(b. 1972, Wausau, WI, lives in Watertown, TN).  Jason Briggs received his BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1995 and his MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1999.  After a summer at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT, he spent 3 years serving as Artist in Residence at the Appalachian Center for Crafts in Smithville, TN.  Jason was recently invited as a visiting artist to The Taiwan National University of Art in Taipei.  He received a Virginia Groot Foundation Fellowship in 2007, a Tennessee Arts Commission Grant in 2006, as well as several other awards for his work. His work is in public and private collections home and abroad, including the Museum of Arts and Science in Evansville, IN and The World Ceramic Center in Ichon, Korea.  Recent shows include “Full & Spare: Ceramics in the 21st Century” at Florida State University’s Museum of Fine Art, and Florida Atlantic University’s “south X east” exhibition.  He teaches part-time at Lipscomb University in Nashville while maintaining a studio in Watertown, TN.

www.jason-briggs.com

Education
1999 Master of Fine Arts - Ceramics • summa cum laude
University of Nebraska Lincoln
1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts - Ceramics • cum laude
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Employment
2007-Present Lipscomb University • Nashville, TN
Adjunct Instructor: Sculpture, Ceramics, 3-D Design
1999-2008 Belmont University • Nashville, TN
Adjunct Instructor: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Ceramics
2002 Appalachian Center for Crafts • Smithville, TN
Adjunct Instructor: Intermediate Handbuilding

Residencies
1999-2002 Appalachian Center for Crafts • Smithville, TN
1999 Archie Bray Foundation • Summer Resident • Helena, MT

Workshops/Lectures
2009 University of Tennessee-Knoxville • Visiting Artist • Knoxville, TN
- University of Michigan • Visiting Artist • Ann Arbor, MI
- Buffalo State University • Visiting Artist • Buffalo, NY
2008 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania • Visiting Artist • Edinboro, PA
- University of Florida • Visiting Artist • Gainesville, FL
- National Taiwan University of Arts • Visiting Artist • Taipei City, Taiwan
- Ox-Bow School for the Arts • Visiting Faculty • Saugatuck, MI
- NCECA Conference • Emerging Artist Slide Lecture • Pittsburgh, PA
- Alabama Clay Conference • Demonstrating Artist • Tuscaloosa, AL
2006 Frist Center for Visual Arts • Slide Lecture • Nashville, TN
2005 Volunteer State Community College • Guest Artist • Gallatin, TN
- University of Wisconsin-Madison • Visiting Artist • Madison, WI
2003 Appalachian Center for Crafts • “Salt/Soda Firing” workshop • Smithville, TN
2002 Appalachian Center for Crafts • “Finishing Porcelain” workshop • Smithville, TN
2001 Appalachian Center for Crafts • “In Porcelain” workshop • Smithville, TN
1999-01 Appalachian Center for Crafts • Raku-firing workshop (spring, fall) • Smithville, TN

Honors/Awards
2008 NCECA Emerging Artist • Pittsburgh, PA
2007 Virginia A. Groot Foundation Fellowship • Third Place
2007 NCECA Purchase Award • Clay National Biennial Exhibition •Louisville, KY
2006 Individual Artist Fellowship • Tennessee Arts Commission
2003 Best of Show • Autumn Arts Exhibition • Cumberland University • Lisa Zagumny, juror

2002 Second Place • Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay • Richard Notkin, Juror
- Ceramic Sculpture Award • Craft USA 2002 • Holly Hotchner, Juror
2001 Museum Guild Purchase Award • Evansville Museum of Arts and Science
- Award of Merit • Feats of Clay XIV • Paul A. McCoy, Juror
1999 Vreeland Art Award • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Graduate Teaching Assistant Award • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Graduate Teaching Excellence Award Nominate • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Third Place · Viewpoint: Ceramics 1999 • Judith Schwartz, Juror
- Judge • Rube Goldberg Machine Competition • Lincoln, NE
1997 John W. McDonald Graduate Fellowship • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1996 Graduate Teaching Assistantship • University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1996-1999)
- Juror • K-12 Art Competition • Lake Mills, WI
1994 College of the Arts Scholarship Award (departmental) • UW-Whitewater
- College of the Arts Scholarship Award (Excellence in Ceramics) • UW-Whitewater
1992 UFCW Union Scholarship • Madison, WI

Exhibitions
2009 NCECA Clay National Biennial Exhibition • ASU Ceramic Research Center • Phoenix, AZ
Chris Staley, Jeanne Quinn, and Christy Johnson, jurors
- The Margins • The Icehouse • Phoenix, AZ
2008 Shared Journeys, American Art in China • The Pottery Workshop • Jingdezhen, China
- Hyper-Nature • SPACES gallery • Cleveland, OH
- Urban Clay Invitational • Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts • Grand Rapids, MI
- Confrontational Ceramics • Grand Banking Room (Westchester Arts Council) • White Plains, NY
Judith Schwartz, Juror
- Beyond Bio: Clay Bodies • The College of New Rochelle: Castle Gallery • New Rochelle, NY
- Dialogues: Sculpture • Zeitgeist Gallery • Nashville, TN
- Full & Spare • Florida State University: Museum of Fine Art • Tallahassee, FL
- southXeast • Florida Atlantic University: Ritter Gallery • Boca Raton, FL
- The Matter At Hand • Memphis College of Art: Rust Hall Gallery • Memphis, TN
2007 Contemporary Ceramics • Ruby Green Gallery • Nashville, TN
- Recent Work • Renaissance Center • Dickson, TN
- Of The Body • Middle Tennessee State University: Todd Gallery • Murfreesboro, TN
- NCECA Clay National Biennial Exhibition• Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft • Louisville, KY
Syd Carpenter, Nick Kripal, and Silvie Granatelli, Jurors
- BLUE: Invitational • East Central College Gallery • Union, MO
2006 Glimpse • 2-person show • Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery • Nashville, TN
2005 Summer Invitational • Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art • Kansas City, MO
- XXX • Santa Fe Clay • Santa Fe, NM
2004 Empire Builders • Zeitgeist/Ruby Green Galleries • Nashville, TN
- Group Exhibition • Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art • Kansas City, MO
- Biomimicry: The Art of Imitating Life (NCECA National Conference Invitational Exhibition)
Herron Gallery • IUPUI • Indianapolis, IN
2003 Art of Tennessee • Frist Center for Visual Arts • Nashville, TN
- Autumn Arts Exhibition • Cumberland University: Adams Gallery • Lebanon, TN
- Transforming The Body • Watkins College of Art and Design • Nashville, TN

