education
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Master of Fine Arts
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
Bachelor of Fine Arts
professional experience
2015–Present, Art Director
Louisville Visual Art; Louisville, Kentucky
2017–Present, Co-Founder and Organizer
Southern Crossings Pottery Festival; Louisville, Kentucky
2012–2015, Ceramics Instructor, Studio Manager, Gallery Director
Spot5 Art Center, Spot5 Art Gallery; Louisville, Kentucky
2014, Adjunct Professor – Ceramics
Kentucky Community and Technical College; Louisville, Kentucky
2010–2012, Adjunct Professor – Ceramics
Southeast Missouri State University; Cape Girardeau, Missouri
2010, Visiting Artist – Three day workshop and lecture
Murray State University; Murray, Kentucky
2009–2010, Instructor of Record – Beginning Ceramics
Southern Illinois University; Carbondale, Illinois
2008–2009, Museum Archive Supervisor
Southern Illinois University; Carbondale, Illinois
2008, Research Assistant to Pattie Chalmers
Southern Illinois University; Carbondale, Illinois
2007–2008, Instructor of Record – Introduction to Computer Graphics
Southern Illinois University; Carbondale, Illinois
2002–2007, Graphic Designer/Exhibit Installation
American Quilter’s Society; Paducah, Kentucky
2002–2003, Ceramics Instructor
Paducah Parks and Recreation; Paducah, Kentucky
honors and awards
2017 Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship
2016 Best in Show, International Cone Box Show, NCECA, Kansas City
2014 Artebella, Exhibiting Artist of the Day, July 30, 2014
2010 Emerging Artist, AmericanStyle magazine, Winter
2010 NICHE Awards Finalist, Professional Division, Ceramics: Wheel-thrown,
Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Purchase Award, Drawing the Line: Utilitarian Pots; Permanent
Teaching Collection, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
2009 Laguna Featured Artist, www.lagunaclay.com/featured-artists/
Purchase Award, 1+1, Juror: David Toan,
Terra Incognito Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois.
2008 NICHE Award, Student Award Winner, Ceramics: Sculptural
Category,Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2001 Fourth Place, Yeiser 2001 National Competition, Yeiser Art Center,
Paducah, Kentucky.
2000 15th and Olive Award, OMAS Show, Clara M. Eagle Gallery,
Murray, Kentucky.
selected exhibitions
2019 Louisville Link, Invitational
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony Indidan
Miniature Invitational, Invitational
The Living Arts & Science Center, Lexington, Kentucky
CURRENT: An Exhibition of SXPF, Invitational
CRAFT(S) Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2018 Palliative Pour, NCECA Exhibition, Invitational
Threadbare Cider and Mead, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Out of Hand, Invitational
Society of Contemporary Craft; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2017 Illinois Unearthed, Invitational
Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, Colorado
Get Ready-Get Set: Multiples in Clay
Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea, Berea, Kentucky
Artist In Our Midst, Juror: Kayla Bischoff
Kaviar Forge & Gallery; Louisville, Kentucky
45th Mid-states Craft Exhibition, Juror: Perry A. Price
Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, Evansville, Indiana
3rd Annual Clayfest Cup Show: Deep Inner Cups; Juror: Richard Wehrs
Gallery Zeke, Steelville, Missouri
KC Clay Guild Teabowl National, Juror: Chandra Debuse
Bredin-Lee Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
Small Favors: Think Inside the Box
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Images on Clay, Juror: Lelani Trinka and Staff
Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
CRAFTED, Invitational
Society of Contemporary Craft; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2016 Printmaking in Kentucky, Juror: Kayla Bischoff
Kaviar Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
12 x 12, Juror: InFlux Nashville
Wedgewood/Houston Gallery; Nashville, Tennessee
Literary Innovention, Juror: Chris Wubbena
Catapult Gallery; Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Rediscovered Relationships - Solo Exhibition
Customs House Museum’s Harvill Gallery; Clarksville, Tennessee
International Cone Box Show, Juror: Garth Clark, Greg Daly, Inge G. Balch
Hilliard Gallery; Kansas City, Missouri
Middle Ground NCECA, Coordinator: Pattie Chalmers
The Warehouse, Kansas City Art Institute; Kansas City, Missouri
Miniature Exhibition, NCECA, Invitational
Resource Hall; Kansas City, Missouri
Make Dishes Fun Again, Invitational
AA Clay Studio and Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
