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Ben Roti
2175 S. Glenrose Drive
Camp Verde, Arizona 86322
520.400.4522
benroti@gmail.com
Education
B.F.A. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, August 2006– May 2010 (Ceramics Emphasis)
Teaching & Professional Experience
2022 - Present
Founder/Director - Verde Valley Pottery Festival, Camp Verde/Page Springs, AZ
Innovative and visionary Founder/Director with a passion for pottery and a proven track record in event management, bringing together artists, vendors, and the community to execute our mission.
2017 - 2022
Associate Faculty – Ceramics, Yavapai College, Prescott/Clarkdale, Arizona
Ceramics I, II, Advanced Ceramics Workshop, handbuilding, throwing, various firing methods, clay and glaze formulation
2019 - 2020
Education & Programming Director - Reitz Ranch Center for Ceramic Arts, Clarkdale, Arizona
2017 - 2019
Operations Manager - Reitz Ranch Center for Ceramic Arts, Clarkdale, Arizona
2015 - 2017
Associate Faculty – Ceramics, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, Arizona
Ceramics I, II, Advanced Ceramics Workshop, handbuilding, throwing, various firing methods, clay and glaze formulation
2015 - 2017
Art Gallery Manager, Yavapai Community College, Clarkdale, Arizona
Managing exhibit preparation and maintenance, scheduling, staffing, and inventory control
2014
Studio Technician – Ceramics, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, Arizona
2014-15
Lab Assistant, Yavapai Community College, Clarkdale, Arizona
2010-14
Apprentice to Don Reitz, Ceramic Artist, Clarkdale, Arizona
Workshops
2023
Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, Texas * Upcoming
Lecture Photographing Ceramics, Sedona Visual Artists Coalition, Sedona, AZ
Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
2017
Variation: Balance Demonstration, Northland Pioneer College, Show Low, Arizona
Soft Slab Construction: From Simple to Complex, Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, Arizona
2016
Kansas University Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas
2015
Kreielsheimer Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
2014
Artist Lecture and Workshop, Spirit Lake Community School District, Spirit Lake, Iowa
Exhibitions (*solo shows marked by asterisk)
2023
Verde Valley Pottery Festival, DA Ranch, Page Springs, AZ
#Lusterdump: Collaboration - Mat Rude, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX
Arid to Humid: Collaboration - Adam Neilson, Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA
Art In The Park Festival, Flagstaff, AZ
Emerging Artist, Tempe Festival of the Arts, Tempe, AZ
2021
The Pursuit of Objectivity, Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur D'Alene, ID
Art In The Park, Flagstaff, AZ
Yavapai College Faculty Exhibition, Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery, Prescott, AZ
4th Occasional Cup & Mug Show, Dessadog Studio, Gilbert, AZ
Practical Art Mug Show 2021, Practical Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Sedona Open Studio Tour Spring/Fall 2021, Camp Verde, AZ
25th Annual Holiday Show, The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur D’Alene, ID
2020
Unwrap the Creative Invitational, Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur D’Alene, ID
2019
NCECA Material Impulse, Corner Store Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Sedona Open Studio Tour Spring/Fall 2019, Reitz Ranch Center for Ceramic Arts, Clarkdale, AZ
2018
Verde Art Faculty Exhibition, Yavapai College Verde Art Gallery, Clarkdale, AZ
YC Art Faculty/Alumni Exhibition, Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery, Prescott, AZ
26th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Kevin Lehman's Pottery, Lancaster, PA, Juried by Ben Carter
Transmissions, Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery, Prescott, AZ
June Fundraiser, Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA
Sedona Open Studio Tour, Reitz Ranch Center for Ceramic Arts, Clarkdale, AZ
Small Favors XI, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Juried by Lauren Mabry
Last Call III, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN, Juried by Brett Kern
ASU Ceramics Studio Tour, Tempe, AZ
Mud Works MMXVIII, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ
Ceram-a-rama, ASU Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ
*re[VOL]ve, Gallery 527, Jerome, AZ
Rebuilding and Reimagining Reitz Ranch, Yavapai College Verde Art Gallery, Clarkdale, AZ
2017
Yunomi Invitational 2017, ARC Contemporary, Cottonwood, AZ
*Variation: Balance, Northland Pioneer College, Show Low, AZ
Fall 2017 Faculty Exhibition, Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery, Prescott, AZ
Material Impulse: A Confluence of Clay Artists, GVG Contemporary, Santa FE, NM
National Juried Exhibition: Plates, Platters, and Nothing Else Matters, LBIF, Long Beach Island, NJ
Spring 2017 Faculty Exhibition, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, AZ
ASU Ceramics Studio Tour, Phoenix, AZ
Mud Works MMXVII, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ
Simply RED, dA Center For The Arts, Pomona, CA
Don Reitz & Ben Roti: tran·si·tions, American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, CA
2016
It's Always Tea Time, Arc Contemporary, Cottonwood, AZ
The Art of Tea, Yavapai College Verde Art Gallery, Clarkdale, AZ
Fall 2016 Faculty Invitational, Yavpai College Verde Art Gallery, Clarkdale, AZ
Art Crawl, Art On 16th, Spirit Lake, IA
*RE[ACT]ION, Gallery 527, Jerome, AZ
#benlaugh, Sosoba, Flagstaff, AZ
Spring 2016 Faculty Exhibition, Yavapai College Verde Art Gallery, Clarkdale, AZ
2015
Made In Clarkdale, Clark Memorial Clubhouse, Clarkdale, AZ
MIC Artists of The Moment, Old Town Center For The Arts, Cottonwood, AZ
Empty Bowls Ceramic Invitational, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, TX
Starbrick Clay National Cup Show, Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH, Juried by David Hiltner
The Almighty Cup Show, Gandee Gallery, Fabius, NY Juried by Jeremy Randall
Summer at the Manheim, Manheim Gallery, Cottonwood, AZ
Three Amigos Ceramic Exhibition, Corner Gallery, Clarkdale, AZ
2014
Made In Clarkdale, Clark Memorial Clubhouse, Clarkdale, AZ
MIC & Chamber Music Sedona Metropolitan Opera Invitational, Sedona, AZ
*Origins, Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA
14th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Downtown Gallery, Kent State, OH, Juried by Jake Allee
Reitz Invitational, Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
12x12, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
2010
Artsfest, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
*Cost of War, University of Iowa Art Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Awards / Grants Received
2015
VanCover/Merganzer Award of Merit, Starbrick National Cup Show 2015, Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
2014
Purchase Award, 14th Annual National Juried Cup Show Purchase Award, Kent State, OH
2009
Travel Grant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
2007-10
Iowa Arts Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
2006
Iowa Arts Scholarship, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Lakes Art Center Scholarship, Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, Iowa