Born 1954, Harrison, NY
1978 Graduate Coursework,
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1976 B.F.A. Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2007 5th International Ceramic Biennial, Kapfenberg Cultural Center, Austria;
Director’s Choice, Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT;
2006 One Man Show, Casa Nova Gallery, Santa Fe, NM; Tara Materials Award, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Selected Exhibitions:
2007
5th International Ceramic Biennial, Kapfenberg, Austria / Director’s Choice, Silvermine Art Gallery, New Canaan, CT / National Invitational Cup Show, Isadore Gallery, Lancaster, PA / 10th Annual National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA / Award of Excellence, National Competition 2000, Plaza Art Gallery, Garden City, NY / Biennial Exhibition, Guildford Art Center, Guildford, CT
2006
“Reclaiming Lost Rituals” (One-Man Show), Casa Nova Gallery, Santa Fe, NM / Tara Materials Award, 38th National Juried Exhibition, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA / Ceramics Biennial, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester / 2006 Collector’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock / 57th Annual Art of the Northeast USA, Silvermine Art Gallery, New Canaan, CT / Merit Award, 16th National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX / 7th National Prize Show, Ceres Gallery, Chelsea, NY / 9th Annual National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
2005
Orton Cone Box International Traveling / 8 Ounces, Shaw Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA / CraftForms 2005, Wayne Arts Center, Wayne, PA
Selected Collections:
Longhouse Reserve,
East Hampton, NY / Casa Nova by Natalie Fitz-Gerald, Santa Fe, NM / Hilda
Longinotti, NY / Ronald Kuchta, NY, NY / Luanne Wells, Beverly Hills, CA / Lewis
Wexler, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Publications:
“Charles Birnbaum: The Precision of Art” by Robert C. Morgan