2015 Out of Hand, Invitational
Society of Contemporary Craft; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Artist In Our Midst, Juror: Kayla Bischoff
Kaviar Forge & Gallery; Louisville, Kentucky
CRAFTED, Invitational
Society of Contemporary Craft; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Deck the Walls, Invitational
Via Studio, Louisville, Kentucky
Art of the Cup and Teapot Spotlight, Invitational
Ogden Museum of Southern Art; University of New Orleans
Community Through Clay, Invitational
West Sahara Library; Las Vegas, Nevada
The Cup Show: Hudgens National Cup Show, Juror: Carr McCuiston
The Hudgens Center for the Arts; Duluth, Georgia
Graphic Clay, Juror: Jason Bige Burnett
Baltimore Clayworks; Baltimore, Marylandd
2014 Incommunicado, Invitational
The Green Building; Louisville, Kentucky
Faculty Exhibition, Invitational
Jefferson Community & Technical College Gallery; Louisville, Kentucky
Biennial Cup Show, Juror: Matt Schiemann
Morean Art Center; Saint Petersburg, Florida
Art of the Cup, Invitational
Ogden Museum of Southern Art; University of New Orleans
CRAFTED, Invitational
Society of Contemporary Craft; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Put a Lid on It, Juror: Art Center Staff
Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea; Berea, Kentucky
A Tile & A Vessel, Juror: Nawal Motawi
Silver City CLAY Festival; Silver City, New Mexico
10th Annual Instructors Exhibition, Invitational
Spot5 Art Center; Louisville, Kentucky
Contemporary Clay 2014, Juror: Jim Romberg
Western Colorado Center for the Arts; Grand Junction, Colorado
Cup Show, Jurors: John Gregg, Peter Jakubowski
Victor F. Keen Gallery; Las Vegas, Nevada
2013 Sixth Annual Cup Show: Form and Function, Juror: Ben Carter
Amelia Center Gallery; Gulf Coast State College
A Matter of Opinion, Invitational
Water Street Gallery; Douglas Michigan
Variable Vessels, Invitational
Coburn Gallery; Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio
Instructors Exhibition, Invitational
Spot5 Art Center Gallery; Louisville, Kentucky
America’s ClayFest, Juror: Richard Shaw
Blue Line Arts Gallery; Roseville, California
12th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Juror: Kirk Mangus
Downtown Gallery, Kent State University; Kent, Ohio
Drink This! Workhouse International Cup Show, Juror: Linda Arbuckle
Workhouse Art Center; Lorton, Virginia
2012 Volumetric Substrate, Mid-America Print Conference, Group Show
Seminary Gallery; Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Devoted Transients, Invitational
Cateye Glasses Studio; Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Visions In Clay, Juror: Joe Bova
LH Horton Jr. Gallery; Stockton, California
Starbrick Clay National, Juror: Ann Judy, Rene Olson
Starbrick Gallery; Nelsonville, Ohio
2012 Teabowl National, Juror: Bede Clarke
Kansas City Clay Guild Gallery; Kansas City, Missouri
San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, Jurors: Garth Clark & Mark Del Vecchio
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; San Angelo, Texas
4th Contemporary Clay Biennial Exhibition, Juror: Brad Miller
The Western Colorado Center for The Arts; Grand Junction, Colorado
Raising Eyebrows, Invitational
Water Street Gallery; Douglas, Michigan
Coffee, Tea & …?, Juror: David Toan
Terra Incognito Studios and Gallery; Oak Park, Illinois
Friends with Benefits, Invitational
St. Petersburg Clay Company; Saint Petersburg, Florida
Contemporary Ceramics Group Exhibition, Invitational
Shawnee Community College; Ullin, Illinois
2011 Clay on Steele, Invitational
Barnsite Gallery; Kewaunee, Wisconsin
UN-WEDGED, Juror: Chris Staley
Pottery Northwest; Seattle, Washington
Disconnections, Solo Exhibition
Bilderbach Gallery; Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Finer Things, Juror: Leo Mazow
SUgAR Gallery; Bentonville, Arkansas
Barrett Clay Works 3rd National Cup Show, Juror: Adam Welch
Barrett Art Center; Poughkeepsie, New York
Uncommon Ground: Impact and Influence: NCECA, Juror: Linda Ganstrom
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities; Arvada, Colorado
Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Invitational
Crisp Museum; Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Visions in Clay, Juror: Judith S. Schwartz
LH Horton Jr. Gallery; Stockton, California
Dining In: An Artful Experience, Juror: 18 Hands Gallery
18 Hands Gallery; Houston, Texas
More is More, Juror: Melissa Vandenberg
Lexington Art League; Lexington, Kentucky
Feats of Clay, Juror: Donna Billick
Lincoln Arts; Lincoln, California
SELECT: Exhibition, Art Auction and Gala, Invitational
Washington Project for the Arts; Washington D.C.
