Lucien M. Koonce
EDUCATION
University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA.
Master of Fine Arts (Ceramics)
University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA.
Master of Arts (Ceramics)
East Carolina University; Greenville, NC.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Ceramics)
SELECT JURIED AND INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
(21st Century)
Cups of Contemplation; Gallery of Art and Design,
The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.
Wood Soda Salt; Museum of Art, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY.
In Hand; Mikhail Zakin Gallery, The Art School at Old Church,
Demarest, NJ.
25th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition;
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX.Tea: An Exhibition of Clay Forms; Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2023
Cup: The Intimate Object XIX; Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
Visions in Clay; L. H. Horton, Jr. Gallery, Delta Center for the Arts,
San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA.
Invitational Cup Show; Hudgens Center for Art, Duluth, GA.
Off Center; Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA.
National Juried Art Exhibition; Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA.
Fragments; Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
2022
Schwa Show; Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC.
Strictly Functional Pottery National; Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA.
Clay International 2022; Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
GeoLogic; Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY.
Enduring Surfaces: Glazes IV; Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI.
Yunomi Invitational; AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
2021
Kilnship: International Wood Fire III; Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI.
East Carolina University School of Art and Design Alumni Exhibition; Janice Hardison Faulkner Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
2020
Woodfire Works III; Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL.
Yunomi Invitational; AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
23rd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition;
San Angelo Meuseum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX.
Sculpture National 2020; Clay Center of New Orleans,
New Orleans, LA.
Woodfire; The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts,
Longwood University, Farmville, VA.
2019
The Sake Vessel: Contemporary Interpretations;
The Stratford Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
Time Honored: Glazes (Moving forward while respecting the past);
Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, MI.
International Juried Ceramics Exhibition; The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ.
The Intimate Cup XV; The Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville, FL.
Rough Stuff: A Celebration of Wild Surface;
Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY.
Sushi, Sake, Tea; Shaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, MI.
Art of Clay National; North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC.
2018
Small Works; Atlantic Gallery, New York, NY.
Chawan: International Tea Bowl Exhibition;
The Stratford Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
Visions in Clay; L. H. Horton, Jr. Gallery, Delta Center for the Arts,
San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA.
Shapes of Influence: Contemporary Ceramics; M. G. Nelson Gallery,
Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL.
Crosscurrents: Movements in Contemporary Ceramics;
Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA.
Yunomi Invitational; AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
Contemporary Clay 2018; The Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO.
Shibori/Tokkuri: Virtuosity and Chance in Two Art Forms,
The Island Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA.
Atmospheric; Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.
22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX.
The Tea Bowl: East and West; Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA.
TEA II; Schaller Gallery, St. Josseph, MI.
International Cup 2018; Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT.
Spectra: A Survey of American Contemorary Wood Fired Ceramics;
Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL.
2017
Spectra: A Survey of American Contemorary Wood Fired Ceramics;
Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL.
Shino Splendor; District Clay Gallery, Washington, DC, and Japanese Information and Cultural Center, Embassy of Japan, Washington, DC.
Artful Ambience: Contemporary Sake Vessels with Character;
Schaller Gallery, St. Joseph, MI.
CONDUCTIVITY: The Many Faces of Copper in Ceramics;
Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN.
20/30:Gustin Anagama/Watershed Anniversary Exhibition;
Chris Gustin Gallery, South Dartmouth, MA.
Workhouse Clay International; Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
The Art of Utility; Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
4th National Clay and Glass Biennial; Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA.
Woodfireworks; Charlie Cummings Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC.
Journey With Wood Fired Pottery: A Collector's International Collection; Cooroy Scout Hall, Cooroy, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Functional Relationships; New Harmony Gallery of Conemporary Art,
New Harmony, IN.
Off Center; Coker Gallery, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA.
TEA: The Ritual and the Art; Plough Gallery, Tifton, GA.
Ceramic Innovations; Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show; Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA.
Vessels: Interpretations and Iterations; MANTLE Gallery, Loisville, KY.
Out of the Ashes; Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL.
