Ayla Pierce

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Ayla Pierce

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    • Artist Statement
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Curriculum Vitae

Education

2025

B.F.A, Ceramics concentrate, Art and Design Department Honor,

Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

Artist Award

2024

Dirty South Cup, National Juried Competition, Juror: Randy Brodnax 

- Dr. Betsy Long Award

Exhibitions and Competitions

2025

Title, BFA Candidate Art Show (Scheduled)

437CO Art Gallery, Grand Junction, CO


2024

·  Art on the Corner, Juried Exhibition (2024/2025 Temporary), Jurors XXXXX

   Grand Junction, CO, 

·  Dirty South Cup, National Juried Competition, Juror: Randy Brodnax 

   River Oaks Square, Alexandria, LA

·  Jac Kephart CMU Student Juried Exhibition, Juror: Keith Buswell

   The Art Center of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, CO


2023

Annual CMU Student Juried Exhibition, The Art Center of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, CO, Juror: Terry Shepherd

Professional Practice & Service

2024

·  Artober Fest, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

·  Empty Bowls Eighth Annual Fundraiser, Grand Junction, CO

·  Rainbows and Revolutions Exhibition, Gallery Assistant, Curated by Aaron Marcus

   437CO Art Gallery, Grand Junction, CO

·  That Which Connects Us, Gallery Assistant, Artist, Keith Buswell

   437CO Art Gallery, Grand Junction, CO


2023

·  Artober Fest, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

·  Faculty & Staff Exhibition by CMU Art & Design department, Gallery Deinstall, 437CO Art Gallery, Grand        Junction, CO

·  More & Then Some by Russel Wrankle, Gallery Hanging and Deinstall, 437CO Art Gallery, Grand Junction, CO

·  Empty Bowls Seventh Annual Fundraiser, Grand Junction, CO

·  Annual CMU Juried Student Exhibition, Gallery Hanging, The Art Center of Western Colorado, Grand         Junction, CO


2022

Artober Fest, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

Workshops/ Demos Attended

2024

·  Forging with Trip Hammer, Mike Allen, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

·  Printmaking Workshop, Non-Toxic Copper Plate Etching and Chine Colle, Keith Buswell, Colorado Mesa    University, Grand Junction, CO

·  Glass Blowing, Jim Miller, Grand Junction, CO


2023

·  Ceramic Press mold, Russle Wrankle, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

·  Inspirational: Clay Symposium, KyoungHwa Oh, Kyungmin Park-Ceramics, Heesoo Lee-Ceramics, Ashton       Means, The Art Center of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, CO

·  Raku Firing, Terry Shepard, The Art Center of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, CO

·  Glass Blowing, Jim Miller, Grand Junction, CO


2022

·  Printing on ceramic, Pattie Chalmers, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

Academic Scholarships & Grants

·  2024-2025

COSI-Montrose

·  2024-2025

Gean F. Lipson Trust

·  2023-Current

Chief Manuelito Scholar, ONNSFA

·  2021-2024

Presidents CO Scholarship

·  2022

Need Based ONNSFA Scholarship

Other Experience

·  2023-Present

   Printmaking Guild, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

·  2023-Present

   Sculpture Guild, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

·  2022-Present

   Clay Club, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

·  2023-Present

   Ceramics studio Assistant under Professor KyoungHwa Oh, CMU, Grand Junction, CO

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