Two by Two: Small-Scale Ceramic Sculpture Biennial, Juror: Rain Harris
Eastern Washington University; Cheney, Washington
Can You Imagine…, Invitational
The Sikeston Depot; Sikeston, Missouri
Sensual Ceramics, Invitational
Carbondale Clay Center; Carbondale, Colorado
2010 Drawing the Line: Utilitarian Pots, Juror: Jeannie Hulen
University of Arkansas; Fayetteville, Arkansas
NICHE 2010 Professional Awards, Ceramics: Wheel-thrown
Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Juror: Bill van Gilder
Kevin Lehman’s Pottery; Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2nd Annual National Cup Show, Juror: Ayumi Horie
Barrett Clay Works; Poughkeepsie, New York
A New Decade of Clay: 2010, Juror: Richard Shaw
Sierra Nevada College; Incline Village, Nevada
10th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Juror: Bill Jones
Downtown Gallery; Kent State University, Kent Ohio
Central Time Ceramics, Juror: Matt Wilt
Bradley University; Peoria, Illinois
Reconnections, Solo Exhibition
Mitchell Gallery; Carbondale, Illinois
Varsity Art XIV, Invitational
Art Saint Louis; Saint Louis, Missouri
Eight Fluid Ounces, Juror: Malia Krolak
Louisiana State University; Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SIU-C8, Invitational
Clara M. Eagle Gallery; Murray, Kentucky
2009 Sixth Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Exhibition
The Clay Studio; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1+1, Juror: David Toan
Terra Incognito Gallery; Oak Park, Illinois
Naturally and Artificially Flavored, Juror: GAPP Representatives
Heart of Healing Gallery; Paducah, Kentucky
NICHE 2009 Student Awards
Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
International Cup, Juror: Patti Warashina
The Clay Studio of Missoula; Missoula, Montana
Under My Thumb, Invitational
Surplus Gallery; Carbondale, Illinois
2008 Second Juried Ceramic Cup Show, Juror: Matt Long
The Amelia Center Gallery; Panama City, Florida
Spaceship Earth, Juror: Andy Messerschmidt
Hutchins Gallery at University of Long Island; Brookville, New York
Object of Desire, Juror: Claire Wolf Krantz
WomanMade Gallery; Chicago, Illinois
Think Fast, Invitational
Surplus Gallery; Carbondale, Illinois
Ceramics Biennial Exhibition, Juror: Lucy Breslin
New Hampshire Institute of Art; Manchester, New Hampshire
C4, Juror: C4 Representatives
The Glove Factory; Carbondale, Illinois
Current Ceramics, Invitational
Surplus Gallery; Carbondale, Illinois
selected publications
“Meet Amy Chase: Louisville's Emerging Artist”, Ashley Hoff. Louisville.com.
February 18, 2015. https://www.louisville.com/content/meet-amy-chase-louisvilles-emerging-artist
500 Prints on Clay: Lark Studio Series, 27, 43, 249, Editor: Linda Kopp. New York: Lark Crafts, 2013. Print, work cited.
Ceramic Sculptures: Lark Studio Series, 108-109, Editor: Linda Kopp. New York: Lark Crafts, 2011. Print, work cited.
“Gallery” (Summer 2011). Clay Times, 34. Polly Beach. Print, work cited.
“Up Close and Personal” (Winter 2010–2011). AmericanStyle, 17(2). Cover, 5, 54, Sarah Baker. Print, work cited.
“WPA Gala: Amy Chase Sculptures and a Damuse Twist on People-Watching”, Susan Lomuto. Daily Art Muse: Curated Collection of Contemporary Fine Craft on the Web. http://dailyartmuse.com/2011/03/14/wpa-gala-amy-chase-sculptures-my-people-watching-skills/
“Strictly Functional” (Autumn 2010). Clay Times, 16(88), 42. Print.
Niche Magazine, Winter 2010 Issue, work cited.
“American Style: MHS, MSU Graduate Seen as Emerging Artist”, Hawkins Teague, Murray Ledger and Times, Front Page, February 4, 2011. Print. Work cited.
“Sensual Ceramics @ Carbondale Clay Centre”, Musing About Mud, (January 26, 2011) http://musingaboutmud.blogspot.com/2011/01/sensual-ceramics-carbondale-clay-centre.html
500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form, Ray Hemachandra and Julia Galloway. New York: Lark, 2010. Print, work cited.
"MFA Factor." Ceramics Monthly, Oct. 2009: 48-49, work cited.
500 Ceramic Sculptures: Contemporary Practice, Singular Works, Suzanne J. E.
Tourtillott and Julie Hale. New York: Lark, 2009. Print, work cited.
Niche Magazine, Winter 2008 Issue, work cited.
Laguna Featured Artist, www.lagunaclay.com/featured-artists/ web
memberships and organizations
2015-Present Vice President, Louisville Clay
2015-Present President, Gnome Home
2013–Present Member, Louisville Clay
2009–2010 President, Southern Clay Works, Southern Illinois University
2007–2009 Vice President, Southern Clay Works, Southern Illinois University
2007–Present Member, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts