Resume
Susan Farrar Parrish
Profile
Susan Parrish worked in clay for 30 years, spending the first 20 perfecting her craftsmanship while making and selling functional wheel-thrown pottery. The last ten years have been spent re-inventing her work in clay and craft as art. Parrish has now left clay behind as she delves into other new and exciting mediums - concrete and metal (welding), found objects and mixed media.
Selected Private and Corporate Collections
Kamm Teapot Foundation and Museum - 15 pieces added to their collection from 2010 and 2014
Glaxo Wellcome, Raleigh, North, Carolina
SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina
The Lord Corporation, Cary, North Carolina
Past Governor of Georgia
Publication:
Humor in Craft by Bridgette Martin
500 Platters, by Lark Press
Surface Design, by Lark Press
Ceramics Today, by Schiffer Publishing
American Craft, February, 2007
Making and Installing Handmade Tiles by Angelica Pozo, 2005
Niche Magazine, February 2014
Niche Magazine, February 2012
Craft Report, April, 2004
Ceramics Monthly, Profile, “Creative Rebellion”, February, 2004
Ceramic Monthly, June, 2003
Clay Times, May-June, 2003
Pottery Making Illustrated, May, 2003
500 Bowls (Spring 2003) by Lark Press
500 Teapots (Fall 2002), Kathy Triplett
NC Potters, Joanna M. Ritchie, 1995
Exhibitions
2015
Teapots! Invitational, Morgan Glass Contemporary Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2014
National Teapot Show IX, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, NC
On the Road Again, 25th annual teapot show, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Chicago, Il
New works - Roundabout Art Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Fayetteville Arts Council - Gender Roles, Raleigh, NC
Village Art Circle - Earth Day Solo Show, Celebration and Demo
Pop-Up Art Show, Raleigh NC
Fayetteville Arts Council - Found Object Art, Fayetteville, NC
2013
Niche Award Finalist in Recycled art category for 2014 Awards
Go Figure, Figments Gallery, Wilmington, NC
The Game of Politics, solo show at Artspace, Raleigh, NC
Connections, Invitational show at Meredith College, Gaddy Gallery, Raleigh, NC
On the Road Again, 24th Annual Teapot Show, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012
Niche Award Show, Philadelphia, PA - WINNER OF the 2012 Niche Award
for Recycled Art catergory
The Teapot, Redefined, 2012, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge MA
Collecting Thoughts, solo show at River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
LOL, Humor in Craft, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC
Found, juried show at VAE, Raleigh, NC
On the Road Again, 23st Annual Teapot Show, Chiaroscuro Gallery,
Chicago, IL
Body and Soul, juried show at Frank, Chapel Hlll, NC
Small Works, juried show at Cary Gallery
2011
Systems Failure, Juried show at The Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory,
Alexandria, VA
Spare Parts, Juried show at The Renaissance Center, Dickson,TN
On the Road Again, 22st Annual Teapot Show, Juried show at Chiaroscuro Gallery, Chicago, IL
National Teapot Show VIII, Invitational show at Cedar Creek Gallery,
Creedmoor, NC
New Works, Artspace Gallery 1, Raleigh NC -2nd place winner
Tea Time, Invitational show at NC Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC
Boxed In, Invitational show at The Collector’s Gallery, Raleigh NC
54th National Juried Show, Imperial Art Centre, Rocky Mount, NC
2010
Teapots! Fourth Invitational, National Teapot Show, Morgan Contemporary
Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
On the Road Again, 21st Annual Teapot show, Chiaroscuro Gallery,
Chicago, Illinois
First Prize - The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, The Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach,
Florida
Geometrics, Award of Distinction, Still Point Contemporary Gallery, Maine
2010 North Carolina Artists Exhibition, Meymandi Concert Hall Lobby,
Raleigh, North Carolina
Through the Looking Glass, three person show, Artspace Gallery, Artspace,
Raleigh, North Carolina
New Works, Third Place Award, Gallery I at Artspace, Raleigh, North
Carolina
National Juried Art Exhibition, Imperial Art Centre, Rocky Mount, NC
2010 Fine Contemporary Craft Exhibition, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2009
Creation Cries, Artspace, Raleigh, North Carolina
Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Road Show, Visual Art Exhange, Raleigh, North Carolina
2008
National Teapot Triennial, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, North Carolina
Teapots in Paradise, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paradise City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coconut Grove, Art in the Grove, Miami, Florida
2007
Teapots! Invitational, Morgan Glass Contemporary Gallery, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Five-Person Teapot Show, Craftsman House Gallery, St. Pete, Florida
100 Teapots, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
Protecting the Places You Love, Long View Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina
Grand Opening Show, Haven Gallery, Austin, Texas
Baltimore ACC, Wholesale-Retail show, Baltimore Maryland
Expressions in 2 Languages, Pottery & Paintings, Up-front Gallery,
Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2006
Functional Fine Art and Craft Show, National Juried Show, Raleigh, North Carolina
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky
PS:Gallery, Columbia Missouri
Theatre Art Gallery, Winston Salem, North Carolina
Red House Gallery, New Works, Dubuque, Iowa
2005
Christmas Show, Museum of Art and Craft, Lousville, Kentucky
Solo Show, Sizl Gallery, Carrboro, North Carolina
Solo Show, Red House Gallery, Spring Show, Dubuque, Iowa
Through Women’s Eyes, The Women’s Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
National Teapot Trienniel, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, North Carolina
2004
Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, California
Landscapes of North Carolina, City Art Gallery, Greenville, North Carolina
32nd Annual competition for NC Artists, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
Christmas Show, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, Louisville, Kentucky
2003
Solo Show, City Art Gallery, Greenville, North Carolina
Solo Show, Durham Arts Council, Durham, North Carolina
The Artists of Raleigh, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, North
Carolina
Solo Show, Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Functional Fine Art and Craft, National Juried Show, Artspace, Raleigh,
North Carolina
2002
National Teapot Triennial, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, North Carolina
Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Solo Show, Up-Front Gallery - Artspace, Raleigh, North Carolina
Teaching jobs
Artspace, Found Object Sculpture, 2010 -2011
Cary Arts Center, Cary, NC, teaching wheel throwing of clay in the 1980’s and 1990’s- for adults
Arts Together, Raleigh, NC, teaching children handbuilding in the 1980’s
Building Together Ministries, Raleigh, NC, teaching a variety of crafts for underprivileged women to use as a small business, in the 1990’s
Artspace, Raleigh, NC, free demos in handbuilding for adults and children, Also many demos and lectures for colleges and high schools
Galleries
Frank Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
Artspace, Raleigh, NC
Carolina Creations, New Bern, NC
Village Art Circle, Cary, NC
Education
1985 - 1999 Numerous workshops at Arrowmont,, NC State Craft Center, Duke Craft Center
1973 -Graduated with Honors from Auburn University with a BFA in Graphic design and painting
1969 - 1971 - Florida State University studying art and design