International Chawan Expo Exhibition; National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, Maioli, Taiwan.
2016
Out of the Ashes; Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL.
International Chawan Exhibition; National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, Maioli, Taiwan.
UnWedged; Northwest Pottery Gallery, Seattle, WA.
The Clay Cup: Vessel, Icon, Canvas; George Calab Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
International Wood Fired Ceramics; Schaller Gallery, St. Joseph, MI.
Strictly Functional Pottery National; Market House Crafts Center,
East Petersburg, PA.
UNF International Ceramics Exhibition, UNF Gallery of Art,
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL.
Visions in Clay; L. H. Horton, Jr. Gallery,
San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA.
Carbondale Clay National XI: Intimacy of Scale;
Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
The Art of Drinking: Beakers, Cups, and Mugs;
Blue Dome Gallery, Silver City, NM.
Shapes of Influence; M. G. Nelson Gallery,
Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL.
Clay VI; Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA.
Working Pots; James May Gallery, Algoma, WI.
Suspended Earth: Contemporary Clay 2016; Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO.
Yunomi Invitational; AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
21st San Angelo National Ceramics Competition; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX.
SAKE WARE: Contemporary Sake Vessels by Japanese and Western Artists; Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA.
delecTABLE: The Art of Fine Dining; ASLD Gallery, Denver, CO.
Small Favors XI; The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
Last Call; Companion Gallery, Humbolt, TN.
International Cup 2016; The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT.
2015
World Chawan Exhibition; Todd Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.
8th Annual Cup Show: Form and Function; Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL.
Its Only Clay; Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN.
Contents May Vary; Pewabic, Detroit, MI.
The Almighty Cup, Gandee Gallery, Fabius, NY.
17th International Chawan Exhibition, Abbey of Hemiksem, Sint-Bernardusabdij, Hemiksem, Belgium.
East Carolina University School of Art and Design Alumni Exhibition; Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC.
The Cup Show: The Hudgens First National Juried and Invitational Cup Exhibition; Hudgens Center for the Arts, Duluth, GA.
Sip, Shots and Gulps; Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA.
Anagama Ceramic Artists: Jack Troy, Rob Barnard, Lucien Koonce, Susan Kotulak, Kevin Crowe; Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
Yunomi Invitational; AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
Teapots, Vessels, Flagons & Flasks; Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT.
Crave The Cup; Victor F. Keen Gallery, Las Vegas, NV.
Purposeful Pottery; Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA.
7th Annual National Juried Cup Exhibition; LUX Center for the Arts; Lincoln, NE.
Friends of Fire; Gustin Ceramics Gallery, South Dartmouth, MA.
Masters in Clay Invitational; Falmouth Arts Center, Falmouth, MA.
All Things Tea; Studio 550 Gallery, Manchester, NH.
Drink This: The Workhouse International Ceramic Cup Show; Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
2014
Seventh Annual Cup Show: Form and Function; Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL.
A Single Stem: The Bud Vase, Studio Kiln Gallery, Fairhope, AL.
Ceramics Biennial Exhibition 2014; Amherst Street Gallery, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH.
Biennial Plate Show; Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL.
5th Contemporary Ceramics International Biennial, Halcyon Art Gallery, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN.
Cup: The Intimate Object X; Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
The National Juried Bowl Show; Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg, VA.
Strictly Functional Pottery National; Market House Crafts Center, East Petersburg, PA.
The Clay Cup: Vessel, Icon, Canvas; George Calab Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
16th International Chawan Expo Exhibition; Teochew Building, Singapore.
Selected Works: Lisa Hammond, Ryoji Koie, Lucien Koonce, Akira Satake, Jeff Shapiro, and Jack Troy; The Nevica Project, Chicago, IL.
The Joy of Drinking; Phoenix Fired Art Gallery, Joplin, MO.
Shapes of Influence: Contemporary Ceramics; M. G. Nelson Gallery, Springfield, IL.
Contemporary Clay 2014; Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO.
Small Favors IX; The Clay Center, Philadelphia, PA.
