Thompson, Adams & DeBast Law Office, Beaverton, OR U. 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Bank, Trust Division, Portland, OR University of Oregon, College of Education, Eugene, OR Washington County Offices, Hillsboro, OR Wasserberger Benson Partnership, Architects, Portland, OR Westwood Corporation, Developers and Contractors, Portland, OR Williamson McCarter & Associates, Portland, OR Wy’East Color Lab, Portland, OR TEACHING EXPERIENCE Director of Ceramics Program, Reed College, Portland, OR 1979-present Visiting Artist, Craftsman in the School Program - Workshops in Portland Public Schools, OR Summer 1979 Ceramic Workshop on Primitive Pottery, Haystack Program, Cannon Beach, OR Summer 1978 Instructor of Kiln Building class and studio course, Portland State University, Portland, OR Summer 1977 Assistant Professor of Ceramics, Portland State University, Portland, OR 1976-77 Instructor of Summer Ceramics Program, Portland State University, Portland, OR Summer 1976 Instructor of Summer Ceramics Program, Southeastern Massachusetts University Summer 1975 Acting Ceramics Department Head, Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, MA 1975-76 PUBLICATIONS “Craft 101,” Art on the Vine Auction Catalog, March 15, 2008, p. 32 Snyder, Stephanie, “Heat and Joy,” Geoffrey Pagen, exhibition catalog, Reed College, Portland, OR, 2006 Row, D.K. “In a ceramic arts state of mind,” The Oregonian, Friday, March 10, 2006, pp. 22-23 Allan, Lois, “Geoffrey Pagen at Margo Jacobsen Gallery,” Artweek, Vol. 34 Issue 3, April 2003, pp. 31-32 Bonansinga, Kate, “Geoffrey Pagen’s Transitional Ceramics,” Ceramics: Art and Perception, No. 38, 1999, pp. 11-12 Bonansinga, Kate, “Geoffrey Pagen at Elizabeth Leach Gallery,” Willamette Week, October 21, 1998 Clark, Karen, “Mural Planned for Downtown SC Building,” Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, CA, March 6, 1996 Silander, Liisa, “Switch to Slab,” RISD Views, Rhode Island School of Design, Vol. 7, No. 1, Fall 1994 Carmichael, Suzanne, review, American Ceramics Magazine, Vol. 10, #2, 1992 Schneider, Greg, review, Artweek, Vol. 23, #18, 1992 Branfman, Steve. Raku: A Practical Approach (Chilton Book Co.) 1991 Hunt, Phil, “Working in Ceramics No Walk in the Park,” The Oregonian, Portland, OR, May 19, 1989 Johnson, Barry, “Critic’s Choice: Geoffrey Pagen,” The Oregonian, Portland, OR, October 1987 “RISD AT WORK”, publication by Rhode Island School of Design on past RISD graduates, October 1985 Wenzel, Fritz, “Potter’s Mural a Break with Tradition,” The Oregonian, June 20, 1985 “Pagen at PDX Lawrence,” Art Stars, Vol. II, No. 2, February 1985 Ceramics Monthly, feature article of current ceramic work, October, 1985 “Portfolio: Geoffrey Pagen” American Craft Magazine, June/July 1984 Hayakawa, Alan R. “Award Winners All: Exhibit Spotlights an Elite Fellowship,” The Oregonian, Portland, OR, August 1983 Klemperer, Louise, “Geoffrey Pagen,” American Ceramics Magazine, Vol, 2 No. 3, Fall 1983 Olson, Laurie, “ ‘Raku’ Makes Pagen’s Work Unique,” Portland, OR, 1983 Hellekson, Diane, “Minnesota: Geoffrey Pagen, By Design,” New Art Examiner, June 1982 Kimbrell, Leonard D., “Return to Tradition,” Art Week, Vol. 10 No. 34, October 20, 1979 Fagan, Beth, “Ceramics and Tapestry Beckon Viewers,” The Oregonian, 1979 The OR Artist Workshop Directory, published by Visual Arts Resources, Eugene, OR State of the Crafts, published by Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR