tad j van der weele
I am mostly self-taught, though I have taken lots of classes and workshops. As an undergraduate at Indiana University I would sneak into Karl Martz clay classes and quickly became a better potter than English Literature Major. I was a functional potter and had a studio on Vashon Island, WA for several years. I took workshops with Bob Sperry, Patti Warashina, and Betty Woodman. I was involved in building and firing an Anagama Kiln with Eric Nelson and Seward Park Art Studio. When I moved to New Mexico in 1999 I started to explore non-function low fire work. My works usually revolves around a theme, the recurring themes being memory and knowing. I like to work around a theme - usually from what I am reading and visualize it in clay.
SELECTED SHOWS / AWARDS
6/2008 Bold Expressions in Clay, Fiber & Wood, The Art Center at Fuller Lodge
4/2008 HOT ART, WNMU McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM (juried)
10/2007 Best Sculpture, Mimbres Region Art Council Weekend at the Galleries
2/2007 Human Figure, Best 2D, WNMU McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM (Delmas Howe juror)
10/2004 Seattle Ameriprise Corporate Collection
2/2001 Arizona Pride Gallery, 43 Brewery Avenue, Bisbee, AZ 85603
6/2001 Solo Show, Mimbres Regional Arts Council, Wells Fargo Gallery, Silver City, NM
12/2000 Spots, Marks, Scratches and Fragments, GOCAIA, 302 E. Congress Street, Tucson, AZ 85701
11/2000 The Silver City Regional Art Exhibition III- WNMU McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM (juried)
2/2000 19th Annual From The Ground Up Regional Exhibition, The Richardson Gallery, Las Cruces, NM (juried)
11/1999 Brave New World: The American Southwest - McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM (juried)
1980 Seward Park Art Studio: Group Show - Seattle, WA
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
WeeleArts Studio/Gallery -- Silver City, NM
Harbor View -- Gig Harbor Washington
Two Vaults Gallery -- Tacoma, WA
Details Art and Design -- Tucson, AZ
EDUCATION
1985 MSW, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
1975 BA, English Literature, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
