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  Kuksa #2
  
  Stoneware (wood-fired), walnut
  Art dimensions: 3.75" x 4" x 6"
  $95
  
  
  

  

  Kuksa #1
  
  Stoneware, wood
  Art dimensions: 3.5" x 5.25" x 8.25"
  $125
  
  
  

  

  Large Green Scoop Bowl
  
  Earthenware, glaze, walnut
  Art dimensions: 3" x 8" x 9.25"
  $150
  
  
  

  

  Green Butterfly Bowl, #01
  
  Earthenware, glaze, walnut
  Art dimensions: 16" x 11" x 4"
  $250
  
  
  

  

  Large Butterfly Bowl, #03
  
  Earthenware, walnut
  Art dimensions: 18" x 13" x 5"
  $375
  
  
  

  

  Green Nest
  
  Ceramic, milk paint, reed
  Art dimensions: 13" x 17.5" x 17.5"
  $600
  
  
  

  

  Juncture 229
  
  Ceramic, terra sigillata, reed
  Art dimensions: 8.5" x 12" x 12"
  $750
  
  
  

  

  Juncture 228 (Growth)
  
  Ceramic, milk paint, reed
  Art dimensions: 10" x 12.5" x 14.75"
  $850
  
  
  

  

  Juncture 224 (Big Sky)
  
  Ceramic, milk paint, reed
  Art dimensions: 10" x 9" x 9"
  $850
  
  
  

  

  Juncture 222 (Grounded Sky)
  
  Ceramic, milk paint, reed
  Art dimensions: 11" x 9.5" x 9.5"
  $600
  
  
  

  

  Juncture 1 (Embrace)
  
  Stoneware, milk paint, reed
  Art dimensions: 14.5" x 13" x 13.5"
  $1,200
  
  
  

  

  Union #82-83 (Nesting)
  
  Stoneware, walnut, ash
  Art dimensions: 8" x 13" x 11"
  $550
  
  
  

  

  Juncture 229 (Roy)
  
  Ceramic, milk paint, oxide, reed, elm (derecho-harvested)
  Art dimensions: 32.5" x 9.5" x 9.5"
  $1,200
  
  
  

  

  Juncture 5 (Anthony)
  
  Stoneware, milk paint, wood
  Art dimensions: 31.25" x 42" x 15"
  $3,800
  
  
  

  

  Juncture 2211 (Kenley)
  
  Ceramic, milk paint, oak, poplar
  Art dimensions: 37" x 34.5" x 12"
  $3,200
  
  
  

  

  Formed Juncture
  
  Steel, poplar
  Art dimensions: 72.5" x 15" x 14"
  $12,000
  
  

  

  Juncture 2210 (Rooted Sky)
  
  Ceramic, reed, milk paint, (walnut wall mount)
  Art dimensions: 9" x 9" x 6"
  $650
  
  
  

  

  Green Woods #1
  
  Silkscreen on birch
  Art dimensions: 29" x 5"
  $75
  
  
  

  

  Green Woods #2
  
  Silkscreen on birch
  Art dimensions: 29" x 5"
  $75
  
  
  

  

  Green Woods #3
  
  Silkscreen on birch
  Art dimensions: 29" x 5"
  $75
  
  
  

  

  Green Woods #4
  
  Silkscreen on birch
  Art dimensions: 29" x 5"
  $75
  
  
  

  

  Form Study #1
  
  Paper
  Art dimensions: 10" x 10"
  $275 framed
  
  

  

  Form Study #2
  
  Paper
  Art dimensions: 10" x 10"
  $275 framed
  
  

  

  Form Study #3
  
  Paper
  Art dimensions: 11" x 11"
  $275 framed
  
  

  

  Form Study #4
  
  Paper
  Art dimensions: 11" x 11"
  $275 framed
  
  

  

  Layered
  
  Paper
  Art dimensions: 10" x 7"
  $250 framed
  
  

  