6th Annual Juried Cup Show; LUX Center for the Arts; Lincoln, NE.
20th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX.
14th Annual National Juried Cup Show; Downtown Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
DRINK!; Silpe Gallery, School of Art, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT.
Drink This: The Workhouse International Ceramic Cup Show; Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
2013
Images From This World; Weyrich Gallery, Albuqueque, NM.
Cup of Comfort: International Ceramic Exhibition; Halcyon Art Gallery, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN.
The Cup: An Interpreted Object; Gallery Local, Goshen, IN.
Starbrick Clay National Cup Show; Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH.
6th Annual Cup Show: Form and Function; Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL.
Artifacts from the Inferno; Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD.
CLAY 2013; Firehouse Art Center, Norman, OK.
Strictly Functional Pottery National; Market House Crafts Center, East Petersburg, PA.
Workhouse Clay National 2013, McGuireWoods Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
Irish Ceramics Awards, Mill Cove Gallery, Castletownbere, County Cork, Ireland
Small Favors VIII, The Clay Center, Philadelphia, PA.
Juried National II, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT.
Sixth Annual Yunomi Invitational; AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
13th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Downtown Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Vase Forms: Sculptural and Functional Ceramics; The Arts Alliance of Georgia, Studio 101 Gallery, Woodstock, GA.
Functional/Dysfunctional National Juried Ceramics Competition; Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL.
Drink This: The Workhouse International Ceramic Cup Show; Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
2012
Ceramics Biennial Exhibition; Amherst Street Gallery, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH.
Pour; Terra Incognito Gallery, Oak Park, IL.
Cups of Comfort: Ceramics International Biennial; Halcyon Art Gallery, Swope Museum of Art, Terre Haute, IN.
Shuki: The Intimate Vessels of Sake; Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA.
Containment: Clemson Ceramics National Juried Exhibition Rudolph E. Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Flashpoint: An International Wood Fire Exhibition; Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO.
The Clay Cup: Vessel, Icon, Canvas; George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
Fifth Annual Lillstreet International Exhibition: The Perfect Plate; Lillstreet Art Center; Chicago, IL.
Functional Wood Fire Invitational; Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC.
The Contemporary Art of Chawan - An International Invitational;
Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY.
TEA: Ceramics Exhibit; Arts League Gallery, Alexandria, VA.
Ocean in a Cup: Contemporary Sake Vessels from Japan and America; KOBO Gallery, Seattle, WA.
From the Center to the Edge; TCC Gallery, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, WA.
100 Wood Fired Cups; POTS Gallery, Seattle, WA.
5th Annual Yunomi Invitational; AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
Daily Companions; Main Exhibition Gallery, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD.
International Cup 2012; Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT.
Cups of Fire; Clay Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
8 Fluid Ounces 2012; Glassell Gallery, Shaw Center for the Arts, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
2011
The Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts 25th Anniversary Invitational Wood Fire Exhibition; Chris Gustin Gallery, South Dartmouth, MA.
Starbrick Clay National Cup Show; Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH.
Strictly Functional Pottery National; Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA.
Atmospheric Fired; Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
2011 Yunomi Exhibition; AKAR Gallery; Iowa City, IA.
3rd Annual National Juried Cup Exhibition; LUX Center for the Arts; Lincoln, NE.
2010
2nd Annual Wood Fire Classic; The Meyers Gallery; Santa Ana, CA.
Third Annual Cup Show: Form and Function; Amelia G. Tapper Center for the Arts, Gulf Coast Community College; Panama City, FL.
Second Annual National Cup Show; Barrett Art Center; Poughkeepsie, NY.
DIRECTions; Frankie G. Weems Gallery, Merideth College; Raleigh, NC.
Tea Invitational; Navio Gallery; New Bedford, MA.
Third Lillstreet International Exhibition; Lillstreet Art Center; Chicago, IL.
Invitational Anagama and Wood Fired Show; Weyrich Gallery; Albuquerque, NM.
Kansas City Teabowl National; Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center; Kansas City, MO.
2nd Annual National Juried Cup Exhibition; LUX Center for the Arts; Lincoln, NE.
2009
Clay3 National Juried Exhibition; IBEW Gallery; Warrenville, IL.
Watershed Center for Ceramic Art Benefit Wood Fire Exhibition; Gustin Ceramics Gallery; South Dartmouth, MA.
Sixth Biennial 'The State of Clay' Exhibition; Parsons Gallery; Lexington, MA.
2008
NMH Faculty Art Exhibition; Rhodes Art Center Gallery; Northfield Mount Hermon School; Northfield, MA.
Fifth Annual Juried Multimedia Art Exhibition; Park Gables Gallery; Harrisonburg, VA.
2007
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Biennial Faculty Exhibition; Rowe Art Gallery; UNC-C; Charlotte, N.C.
2006
Crafts National 40; Zoller Gallery; Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA.
2005
Tri-State Sculptors Exhibition; Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University; Boone, N.C.
Winter Show; Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; Greensboro, N.C.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Faculty Exhibition; Rowe Art Gallery; UNC-C; Charlotte, N.C.
2004
Embodiment: Myths in Amphibians and Reptilians; Moring Art Center; Asheboro, N.C
Animal Form; PostPicasso; Richmond, VA.
2003
Timeline in Tradition: North Carolina Potters; Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art; Greensboro, N.C.
Thoughtful Diversions; First Union Gallery; Spirit Square; Charlotte, N.C.
2002
University of North Carolina-Charlotte Art Faculty Exhibition; Rowe Art Galley; UNC-C; Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina Clay: Past and Present; Greenville Art Center; Greenville, N.C.; Wilmington Museum of Art; Wilmington, N.C.; Fayetteville Museum of Art; Fayetteville, NC.
2001
North Carolina Clay: Past and Present; North Carolina Pottery Center; Seagrove, N.C.
Varmints, Critters, and Tales: Leeann Blake, Lucien Koonce, and Senora Lynch; Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art; Greensboro, N.C.
University of North Carolina-Charlotte Art Faculty: Past and Present; Rowe Art Gallery; UNC-C; Charlotte, N.C.
East Carolina University Alumni Ceramics Exhibition; Joie Lassiter Gallery; Charlotte, N.C.
2000
North Carolina Clay Art; Carolina Artists Studio Gallery, Inc.; Morehead City, N.C.
Mixed Media Exhibition; Blue Spiral 1; Asheville, N.C.
Dimensions 2000: Art of the New Millennium; Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts; Winston-Salem, N.C.
AWARDS
2nd Place International Juried Ceramics Exhibition; The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ. Juror: Garth Johnson
Best in Show Shino Splendor; District Clay Gallery, Washington, DC. Juror: Joe Hicks
Honorable Mention Workhouse Clay International 2017; Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. Juror: Chris Gustin
Syracuse University Shaped Clay Society Award The Almighty Cup; Gandee Gallery, Fabius, NY. Juror: Jeremy Randall
1st Place, Honorable Mention Drink This: The Workhouse International Ceramic Cup Show; Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA. Juror: Phil Rogers
Honorable Mention The Clay Cup: Vessel, Icon, Canvas; George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Juror: Pete Pinnell
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
North Carolina Pottery Center; Seagrove, N.C.
Mint Museum of Art; Charlotte, N.C.
University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA.
Sioux City Art Center; Sioux City, IA.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
New Ceramics/Neue Keramik, "Monika Gass Speaks to Lucien Koonce",
published by Bernd Pfannkuche, May/June 2023, pages 29-31.
Ceramics Monthly, "Drink Up”; American Ceramic Society,
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EXHIBITION CURATION
2019 - The Sake Vessel: Contemporary Interpretations;
The Stratford Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
2017 - Artful Ambience: Contemporary Sake Vessels With Character;
Schaller Gallery, St. Joseph, MI.
2012 - Shuki: The Intimate Vessels of Sake; Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA.