Liz Zlot Summerfield

Liz currently resides in Western North Carolina with her husband, Scott Summerfield and their daughter, Roby. They are both full time artists working from their studios located at their home in Bakersville.

Liz received her M.F.A from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and her B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Liz has been a visiting artist/teacher at numerous institutions. She is a current member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild and the Potters of the Roan.

She exhibits her work nationally through exhibitions, galleries, and fine craft shows.

Her work was featured on two magazine covers in 2009.

Exhibitions

2010

Mint Museum Potter's Market, Charlotte, North Carolina.
American Pottery Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Collecting, Creating, Connecting, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, North Carolina.
Small Favors V, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Constructed, Mudfire Studio and Gallery, Decatur, Georgia.
Off The Wheel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2009

30x5, AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa.
Handbuilt Clay National, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Invitational.
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Invitational.
Smithsonian Craft Show, National Building Museum, Washington D.C.
Potters of the Roan, Mudfire Clayworks and Gallery, Decatur, Georgia.

2008

Spruce Pine Potters Makert, Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. National Invitational Exhibition.
Duets/Pairs, Dowstudio, Deer Isle, Maine, Invitational.
It's Pouring, Dowstudio, Deer Isle, Maine, Invitational.
In Triplicate-Potters of the Roan, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, North Carolina.
Line and Color, Mudfire Clayworks, Decatur, Georgia. National Invitational Exhibition.
An Unexpected Line, Gallery 115, Greensboro, North Carolina. Invitational Exhibition.
From Soup to Nuts, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan. Invitational Exhibition.

2007

American Craft Council Show, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Gifted Part 1, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Invitational Exhibition.
Potters of the Roan: Group Exhibition, Trac Gallery, Burnsville, North Carolina.
The Pitcher Show: An Invitational Ceramics Exhibition, UNCP AD Gallery, Pembroke, North Carolina.
Down East Invites Down South, Dowstudio, Deer Isle, Maine. Invitational Exhibition.
Miniature Power, Mudfire Clayworks, Decatur, Georgia. Invitational Exhibition.
Beyond Expectations: New Members of the Southern Highland Crafts Guild, Folk Art Center, Asheville, North Carolina. Invitational Exhibition.
Put A Lid On It, Mudfire Clayworks, Decatur, Georgia. Juried/Invitational Exhibition.
Potters of the Roan: Group Exhibition, Wahsington Street Gallery, West Virginia
Whatís Cooki:n A taste of culinary artwork by southern potters, painters, and photographers. Swan Coach House, Atlanta, Georgia. Invitational Exhibition.
Potters of the Roan: Group Exhibition, North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, North Carolina.

2006

30 Something: A Group Exhibition of Local Emerging Artists, Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
San Angelo Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas. Juried Exhibition. Juror Ann Lancaster.
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, PA. Juried Exhibition. Juror Tom Coleman.
Crisp, Mudfire Clayworks, Decatur, Georgia. Invitational Exhibition.
Through Womenís Eyes, by Womenís Hands, The Womenís Center, Chapel Hill, NC. Juried Exhibition. Jurors: Sally Bowen Prange, John Rosenthal.

2005

Building Community, Lake Norman Art League, Huntersville, NC. Juried Exhibition. Juror David J. Brown.
Fall Celebration of Arts, Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine, NC.
A New Look, River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN. Group Exhibition.

2004

A Marriage of Materials, Sunset River Marketplace, Calabash, NC.
Fall Celebration of Arts, Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine, NC. Juried Exhibition
College Bowl, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. Juried Exhibition.
Refresh, Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition.

2003

Itís Only Clay, Bemidgi Community Arts Center, Bemidgi, MN. Juried Exhibition.
Minnesota Clay, Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN. Invitational.
Mandatory, Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Group Exhibition.

2001

Ewers, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI. Juried Exhibition.

2000

Best of Tennessee Crafts 2000, Tennessee Association of Craft Artists, TN. Juried Exhibition.

1999

Holiday Festival Invitational, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN.

Collections

University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Bemidgi Community Arts Center, Bemidgi, Minnesota.

Awards

Merit Award. Fall Celebration of Arts, Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine, NC. 2005.

Best In Show. Fall Celebration of Arts, Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine, NC. Juried by Ruth T. Summers. 2004.

Merit Award. Best of Tennessee Crafts 2000, Tennessee Association of Craft Artists, TN. Juried Exhibition. 2000.

Bibliography (*Reviews)

Cover Image, Clay Times Magazine, Nov/Dec 2009.

Image Reproduction, Clay Times Magazine, Sept/Oct 2009.

Schultz, Katie, "Working Backwards", Feature Article/Cover Ceramics Monthly, April 2009.

Amber, Shay, "Ceramics for Beginners: Handbuilding", LarkBooks, 2008.

"No Place Like Home: Doing Business Through Open Studio Tours", Ceramics Monthly, June/July 2007

Bendin, Dariel, "Liz Zlot Summerfield Workshop At Sunset River Marketplace", Alternatives, January/February 2007.

Brown, Linda Luise, "Modesty and Passion: Potters of the Roan", Ceramics Monthly, February, 2007.

*"Crisp", Atlanta Planit, March 2006.

*Nichols, Ann, "A New Look", Chattanooga Times Free Press, January, 2005.

Bendin, Dariel, "A Marriage of Materials", Alternatives, November 2004.

Bendin, Dariel, "Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash NC, Features Husband and Wife Show", Carolina Arts, November 2004.

"Fall Celebration of Arts Marches On," Mitchell News-Journal, September 2004.

*Wilber, Katrina, "The Big Payoff", The Minnesota Daily, April 2004.

Education

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Masters of Fine Arts-Ceramics, 2001-2004.

Appalachian Center for Crafts, a division of Tennessee Technological University, Smithville, TN. 1998- 2001.

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. Bachelor of Arts-Ceramics 1992-1997.

Teaching Experience

Workshop Instrucotor, "Handbuildling", Clayworks, Charlotte, North Carolina. November 21, 2009.

Workshop Instructor, "Elegant & Intimate", Mudfire Clay Works, Decatur, Georgia. August 1-3 2008.

Workshop Instructor, "Handbuilt Functional Pots", Odyssey Center for Arts, Asheville, North Carolina. April 4-6 2008.

Workshop Instructor,"Handbuilding Functional Objects" Sunset River Marketplace, Calabash, North Carolina. February 3-4 2007.

Workshop Instructor, "Handbuilt Lidded Objects" Sunset River Marketplace, Calabash, North Carolina. November 6-7, 2004.

Teaching Assistant, Art Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 2001-2004.

Workshop Instructor, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Outreach Programs, 1998- 2001

Art Comes to School; Hands-on clay workshops for elementary students grades 3-7 (grant funded)
Hands-on Craft Experience for Elementary School Students; Bookbinding and weaving workshops for 6th grade students (program in existence for 11 years; grant funded)
High School Art/Vocational Crafts Programs; Origami Book workshop for 9th-12th grade art and vocational students (grant funded)

Representative Galleries & Organizations

Membership: Southern Highlands Craft Guild
Membership: Potters of the Roan
Membership :Toe River Arts Council
Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, North Carolina
Penland School of Craft, Penland, North Carolina
Miya Gallery, Weaverville, North Carolina
Mudfire Clay, Decatur, Georgia
Sunset River Market Place. Calabash, North Carolina
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TRAC, Spruce Pine, North Carolina