Biography
Born and raised in Red Lodge, MT, Sue Tirrell received a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1997. She served as Education Director for the Custer County Art & Heritage Center in Miles City, MT for seven years where she implemented arts education outreach to rural schools and communities. She has been a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT; California State University, Chico; and the Custer County Art & Heritage Center in Miles City. Tirrell's work has been included in regional and national juried and invitational exhibitions and she is represented regionally by Visions West Gallery in Bozeman and Denver, Toucan Gallery in Billings, Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, ArtFusion Gallery in Bigfork and the Holter Museum Sales Gallery, Helena, MT. She lives in Pray, MT where she maintains a studio and provides art workshops to regional schools and art centers.
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Education
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1997 |
New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred Ny: Batchelor of Fine Arts
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1995 |
Cottey College, Nevada, MO: Associate of Arts
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Solo Exhibitions
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2008 |
Featured Artist: Holter Museum of Art Sales Gallery, Helena, MT
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2007 |
New Year: Solo Show. Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
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2005 |
Featured Artist: Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
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2004 |
16 Hands: Solo Show. Toucan Gallery, Billings, MT
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Selected Group Exhibitions
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2009 |
Beyond the Brickyard: Juried Show, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
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2008 |
100 Years of Progress: Two-Person Show. Visions West Gallery, Denver, CO
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2008 |
Drawn: Group Show. Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
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2008 |
CA Conference for Advancement of Ceramic Art: Group Show, Davis, CA
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2007 |
Guest Curator "A Place at the Table": Custer Co. Art Center, Miles City, MT
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2007 |
Two-Person Show: Visions West Gallery, Livingston, MT
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2006 |
Resident Scholarship Auction: Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
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2006 |
Ride on the Wild Side: Visions West Gallery, Livingston, MT
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2006 |
Near and Far: Group Show. Harris Street Gallery, Helena, MT
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2005 |
Two-Person Show: Carbon County Arts Guild, Red Lodge, MT
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2005 |
Western Art Roundup: Group Show. Custer Co. Art Center, Miles City, MT
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2004 |
Two-Person Show: Visions West Gallery, Bozeman, MT
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2004 |
Archie Bray Past Residents Show: Red Sky Gallery, Spokanne, WA
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2003 |
Group Show: Danforth Gallery, Livingston, MT
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2003 |
Past, Present & Future: Yellowstone Art Musum, Billings, MT
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2002 |
Genus/Species: Hood College, Frederick, MD
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2002 |
Innovations in Sculptural Ceramics: Beal Park Art Center, Bozeman, MT
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2002 |
Archie Bray Resident Show: Lil Street Art Center, Chicago, IL
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2001 |
In the Music of Horses: Two-Person Show, Toucan Gallery, Billings, MT
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2001 |
Curator, Southeastern Montana Clay Invitational: Custer County Art Center, Miles City, MT
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2000 |
Wish You Were Here: Toucan Gallery, Billings, MT
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2000 |
Group Show: Danforth Gallery, Livingston, MT
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1999 |
Origins in Clay: Juried Show: Hill County Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX
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1999 |
Art Equinox: Juried Show: Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
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1998 |
Lower Yellowstone Invitational: Custer County Art Center, Miles City, MT
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Public Collections
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Museum of Ceramic Art: Alfred, NY
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Archie Bray Foundation: Helena, MT
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Yellowstone Art Museum: Billings, MT
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Division of two-Dimensional Studies: School of Art & Design, Alfred, NY
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Custer County Art & Heritage Center: Miles City, MT
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Publications
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Handbuilding for Beginners by Shay Amber: Lark Books, Asheville, NC 2008
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500 Animals in Clay: Lark Books, Asheville, NC 2006
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Organizations
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2008 - 2009 |
Art Mobile of Montana: Vice President, Board of Directors
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2003 - 2007 |
Montana Alliance for Arts Education: Treasurer, Board of Directors
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Residencies
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2008 |
California State University: Chico, CA
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2002 |
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts: Helena, MT
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1998 - 2005 |
Custer County Art & Heritage Center: Miles City, MT
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Selected Workshops and Lectures
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2008 |
Mosaics for Classroom Teachers: Eastern Montana Teachers Conf., Miles City, MT
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2008 |
Artist-in-Schools Residency (8 weeks): Eastside School, Livingston, MT
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2008 |
Artist-in-Schools Residency (6 Weeks): Gardiner Public School, Gardiner, MT
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2008 |
Artist-in-Schools Residency (6 weeks): Eastside School, Livingston, MT
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2006 |
Hands-on-Clay: Clay for Classroom Teachers: MT Educators Conf., Billings, MT
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2005 |
How Artists Really Sell: 6-Person Panel: MSU College of Technology, Billings, MT
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2004 |
Oil/Water/Fire, Three Person Panel: Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
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2003 |
Animal Sculpture: Lecture & 2-day workshop: Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
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2001 |
Visiting Artist: Lecture & 2-day workshop: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks
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2001 |
Visiting Artist: Lecture & Raku-Firing Workshop: Minot State University, Minot, ND
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2001 |
On Ceramics, Glass and Metal: five-person panel: Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
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2000 |
Greek Pottery: Two-day workshop for kids: Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
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1999 |
The Arts in Education: Three-person panel: MT Art Gallery Directors Assn. Meeting
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Gallery Representation
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Dana Gallery: Missoula, MT
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Red Lodge Clay Center: Red Lodge, MT
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ArtFusion: Bigfork, MT
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Holter Museum Sales Gallery: Helena, MT
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Toucan Gallery: Billings, MT
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Visions West Gallery: Livingston & Bozeman, MT; Denver, CO
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