Artist Resume

Jacquita Beddo

Biography

Born 1960 in Roswell, New Mexico USA. Currently living and working in Abiquiu, New Mexico USA.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, Art Studio, Summa Cum Laude, 2003, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
• Studied with Debra Fritts, The Chicken Coup, Abiquiu, New Mexico 2 years beginning in 2011
• Sculpture, Santa Fe Community College, Jack Slentz, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2014

Recent Exhibitions

• Friendships in Clay, Shining Stone of Abiquiu, Abiquiu, NM 22 – Jan. 24, 2020
• From the Ground Up XXIX, Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM 2 – Oct 19, 2019
• Many Hands, Many Ways, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM 26 – May 31, 2019
• May is Clay in Taos, Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, Taos, NM May 1-31, 2019
• Celebration of Clay, David Anthony Fine Arts, Taos, NM May 1-31, 2018
• Vessel, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM May 2018
• Women’s Work, Ghostwolf Gallery, Albuquerque, NM 2 – Apr. 1, 2018
• Inner Workings, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM 2 – Mar. 17, 2018
• Affordable Arts, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM 24, 2016 – Jan. 6, 2017
• Abiquiu Studio Tour Preview, Galleria Arriba, Abiquiu, NM 3 – Oct. 31, 2017
• 24^th Annual Abiquiu Studio Tour, Abiquiu, NM 7 – 9, 2017
• From the Ground Up XXVII, Las Cruces Museum of Art 2017
• Vencinos de Abiquiu, Galleria Arriba, Abiquiu, NM 31 – Nov. 30, 2017
• Light and Shadow Celebration of Clay, Galleria Arriba, Abiquiu, NM 1 – Aug. 25, 2017
• Two Tours Show, Galleria Arriba, Abiquiu, NM 2017
• Sunport NMPCA, Sunport Airport, Albuquerque, NM 3-Mar. 16, 2017
• Abiquiu Studio Tour, Galleria Arriba, Abiquiu, NM 2016
• Confrontations, Sixty Six Contemporary Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM 1 – 25, 2016
• Abiquiu Studio Tour Preview, Galleria Arriba, Abiquiu, NM 3 – Oct. 31, 2016
• Abiquiu Studio Tour, Abiquiu, NM 2016
• Born to Be Wild, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM 12 – Oct. 1, 2016
• Two Tours Show, Galleria Arriba, Abiquiu, NM 2016
• What’s Past is Prologue, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM      11 – Apr. 16, 2016
• Handle with Care, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM 29 – Mar. 5, 2016
• Affordable Arts, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM 2015 – Jan. 2016
• Abiquiu Studio Tour, Abiquiu, NM 2015
• Conversations in Clay, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM 2015
• Absinthe Minded, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM 2015
• (This) Ability, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM 2015
• Abiquiu Studio Tour, Abiquiu, NM 11 & 12, 2014
• Affordable Arts, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM 2014 – Jan. 2015
• Under the Cottonwoods, Abiquiu Inn, Abiquiu, NM 2014
• Things with Wings, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM May 2014
• It’s Not Easy Being Green, Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM 2014

Recent Workshops and Training

• Seng Beh with Jody Folwell, Susan Folwell, and Kaa Folwell, August 30 – September 2, 2019, Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico
• The Making of a Warrior with Gene Dodak, October 15 – 19, 2018, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
• Introduction to Slip Casting & Mold Making  Brett Kern, August 20 – 24, 2018, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
• Rendering the Human Form with Clayton Keyes, June 25 – 29, 2018, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
• Animal Portrait and Mold Making with Wesely Wright, June 11-15, 2018, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
• Sculptural Flats with Shannon Sullivan, June 3 – 8, 2018, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
• Throwing, Spraying, and ^6 Electric Firing with Steven Hill, Aug. 11 – 13, 2017, Las Cruces, NM
• Soul Work – Curt LaCross, July 24 – 28, 2017, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
• Magda Gluszek – Body Building, June 12 – 16, 2017 Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
• Lisa Clague, April 8 – 11, 2016, Swan Studio, Lincoln, NM
• Sewing Clay: Darting Slip-Transfer Lauren Karle, September 9-11, 2016, Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM
• Beyond the Figure with Christine Golden, August 15-19, 2016, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
• Cold Finishes workshop with Gretchen Ewert – Taos Clay Studio May 15-17, 2015, Taos, NM
• Transformations Presenter: Debra Fritts, September 11-13, 2015, Ghost Ranch Abiquiu, NM
• Soft: Clay, Paper and Fire August 16-20, Luisa Baldinger and Judy Nelson-Moore Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM
• Adding Expression to Your Figurative Sculptures – Tip Toland, April 17-19, 2015, Tucson, AZ
• Gallimaufry 2014 New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists, Sept 12-14, Ghost Ranch Abiquiu, NM
• Special Projects in Sculpture, Fall 2014 with Jack Slentz Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM
• Contemporary Pueblo Pottery with Jody Folwell, September 6-8, 2013, Ghost Ranch Abiquiu, NM

