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Steve Gorman attended Central Missouri State University receiving a BFA in Art Education in 1985 and his MA in 1995. Gorman held teaching positions in the Centerview School District for 7 years and the North Kansas City School District for 18 years. Retired from his 25 year teaching career, Gorman is finally able to pursue his art career full time. Gorman’s work is in the collection of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art – Campus Collection; the Oppenheimer Collection; the Southern Illinois University; the Waterloo Museum of Art; Baker University; and many private collections. He has shown his work at Sherry Leedy Contemporary Arts in Kansas City and Componere Gallery in St. Louis. In 2011, Gorman had a solo exhibit at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art.
2017 – “Of the Sea: Hurricanes & Sea Monsters” Capitol Arts – Jefferson City, MO
2013 – "Between" UCM Gallery - Warrensburg, MO
2012 – “Radiance” Componere Gallery – St. Louis, MO
“Below the Surface” Sherry Leedy Gallery of Contemporary Art – Kansas City, MO
2011 – “Reanimate – Steven L. Gorman” Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art – Overland Park, KS
2018 | LA MESA TABLETOP SHOW - GARDEN PARTY – Santa Fe Clay - Santa Fe, NM “Art & Fear” Southeast MO Arts Council – Cape Girardeau, MO “Back to Nature” – A Group Exhibition MDC Runge Nature Center Jefferson City, MO |
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2017 | Missouri Top 50 Works Of Art, Sedalia, MO Juried By Anne Pearce - Nationally recognized artist and presenter |
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2016 | “The Clay Cup” George Caleb Bingham Gallery – Columbia MO Juried by Daniel Anderson – Professor Emeritus, SIUE Missouri Top 50 Works Of Art, Sedalia, MO Juried By Carol Carter - Nationally recognized artist and presenter |
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2014 | American Clay Fest 2014, Blue Line Arts Gallery - Rosedale, CA Juried by Candace Groot, Chicago IL 20th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Art Juried by Leopold Foulem, Montreal Canada 5th Annual International Beyond The Brickyard, Archie Bray Foundation – Helena, MT Juried By Andrea Gill Ceramic Artist & Professor Of Ceramic Arts At Alfred University |
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2013 | University Of Dallas Regional Juried Ceramic Competition, Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery – Irving, TX Juried By Les Manning Ceramic Artist & Former Director Of Ceramics At Banff Centre 7 State Biennial Exhibit - The Nesbitt Gallery at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 3rd Annual CeramaCom 2013 - Blue Line Arts gallery American Clay Fest 2013 - Blue Line Arts gallery Small Favors VIII - The Clay Studio – Philadelphia Potent Objects - Baltimore Clay Works Studio 5th Annual International Beyond the Brickyard Archie Bray Foundation – Helena, MT 2013 University of Dallas Regional Juried Ceramic Competition Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery – Irving, TX
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2012 | MOAK 4-State Regional Exhibition, Springfield Art Museum Juried By Kevin Murphy Curator Of American Art At Crystal Bridges Museum Of Art – Bentonville, AR Group Exhibition, The Todd Weiner Gallery, KCMO Curated By Todd Weiner Gallerist “Oppenheimer Collection @ 20”, Nerman Museum Of Contemporary Art Curated By Bruce Hartmann Executive Director Red Heat: Contemporary Works In Clay, University Of Tulsa Juried By Virginia Scotchie Ceramic Artist Kansas City Flatfile, H&R Block Artspace: Kansas City Art Institute Curated By Raechelle Smith Director Clay National VIII: Sculptural Ceramics, Carbondale Clay Center Juried By Tyler Lotz Ceramic Artist,Assoc. Prof At Illinois State Univ. Erin Furminsky Ceramic Artist, Adj. Fac. At Heartland Comm. College, Normal, IL “Beyond Bounds: Brilliant” – Benefit Auction, Nerman Museum Of Contemporary Art Overland Park, KS Curated By Bruce Hartmann Executive Director “Urbansuburban: Let There Be Light” – Exhibition & Benefit Auction, Kansas City Jewish Museum Of Contemporary Art Curated By Marcus Cain Director KCJMCA Material Mastery, Kansas Artist Craftsmen Associations - Emporia, KS Juried By Elaine O. Henry Ceramic Artist, Publisher/Editor – Ceramics: Arts & Perception Uncommon Ground: Impact And Influence NCECA, Regional Exhibition – Arvada, CO Juried By Linda Ganstrom Artist, Educator, Curator For NCECA;Bebe Alexander Artist, Ceramics Coordinator At The Arvada Center; Collin Parson Exhibition Manager & Curator Of The Arvada Center Missouri Top 50 Works Of Art, Sedalia, MO Juried By Raechelle Smith Director Of H&R Block Artspace, KCAI Summer Invitational–Jason Pollen, Jane Booth, Steve Gorman, Annie Helmericks-Louder, Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art Curated By Sherry Leedy Owner/ Curator/Dir |
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2010 | Nerman Museum Of Contemporary Art, Sales Gallery Overland Park, KS Curated By Kent Michael Smith Artist, Museum Coordinator, Curator, Adjunct Professor Of Painting Artichokes Guest Artist, Leawood, KS Missouri Top 50 Works Of Art, Sedalia, MO Juried By Esme Watanabe Whitney Museum Of Art Biennial Coordinator Cultures Without Borders, Traveling Art Exhibit Juried By Jenny Mendez Ceramic Artist |
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2003 | Sensuous, Red Star Gallery Curated By Lynn Smiser Bowers Ceramic Artist MOAK, Springfield Museum Of Art – Springfield, MO Juried By Marcia Manhart Retired Executive Director Of The Philbrook Museum Of Art, Tulsa, OK |
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2002 | Missouri Top 50 Works Of Art, Sedalia, MO Juried By Stewart Turnquist Curator At Minneapolis Institute Of Arts NCECA Regarding Clay Invitational Exhibit, Belger Art Center, Kansas City, MO |
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2001 | NCECA Clay National Exhibit, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC Juried By Cynthia Bringle N.C.Potter,And Lengendary Teacher; Michael Lucero Ceramic Artist, Former Instructor At Parsons,NY University; Jim Melchert Ceramic Artist,Former Dir. Of NEA Visual Arts Programs Clay Cup VIII-National Competition, University Museum, SIU Carbondale, IL Juried By John Gill Ceramic Artist, Prof At Alfred Univ. And Also Taught At San Fran. Art Inst. And Univ. Of Calif.,Berkley National Clay Cup Exhibition, Kent State University, Gallery 138 Juried By Kirk Mangus Ceramic Artist, Prof. Of Ceramics At Kent State Univ. Topeka 23 Competition: Contemporary 3-D, Mulvane Museum Of Art Juried By Seo Eo Ceramics, Assoc. Prof. At School Of Art And Design, East Carolina University |
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2000 | Craftforms, Wayne Art Center Juried By Syd Carpenter Ceramic Artist, Prof. Of Studio Art At Swathmore College Made In MO: Fine Craft Invitational, Crafts Alliance Gallery – St Louis, MO |
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1999 | Wichita National American Craft Exhibition, Wichita Center For The Artswichita, KS Juried By Ken Ferguson Ceramic Artist And Former Professor At KCAI |
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1998 | Ceramics USA, Denton Texas, During NCECA Juried By David Shaner Ceramic Artist And Former Editor Of Studio Potter And Former Director Of Archie Bray |
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| Orton Cone Box, Baker University, KS Juried By Michael Simon Ceramic Artist And Student Of Warren Mckenzie; Harris Deller Ceramic Artist, Prof At SIU; Anne Holcombe Ceramic Artist, Dir And Prof. At Univ. Of Florida, Former NCECA President |
