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Marty Ray
3D Design, Ceramics, Sculpture
3D Art Coordinator

Office: P214

Phone: 972 273 3577

EMail: mray@dcccd.edu

MFA Southern Methodist University
BS East Texas State University

One of Marty Ray's pieces, a pot depicting a woman stirring a bowl, is featured in Ceramics Monthly, the premier ceramics magazine in the United States.

RESUMÉ

Born in Dallas, Texas

Current Position:

1976 - Present Professor of Ceramics and Sculpture, Art Programs Coordinator, North Lake College, Irving, Texas

Education:

1978 M.F.A., Summa Cum Laude, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tx
1966-72 Medellin School of Sculpture, Dallas, Tx
1965 B.S., East Texas State University, Commerce, Tx

Professional Honors:

1998 DCCCD Professor of the Year, Miles Production Co., DCCCD, Dallas, Tx
1997 Minne Stevens Piper Professor of the Year, North Lake College, Irving, Texas
1996 DCCCD Innovator of the Year, new Computer Graphics Program, DCCCD, Dallas, Texas
1993 Innovator of the Year, Contact '92 DCCCD Alumnae Exhibition, North Lake College
1992 Young DCCCD Faculty Recognition Grant, North Lake College
1992 NISOD International Conference Master Teacher, Austin, Texas
1991 lst Place, Educational Video, Glaze, International A.E.C.T. Expo, Anaheim, California
1988 C.A.S.E. Professor of the Year, North Lake College

Professional Activities & Highlights:

2002 Featured in February, Ceramics Monthly, "Marty Ray" by Marla Ziegler
2001 Juror, National Ceramics Competition, Business of Arts Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado
1993-00 Founding Member & Steering Committee, EASL, Emergency Artist Support League
1995-00 Co-Founder & Steering Committee, Texas Clay Artists, Dallas, Texas
1992-97 Board of Directors, Dallas Visual Art Center
1995-97 Exhibition Chairman, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas
1995 Co-chair, Showing Off the DCCCD, exhibition of area Art Faculty, Dallas Visual Art Center
1993-96 Chairman, East Dallas Art Studio Tours, Dallas, Texas
1989-00 Art Editor, Duck Soup, North Lake College Magazine of Creative Expression
1991 Co-author/editor, The Clay Vessel, exhibition catalogue, D-Art, Dallas, Texas
89-00 Author, NLC Ceramic Handbook, lst Edition 1989, 2nd Edition 2000, Irving, Texas

Commissioned Works:

1999 Pottery to honor the Meadows Foundation and Architect of the new Dallas Visual Art Center
1999 Pottery to honor President of the National Art Pottery Association, Maine, U.S.A
1997-99 Pottery created for Dallas Business of the Arts Commission, Dallas, Texas
1994 Narrated pottery vessel to honor the Eugene McDermott Foundation, Legend Awards, DVAC
1992 Pottery vessel to honor Patricia B. Meadows, Co-Founder of D'Art (Dallas Visual Art Center)
1992 Pottery vessel to honor Sharon Martin', President of D'Art

Gallery Representation: Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas

Selected Art Exhibitions:

2001
          *Ceramica, Juried Regional Exhibit, The Arts Gallery, CCCCD, Plano, Texas
          * Attachments, Texas Clay Arts Association, San Angelo Museum, San Angelo, Texas
2000

          *Moving Up and Around, New Ceramic Works by Marty Ray, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
          * 13th National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
          *Cool Summer Garden, group invitational, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1999
          *Critic's Choice, juried by James Surls, African American Museum, Dallas, Texas
          *Attachments, Texas Clay Arts Association, Austin Visual Arts Center, Austin, Texas
          *Masquerade, group invitational, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
          * Texas Artists, group invitational, Pilot Point Gallery, Pilot Point, Texas
1998
          * Within the Borders: A Survey of Contemporary Texas Potters, Univ of Texas/ Tyler, Tyler, Tx
          *Return Performance: Marty Ray & Bob Nunn, Texas A & M University at Commerce, Texas
          *Fireworks: On and Off the Wall, invitational exhibition, Dallas Visual Art Cen, Dallas, Texas
          *Texas Tea, group invitational, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
          *To Have and To Hold: Vessel-making by Ceramic Artists / Texas, Irving Art Center, Irving, Tx
          *Wads of Clay, Bank One, Ft. Worth, Texas
          * Within the Borders: A Survey of Contemporary Texas Potters, Bank One, Ft. Worth, Texas
1997
          * Materials Hard & Soft, national juried exhibition, Meadows Gallery, Denton, Texas
          * Contemporary TX Clay, juried exhibition, Front Gallery, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas
          * Convergence of Kinds, collaborative works - invitational, No. Lake College Gallery, Irving
          *Celebration XX, group invitational, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1996
          *Ceramics USA, national juried show, University of North Texas Art Gallery, Denton, Texas
          * Serendipity, invitational group show, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
          *Critic's Choice, juried exhibition, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas
          * A Class of Texas Art, Carlyn Gallery, Dallas, Texas
          * Hope, group invitational, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1995
          *Showing Off the DCCCD, Co-chair, Dallas Visual Arts Center, Dallas
          *Dynamic Duos, Adkins-Hoover Gallery, Dallas, Texas
          *Basket/Case, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1994
          * A Show of Hands, Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
          * Hats Off, Trammell Crow Center, Dallas, Texas
1993
          * Southern Regional Art Invitational, River Oaks Art Center, Alexandria, Louisiana
          *Senses Beyond Sight, exhibit for visually impaired, Museum of Abilene, Abilene, Texas
          *Senses Beyond Sight, exhibit for visually impaired, Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, Texas
          *National Cup Show, Artworks Gallery, Seattle, Washington
          *Three Year Review, Collector's Exhibit, D-Art, Dallas, Texas
1992
          *The Cup, Invitational, Artworks Gallery, Seattle, Washington
          *Assemblage Awards for Excellence, juried ceramic exhibit, D-Art Center, Dallas
          * Collector's Three Year Review, D-Art, Dallas, Texas
1991
          *The Clay Vessel: Vision & Revisions, D-Art Visual Art Center, Dallas
1990
          * Pottery Paintings by Marty & Joe Ray, Gabbert's Design Center, Ft. Worth, Texas
          * Texas Fest Fine Arts Juried Exhibition, Ft. Worth, Texas, Juror's Award
1987
          *Harvest, Women's Caucus invitational, Dallas Garden Center, Dallas, Texas
          *Eclectic Arteffects '87, Hasgow Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1986
          *Earth Rhythms, one-person show, Eastfield College Gallery, Mesquite, Texas
          *Women in Texas Art, Lowman Gallery, Huntsville, Texas
          *Texas Designer/Craftsman Juried Exhibition, Moody Gallery, Ft. Worth, Texas
1985
          *Clay by Marty Ray, solo exhibition, Texas Woman's University Gallery, Denton, Texas
1982
          *Marty Ray - Clay, solo exhibition, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, Texas