2003 33rd Annual Ceramics Exhibit: Karl Borgeson and Friends
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: Crossman Gallery
2002 Craft USA • Silvermine Guild Arts Center • New Canaan, CT • Holly Hotchner, Juror
- The Art of Fine Craft • Nebraska Wesleyan University: Elder Gallery • Lincoln, NE
- Red Heat: Contemporary Work In Clay • University of Tulsa • Tulsa, OK • Richard Notkin, Juror
- Masterworks 2002: Tennessee Master Artist • Madison Arts Center • Nashville, TN
- San Angelo National Ceramic Competition
Museum of Fine Arts • San Angelo, TX • Jimmy Clark, Juror
- Viewpoint Ceramics • Grossmont College: Hyde Gallery • El Cajon, CA • David McFadden, Juror
2001 1st World Ceramic Biennale International Competition
World Ceramics Center • Ichon, South Korea
- 37th Mid-States Craft Exhibition
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science • Evansville, IN • Holly Hotchner, Juror
- Crafts National 35 • Penn State University: Zoller Gallery • David R. McFadden, Juror
- Materials Hard & Soft • Center for Visual Arts • Denton, TX • Harlan W. Butt, Juror
- Feats of Clay XIV • Lincoln Arts Center • Lincoln, CA • Paul A. McCoy, Juror
- Viewpoint Ceramics • Grossmont College Hyde Gallery • El Cajon, CA • Jo Lauria, Juror
2000 Emerging Artists of the U.S. • Vermont Clay Studio • Waterbury Center, VT
- Ceramics USA 2000 • University of North Texas • Denton, TX • Ellen Shankin, Juror
- Small Works Invitational 2000 • Period Gallery • Omaha, NE
- Cambridge Art Association’s National Prize Show
Lowell Street Gallery • Cambridge, MA • Carl Benz, Juror
- Viewpoint Ceramics • Lowell Street Gallery • Cambridge, MA • Carl Benz, Juror
- International Cone Box Show • Baker University • Baldwin City, KS
Nina Hole, Richard Notkin, Jeff Oestreich, Jurors
1999 Ground Zero: Work of Archie Bray Foundation Residents
Spokane Falls Community College • Spokane, WA • Tom O'Day, Juror
- Tradition and Innovation: Ceramics from the Permanent Collection
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery • Lincoln, NE • Michael Strand, Juror
- Viewpoint Ceramics • Grossmont College: Hyde Gallery • El Cajon, CA • Judith Schwartz, Juror
- Rest For The Eye: Thesis Exhibition • University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Rotunda Gallery

Publications Books/Catalogs:
2009 NCECA Clay National Exhibition (Exhibition Catalogue)
2008 Crafting Ceramic Arts (Workshop Catalogue) • Huang Kuang-Nan, publisher
National Taiwan University of Arts
- The Diane and Sandy Besser Collection (Exhibition Catalogue) • Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- The Individual Artist Fellowship In Visual Art, Craft, and Media
(Commemorative Catalogue) • Tennessee Arts Commission
- Full & Spare (Exhibition Catalogue) • Florida State University
- Confrontational Ceramics (Book) • By Judith Schwartz • London: A & C Black Publishers Limited
2007 NCECA Clay National Exhibition (Exhibition Catalogue)
2004 NCECA Invitational Exhibition (Exhibition Catalogue)
2003 Art of Tennessee (Book) • New Directions: Contemporary Art in Tennessee •
Mark Scala • The University of Tennessee Press
2001 The 1st World Ceramic Biennale (Exhibition Catalogue)
The World Ceramic Exposition • 2001 Korea Organizing Committee
Periodicals/Newspapers:
2008 "Southeast Campsite" • New Times Broward-Palm Beach (Arts) • Michael Mills
2006 “Up Front” • Ceramics Monthly • December
- "Little Creatures" (review) • Nashville Scene • David Maddox • September 7
- "Glimpse" (review) • Art Papers • Julie Roberts • Nov/Dec
- "Beauty and vulgarity go 'round and 'round in "Glimpse" exhibit
The City Paper • Alexa Hinton • August 24
2004 "Stretching the Canvas" • The Tennessean (Weekend) • Alan Bostick • July 30
2003 ”A Sense of Place…or Not?" • Nashville Scene • David Maddox • October 23
2003 "Watertown artisan has works on display at the Frist Center"
The Lebanon Democrat • Brian Harville • October 11

Public Collections
Arizona State University: Ceramic Research Center • Tempe, AZ
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science • Evansville, IN
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery • Lincoln, NE
Archie Bray Foundation Permanent Collection • Helena, MT
Helena Public Schools Fine Art Collection • Helena, MT