  Joined
  
  Paper
  Art dimensions: 10" x 10"
  $275 framed
  
  

  

  Diminution
  
  Paper
  Art dimensions: 10" x 10"
  $275 framed
  
  

  

  Shift
  
  Paper
  Art dimensions: 10" x 10"
  $275 framed
  
  

  

  Markedly
  
  Paper
  Art dimensions: 10" x 10"
  $275 framed
  
  

  

  Open
  
  Collage, shellacked paper
  Art dimensions: 10" x 11"
  $200
  
  

  

  Caccoon
  
  Collage, shellacked paper
  Art dimensions: 14" x 7"
  $175
  
  

  

  Roughcast
  
  Collage, shellacked paper
  Art dimensions: 16" x 16"
  $250
  
  

  

  Vailed Forms #1
  
  Collage, shellacked paper
  Art dimensions: 13" x 25"
  $375
  
  

  

  Vailed Forms #2
  
  Collage, shellacked paper
  Art dimensions: 23" x 26"
  $400
  
  

  

  Bangle 1
  
  Glazed porcelain
  $38
  
  

  

  Bangle 2
  
  Glazed porcelain
  $38
  
  

  

  Bangle 3
  
  Porcelain
  $40
  
  

  

  Bangle 4
  
  Glazed porcelain
  $40
  
  

  

  Bangle 5
  
  Glazed porcelain
  $40
  
  

  

  Bangle 6
  
  Glazed porcelain
  $40
  
  

  

  Bangle 7
  
  Glazed porcelain
  $38
  
  

  

  Bangle 10
  
  Porcelain
  $38
  
  

  

  Bangle 11
  
  Glazed porcelain
  $40
  
  

  

  Bangle 12
  
  Glazed porcelain
  $40
  
  

  ceramic sculptures, jewelry, wood, basketry, basket weaving, craft, natural, earthy, organic, nature, abstract, green, installation
  
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  Bangle 8
  
  Porcelain
  
  EKL191202C

  

  Union #86 (Rocker)
  
  Stoneware, birch ply
  
  EKL180204C

  

  Union #18 (Vertical)
  
  Earthenware, mixed media
  
  EKL160713C

  

  Union #23 (Gnaw)
  
  Porcelain, poplar
  
  EKL160704Cb

  

  Union #26 (Green Tray)
  
  Earthenware, walnut, copper
  
  EKL160706

  

  Union #16 (Green Half-Bowl)
  
  Earthenware, terra sig, pine
  
  EKL160712C

  
• Biography
  Through a convergence of materials, Ellen's work uses a familiar vocabulary drawn from a legacy of makers and to leads viewers into the unfamiliar; where materials embody ideas and form becomes a question.  
  
  Ellen's education began at the Craft Schools of Penland School of Crafts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft, and John C. Campbell Folk School.  She received her BFA in Ceramics from The Appalachian Center for Craft and completed a Post Baccalaureate year of study at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.  She received her MFA in Ceramics at Ohio University.  
  
  With roots in Southern California, Iowa and New York; Ellen’s work continually investigates connections. Connections between place, material, idea and legacy.  Ellen has been an artist in residence in many communities including The Flux Factory in New York City and the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemet, Hungary.  Ellen is currently the Executive Director of the Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio, a non-profit community art center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  

  Previous Exhibitions
  

  re(Direct) - 2016

  Carnaval de Craft - 2019

  Juncture - 2021
• ​Education
  Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 2016
  Post-Baccalaureate, Ceramics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 2013
  Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN, 2012
  
  
  Professional Experience
   2016 – Present - Executive Director – Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA
  
  
  Select Exhibitions (*solo exhibition)
  2018

  • *Re-Union, Bing-Davis Memorial Gallery, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Iowa

   2017  

  • Progression: 25 Years of Functional Form: Brad Schwieger at Ohio University, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
  • * In Union, Columbus Museum of Art and Design, Columbus, ID

