Gina Freuen Pottery & Design

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Studio Location: Spokane, Washington
509-981-9916
email: contact@ginafreuen.com

            Multi media works on paper and a collection of whimsical, one-of-a-kind porcelain vessels. Water vessels, teapots, amphora, goblets, vases and bowls are constructed of rolled pieces that have had richly patterned fabric pressed into them. Their oddly shaped components form a collage, the identity of individual parts emphasized by different pastel glazes. While the forms appear utilitarian, their shapes have been stretched and twisted by fantasy.

The following resume includes highlights and honors for a career spanning 30 years, with a focus on the last 10.

EXHIBITION RECORD:

  • 2009 Nystrom / Olson / Collins Architecture, 912 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA Sponsored by Spokane Arts Commission and the Inlander, "Layers and Integrations" Mixed Media, Feb. 6 - 20, 2009
  • 2008 Northwest Collection: Contemporary Works in Clay, Esvelt Gallery, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA
  • 2008 Intersections: Kay O'Rourke & Gina Freuen, Kress Gallery, Sponsored by the MAC, Spokane, WA
  • 2008 Northwest Designer Craftsmen: Nordic Roots, Nordic Heritage Museum, Seatttle, WA
  • 2008 Cedar Creek Gallery, “National Teapot Invitational VII”, Creedmoor, NC
  • 2008 Kolva Sullivan Gallery, 115 S. Adams, Suite A, Feature Exhibit, February 1 - 23, Spokane, WA
  • 2008 A Path of Flame: Contemporary Woodfired Ceramics Invitational, Gallery Madera, Tacoma, WA Feb. 9 - March 29
  • 2008 Tea Pots: from Craft to Art, Grants Pass Museum, Feb. 1 - March 23, Grants Pass, Oregon
  • 2008 Spokane Falls Community College Art Gallery, Self Portrait Invitational, Jan. 3 - Feb. 8, Spokane, WA
  • 2007 Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Drawn to the Wall, September Installation by 5 artists, Spokane, WA
  • 2007 The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, 9th annual Small Artworks Invitational, Dec. 1 - 31, Couer d'Alene, ID
  • 2007 Northwest Designer Craftsman, Animalia Invitational, Allied Arts Gallery, Richland, WA. Sept. 9 - Oct. 5
  • 2007 The Island Gallery, Nudes & Foods, Bainbridge Island, WA February 2 - 28
  • 2007 Mary Farrell, Gina Freuen, Wendy Franklund Miller, Koehler Gallery, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA Jan. 8 - 30
  • 2006 DECADE, Potters of Hikarigama, 1995 - 2005, Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center, In conjunction with NCECA, Portland Oregon, March 2006
  • 2006 The Island Gallery, Pottery: Prairie-Plains-Pacific, Bainbridge Island, WA Aug. 4 - 31
  • 2006 Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Faculty Exhibit, Spokane, WA Jan. 20 - April 8
  • 2006 The Island Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA, Feb. 3 - 28, 2006
  • 2005 Yuma Symposium 2005, Yuma Symposium Guest Artists, Yuma, AZ
  • 2004 Regional Faculty Exhibit, Spokane Art School, Spokane, WA
  • 2005 Northwest Craft Center, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, Oct. 7 - Nov. 13, 2005, 4 peson group show
  • 2005 The Human / Animal Bond, Spokane Art School, July 18 - August 19, 2005,
  • 2005 Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, 6th Annual Clay Invitational, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
  • 2004 Looking Forward, Glancing Back, Northwest Designer Craftsmen @ 50 Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
  • 2004 Washington Potters’ Association Retrospective Exhibition, The Gallery, Tacoma Community College,Tacoma, WA'
  • 2004, 2002, 2001 / 1999 Washington Potters Association, Juried Annual, Northwest Crafts Center, Seattle, WA
  • 2004 Contemporary Fine Craft, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Center, Bainbridge Island, W
  • 2004 Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Feature Exhibit ~ clay
  • 2003 Studio Art Faculty Exhibit, Jundt Galleries, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
  • 2003 Spokane Art School, Huneke Gallery, Spokane, WA, feature exhibit
  • 2003 Major Works in Clay: 12 Artists, Karin Clarke Gallery, Eugene, Oregon.
  • 2002 Northwest Craft Center, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA. 4-person feature exhibit
  • 2002 Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Feature exhibit, drawings and ceramics.
  • 2002 Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Center, “Tea Party”, Bainbridge Island, WA
  • 2002 Seward Park Art Center, The Teapot, Seattle, WA
  • 2002 Small Works Invitational, Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
  • 2002 Cedar Creek Gallery, “National Teapot Show Five”, Creedmoor, NC
  • 2001 “Evidence of the Body”, Northwest Designer Craftsmen, Washington State Convention & Trade Center Galleria, Seattle, WA
  • 2001 Art Spirit Gallery, Small Works, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
  • 2000 Chase Gallery, Spokane City Hall, Spokane, WA 1 person exhibit - drawings and clay
  • 2000 “the River,” Spokane Arts Commission, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA
  • 2000 Art Spirit Gallery, CDA, ID Clay Invitational
  • 2000 Northwest Women’s Woodfire Exhibition, Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • 1999 Jundt Art Museum, Arcade Gallery, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA - drawings and clay
  • 1999 Cedar Creek Gallery “National Teapot Show IV”, Creedmoor, North Carolina
  • 1999 Art Equinox, A Regional Survey of Contemporary Art, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
  • 1998 Art Spirit Gallery, CDA, ID - drawings and clay
  • 1998 Pacific Lutheran University Gallery, Tacoma, WA 1 person show
  • 1998 “The Aura of Tea,” Images Friedman Gallery, Louisville, KY
  • 1998 “ Bellevue Artist Preview,” Foster White Gallery, Kirkland, WA

