Education

2017                     Master of Arts, With Distinction, California State University, Northridge, CA

 

2016                     Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, California State University, Northridge, CA

 

Selected Exhibitions

2022                     LUSH 2, Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL

                             

                            BLOOOP by Alina Hayes, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

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                            Exploring the Vessel, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR

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2020                    2020 NCECA Annual - Burdens of History, The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond Virginia

                             

                            Small Favors 2020, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

 

                            Color Theory, Object Culture, Cathedral City, CALegacy, Museum of Ventura County, Ventura, CA

     

                            Tailgate, Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles, CA

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2019                   Hard Mud – Soft Threads, The Loft, San Pedro, CA

                         

                           Nature Reconsidered: Reimagining the Natural World Through Ceramics, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale,CO

           

                           California Clay Competition,The Artery, Davis, CA

                           

                           Eleventh Annual Cup Show: Form and Function, The Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL

                                

                           Mugshot 2, Mojo Coffee Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

 

                          Last Call IV:Handmade Ceramics for Storing, Pouring & Sipping Fine Libations, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN

2018                   

                           HCZ Cup 2018 China Teaware Industrial Design Competition, Dehua, China

                       

                          Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Exhibition, Building Bridges Art Exchange, Santa Monica, CA  

                                 

                            Visions in Clay 2018, LH Horton Jr. Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA

                             

                            Fahrenheit 2018, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

                               

                            MWSU Clay Guild: Off the Table! Clay for the Wall, Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, MO

 

2017                    Infinite Content, Brainworks Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

                             

                            Small Works, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY

                             

                            The Cup, The Mug, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY

                             

                            Ventura College Annual Faculty Exhibition, New Media Art Gallery, Ventura, CA

                         

                            Conductivity Exhibition, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN 

 

                           KC Clay Guild Teabowl National, Bredin-Lee Gallery, Kansas City, MO

                   

                            Graduate Exhibition, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA

                       

                            Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, CSUN Art Galleries, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA

                             

                            Potters Council Juried Show, NCECA, Portland, OR

 

                            Nasty Women Art Exhibition, Helmuth Projects, San Diego, CA

 

2016                    The Cup, The Mug, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY           

                             

                            Cup: The Intimate Object XII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, NC

                         

                            Eureka!, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA (catalogue)

 

                            The President’s Show, Beatrice Wood Center of the Arts, Ojai, CA

                         

                            LINEAGE: Mentorship & Learning, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

 

                            2016 CSUN Ceramics Guild Show, West Gallery, California State University, Northridge CA

                 

                            Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, CSUN Art Galleries, California State University, Northridge, CA

         

2015                    Annual Cup Show, Studio 550 Art Center, Manchester, NH

                             

                            The National Juried Bowl Show: The Battle of the Bowls, Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg, VA

 

                            KC Clay Guild Teabowl National, Avila University, Kansas City, MO

 

                            The President’s Show, Beatrice Wood Center of the Arts, Ojai, CA

 

                            Ceramic Show, Shed Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA

 

                            Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Main Gallery, California State University, Northridge, CA                                                                                    

2009                    Diversity in Clay, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

 

2008                     Fine Arts Federation Membership Show, Burbank Creative Art Center, Burbank, CA

 

                             Invitational Teapot Show, Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Steamboat Springs, CO

 

Awards

2018                    Presidential Scholarship Award, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO

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                            Honorable Mention, Fahrenheit 2018, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

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                            Second Place Award, MWSU Clay Guild: Off the Table! Clay for the Wall, Missouri Western State University, Saint                                          Joseph, MO

2017                       MKM Tools Purchase Award, KC Clay Guild Teabowl National, Bredin-Lee Gallery, Kansas City, MO

 

                            The Bernice Haber Award for Ceramics, CSUN Art Council, California State

                                 University, Northridge, Northridge, CA

           

                            The Valerie & Stephen Svec 3D / Ceramics Scholarship, Department of Art,

                                  California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA

 

2016                     Merium and Robert G. Bleier Scholarship Award, Department of Art, California State University,                                                                      Northridge, CA

 

2015                     Honorable Mention, The President’s Show, Beatrice Wood Center of the Arts, Ojai, CA

                             

                             Merium and Robert G. Bleier Scholarship Award, Department of Art, California State                                                                                          University, Northridge, CA

                             

                             Dean’s Recognition Award, Mike Curb College of Arts Media and Communication, California                                                                             State University, Northridge, CA

                             

 2008                    Juror Award, Fine Arts Federation Membership Show, Burbank Creative Art Center, Burbank, CA                                      

Related Experience

2017 - Present     Adjunct Faculty, Ventura Community College, Ventura, CA

 

2018                    Adjunct Faculty, Ventura Community College, Ventura, CA

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2018                    The Figure: a life in clay Workshop with Patti Warashina, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO.

 

2017                    Teaching Assistant, California State Summer School for the Arts, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.  

 

2015-2017           Instructional Student Assistant to Patsy Cox, California State University, Northridge, CA        

 

                            An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma, A fundraiser benefiting VPAC, Table Centerpieces – Ceramic,                                                                                  Valley Performing Arts Center, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA

 

Bibliography

Max Berlinger, “A Break From Beige” New York Times, December 8, 2019

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"An Artistic Voyage: exploring local area creative and artistic works", Voyage LA, December 13, 2018 URL: http://voyagela.com/2018/12/13/an-artistic-voyage/

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"Exposure", Ceramics Monthly, September 2018.16.

 

“Pour It On”, Ceramics Monthly, September 2017. 47. 68.

 

Laura Vanderkam, “Handmade is the New Black”, USA Today, January 26, 2010

 

Hayes, Alina. Porcelain Ring. 2009. Petra Magazine. Ed. Ulrike Fisher. Humburg, Germany: Ganske Publishing Group, 2009. 68. Print.

 

“Quit Your Day Job”, Etsy, December 21, 2009 URL: https://blog.etsy.com/en/2009/quit-your-day-job-alinahayes/

 

Professional Organizations

Secretary, CSUN Ceramics Guild, California State University, Northridge. 2015-2017

 

Member, American Ceramic Society-Design Chapter. 2009 - 2016

 

Member, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). 2015 - Present

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Member, Potters Council, The American Ceramic Society. 2016 - 2018