  2016  

  • UNL Ceramics Alumni Exhibition, The Eisentrager Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE
  • * Re-Directed, Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • * Union, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH
  • Maker Moxie: The Impact of the Craft School Experience, Peters Valley Gallery, Layton, NJ
  • NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center,Kansas City, MO

  2015  
    

  • A Sense of Place, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH
  • 16 Days, International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary, 2015
  • NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

  2014  

  • Homecoming, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY
  • Spoon Me! Medalta International Spoon Show Medalta Ceramic Center, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
  • Current, Siegfried Gallery, Athens, OH
  • 5th Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition, Concordia University, St. Paul, MN
  • PLAYDATE, The Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Small Favors IX, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • Midwestern Educators and Students, Lillstreet Art Center, Milwaukee, WI
  • Idioglossia, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH

  2013  

  • Starbrick Clay National Cup Show, Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
  • MUG Shots, LUX center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE

  2012  

  • Nebraska National, The Eisentrager • Howard Gallery, Lincoln, NE
  • * Connection Point, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN

  2011  

  • Material Elements: Innovations in Textiles 11, Florissant Valley Contemporary Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
  • * Ellen Kleckner: A Showcase, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

   
  Residencies

  • PSZ Clay Center, Zanesville, OH, 2017
  • International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary, 2015
  • Arrowmont Pentaculum: Surface Symposium, Arrowmont School of Art and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN, 2015
  • Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY, 2005-2007

  
  
  Selected Awards/ Fellowships/ Grants

  • Student Enhancement Research Award, Ohio University, 2015
  • Global Opportunity Travel Award, Ohio University, 2015
  •  Studio Potter Graduate Merit Award, NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 2015
  • MBK Graduate Award, NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 2015
  • Student Purchase Award for the Permanent Collection of Medalta, Spoon Me! Medalta Ceramic Center, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada, 2014
  • NCECA Graduate Student Research Fellowship, 2014
  • Graduate Student Senate Original Works Grant, Ohio University, 2013
  • Windgate Foundation Scholarship, Appalachian Center for Craft, 2011

  
  
  Lectures/Presentations/Professional Experience

  • Visiting Artist, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA, 2018
  • Juror, College Hill Arts Festival, Cedar Falls, IA, 2017
  • Visiting Lecturer, Kutztown University, Department of Art Education and Craft, Kutztown, PA, 2017
  • Visiting Artist, Columbus Museum of Art and Design, Columbus, ID, 2017
  • Visiting Artist, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN, 2016
  • Presenter, NCECA Conference; Kansas City, MO, 2016, The Productive Fall Out of Artist Residencies, blinc20/20 program
  • Presenter, NCECA Conference; Milwaukee, WI, 2014, Material Girls in a Transitional Word, a panel discussion regarding the transitional nature of career in ceramics.

  
  
  Teaching Experience (Instructor-of-Record)

  • Instructor of Record, Ohio University, School of Art + Design, Introduction to Ceramics, 2015
  • Instructor of Record Ohio University, School of Art + Design, Ceramics Wheel Throwing, 2014
  • Instructor of Record Ohio University, School of Art + Design, Introduction to Ceramics, 2014
  • Teaching Assistant to Tom Bartel, Ohio University, School of Art + Design, Ceramic Handbuilding, 2016
  • Teaching Assistant to John Sabraw, Ohio University, School of Art + Design, Art and Hip Hop, 2016
  • Teaching Assistant to Brad Schwieger, Ohio University, School of Art + Design, Description, Foundations Area, 2015
  • Teaching Assistant to Tom Bartel, Ohio University, School of Art + Design, Function, Foundations Area, 2014
  • Teaching Assistant to Alex Hibbitt, Ohio University, School of Art + Design, Approaches to Mold Making, 2014
  • Teaching Assistant to Bonilyn Parker, Ohio University, School of Art + Design, Introduction to Wheel, 2014
  • Teaching Assistant to Gwendolyn Yoppolo, Ohio University, School of Art + Design, Perspectives in Contemporary Clay, 2013