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1997 | Clay Cup VI-National Competition, University Museum, SIU Carbondale, IL Juried By Mark Burns Ceramic Artist, Retired Prof. From UNLV,Former NCECA President 2nd National Small Works Exhibit, An Art Place Gallery, Chicago, IL Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, & Wood Exhibition, Octagon Center, Ames, IA Juried By Barb Jordan Director Of The Waterloo Museum Of Art In Iowa Topeka Competition 21, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS Juried By Eddie Dominguez Ceramic Artist, Assoc. Prof. At Univ. Of Neb.-Lincoln Le Petite IV, Alder Museum, Eugene, OR MOAK 4 State Regional Exhibition, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO Juried By Donald D Perry Artist And Former Professor At Emporia State University, ANA 25 National Juried Exhibition, Holter Museum Of Art, Helena, MT Juried By Janet Koplos Freelance Art Critic,Curator And Author Of Numerous Studio Craft Books Magnum Opus Ninth International Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael CA Juried By Phillip E. Linhares Chief Curator Of Art At The Oakland Museum Of California 1st Annual Missouri Art Teachers Exhibit, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO Juried By Dr. Jim Hill SMSU Exhibition Committee, Dept. Chair At Salisbury Univ. Sculptor And Ceramic Artist |
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1996 | Confluence, Visual Arts Center, Ingram TX Juried By Don Bacigalupi Director - Crystal Bridges Museum Of Art, Former Dir. Of Univ. Of Houston Blaffer Gallery And San Antonio Museum Of Art XI Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibit, Central Missouri State University Warrensburg, MO Juried By Keith Crown Watercolor Artist And Former Teacher At University Of Southern Calif. |
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1995 | Missouri Top 50 Competition, Sedalia, MO Juried By Diane Perry Vanderlip Former Denver Museum Of Art Curator Of Contemporary Art Wichita National American Craft Exhibition, Wichita Center For The Arts Wichita, KS Juried By Karen Karnes Ceramic Artist, Gold Medal Winner For Craftsmanship Of The American Craft Council Feets Of Clay VIII, Lincoln Art Center Lincoln, CA Juried By Kirk Mangus Ceramic Artist, Prof. Of Ceramics At Kent State Univ. Missouri Top 50 Works Of Art, Sedalia, MO |
Catalog - MOAK 2012
Boston Globe, October 21, 2012 - Robin Soslow: Kansas City, MO Gives Heritage a Hip Twist
Catalog - "Oppenheimer Collection @ 20 - Catalog - KC Collections II
Ceramics: Art & Perception, Issue 88 June 2012 - Tanya Hartman: Below the Surface: Steve Gorman - A Review
Kansas City Star, 2/22/2012 - Elisabeth Kirsch: Art Review
ARTSKC365, 1/07/20112 - Steve Brisendine: Dangerous Curves: Steve Gorman at SLCA
Kansas City Star, 12/25/2011 - Alice Thorson: Visual Art - Year in Review
Catalog - Beyond Bounds -
Catalog - NCECA's Uncommon Grounds: Impact & Influence -
Kansas City Star, 3/20/2011 - Alice Thorson: Nature’s beauty on edge in… ‘Reanimate’.
Kansas City Star, 8/28/2011. Arts and Entertainment - Beyond Bounds: Brilliant Oct.22 at the Nerman Contemporary Museum of Art, p.9
Ceramics Monthly Nov. 2010 page 25
EReview – September 14, 2010, Steven Brisendine.
Ceramics Monthly, November 2003 page 6, 18
ART Kansas City, Vol. 3 No. 2, 2003 Cover
KC Symphony, 2003
MOAK Catalog, 2002, page 7
St. Louis Homes and Life Styles, Sarah Dwiggins. Otherworldly Vol. 7 No. 2 March 2002 page 18
Review Supplement, NCECA Riffs, Rhythm, Regeneration March/April 2002 Back Cover
Posters For Clay Cup Nationals VI and VIII
Regarding Clay Endowment Exhibition and Auction Catalog, NCECA 2002
Clay National Exhibition Catalog, NCECA 2001
Clay Times March/April 2001 page 17
Best of Missouri Hands, Brett Dufur, 1995
Education
2002 The University of the Arts-Philadelphia Sculpture
1995 MA Central Missouri State University Sculpture
1985 BFA Central Missouri State University Art Education – K-12
Grants
2011 Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City Inspiration Grants
Workshop
Fantastic Four-Artist Workshop - The Potters Studio at Lockheed Martin Recreation Area . Annie Chrietzberg, Steve Gorman, Stan Irvin and Cindy Shipes
Interview - See Contact Me page for interview videos
Interview with Rick Jey for the JCPT program, Mid-Missouri Art News
Interview with Dr. Mary Davidson for the JCCC program, 'It's Our Community".
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