Recent Recognition and Awards

• Honorable Mention, From the Ground Up XXIX, Regional Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 2019
• Best of Show, Celebration of Clay Contemporary Ceramics: Informed by Tradition, New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists, Taos, New Mexico, 2018
• Best of Show, From the Ground Up XXVIII Regional Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 2017
• Award of Merit, Celebration of Clay Confrontations, New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists, Sixty Six Contemporary Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, September 2, 2016
• People’s Choice, Conversations in Clay, 2015
• Awarded a scholarship by the New Mexico Potters and Clay Artists, Sept 12-14, Ghost Ranch Abiquiu, New Mexico, Gallimaufry 2014 Workshop

Recent Publications and Reviews

• Friendships in Clay, Rio Grande Sun Cover Story – Arts Magazine, November 28, 2019
• Contemporary Ceramics: Informed by Tradition, Taos Magazine, May 18, 2018
• Vecinos de Abiquiu, Rio Grande Sun Cover Story – Arts Magazine, November 16, 2017
• Show Calendar for Vecinos De Abiquiu, Rio Grande Sun – Arts Magazine, November 9, 2017
• Celebration of Clay, Rio Grande Sun – Arts Magazine, July 6, 2017
• NMPCA Sunport Show, Rio Grande Sun, Cover Story – Arts Magazine, February 9, 2017
• Check Out Pots at Sunport, Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, NM, February 4, 2017
• 2016 Abiquiu Studio Tour, Rio Grande Sun – Arts Magazine, October 6, 2016
• Celebration of Clay, Rio Grande Sun – Arts Magazine, September 8, 2016

Authored Publication – http://www.thesliptrail.com

• From the Ground Up XXIX   9/20/2019
• Clayton Keyes Workshop at Santa Fe Clay  7/10/2018
• Slip Trail vs eNews What’s The Deal  7/10/2018
• Workshop Review Part II Wesley Wright 6/25/2018
• Summer Workshops Series I    6/20/2018
• Celebration of Clay – Contemporary Ceramics: Informed by Tradition  5/12/2018
• Preparing Images for Exhibits and Show Opportunities  1/09/2018
• Djann Hoffman – Juror for Light and Shadow  6/11/2017
• We Are Fortunate to Have Debra Fritts Back  6/11/2017
• Announcing the 2017 Bill Armstrong Grant Recipients   6/05/2017
• Meet Kathryne Cyman – Juror for “Light and Shadow” 5/23/2017
• NMPCA Sunport 4/19/2017
• Armstrong Grant 2017 12/27/2016
• Christine Golden Was “Golden”  8/30/2016
• Armstrong Grant 2016 Recipients  7/07/2016
• CNM Ceramics Studio Rocks 6/27/2016

Professional Affiliation

• President of the Board of Directors and eNews Editor New Mexico Potters and Clay Artist (NMPCA) June of 2018 – Present
• Vice President of the Board of Directors and eNews Editor of the New Mexico Potters and Clay Artist (NMPCA) 2017-2018
• Joined the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Potters and Clay Artist (NMPCA) October 5, 2015 served as Webmaster and The Slip Trail Editor until June of 2017
• Joined New Mexico Potters and Clay Artist (NMPCA) July 2013