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Shari Bray – Art Resumé
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Davis - graduated 1978 cum laude
Group Shows
Life in Death Festival: Day of the Dead in Las Vegas; Winchester Art Gallery, Las Vegas; Juried Show – November 2007
Contemporary Ceramic: New Works by Members of the Nevada Clay Guild; Rainbow Library Gallery, Las Vegas; Juried Show – March 2008
Urban Collaboration Fundraiser, sponsored by the Contemporary Arts Center and Opportunity Village at Wolfson Lofts, Las Vegas; Collaborative Works Show - January 2009
Twentieth Anniversary Juried Show at the Contemporary Arts Centers, Las Vegas Nevada; Juried Show – February through March 2009
Las Vegas Helldorado Days 75th Anniversary Art Exhibit, Elks Lodge, Las Vegas; Art Exhibit - April 2009; (Two entries accepted – One placed first and One placed second in the ceramic/sculpture category)
“Over the Rainbow” Juried Show at the Centennial Hill Library Gallery, Las Vegas; Juried Show – June through August 2009
City Lights Juried Fine Art Show at the City Lights Gallery, Henderson, Nevada; Juried Show - September 2009 (Three entries accepted – One received an honorable mention)
Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Arts, Las Vegas Nevada; Juried Show – November through December 2009
"Diversity in Clay" at the Rainbow Library Gallery Juried Show - December 2009 through February 2010
Art From the Heart Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada; Juried Show – February 13, 2010 through March 20, 2010
Art From the Heart Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada; Juried Show – March 22, 2010 through April 17, 2010
"Contemporary Clay By Members of the Nevada Clay Guild" at the Rainbow Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada; Juried Show – December 7, 2010 through January 29, 2011
Ten Clay Artists at the College of Southern Nevada Cheyenne Campus Fine Arts Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada; Invitational Show - May 6 through June 17, 2011
3rd Annual Over the Rainbow Show at the Sunrise Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada; Juried Show - May 10 through July 17, 2011
Celebrating Life! at the Eastland Heights Community Center, Las Vegas, Nevada; Juried Show - May 20 through June 30, 2011
Celebrating Life 2011 Winners Circle at the City Hall Bridge Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada; July 7 and August 25, 2011
Day of the Dead art exhibit at the Winchester Cultural Center, Las Vegas, Nevada; Juried Show - October 29 through November 12, 2011
Fifth Annual Juried Members Show; Diversity in Clay at the West Sahara Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada; Juried Show - December 8, 2011through February 5, 2012
Beyond the Brickyard, Fourth Annual Juried Show at the Archie Bray Foundation - Helena, Montana; Juried Show - February 4 through April 7, 2012
Viva Les Femmes! – Las Vegas, Nevada; Invitational Show – March 15, 2012 through May 7, 2012
Celebrating Life! at the Eastland Heights Community Center, Las Vegas, Nevada; Juried Show – May 25, 2012 through July 11, 2012
Celebrating Life 2012 Winners Circle at the City Hall Bridge Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada – July 26, 2012 through September 6, 2012
1800 and Below - Clay Arts Vegas, Victor F. Keen Gallery; Invitational Show – June 2012
Sixth Annual Juried Members Show; All About Clay at the Windmill Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada; Juried Show – August 9, 2012 through October 9, 2012
360° Art Space – 2 year display of work at the Las Vegas City Hall, Las Vegas NV – December 2012 – December 2014
“More Than Mosaic” Tile Show – Clay Arts Vegas, , Victor F. Keen Gallery, Las Vegas – Featured Artist – January 31 – February 27, 2013
Seventh Annual Juried Members Show; All About Clay at the West Sahara Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada; Juried Show – August 29, 2013 through October 20,2013
Nevada Clay Guild 8th Annual Library Show at the West Sahara Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada, Juried Show – September 22, 2014 – January 26, 2015
Historic Fifth Street School “Year of the Goat”, Las Vegas, Nevada – December 19, 2014 – February 21, 2015
Clay Arts Vegas “Cup Show” , Las Vegas, Nevada – March 3, 016 through April 4, 2016
Clay Arts Vegas “Sweet and Slippery Slope: The Art of Sex and Sexuality”, Las Vegas, Nevada – May 5, 2016 through May 31, 2016
Northwinds Art Center “Small Expressions 16”, Port Townsend, Washington – November 30, 2017 through December 20, 2017
Northwinds Arts Center “Small Expressions 17”, Port Townsend, Washington – November 29, 2018 through December 30, 2018
Northwinds Art Center ”20th Annual Juried Show”, Port Townsend, Washington – August 2, 2018 through August 26, 2018
Northwinds Art Center “Smile: Humor and Whimsy”, Port Townsend, Washington – October 5, 2017 through October 20, 2017
Peninsula Art Association “29th Annual Spring Fine Art Show”, Shelton, Washington – April 8, 2019 through April 12, 2019
Northwinds Art Center “Expressions Northwest”, Port Townsend, Washington – August 1, 2019 through September 1, 2019
Northwinds Art Center “Small Expressions 18”, Port Townsend, Washington – December 5, 2019 through December 30, 2019
Solo Shows
"Figurative Works in Raku" Solo Show, Sunrise Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada - April 29 through July 3, 2010
"Raku" Solo Show, Summerlin Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada - November 8, 2010 through January 4, 2011
"Raku" Solo Show, Exhibit Hall at the Centennial Hills Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada - January 10, 2011 through April 4, 2011
"Raku" Solo Show, West Las Vegas Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada - April 28, 2011 through July 5, 2011
"Raku" Solo Show, Enterprise Library Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada - August 9, 2011 through October 23, 2011
"Raku" Solo Show, Spring Valley Library Gallery - November 10, 2011 through February 12, 2012
“Earth Science” Solo Show, Grand Gallery, Las Vegas City Hall – May 30, 2013 through August 22, 2013
“Primitive Contemporary” Solo Show, West Las Vegas Library Gallery – June 13, 2013 through August 20, 2013
“Primitive Contemporary” Solo Show, Enterprise Library Gallery – October 13, 2013 through December 17, 2013
Ecology Department, Olympia, Washington – Raku and Saggar works – September 2019
Other Experience
Tile Project for Opportunity Village – July 2009 (Facilitated tile decoration with the Opportunity Village artists for tiles that will be used as accent tiles on their new facility’s bathroom walls.)
Custom tile commissions for private patrons - On-going
Vice President of the Nevada Clay Guild – August 2008 through April 2010
Featured with other Clay Guild Members on the 2010 Nevada Clay Guild Poster
Instructor at Aardvark Clay for Raku Workshops
Conducted Raku and Saggar workshops at Rancho High School and at private residence
Two pieces published in the Lark Book “500 Raku,” published in 2011
Two pieces published in the Lark Book “500 Prints on Clay,” published in 2013
Featured with other Clay Guild Members on the 2013 Nevada Clay Guild Poster
Featured with other Washington Clay Association Members on the 2022 Washington Clay Association Poster
June 2010 through October 2011 – sold various Mimbres Indian design vessels to the Red Rock Museum
July 2009 through December 2011 – sold various raku and saggar vases