Nate Saunders Curriculum Vitae

saunderspottery@gmail.com

Saunderspottery.com

Education 

2020 BA (pending) Studio Art, St. John’s University, Collegeville MN. (Expected May 2020)

Professional Experience  

2018- Present     Teaching Assistant St.John’s University, Collegeville MN. (courses:                   2D/4D Design, Introduction to Photography, Handmade Paper Making)

2018     Intern for Richard Breshnahan and the St.John’s Pottery, Collegeville MN

2017-Present     Board of Directors for the Minnesota Pottery Festival, Hutchinson MN

2016- Present      Pottery Instructor at the Edina Art Center, Edina MN

2010-15     Pottery Studio Technician and Assistant at the Edina Art Center, Edina MN

Awards, Grants and Fellowships

2017, 2018, 2020 Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient at St. John’s University

2017               Received 1st place prize at the CSBSJU Library Art Competition

2016-2020               St. John’s University Art Scholarship

Exhibitions 

2020 Exhibition with Chris Cinque, Phipps Center for the Arts and Hudson Clinic, Hudson WI

2018,2019,2020 Art Along the Lake Studio Tour with The Big Lake, Grand Marais MN

2017-2018                      Lost & Searching: New Majors Show, Fog Gallery, College of               St. Benedict, St. Joseph MN 

2017                                 200 Clay Cups, Edina Art Center, Edina MN 

2015- 2018                    Up North Holiday Exhibition , Edina Art Center, Edina MN

2014 & 2016             Edina Art Center Faculty Show, Edina Art Center, Edina MN 

2014 & 2016             Edina Art Center Juried Show, Edina Art Center, Edina MN

Juried Art Fairs

2017-Present     Minnesota Pottery Festival, Hutchinson MN 

2017                    St. Anthony Park Art Festival, St. Paul MN

2017                    Millstream Art festival, St. Joseph MN 

2016                   St. Paul Art Crawl, St. Paul MN 

2016                   Powderhorn Park Art Fair, Minneapolis MN  

2016                   Purple Door Potters, Minneapolis MN  

2015 & 2017    Grand Marais Art Festival, Grand Marais MN  

Print Media

Edina Magazine, “Falling for the Arts,” Edina Magazine, September 2013. 18.

Radio and Television

Interview WTIP Radio, Grand Marais MN, July 8, 2017

Interview WTIP Radio, Grand Marais MN, November 21, 2015

Interview Fox 9 News KMSP Television, Minneapolis MN August 3, 2014