AWARDS:

  • 2005 Sun Valley Arts Center, Sun Valley Arts Festival, Best of Ceramics Award, Sun Valley, Idaho
  • 2000 City of Spokane Arts Awards, Individual Artist recipient
  • 2000 Work selected for inclusion in the “Artists Resource Bank”, Art in Public Places Program,
  • 1998 “NICHE” awards finalist, see juried shows for description
  • 1997 Carol Duke Award of Excellence, Pacific Northwest Arts Fair, Bellevue, WA
  • 1996 Washington State Artist Trust “GAP GRANT”
  • 1996 “NICHE” awards finalist, see juried shows for description

TEACHING INVOLVEMENT, COMMITTEES, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & ART FESTIVALS:

  • 2006 Gonzaga in Florence, Florence, Italy, Summer term, May 15 - June 30, Design Within the Pages.
  • 2008 - 1997 Instructor, Design, Beginning Drawing & Ceramics, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
  • 2006 Workshop presenter, Moshier Community Art Center, Burien, WA
  • 2005 Guest presenter and demonstrating artist, Yuma Symposium, Yuma, AZ
  • 2004 / 2005 Sun Valley Arts & Crafts Festival, Sun Valley, Idaho
  • 2004 Art on the Pearl, Fine Arts & Crafts Festival, Portland, Oregon
  • 2007 thru 1987 Management Committee and participant for Inland Crafts, a juried craft exhibition and sale held annually in Spokane, WA
  • 2002 2-Day Clay Workshop, Wenatchee Valley College Ceramics Program, Wenatchee, WA
  • 2008, 2007, 2002, 2001, 2000, 98, 97, 96, 95, 90, 89, 88, 85, 84 & 83 - Participated in the Pacific Northwest Juried Arts & Crafts Fair, Bellevue, WA
  • 2007, 1996 ArtFest, Cheney Cowles Museum & Spokane Art School, Juried arts and Crafts Festival,participated as an artist
  • 1995 thru 1985 Group Coordinator - Artfest: Spokane, WA, a five state juried Arts and Crafts Fair sponsored by Cheney Cowles Museum and the Spokane Art School

PUBLICATIONS:

  • "Hands of the Potter," Inland NW Homes & Lifestyles, Journal of Business, Spokane, WA , Feb. / Mar. 2008, pgs. 22 - 24
  • “Teapots, Makers & Collectors,” Author: Dona Z. Meilach, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., June of 2005
  • "Tea Time, Five Artists," Artisan Northwest, the magazine of Northwest art and artists, Spring (2005) 20 - 25
  • “500 Cups, Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design”, New York, NY,Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Inc., 2005
  • “ Major Works in Clay, 12 Artists.” Clay Times; January / February (2003): 37 – 38
  • “Looking Forward, Glancing Back, Northwest Designer Craftsman @ 50,” NWDC / Whatcom Museum of History and Art. 2004
  • “500 Bowls, Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design”, New York, NY,Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Inc., 2003
  •  “Regional Preview.” The Crafts Report; March (2002): 42
      Cynthia Spencer, “The Northwest Craft Center.” Ceramics Monthly; March (2002): 58-59.
  • Janet Buskirk, Firing the Hikarigama, Ceramics Monthly; April (2001): 52 - 58
  • Regional preview section, The Crafts Report; March (2000): 3 & 46
  •  The Contemporary Potter, Rockport, Mass, Rockport Publishers, 2001
  • The Best of Pottery, Volume 2, Rockport, Mass. Rockport Publishers, 1998
  •  The Best Of Pottery, Rockport, Mass, Rockport Publishing, 1996.
  • Modernism & Beyond: Women Artists of the Pacific Northwest, Brunsman & Askey
  • Featured in a 10-minute documentary with Kay O’Rourke & Dede McKay on the Spokane Washington Public Broadcasting TV Station/ a program called Northwest Profiles and subtitled “It’s all in the genes!”

PERMANENT, PUBLIC, & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

  • Kolva Sullivan Collection, Spokane, WA
  • Stuhrman Collection, Seattle, WA
  • Mariner High School, Mukelteo School District, Mukelteo, WA
  • Hedden Elementary School, Fife School District, Fife, WA
  • Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Kirkland, WA
  • Napavine Elementary, Napavine, WA
  • Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture / Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA
  • Gonzaga University, Jundt Art Museum, Spokane, WA
  • Kennewick School District, Ridgeview Elementary, Kennewick, WA
  • The City of Spokane, Spokane, Washington
  • Wenatchee Public Schools, Wenatchee, WA
  • Kent School District, Sunrise Elementary, Kent Washington
  • Tacoma School District, NE Tacoma Elementary, Tacoma, WA
  • Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
  • North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

GALLERY AFFILIATION:

            Gina Freuen, & her husband live in the middle of 5 deer infested acres on the North side of Spokane, Washington. A member of Washington Potters Association and Northwest Designer Craftsmen, Gina has also been a group manager of 2 Spokane arts & crafts festivals: Cheney Cowles Museum/Spokane Art School ~ ArtFest and ~ Inland Craft Warnings, a non profit contemporary crafts advocacy corporation and event. Working professionally for over 25 years, her porcelain vessels and multi-media works on paper have been exhibited throughout the Pacific Northwest and collected internationally. Since 1997 she has taught at Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, teaching design, ceramics, & beginning drawing.