STEPHEN A. RODRIGUEZ
439 Lexington Avenue
New Haven, Connecticut 06513
203.466.3229
stephenarodriguez@att.net
1950 Born, Los Angeles, California

EDUCATION

1972-76 Rio Hondo College, Whittier, California Liberal Arts-2 Years/Fine Arts l-l/2 Year (Ceramic Instructors included: Martin Chodos, Jeff Tousley, Alfred MFA Graduates and Jim Kachler, Production Potter)

1976-78 New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY (Ceramic Instructors included: Val Cushing, Robert Turner,Wayne Higby Glassblowing Instructor; Andre Billeci)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 1975 Ceramic Lab Assistant: Rio Hondo College, Whittier, California
• 1980 Associate Engineer: Pfaltzgraff Pottery Manufacturers, York, Pennsylvania
• 1981-84 Technical Advisor, Glassblower: Louis Sclafani Design, Port Chester, New York
• 1981-88 Studio Manager, Instructor, Artist-in-Residence: Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
• 1981-99 One-day pottery demonstrations at various institutions including: Greens Farms Academy, Westport, Connecticut Scarsdale Women's Club, Scarsdale, New York Western Middle School, Greenwich, Connecticut Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
• 1988-09 Construction of gas fired Kilns and Combustion Systems for potters and potteries in Northeastern United States
• 1983 Pottery Instructor: Greenwich High School, Continuing Education, Connecticut
• 1985 Throwing Workshop: "1985 Summer Festival," Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
• 1985 Pottery Instructor: YW-MHA, Scarsdale, New York
• 1987 "Glazing Techniques" Workshop: 92nd Street Y, New York, New York
• 1990-09 Pottery Instructor: Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Connecticut
• 1991-09 Pottery Department Head: Creative Arts Workshop New Haven, Connecticut
• 1990-09 Pottery Instructor: Guilford Art Center, Guilford Connecticut

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (continued)

• 1991-94 Pottery Instructor: Wesleyan Potters, Middletown, Connecticut
• 1990-92 Pottery Instructor: Jill Cohn Head Injury Center, New Haven, Connecticut.
• 1992-00 Founding member: Gallery 12, Guilford, Connecticut
• 1995 Workshop, "Everything about Glazing": 92nd Street Y, New York, New York
• 1995 Pottery instructor / temporary studio manager: 92nd Street Y, New York, New York
• 1997 Workshop, "Throwing and Glazing Towards an Eastern Influence": Greenwich House Pottery, New York, New York
• 1999 Pottery Instructor: 92nd Street Y, New York, New York
• 1999 Pottery Instructor: University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut
• 2000-01 Workshop, "Reduction firing and glazing techniques": Creative Arts Workshop, "Large Pottery on the Wheel": Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Connecticut
• 2001 Workshop, "Reduction firing and glazing techniques": Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York.
• 2003 Pottery Instructor: Westchester Art Workshop, White Plains, New York

EXHIBITIONS

• 1982-0l Azuma Gallery, New York, New York
• 1982-86 Sound Shore Gallery, Port Chester, New York
• 1982-88 Anaya Gallery, Scarsdale, New York
• 1983-96 Long Ridge School art and craft exhibition, Stamford, Connecticut
• 1983 Opus II, New York, New York
• 1983 A Singular Place, Santa Monica, California
• 1985 One of a Kind Gallery, Chappaqua, New York
• 1986 Decker Studios, Greenwich, Connecticut
• 1987 92nd Street Y, New York, New York
• 1988 Pinch Pottery, Northampton, Massachusetts
• 1989 American Hand Gallery, Westport, Connecticut
• 1991-95 Annual Holiday Festival of Crafts, Guilford Art Center, Guilford, Connecticut
• 1991-09 Celebration of American Crafts, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT.