SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2005 Philabaum Glass Gallery, Invitational National Exhibition, Tucson, AZ
Ariana Gallery, Invitational National Exhibition, Royal Oaks, MI
Santa Fe Clay, Invitational Cup exhibition, Santa Fe, NM
europ'Art Gallery, Solo exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
Digging Pitt Gallery, Two person exhibition with Mr. Imagination, Pittsburgh, PA
Alcazar Gallery, Traveling Transformation National Exhibition, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Institute of Arts, Mid-Atlantic Fellowship Exhibition, Baltimore,MD
American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD, Wholesale/Retail
Pendulum Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Saugerties, NY
Zen Clay, Solo Exhibition, Morgantown, WV
American Crafts Gallery, Invitational National Exhibition, Cleveland, OH
2004 Santa Fe Clay, National Invitational Exhibition, Santa Fe New Mexico
The Society for Contemporary Craft, Transformation National Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA, Juror Jimmy Clark
Larimar Community College, Invitational Exhibition, Larimar WY
Pendulum Gallery, Invitational Exhibition, Saugerties,NY
Penland School of Crafts Gallery, Penland, NC
Midland Arts and Antiques, Indianapolis, IN in conjunction with NCECA
American Craft Council, Wholesale/Retail, Baltimore, MD
2003 Baltimore Clayworks, Invitational Exhibition, Baltimore, MD
State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, Juror Andrea Gill
Gallery Five, Solo Exhibition, Tequesta, FL
American Craft Gallery, "Art in the Garden", Cleveland, OH
Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, Sculpture exhibition, Newcastle, ME
Santa Fe Clay, Cup Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM
Ramsden Morrison Gallery, San Diego, CA
The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
Trios Gallery, Selana Beach, CA
Gallery Alexander, La Jolla, CA
American Craft Council, Wholesale/Retail, Baltimore, MD
2002 Johnson/Atelier, International Cast Iron Juried Exhibition, Hamilton, NJ
Artspace Gallery, Kohler,WI
The Society of Arts And Crafts, Boston, MA
Gallery Five, Tequesta, FL
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, TX
Jayne Gallery, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Kansas City, MI
American Craft Council Wholesale Show, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD
2001 The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
John Michael Kohler Arts and Industry Gallery, Sheboygan, WI
Gallerie Chiz, 2 Person exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
National Sculpture Conference, James Simon Studios, Pittsburgh, PA
First Union Atrium, 8 Ceramic Sculptors, NCECA, Charlotte, NC
American Craft Council/ Wholesale exhibition, Baltimore, MD
Laura Jean McLaughlin (cont.)

Chalk Farm Gallery, London, England
The Society of Arts and Crafts, Cup Invitational, Boston MA
American Crafts Gallery, Outdoor Sculpture Show, Cleveland, OH
2000 Denver International Airport, In Conjunction with NCECA, Denver, CO
American Craft Council/ Wholesale exhibition, Baltimore, MD
Art Forms Gallery, Red Banks, NJ

Ceramics for the Millennium, Gallery 937, Pittsburgh, PA

1999 American Craft Council Retail/ Wholesale Show, San Francisco, CA
Materials Hard and Soft National Exhibition, Denton, TX. Juror, Michael Monroe
Diaper Clad Chickens with Machine Guns, Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annual Exhibition, Carnegie Art Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
1998 American Craft Council Wholesale Show, Chicago, IL
Three Rivers National Art Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA, Juried by Edward Eberle
1997 Craft Today '97, Silvermine Guild Gallery, New Canaan,CT, Ken Botnick, Juror
Craft Forms '97 National Exhibition, Wayne, PA, Juried by Syd Carpenter
Brand XXVII National Exhibition, Glendale CA, Juried by Philip Cornelius
Lill Street Gallery 1021, Chicago, IL, Curated by Michael Corney
1996 The Society for Contemporary Craft One Mellon Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Black and White National Exhibition, Artists Unlimited, Tampa Florida
Artists of Penland, National Invitational, Clayton Gallery, Tampa FL
Craft Forms '96 National Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Ceramics USA, Denton, TX, Juried by Don Reitz
1995 Uniting Innocence and Violence, Paul Mesaros Gallery, Morgantown, WV

Public Collections

Whole Foods Market, Pittsburgh, PA
John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI
HBO, New York, NY
West Virginia University, Paul Mesaros Collection, Morgantown, WV

Private Collections

Sandy Besser
Lucy Feller
Thad Mosley

Bibliography

Tucson Weekly, "A Spot of Tea", Decmber 2005
Home and Garden TV, That's Clever, October 2005
Ceramic Art Monthly, Korean Ceramic magazine, April 2005
Whirl, Magazine, April 2005
500 Cups, Lark Book Publication 2005
500 Figures, Lark Book Publication 2004
Ceramic Monthly, February 2004
"500 Bowls", Lark Book Publication, 2003
American Style Magazine, Collector's Corner, Summer 2003
Clay Times Magazine, "On The Edge", page 6, 8, May/June 2003
Pittsburgh Business Times, "Gallery Walks Become More Common", April 21, 2003
Clay Tmes Magazine, "Our Cups Runneth Over", Jan/Feb 2003
Art Editor Magazine, "Brim, Base & Handle, Dec 2002
The Craft Digest, "Our Cups Runneth Over, Dec. 2002
The Boston Globe, "Crafts come out of the cupboard", Nov. 14 2002
"500 Teapots", Lark Book Publication, 2002
Laura Jean McLaughlin (cont.)

