All of my work revolves around my exploration of the intricacies and complexities that exist within the relationship between our species and the rest of the natural world.  My most recent body of sculpture, a series called “Dominance and Affection”, deals specifically with our relationship to our pets.  It seems, as though, today, the most intimate connection we maintain with nature is with those animals we single out and choose to keep as companions.  The intense love and affection we feel for these creatures does not erase the fact that the success of the relationship lies in our complete domination over all aspects of their existence.  These creatures, sculpted in porcelain with its precious and fragile nature are presented caged and contained.  “Queen Captiva” peers out from inside her princess canopy meant to imply her status as a precious pet, yet her containment in oppressive black steel portrays a mournful reality.  “Space-Saving Gerbil Tower” is a somewhat humorous jab at the lengths we go to keep and control creatures, no matter whether we have the room to house them or not.  The tower of individual cages, stacked, one on top of the other, each containing a single gerbil, references furniture designed to maximize storage in small spaces.  Space is saved on another level by denying these rapidly reproducing creatures the ability to intermingle at all. Finally, “Starter Pet Adaptation” speaks of the ways in which animals adapt to their new status as pets.  The hermit crab, a typical “starter pet” for the human child is here, adapting to its new environment by moving into various childhood toys.  Housed in cages referencing baby cribs they also raise questions about the way in which pets are becoming stand-ins for our children.

Education

2007     Master of Fine Arts, School for American Crafts, RIT, Rochester, NY
2004     Bachelors of Fine Arts, State University College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Exhibitions

2009     Emergence: The Resident Artist Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Trump in the Dark, Trump International Space, West Palm Beach, FL
                Shake n Bake, Gallery at the Art Institute of Pheonix, NCECA, Pheonix, AZ
Clay Energy, Eaton Fine Art Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
Food for Thought: Second Course, Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Mad Hatters Tea Party Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2008     Currents: Contemporary Florida Ceramics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Artists with Attitude, Greenfield Gallery, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
                5X5X(5),Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
                Endangered?, Gloria Kennedy Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
                Clay3  , Clay Space, Warrenville, Illinois
                Ceramics Biennial, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
                Feral Instincts, University of Miami, Miami, FL
                The Edge, The Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
                The Armory Art Show, Miami International University, Miami, FL
                New Instructors Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
                Signal. Sculpture by Bethany Krull, Genesee Center for Arts and Education, Rochester, NY
                Art Biologic, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
                Second International Medallic Sculpture Competition, Medialia Gallery, New York, NY
2007     Cheongju International Craft Biennial, Cheongju Arts Center, Cheongju City, S. Korea
                The Artists Among Us, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
                Bethany Krull. New Works in Clay, Dangenart Gallery, Nashville, TN
                Manifestations of Nature (MFA) Canal Street Gallery, Rochester, NY
2006     One Piece Wonder Show, Cosmopolitan Model Gallery, Buffalo, NY
                Gallery R Benefit, (Featured Artist), Gallery “R”, Rochester, NY
                SAC Ceramics Graduate Exhibition, The On-Center, Syracuse, NY
2005     The Great Lakes Emerging Artist Competition, Rockefellar Art Center, Fredonia, NY
2004     Western New York Craft Art Exhibition, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Trilogies XIV “The Works of Three Artists” Joan Fitzgerald, Russel Ram and Bethany Krull,
                Art Dialogue, Gallery, Buffalo, NY
                Form and Function, Ceramics by Bethany Krull and Keri Logel, Gallery 234, Buffalo, NY
2003     VAB Annual College and Community Wide Exhibition, Upton Hall Gallery, Buffalo, NY
                Design Student Exhibition, Upton Hall Gallery, Buffalo. NY
                Arts in the Village, Main Street. Lancaster, NY
                National Womens Exhibition, Impact Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
                SUNY Student Exhibition, State University Plaza, Albany, NY
                “Best of SUNY” Student Exhibition, State University Plaza, NY
2002     National Fall Exhibition, Impact Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2002-06             Allentown Art Festival, Buffalo, NY
                Elmwood Art Festival, Buffalo, NY        

Teaching Experience

2008-09             Instructor, Armory Art Center Ceramics Department
2007-08             Instructor, Genesee Pottery, Rochester, NY
2006-07             Instructor of Record, Hand building, School for American Crafts, RIT, Rochester, NY
2005-06             Instructor of Record, Wheel Throwing, School for American Crafts, RIT, Rochester, NY
2006     Instructor, Genesee Pottery, Rochester, NY
2005     Adjunct Lecturer, Introductory Ceramics, State University College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Residencies

2008-09             Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2007-08             Genesee Pottery, Rochester, NY

Professional Experience

2009     Artist Talk and Demonstration, Ceramics League of the Palm Beaches, Craft Gallery, West
                Palm Beach, FL
2008     Artist Talk, Covered Bridge Community Center, Lake Worth, FL
                Guest Artist in Residence, Palm Beach Day Academy, Palm Beach, FL
                Artist Talk and Demonstration, Western New York Clay Olympics, State University College
                At Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
                Artist Talk, Arts and Cultural Council, Rochester, NY
                Artist Talk, The Elizabeth Foundation, New York, NY
                New York Foundation for the Arts, Mark Program, Rochester and New York, NY
2005-07             Graduate Assistant, Coordinator of Elective Classes, School for American Crafts, RIT
                Rochester, NY
2004     Demonstrating Artist, The NACC, Niagara Falls, NY
                Demonstrating Artist, State University College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Awards

2007     School for American Crafts Alumni Scholarship, RIT, Rochester, NY
                Louise Epstein Award, RIT, Rochester, NY
                Honorable Mention, Cheongju International Craft Biennial, Cheongju City, S Korea
2005     First Place Award: Sculpture, Allentown Art Festival, Buffalo, NY
2004     Deans Award for Creative Excellence, State University College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Student Awards Finalist: Sculptural Ceramics, Niche Magazine

Publications

2001     Experience Clay, Davis Publications

Grants

2008     Strategic Opportunity Stipend, New York Foundation for the Arts
2001     Research and Creativity Grant, Glaze Research and Development, State University College
                at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Collections

State University College at Buffalo
Rochester Institute of Technology
Mindy Solomon