Dawn C. Hart CV
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Instagram: @dawnhartstudio
Education
2023 University Nevada Reno, MFA , Interdisciplinary Arts.
2013 California State University Fresno, MA, with Distinction, emphasis ceramic sculpture,
concentration art history.
2010 California State University Fresno, BA, Summa Cum Laude with College Honors, emphasis
ceramic sculpture, concentration art history.
2007 Reedley College, North Centers, AA, two-dimensional art, Magna Cum Laude.
Teaching/ Professional Experience
2024-Present Academic Senate Secretary, Clovis Community College, Fresno Ca.
2014-Present Instructor: Beginning/Intermediate Ceramics, Art Appreciation, 3D-Design,
Beginning/Int. Drawing, Color theory, Clovis Community College, Fresno Ca.
2020 Instructor: Beginning Ceramics, Intermediate Ceramics, Fresno Pacific University,
Fresno Ca.
2015-2018 Ceramics Instructor, Clay Mix Studio, Fresno Ca.
2015-2018 Exhibition Coordinator, Lobby Gallery, Clovis Community College, Fresno Ca.
Adjunct Representative, Academic Senate, Clovis Community College, Fresno Ca.
2015-2018 Art Club Advisor, Clovis Community College, Fresno Ca.
2015 Artistic Director, The Art of Life Cancer Foundation, Fresno Ca.
2014 Instructor, Art Appreciation, Madera Center, Madera Ca.
2013-2014 Instructor, Art Appreciation, Large Group Instruction, Reedley College, Reedley Ca.
2014 Artist in Residence through Clay Mix, Fresno County Office of Education, Fresno Ca.
2013 Graduate Assistant, California State University Fresno, Fresno CA
Artist Lectures, California State University Fresno, Fresno Ca.
2012 Instructor, Beginning Ceramics, California State University Fresno, Fresno CA
2011 Instructor, After School Program, Clay Mix, Fresno County, Fresno Ca.
Curatorial Experience
2024 Flora, Fauna, and Flight, Student Art Installation, Clovis Community College.
2021 Members Show, Scarab Creative Arts
2018 College Clay, Fresno State, Fresno City, Reedley College Ceramics, Clay Hand Studios
Essence of A Woman, Julia Feld, Clay Hand Studios
2017 Still Lives of 46 Lahiri Lane, Neil Chowdhury, Clovis Community College.
Nocturnal Collection, Isabelle Barraza, Clovis Community College.
All Realities Are Virtual, Kirtley King, Clovis Community College.
Student Art Exhibition, Clovis Community College.
Dessication, Abiam Alvarez, Clay Hand Studios.
Totem Series, Susanne French, Clay Hand Studios.
2016 The Disambiguation of Asian American History, Edwin Macaraeg, Clovis Community College.
The Bracero Program, Eliana Soto, Clovis Community College.
Faculty Art Exhibition, Process and Product. Clovis Community College.
All the Small Things, Adam Longatti, Clovis Community College.
Student Art Exhibition, Clovis Community College.
2015 Student Art Exhibition, Clovis Community College.
Faculty Art Exhibition, Analog This, Digital That. Clovis Community College.
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Dendrological Relations, Downtown Artist Gallery, Fresno Ca. (June 2025)
2024 Intersections, MOTO, Fresno Ca.
The Space In Between, Porterville Community College, Porterville Ca.
2023 Lost Trees Found, Clovis Community College Lobby Gallery, Fresno Ca.
2021 Featured Artist, Root General, Fresno Ca.
Solo Show, Clovis Community College Lobby Gallery. Fresno Ca.
2019 Solo Show, Ampersand, Fresno Ca.
2018 Two Graduates, Ten Years Later, with Julia Woli Scott, Clovis Community College, Fresno Ca.
2017 Repetition and Variation, with Heather Hubbard, Clay Hand Studios, Fresno Ca.
Lost in Repetition, Merced College, Merced Ca.
2014 Function, Collection and Suspension. Clay Hand Studios. Fresno Ca.
2013 Master’s of Art Graduate Exhibition, Structures. Conley Gallery, CSU Fresno. Fresno Ca.
2012 Solo Exhibition, Pinot Wine Bar and Bistro, Fresno Ca.
2010 Urban Narratives, Honors Exhibition, Dean’s Gallery, CSU Fresno, Fresno Ca.
Group Exhibitions
2025 Fantasy, Juried Competition, Scarab Creative Arts, Fresno Ca. (First Place)
2024 Members Show, Scarab Creative Arts, Fresno Ca.
2023 Found and Lost, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Garage Door Gallery, UNR, Incline Village Nv.
2022 Midway Exhibition, Tahoe Gallery, UNR at Lake Tahoe, Incline Village Nv.
The Sierra, 1st Annual Arts Competition, Scarab Creative Arts, Fresno Ca.
2021 ACGA Clay and Glass Festival, Palo Alto Arts Center, Palo Alto Ca.
Members Show, Scarab Creative Arts, Fresno Ca.
2019 Man-Un-Made, M Street Graduate Studios, Fresno Ca.
Preview Exhibition, Sierra Art Trails, K Jewell, Fresno Ca.
Group Show, Stellar Gallery, Oakhurst Ca.
ACGA Clay and Glass Festival, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto Ca.
Members Invitational Show, Corridor 2122, Fresno Ca.
2018 In the Garden, Clay Hand Studios, Fresno Ca.
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble, Clay Hand Studios, Fresno Ca.
ACGA Clay and Glass Festival, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto Ca.
2017 Desirable Discoveries, Clay Hand Studios, Fresno Ca.
May Flowers, Clay Hand Studios, Fresno Ca.
Capturing, Keeping, and Remembering, Academy of Music and Arts, Fresno Ca.
2016 Clay Hand Members Show, Clay Hand Studio, Fresno Ca.
Process and Product. Faculty Exhibition, Clovis Community College, Fresno Ca.
2015 Analog This, Digital That. Faculty Exhibition, Clovis Community College, Fresno Ca.
The Black and White Show, Chris Sorensen Studio, Fresno Ca.
2013 Spectacle, A Closer Look at Fresno, M Street Arts Complex, Fresno Ca.
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, CSU Fresno Group show, Davis Ca.
Ongoing Exhibition, Graduate Study Center, Henry Madden Library, CSU Fresno, Fresno Ca.
Fig Tree Gallery Invitational Show, Fig Tree Gallery, Fresno Ca.
The Bomb Show, Arthouse, Fresno, Ca.
2012 Department of Art and Design, 2012 Faculty Show, Conley Art Gallery, CSU Fresno. Fresno Ca.
Dressage in the Redwoods Group Show, Vigne’ Farms, Bonny Doon Ca.
Art Market, State of the City Address, Convention Center, Fresno, Ca.
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, CSU Fresno Group Show, Davis Ca.
Dean’s Gallery Group exhibition, CSU Fresno, Fresno Ca.
2011 Corridor 2122 CSUF Grad Student Juried Invitational, Fresno Ca.
Scientifique, Sorensen Gallery, Fresno Ca.
CSU Fresno Group Show California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis Ca.
2010 The Centennial Rephotographing Project, California State University Fresno, Fresno Ca.
Clay Mix, Holiday Sale Exhibition, Fresno Ca.
2009 Student Show, California State University Fresno, Fresno Ca.
Fine Arts and Photography Show, North Fork Arts Council, North Fork Ca.
Reveiller, Quady Winery, Madera Ca.
2008 Simultaneous Contrast, Student Show, California State University Fresno, Fresno Ca.
BOGO (Buy One, Get One Free) Group Show and Print Exchange, Iowa State University, Ames Ia.
The Pink Show, Chris Sorensen Gallery, Fresno Ca.
Sierra Art Trails, Multiple Venues, Oakhurst Ca.
Artist Residencies
2024 Arteventura, Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Publications
2024 Found and Lost, MFA Thesis Exhibition Catalogue, University of Nevada Reno, Reno Nv.
The Space In Between, Porterville Recorder, Porterville Ca.
2013 CCACA, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art Exhibition Guide, Davis Ca.
2012 CCACA, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art Exhibition Guide, Davis Ca.
2011 CCACA, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art Exhibition Guide, Davis Ca.
2008 North Centers’ Review, Student Art and Literature, Willow International Center, Clovis Ca.
2006 North Centers’ Review, Student Art and Literature, Madera Center, Madera Ca.
Memberships
ACGA - Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California- Bay Area, California
SJCGA- San Joaquin Clay and Glass Association- Fresno, California
NCECA-National Council on Education in Ceramic Arts- Boulder, Colorado
ACC-American Craft Council- Minneapolis, Minnesota
The American Ceramic Society- Westerville, Ohio
Fresno Art Museum- Fresno, California
Fresno Arts Council- Fresno, California