EDUCATION 2001 - 2004            San Francisco State University, MFA, Ceramics 1996 - 2000            The University of Oklahoma, BFA, 3-D Art, Minor: Art History FACULTY TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2008 - present        Skyline College, San Bruno, California, Assistant Professor 2007 - 2008            Merritt College, Oakland, California, Adjunct Instructor 2006 - 2008            Skyline College, San Bruno, California, Adjunct Instructor 2004 - 2008            San Francisco State University, Lecturer 2005 - 2008            The University of California at Berkeley Art Studio (ASUC), Instructor 2007                        Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, California, Adjunct Instructor 2005 - 2007            The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, Instructor SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2010                Clay Mix Gallery, Fresno, California, Tiffany Schmierer: Contemporary Ceramics (solo show) 2009                The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, From our Studios: Faculty Show                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, Las Cadre/Craft Masters                          Pence Gallery, Davis, California, Our Art/Our Culture                          PVAC Gallery, Watsonville, California, Cabrillo Arts                          Trunk Gallery, San Francisco, California, Wash Rinse Repeat:Disarmed                          Skinner Howard Contemporary Art Gallery, Sacramento, California, Introductions                          The Artery, Davis, California, The California Clay Competition                          Pence Gallery, Davis, California, Firing a Legacy: David Kuraoka and San Francisco State University                          NCECA, Roosevelt gRow House Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona, Ultra-Chroma                          The Lab, San Francisco, California, 25th Anniversary Silent & Live Auction                          College of Marin Art Gallery, Kentfield, California, Community Clay 2008                San Francisco State University Alumni Gallery, SF, California, Tiffany Schmierer: Windows In and Out (solo show)                          Skyline College Gallery Theatre, San Bruno, California, 2008 Skyline Faculty Exhibition                          Ruby's Clay Studio and Gallery, San Francisco, California, Pequenitos                          ASUC Art Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, California, Faculty Exhibition                          The Lab, San Francisco, California, Art Sale 12                          111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, California, Arthead SF group show and Kiva fundraiser 2007                Worth Ryder Gallery, UC Berkeley, California, Wash, Rinse, Repeat: Repeat                          Eddie Rhodes Gallery, San Pablo, California, Art Work                          June Steingart Gallery, Oakland, California, Faculty Art Invitational                          Pro Arts, Oakland, California, New Visions                          Ar+Space, San Francisco, California, Wash, Rinse, Repeat                          The Artery, Davis, California, The California Clay Competition                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, Artist/Teacher, Teacher/Artist                          The Lab, San Francisco, California, Art Sale 11 2006                Skyline College Art Gallery, San Bruno, California, Faculty Exhibition                          NIAD Gallery, Richmond, California, Art From the Heart                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, Holiday Silent Auction                          National Institute for Art and Disabilities (NIAD) Gallery, Richmond, California,                                 Explanation: Automatic Abstraction: An Exhibition of artist collaboration with NIAD artists                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, Members Only                          Swarm Gallery, Oakland, California, Group Show - Nikki Shires, Tiffany Schmierer and Andrew Junge                          ASUC Art Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, California, Variegated Strata: New Works by Jennifer                                 Brazelton, Tiffany Schmierer, and Shalene Valenzuela                          LoBot Gallery, Oakland, California, The Show to Show that a Show is More than a Show                          Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, California, East Bay Open Studios Preview                          The Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, California, The Art of Tea                          John Natsoulas Annex Gallery, Davis, California, Ceramics ’06                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, Learned Behavior 2005                The Art Studio Gallery, University of Berkeley, California, The Expansion Show                          Reynolds Gallery, Stockton, California, Visions in Clay 2005                          The Artery, Davis, California, California Clay Competition, Merit Award for Best in Show                          Dublin High School Art Gallery, Dublin, California, Number Three : New Works of Noelle Nakama,                               Tomoko Nakazato, and Tiffany Schmierer                          John Natsoulas Annex Gallery, Davis, California, Ceramics ’05                          The Crucible, Oakland, California, Holiday Show                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, Holiday Arts Festival Silent Auction 2004                Reynolds Gallery, Stockton, California, Visions in Clay 2004                          Gladding McBean & Co., Lincoln, California, Feats of Clay XVII National Ceramics Exhibition, Merit Award                          John Natsoulas Annex Gallery, Davis, California, Ceramics ’04                          12 Galaxies, San Francisco, California, Summer Lovin’ Show                          San Francisco State Fine Arts Gallery, California, Interconnections: MFA Exhibition                          San Francisco State Fine Arts Gallery, California, Into the Red and Out of the Black                          The Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, Emergence 2004                          Janet Kellogg Art Gallery, Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, Ink and Clay 30                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, Holiday Arts Festival Silent Auction                          The Canvas Gallery, San Francisco, California, The Gift Giving Show 2003                The Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, The Art of Clay; Bay Area Emerging Artists                          The Artery, Davis, California, California Clay Competition, Merit Award                          John Natsoulas Annex Gallery, Davis, California, Ceramics ’03                          Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, California, Arts on Fire VII, Merit Award                          Gladding McBean & Co., Lincoln, California, Feats of Clay XVII National Ceramics Exhibition, Merit award                          Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, California, Terra Forma                          Flor y Canto and Everett G. Jackson Gallery, San Diego, California, NCECA 03 