Ceramics Monthly Laura Jean McLaughlin", June/July/Aug, 2002
Studio Potter "Politics and Clay", June 2001
Studio Potter "Artists of Western PA", January, 2001
Northern Ohio Live "Live Times", June 2000
Ceramics Monthly, "Up Front", May, 2000
Clay Times Magazine "Ceramics for the New Millenium", March/April 2000
KDKA TV News, Hometown Advantage with Dave Crawley, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1999
Pittsburgh, Post Gazette "Bathroom Art", May, 1999
JMKAC, "New Beginnings", March/April, 1999
Ceramics Monthly "Juried National in Connecticut," June/July/August 1998 "Ceramic work wins award", Pittsburgh Post Gazette, December 24, 1997
The New York Times Bess Liebenson, "Making the Extraordinary Out of Practically Nothing", , Dec 14,1997.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Victoria Donohoe, "A Juried Show that should Open Eyes", Dec. 7, 1997.
The Stanford Advocate Linda Matys O'Connell, "Arts Desk", November 1997.
Westport News "When Craft is Art", November 28 1997.
American Craft Magazine "Gallery", February/March 1997.

Awards and Honors

Penn Ave Arts Initiative Grant, for mosa
Mid Atlantic Fellowship, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, Oct- Dec 2004
Heinz Endowment Grant for Mosaic Mural on Whole Foods Market, July 2004
Studio Assistant Sergei Isupov Full Tuition Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, , June 2003
Finalist for "Transformation" National Ceramic Competition, Society for Contemporary Craft, Oct, 2003
NEA Grant for Community Project at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, June-July 2002
Kohler Arts and Industry Residency, (The Foundry & Ceramics) Sheboygan, WI, Aug. - Sept, 2002
Kohler Arts and Industry Residency, (The Foundry) Sheboygan, WI, July - Sept, 2001
"Artist Invite Artists", Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, August, 2001
Kohler Arts and Industry Residency, Sheboygan, WI, (Ceramics) Jan. - March, 1999
Maggie Milano Memorial Award, "Associated Artist Annual Exhibition," Carnegie Museum, Sept. 1998.
Full Tuition Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, NC, Studio Assistant, Peter Gourfain, Aug. 1998.
Fully Funded Residency, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, June, 1998.
Jurors Choice Award, "USA Craft Today'97", Silvermine Guild Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Nov. 1997
Partially Funded Residency, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, June 1997
Award Winner, "Craft Forms '96", Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Full Tuition Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Studio Assistant for Peter Gourfain, June 1996
Work/Study Tuition Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Studio Assistant for Jenny Lind, June, 1995
Full Tuition Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship, West Virginia University, Aug. 1992 - May 1995
Honorable Mention, The Delf Norona Museum, Moundsville, WV, Feb, 1994
Full Tuition Scholarship, Penland, Studio Assistant for Ian Symons & Yih-Wen Kuo, 1993
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Laura Jean McLaughlin I(cont.

Lectures/Public Speaking Engagements

Ceramic Scupture Instructor, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, Summer 2004
Instructor for 2 week Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC, May 2004
Moderator of Panel Discussion at CODA Conference, Art and Economic Development, April, 2003, Pittsburgh, PA
Demonstrator, Leadership Pittsburgh, The Society for Contemporaray Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA, Dec. 2002
The Curator Cooks, The Society for Contemporary Crafts, (SCC) Pittsburgh, PA, October 2001
Invited Speaker, Gallery 937, Pittsburgh, PA January, 2000
Invited Panelist, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, November, 1999
Artist in Resident, Clarion University, Clarion, PA, October, 1999
Guest Speaker, Beloit University, Beloit, WI, February, 1999Visiting Artist, Southern Illinois University, DeKalb IL, March 1999
Resident Artist, Kiski Area Middle School, 1999,2000, 2001,2002, 2003, 2004
Demonstrator, "Fortune 500 Conference", The SCC, Pitt., PA, Oct. 1998
Visual Arts Instructor, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, PA, September 1995 - 1998
Resident Artist, West Liberty Classical Academy, Pittsburgh, PA, 1997/1998, 1998/1999, 1999/2000.
Visiting Artist, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, March 1996
Guest Speaker, "Women's Studies Course", West Virginia University (WVU), WV, April, 1995

Activities

Executive Director of The Clay Penn, Inc., , Pittsburgh, PA, since Sept. 2002
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Member since 1997, Pittsburgh, PA
Member, American Craft Council, 1996 - Present
Juror, Monongalia County Art Exhibition, Laura Mesaros Gallery, Morgantown, WV, February 1995
Volunteer, Sister Cities, Set up medical laboratory San Jorge, Nicaragua, May - Aug.1992.

Education

Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2003
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, June, 1997, June, 1998, 2001
West Virgina University College of Creative Arts, Morgantown, WV. M.F.A. Ceramics, concentration in printmaking and sculpture, K-12 Art Teaching Certification, August 1992 - May 1995
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S. Medical Technology, Minors, Art, Biology, Chemistry, 1984-89.

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