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Julie Wiggins
134 Penland Rd. Bakersville, NC
juliewigginspottery@yahoo.com (704) 351-0532
www.juliewigginspottery.com
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Education:
2001 BFA Ceramics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Post Educational Studies:
2005 Honorary Degree, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen, China
Work Experience:
2008-Present Full Time Studio Potter
2006-Present Clay Director/Instructor, Outreach program with Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools
Afterschool and Summer Camp, Charlotte, NC
2006-2010 Clayworks, Studio Manager and Studio Artist, Charlotte, NC
2005-2013 Clayworks, Inc., Charlotte, NC, Ceramics Instructor
2005-2002 McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC Ceramics Instructor, Studio Assistant and
Artist
Exhibitions and Shows:
2024 Potters’ of Madison County, Marshall, NC
Thrown Together Potters Show, Charlotte, NC
Toe River Arts Studio Tour, Bakersville, NC
Potters’ Market at the Mint, Charlotte, NC
Spruce Pine Potters Market, Spruce Pinc, NC
Pottery on the Hill, Washington, DC
Cupful, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
2023 Potters’ of Madison County, Marshall, NC
Thrown Together Potters Show, Charlotte, NC
Toe River Arts Studio Tour, Bakersville, NC
Potters’ Market at the Mint, Charlotte, NC
2022 Thrown Together Potters’ Show, Charlotte, NC
Potters’ of Madison County Guest, Marshall, NC
Potters’ Market at the Mint, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC-Best in Show
Toe River Arts Studio Tour, Bakersville, NC
Jacksonville Home Sale, Jacksonville, NC
2021 Thrown Together Potters’ Show, Charlotte, NC
Potters’ Market at the Mint, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail Guest, Shelburne Falls, MA
Jacksonville Home Sale, Jacksonville, NC
Holiday Studio Open House, Charlotte, NC
2020 Across the Pond and Back/NCECA, Richmond, VA (online)
Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail Guest, Shelburne Falls, MA (online)
Thrown Together Potters’ Sale, Charlotte, NC (online)
Pottery On The Hill, Washington DC (online)
Jacksonville Pottery Sale, Jacksonville, NC
Holiday Studio Open House, Julie Wiggins Pottery, Charlotte, NC
2019 Cup Show, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
Thrown Together Potters’ Show, Charlotte, NC
Jacksonville Pottery Sale, Jacksonville, NC
Holiday Studio Open House, Charlotte, NC
2018 Southern Hospitality, Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA
The Art of the Cup, Boston Society for the Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
Potters’ Market Invitational, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Thrown Together Potters Show, Charlotte, NC
Jacksonville Pottery Sale, Jacksonville, NC
Holiday Studio Open House, Julie Wiggins Pottery, Charlotte, NC
Workshop Presenter, Touchstone Center for Crafts, PA
2017 Cup Show, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
On the Table with Thrown Together Potters, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
The White Road, In Tandem Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Thrown Together Potters’ Show, Spring & Fall, Charlotte, NC
Potters’ Market Invitational, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Jacksonville Home Sale, Jacksonville, NC
Holiday Studio Open House, Julie Wiggins Pottery, Charlotte, NC
Gallery Affiliations
2023 Mica Gallery, Bakersville, NC
2016-2023 In Tandem Gallery, Bakersville, NC
2010-2000 Piedmont Craftsmen, Winston Salem, NC, Pottery 101, Salisbury, NC
2008-2020 Lark and Key, Charlotte, NC
Awards:
2023 Toe River Artist Grant Recipient
2022 Best in Show, Potters’ Market at the Mint, Charlotte, NC
2021 Made In NC, Best in Craft, Our State Magazine
Artist Relief Covid Grant, Arts and Science Council
2015 Purchase Award-Potters’ Market, Mint Museum Permanent Collection, Charlotte, NC
2014 Arts and Science Council Community Supported Art Grant
2007 Juror’s Award, Best in Show, Put a Lid on It, Mudfire Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2006, 2010, 2014, 2021-Arts and Science Council Regional Artist Grant Recipient
Teaching Experience-Lectures/Demos/Workshops:
2024 Penland School of Crafts, Workshop, Penland, NC
Tuscan Clay Lab, Workshop, Cortona, Italy
Sawtooth Arts Center, Winston Salem, NC
2023 Penland Auction Demonstrator, Penland, NC
2022 NCECA Presenter, Past Masters (Kent McLaughlin), Sacramento, CA
2021 Touchstone Center for Crafts, Workshop, Farmington, PA
2019 Wilmington Ceramics Guild, Workshop, Wilmington, NC
Tryon Center for Arts, Workshop, Tryon, NC
2018 Ceramics Arts Network, DVD release, Molds & Mishima
New Bern Wellness Center, Workshop, New Bern, NC
2017 5-day Workshop Presenter, Decorated Surfaces in Porcelain, Touchstone Center for
Crafts, Farmington, PA
Guest Presenter, Delhome Service League & Friends of the Mint, Mint Museum Craft &
Design, Charlotte, NC
2016 Invited Artist Residency-June & July, The Pottery Workshop, Jingdezhen, China
Visiting Artist Workshop, Queens University, Charlotte, NC
Visiting Artist, Guest Slide Lecture, NC Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC
Functional Ceramics Workshop Presenter, Wooster, Ohio
4-day Workshop Presenter, Pocosin Center for the Arts, Columbia, NC
