DeBorah Goletz
Vernon, NJ
statement
Enamored with the processes of clay and glaze, I never tire of pushing the limits with my hands, my wheel and kiln. This is the glorious journey of a maker, and the sublime responsiblity of an educator.
education
MFA, Sculpture 1993
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
AAS, Product Design
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
BS, Theatre Arts
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
employment
Adjunct Faculty, Montclair University, Montclair, NJ 2003-present
Ceramics I & II
Adjunct Faculty, William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ, 2004-present
Ceramic Sculpture Kiln Tech
Adjunct Faculty, Ramapo College of NJ, Mahwah, NJ 2008-2014
Ceramics
Faculty, The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, NJ 2000-2019
All Levels Ceramics Classes, Kiln Repair Workshop
Coordinator of Continuing Education Ceramics, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY 1989-1999
Taught Ceramics I & II, Tile, Kiln Firing/Maintenance
Managed department budget, hired instructors, fired and maintained gas & electric kilns, oversaw studio assistants
publications
500 Teapots, Vol. II, Lark Books, 2013
Clay in the 21st Century, American Ceramic Society, 2003
Author, Ceramic Art Tile for the Home, Schiffer Publishing 2001
New York Post feature article, April 1, 2001
Feature, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, January 2000
The Art of Contemporary American Pottery, 2001
New York Times feature article, May 1, 1998
public art
Novartis Pharmaceutical, East Hanover, NJ - Three Tiled Sculptures - 2014
NY City Subway Station: Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn - Facade, 3 Interior Murals, Decorative Tile
NJ Train Station, Ramsey, NJ - Handmade Tile & Glass Mosaic Mural, 13’x13’
John McIntire Public Library, Zanesville, OH - Facade Mural
NJ Train Station, South Amboy, NJ - Mural & Tile, Collaboration with Helene Hemmans
Trailside Nature & Science Center, Watchung, NJ - Mosaic Column
Terrence C. Reilly School, Elizabeth, NJ - Mosaic Mural
Evergreen Elementary School, Plainfield, NJ - Mosaic Door
Greenwood Lake Animal Hospital, Hewitt, NJ - Entryway Mosaic
The Art School At Old Church, Demarest, NJ Ceramic - Mosaic Bench
Van Dyk Assisted Living Center, West Milford, NJ - Tile & Glass Facade Mural
select shows
Faculty Show, The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, NJ 2015
6th Annual Texas Teapot Tournament, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX 2013
For The Love Of Clay exhibit, Peters Valley Craft Center Gallery, Layton, NJ 2012
NJ Clifton Art Center shows NJ Potters Guild – Clifton, NJ 2012
Hudson River Valley Clay, Moscow Gallery, PA 2012
New Voices & Continuing Threads – Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ 2009
Seoul National U. of Tech. – Int’l Ceramics Friendship Exhibition 2008
Mikail Zakin Gallery, The Art School at Old Church, Demarest NJ 2006
MSU Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Montclair, NJ 2005
UBS Gallery, MTA – Celebrating 20 Years of Public Art, New York, NY 2005
WMAA Gallery, 3-Person Show, West Milford, NJ 2005
Celedon Art Gallery, Functional Ceramics, Watermill, NY 2004
Art School at Old Church NJ Small Works Show, Demarest NJ 2004
Columbus College of Art & Design, OH, Clay in 21st Century 2003
Zanesville Museum Art Festival, Zanesville, OH 1999
Parsons School of Design, PSD-X Gallery Biennial, New York, NJ 1998
King Sejong Ceramic Art Invitational, Seoul, S. Korea 1995
Cera Gallery, IWCAT Invitational, Tokoname, Japan 1991
awards
NJ State Council on the Arts/Arts Horizons, AIE Resident Artist
Terrence C. Reilly School, Elizabeth NJ 2012
NYC Arts Commission Award for Design Excellence
Sheepshead Bay Subway Station Murals 1997
Invited Artist, International Workshop for Ceramic Art
Tokoname, Japan 1991