EDUCATION
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), Lincoln, NE 2003 – 2006
Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 1992 – 1996
Bachelor of Arts: Double major in Anthropology & Urban Studies
AWARDS & GRANTS
2011
Individual Excellence Award, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH
Toledo Community Foundation Grant, Toledo, OH
2010
Second Place Award, 92nd Annual Toledo Area Artists, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
2009
Award for Innovation, 17th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA
Emerging Artist Award, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Toledo Community Foundation Grant, Toledo, OH
2006 – 2007
Lincoln Fellowship, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2006
Juror’s Award, By the Hand, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2012
above ground \ under water, Turman • Larison Contemporary, Helena, MT [Two-person]
2011
The Functional and the Aesthetic, Lamont Gallery, Exeter, NH [Two-person]
20th Century Artifacts, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO [Two-person]
2010
Collected, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR
Along the Way, Turman Larison Contemporary, Helena, MT [Two-person]
2009
Unearthed, Dittmar Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL [Two-person]
Haviland & Pintz, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH [Two-person]
2008
Sense of Place, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Constructed Spaces, James Gallery, Bedford Hills, NY [Two-person]
2007
Down to Earth, Fellowship Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
To Make Haste Slowly, Turman-Larison Contemporary, Helena, MT [Two-person]
Useful Objects, Michelle Gantt Gallery, Bozeman, MT
Common Ground, UC Gallery, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Implements used by Peasants, Beigang Ceramics, Leeds, AL
Fellowship Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2006
Poetics of the Commonplace, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Eisentrager•Howard Gallery, UNL, Lincoln, NE
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
NCECA Biennial 2013, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Interpretation of the Object, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
Duets, The Clay Art Center, Westchester, NY
Clay Diverged United, Long Beach Island Foundation, Loveladies, NJ
2012
Don’t Box Me In, Signature Contemporary Craft, Atlanta, GA [Invitational]
Box, Schaller Gallery, St. Joseph, MI [Invitational]
Featured Artist, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC [Invitational]
Built, Schaller Gallery, St. Joseph, MI [Invitational]
Guerilla Mug Assault, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA [Invitational]
Pots at Rest, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA [Invitational]
Art of the Cup, Ogden Museum, ?University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA [Invitational]
Biennial Cups Exhibition, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS [Invitational]
Gifted 2012, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA [Invitational]
MU Faculty Show, Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO [Group]
Sources & Influences, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV [Invitational]
Material Attraction: Diverse Reactions, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL [Invitational]
Paper Plate, Plastic Plate, White Plate, Artist Plate, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC [Invitational]
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay Exhibition at NCECA conference in Seattle, WA [Invitational]
2011
Interpreting the Cup, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC [Invitational]
Work by New Faculty: Martincic, Pintz, Stigliani, MU Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO [Three-person]
6th Annual Simple Cup Invitational, KOBO Gallery, Seattle, WA [Invitational]
Gifted 2011, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA [Invitational]
21st Annual American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN [Group]
20th Century Artifacts, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO [Three-person]
Functional Clay Invitational, River Gallery, Rocky River, OH [Invitational]
Romancing the Rustbelt, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI [Invitational]
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay Exhibition at NCECA, St. Petersburg, FL [Invitational]
Plate It Up, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR [Invitational]
For the Table, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA [Invitational]
2010
35th Anniversary Holiday Show, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL [Invitational]
Art of the Cup, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA [Invitational]
Featured Artist, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT [Invitational]
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM [Invitational]
Utility & Beauty, Mindy Solomon Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL [Group]
Gifted 2010, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA [Invitational]
Form Follows Food, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY [Invitational]
55th Annual BGSU Faculty Exhibition, Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, OH [Group]
Liquid Measure, Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL [Invitational]
National Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, IN [Invitational]
Cups, Mugs, & More, Blue Heron Gallery, Deer Isle, ME [Invitational]
Table Manners, Lark & Key Gallery, Charlotte, NC [Invitational]
20th Annual American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center [Group]
Surface Embraces Shape, George Mason Gallery, ? Nobleboro, ME [Invitational]
92nd Annual Toledo Area Artists, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH [Juried]
Not Brown, Schaller Gallery, Red Lodge, MT [Invitational]
Constructed: A Handbuilt Review, Mudfire Studio, Decatur, GA [Invitational]
EWARE, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, KS [Invitational]
Bricks and Mortar, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM [Invitational]
Functional Ornament, River Gallery, Rocky River, OH [Invitational]
Studio Ceramics 2010, The Signature Shop & Gallery, Atlanta, GA [Group]
Eight Fluid Ounces IV, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA [Invitational]
Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY [Group]
Utility and Beauty, Mindy Solomon Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL [Group]
Disarming Domesticity, Community Art Center, Wallingford, PA [Group]
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay Exhibition at NCECA, Philadelphia, PA [Invitational]
2009
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA [Juried]
View: New Ceramics, Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC [Juried]
Cups, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM [Invitational]