Juried Student Exhibition                          Janet Kellogg Art Gallery, Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, Ink and Clay 29 2002                San Francisco State Fine Arts Gallery, California, 13th Annual Stillwell 2nd Year M.F.A. Show                          The Artery, Davis, California, California Clay Competition, Merit Award 2000                The Lightwell Gallery, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, B.F.A. Thesis Show                          Eleanor Kirkpatrick Gallery, City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Vision Makers ’00                          Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, Oklahoma, 86th Annual Student Exhibition, Merit Award                          Warehouse Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Untitled; 7 Young Progressive Artists                          Firehouse Art Center Gallery, Norman, Oklahoma, Firehouse Faculty Show SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS 2005                 Alpha Award for Best in Show, California Clay Competition, Davis, California 2004                 Diane and Sandy Besser collection purchase 2003                John Natsoulas Purchase Award, California Clay Competition, Davis, California                          Ceramic Craft and Supply Award, California Clay Competition, Davis, California                          Nomination for the Headlands Art Center MFA Studio Award, San Francisco State University                          Purchase Award, Feats of Clay XVI, Lincoln, California                          Jurors Award Merit Award, Arts on Fire VII, Pacifica, California                          2003 Leo D. Stillwell Memorial Scholarship, San Francisco State University                          NICHE Magazine Graduate Student Award, Philadelphia Buyers Market 2002                East Bay Clay Award, California Clay Competition, Davis, California 1999 - 2000    The John Frank Memorial Scholarship for Ceramic Art, Oklahoma 1999                Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art Sculpture Award, The University of Oklahoma                          School of Art Resident Tuition Waiver, The University of Oklahoma 1996                Ben Barnett Memorial Scholarship, The University of Oklahoma                          City of Shawnee Fine Arts Scholarship, Shawnee, Oklahoma ARTIST LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS (GIVEN) 2009                Pence Gallery, Davis, California, Firing a Legacy Exhibition, Gallery Talk                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, Visiting Artist Lecture and Demonstration Series.                          Cal State University, East Bay Ceramics Department, Hayward California, Visiting Artist (talk and demonstration)                          Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, Hawaii, Visiting Artist (artist talk) 2008                California Arts Education Association State Conference, Burlingame, California (surface workshop)                          Merritt College Ceramics Department, Oakland, California. Visiting Artist (artist talk and demo.)                          Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California, Visiting Artist (artist talk and demonstration)                          Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, California, Summer Arts Program (artist talk and two week intensive) 2007                Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, California, Visiting Artist (artist talk and demonstration)                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California: Raku workshop                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California: Pitfire workshop                          Ruby Clay Studio, San Francisco, California. Visiting Artist (artist talk and demonstration) 2006                Merritt College Ceramics Department, Oakland, California.                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California: Pitfire workshop                          The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California: Ceramic surfaces workshop 2005                Art Studio, University of California at Berkeley: Ceramic surfaces workshop                          Dublin High school, Dublin, California (artist talk and demonstration)                          Rossmoor Ceramic Arts Club, Rossmoor, California (artist talk and demonstration) 2004                Redwood High School Ceramics class, Larksburg, California (slide lecture and demonstration) 2002                Art Kauai organization, Kauai, Hawaii (slide lecture)                          Kauai Community College, Kauai, Hawaii (slide lecture and clay demonstration)                          Hanalei Gift House Studio, Kauai, Hawaii (slide lecture and clay demonstration) COMMUNITY ART 2006 - 2007                Public Art Commission by EBALDC (East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation), Tile wall in Lions                                                 Creek Crossing Community Housing, Oakland, CA, created tile wall with Families of East Oakland 2006                            Public Art Commission by MOCHA (Museum of Children’s Art) and the Trust for Public Land, Tile wall in                                                 Bertha Port Park, Oakland, CA, created with students of 5 Oakland Elementary and High Schools COMMUNITY EVENTS 2009                             Skyline Student Ceramics Exhibition: California Clay Conference, Davis, California (organizer and curator) 2003 - 2007                 Discovery Day, Tiburon, California, Ceramic Booth –(Teaching kids about clay) 2006 - 2007                 SOFA (South of Fruitvale Artists) Street Fair, Oakland, California (organizer and exhibitor) 2004 - 2006                 The Holiday Arts Festival, The Richmond Art Center (manager of ceramics sale) 2002 - 2004                 President, San Francisco State University Ceramics Guild (fundraising and events planning) CONFERENCES ATTENDED 2002 - 2009                 The California Clay Conference, Davis, California. (Exhibitor) 2009                             NCECA, National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts, Phoenix, AZ (Exhibitor) 2006                             NCECA, National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts, Portland, OR 2003                             NCECA, National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts, San Diego, CA (Exhibitor and Slide                                       presentation) PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2006 - 2009                 Las Cadre, Artist Salon Group (Art Critiques and curating exhibitions) 2005 - 2009                 Chronicle of Higher Education 2004 - 2009                 American Craft Council 2001 - 2009                 CAA, College Art Association 1999 - 2009                 NCECA, The National Council on the Education for Ceramic Arts 2006 - 2008                 SOFA, South of Fruitvale Artists, East Oakland artist group 2007                             San Francisco State Alumni Advisory Committee BIBLIOGRAPHY Firing a Legacy: David Kuraoka & San Francisco State University, catalog with photograph, Pence Gallery, Davis, California, 2009, p. 4, 13, 32 & 35. 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