Gian Pietro Pierotti
Curriculum vitae
Education
MFA 2011 Craft/Material Studies Virginia Commonwealth University
BFA 2009 Ceramics Brigham Young University
Professional Experience
2009 – Present Art Foundations Office Assistant, VCU, Richmond VA
2009 Art foundations Ceramics Teacher (Instructor of Record), VCU, Richmond VA
1998 – 2003 Screen Printer, Signature Promotions, Orem UT
Grants and Awards
2010 2010-11 VCU thesis/dissertation assistantship
2009 SCHEV scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond Virginia
2008 Jurors Choice Award BYU Student Show, Brigham Young University, Provo Utah
2008 Jurors Choice Award Vera Mayhew Hinkley Contest, Brigham Young University, Provo Utah
2008 Max Weber Grant, Brigham Young University, Provo Utah
2008 Visual Arts Talent Award, Brigham Young University, Provo Utah
2007 Visual Arts Talent Award, Brigham Young University, Provo Utah
Exhibition Record
2011 A Voice from the Dust, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA (VCU Thesis Exhib)
2010 Doomslangers, Allegra La Viola Gallery, New York, NY (group)
2010 Which Craft, VCU Candidacy Show, Richmond Virginia, (group)
2010 Amble, ADA Gallery, Richmond Virginia, (group)
2009 NCECA Regional Student Juried Exhibition, Tempe Center For The Arts, Tempe Arizona
2008 What Art Ought To Be, BFA Final Show, Sego Art Center, Provo Utah
2008 Murciélago, Central Utah Arts Center, Ephraim Utah (solo)
2008 Lamborghinis, Sacs, and The Senior Captain of the Wilderness
Brethren, Sego Arts Center, Provo Utah (group)
2007 337 Project, Salt Lake City Utah (group)
2005 Combine, Women’s Art Center, Salt Lake City (collaboration)
2005 Semi-permanent Art and Design Conference, Book Publication, Sydney Australia (collaboration)
2005 Multimedia Performance Midwife Crisis, Club Velour, Provo Utah
Gallery Representation
ADA Gallery: Contemporary Art Richmond, Virginia
http://www.adagallery.com/
Technical Abilities
Ceramics:
Hand building Large and small
Wheel Throwing
Clay and glaze mixing
Atmospheric firing
Plaster mold making and slip casting