BGSU Ceramics, Wittenburg University, Springfield, OH [Group]
Wichita National Craft Exhibition, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS [Juried]
91st Annual Toledo Area Artists, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH [Juried]
The Ohio/Michigan Game, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI [Group]
19th Annual American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN [Group]
Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY [Group]
National Juried Cup Exhibition, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE [Group]
Spoon It, Fork It, Cut it Up, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD [Invitational]
La Mesa, in conjunction with NCECA conference, Phoenix, AZ [Invitational]
Y = f (x), Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ [Group]
UNL Alumni Show, Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ [Group]
In Focus: Three on the Vessel, Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ [Group]
BGSU Faculty Exhibition, BGSU School of Art, Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, OH [Group]
Clay & Context, National Juried Exhibition, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN [Juried]
Dichotomy, Atrium Gallery, Ball State University, Muncie, IN [Invitational]
2008
Verdon, Pintz, & Winiarski, River Gallery, Rocky River , OH [Group]
Song of Absolution, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, IL [Invitational]
53rd Annual BGSU Faculty Show, Dorthy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, OH [Group]
Richard Carter Studio: Past and Present, Quicksilver Mine Co., Forestville, CA [Invitational]
Transformations: 6 x 6, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY [Invitational]
Bottles, Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS [Invitational]
The Artful Tabletop, Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, NY [Invitational]
BGSU Faculty Exhibition, BGSU School of Art, Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, OH
Area Sculpture: Inside Out, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH [Invitational]
TransCultural Exchange Tile Project, Chang Hai International, Beijing, China [Group]
From One Hand to Another, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina [Invitational]
Sip, Slurp, Gulp, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM [Invitational]
Carbondale Clay National IV, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO [Juried]
La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay Exhibition at NCECA, Pittsburg, PA [Invitational]
Archie Bray Resident Exhibition at NCECA, Pittsburg, PA [Invitational]
Specialized Dishes for Everyday Use, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI [Invitational]
Dinnerworks 2008, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY [Invitational]
Eight Fluid Ounces III, Glassell Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA [Juried]
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2011-present
Assistant Professor University of Missouri (MU), Columbia, MO
2007- 2011
Instructor Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2012
Workshop “Handbuilding II,” Potters Council Conference, San Diego, CA [two days]
Workshop Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY [three days]
2011
Presenter American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN [one day]
Workshop & Artist Lecture Exeter Acadmy, Exeter, NH [one day]
2010
Presenter, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR
Visiting Artist, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR[demonstration, one day hands-on workshop]
Workshop Instructor, Arrowmont School of Art & Craft, Gaitlinburg, TN [demonstration, slide lecture, seven day hands-on workshop]
2009
Visiting Artist, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Presenter, American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Visiting Artist, Artica Studio, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL [slide lecture, hands-on workshop]
Presenter, Emerging Artist panel, NCECA conference, Phoenix, AZ
Resident Artist, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, New Castle, ME
2008
Presenter, Ceramics Workshop, Ohio Art Education Association, BGSU
Visiting Artist Clay Art Center Port Chester, NY [demonstration, slide lecture, two day hands-on workshop]
2006-2007
Artist-in-Residence Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
2006
Visiting Artist Department of Art, University of Montana, Missoula, MT [demonstration and slide lecture, one day]
2000-2003
Personal Studio Assistant Edwardsville, IL Apprenticeship with Ceramic Artist Dan Anderson
1999-2000
Artist-in-Residence Norris Center Craft Studio, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
1998-1999
Artist-in-Residence Richard Carter Studio, Napa, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012
The Best of 500 Ceramics, Lark Books, page 121 [Photo]
2011
Pintz, Joseph, “Sustenance: Teaching the Connection Between Pottery and Food,” Studio Potter, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 30–33.
2010
500 Vases, Lark Books, page 31 & 177 [Photo]
“Along the Way,” Helena Independent Record: Your Time, 5\13, page 3
2009
Ruble, Casey, “Down to Earth: Joseph Pintz’s Hand-Hewn Pots,” Ceramics Monthly, Volume 57, Issue 7, pages 54-57
Starker, Melissa, “Tea & Cakes” Alive!, 2\19, page 62
500 Ceramic Sculptures, Photo, Lark Books, Photo, page 82
“Joseph Pintz: Sense of Place,” Ceramics Monthly, page 21, May issue
2008
“The MFA Factor: BGSU,” Ceramics Monthly, Photo, Volume 56, Issue 10, page 47
500 Plates, Platters, and Chargers, Lark Books, Photo, page 43
“Joseph Pintz: Sense of Place,” Ceramics Monthly, Photo , Volume 56, Issue 5, page 21
2007
“2007 Emerging Artists,” Ceramics Monthly, page 41, May issue
Donahoe, Emily, “Creative Complements.” Independent Record: Your Time, 6\21, p. 8
2006
Transfer Imagery on Clay, Photo, Lark Books pages 77 & 102
“Archie Bray Day,” Missoulian, 10\19\2006 page E16
2005
“The Art of Fine Craft,” L. Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star 10\30
“The Slipcast Object,” Ceramics Monthly, Photo, page 36, May issue
500 Cups, Photo, Lark Books, page 361
2004
Ceramics Biennial 2004, Brochure cover photo, New Hampshire Institute of Art,
The Naked Truth: International Woodfire Exhibition, Catalog photo,
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, page 40
“Salt & Soda National,” Ceramics Monthly, Photo, September issue
2003
“Mentoring,” The Studio Potter, Photo, Volume 31, Number 2, page 26, June issue
“Juried Exhibition of Cups,” Ceramics Monthly, Photo, Upfront Section, page 22, May issue
2001
9th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National: Catalog photo, Lancaster Museum of Art, page 21
2000
13th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition: Catalog photo, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, page 26
COLLECTIONS
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT