Brian Ransom
1320 Serpentine Dr, S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
(727)864?9932 ransombc@eckerd.edu


Brian Ransom, born in Portland, Oregon in 1954, currently teaches ceramics at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has been exhibiting and performing on his original ceramic musical instruments and sound sculptures throughout the U.S. as well as internationally for the past eighteen years. He has made many of his own recordings of his musical instruments including film and dance scores, as well as being featured on other recordings. Brian has won several significant fellowships and grants which include Oregon Arts Commission, California Arts Commission, Fulbright/Hays Fellowship-Peru, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

EDUCATION

  • 1984-85 MFA Sculpture: Claremont Graduate School. Claremont CA.
  • 1983-84 MA Ceramics/Anthropology: University of Tulsa. Tulsa OK.
  • 1976-78 BFA Visual Art: NY State College of Ceramics. Alfred NY.
  • 1973-74 Rhode Island School of Design. Providence RI.
  • 1972-73 University.of Puget Sound. Tacoma WA.

FELLOWSHIPS & HONORS

  • 1992-95 CA Arts Council: Artist in Residence Fellowship.
  • 1986 National Endowment for the Arts: Fellowship in Sculpture.
  • 1986 National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts: Emerging Artist.
  • 1985 COGS Fellowship: Claremont Graduate School.
  • 1985 University of Tulsa: Research Fellowship.
  • 1982 Oregon Arts Commission: Fellowship.
  • 1978-79 Fulbright/Hayes Congressional Fellowship: Research in Peru.

SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • 1995- Eckerd College: Assistant Professor of Art. St. Petersburg FL.
  • 1992-95 Tierra Del Sol: Artist in Residence/Ceramics. Claremont CA.
  • 1991 Scripps College: Beginning & Advanced Ceramics. Claremont CA.
  • 1990-95 Chaffey College: Ceramics, Glaze Calculation, 3D-Design, Mixed Media,Drawing. Rancho Cucamonga CA.
  • 1988-89 UCLA: Ceramics. Westwood CA.
  • 1984-85 Pitzer College: Beginning Ceramics, Ceramic Sculpture. Claremont CA.
  • 1983-84 U. of Tulsa/TA: 2D & 3D Foundations, Life Drawing. Tulsa OK.

SELECTED LECTURES & WORKSHOPS

  • 1998 Florida Art Educators Conference: Keynote Address. St. Petersburg FL.
  • 1997 Penland School of Arts & Crafts: Two-Week Workshop. Penland NC.
  • 1996-97 Florida Gulfcoast Art Center: One & Two Day Workshops. Belair FL.
  • 1994-97 Mendecino Art Center: Week Workshops. Mendcino CA.
  • 1994 American Ceramics Society: Day, Workshop. Azusa CA.
  • 1993 Rancho Santiago College: Lecture. Santa Ana CA.
  • 1992 Cerra Cosso Community College: Tw6-day Workshop. Ridgecrest CA.
  • 1992 University of Oregon: Two-day Workshop. Eugene OR.
  • 1991 University of Manitoba: Day Workshop. Winnipeg Manitoba Canada.
  • 1990 South Mt. High School: Week Workshop. Phoenix AZ.
  • 1990 American Ceramics Society: Day Workshop. Northridge CA.
  • 1989-91 Idyllwild School of Music & the Arts: Week Workshops. Idyllwild CA.
  • 1987 Utah State University: Lecture & Week Workshop. Logan UT.
  • 1987 New Music America: Panelist. Philadelphia PA.
  • 1985 Pitzer College: Lecture. Claremont CA.
  • 1983 Sitka Center for Art and Biology: Week Workshop. Otis OR.
  • 1982 El Cocolido. Lecture & Concert. Lima Peru.
  • 1979 Conservatorio de Musica: Lecture. Lima Peru.
  • 1979 Universidad de San Marcos: Lecture. Lima Peru.

PUBLICATIONS

  • 1998 Experimental Musical Instruments. "The Enigma of Whistling Water Jars in PreColumbian Ceramics" vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 12-15.
  • 1996 Ceramics Monthly. "The Deities of Sound" Dec. 1996, pp. 42-45.
  • 1988 Ceramics Monthly. "Sounding Clay" vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 30-34.

SELECTED RECORDINGS

  • 1995 Soundtrack for the Ballet Pacifica. Claremont CA
  • 1995 Internal Medicine. Tanega Studios. Claremont CA.
  • 1994 At Home with Mother Earth. NEA-sponsored film for PBS.
  • 1990 Sounding Clay. Hubba Hubba Studio. Hubbard OR.
  • 1990 Tales of the Human Dawn. Smithsonian World-Wentworth Films. Washington DC.
  • 1989 Echoes. National Public Radio.
  • 1987 The Destroyer. MGM Studios.
  • 1986 Between Two Worlds. Patrick O'Hearn/Private Music. New York NY.
  • 1986 The Ceramic Ensemble. Tanega Studios. Claremont CA.

SELECTED PERFORMANCES

  • 1996 Ballet Pacifica premiere. LA CA.
  • 1995 Pacific-Asia Museum. Pasadena CA.
  • 1994 El Camino College. Torrence CA.
  • 1993 Rancho Santiago College. Rancho Santiago CA.
  • 1992 Hollywood Bowl Museum. Hollywood CA.
  • 1991 Winnipeg Folk Festival. Winnipeg Manitoba Canada.
  • 1990 Barnsdall Art Park. Los Angeles CA.
  • 1990 Museum of Contemporary Art. Los Angeles CA.
  • 1989 San Francisco Bay Area Tour.
  • 1989 Cultural Arts Gallery, Plaza de la Raza. LA CA.
  • 1988 NCECA. Portland OR.
  • 1987 New Music America. Philadelphia PA.
  • 1986 New Harmony Music Festival. New Harmony IN.
  • 1985 Claremont Graduate School. Claremont CA.
  • 1984 Theater II. Tulsa OK.
  • 1982 Artwaves. Portland OR.
  • 1980 Playback Theater. Portland OR.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Cox, Leonard. "Arts in Review" Arts Insight 27 8.6 Sept. 1986.
  • Henken, John. "Instruments that Look and Sound Like Earth" The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles CA. Dec. 11 1988.
  • Hopkins, Bart. Gravikords Whirlies & Pyrophones. New York: Ellipsis Arts, 1996.
  • Hughey, Ray. "The Sound Vision of Artist Musician Brian Ransom" The News Chronicle. Thousand Oaks CA. Sept. 13 1991.
  • Vlarnoser, Anne.. "Best Bet" The Inpeles Times. Los Angeles CA., Nov. 5 1992,
  • McBain, Roger. "Ceramics Sing" The Evansville Press. Evansville IN July 12 1986.
  • Saal, Mark. "Artist Combines Music, Sculpture" The Ordon Standard Examiner. Ogdon 111' Oe , t~ 6 1,987.
  • Woodward., Joseph. "Sound Sculptor" The Los Angeles Times Arts & Entertainment. Los Angeles CA vc/Oct. 214 1991.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 1999 Couturier Gallery. Los Angeles CA.
  • 1998 University of Florida. Gainsville FL.
  • 1998 Elliott Gallery. St, Petersburg FT,,
  • 1995 Mendecino Art Center. Mendecino CA.
  • 1994 Couturier Gallery. Los Angeles CA.
  • 1991 Conejo Valley Art Museum. Thousand Oaks CA.
  • 1991 Art Space. Winnipeg Manitoba Canada.
  • 1990 Couturier Gallery. Los Angeles CA.
  • 1989 Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles CA.
  • 1989 Cera Cossa College. Ridgecrest CA.
  • 1987 Norra Eccles Museum of Art. Logan UT.
  • 1987 Nexus Gallery. Philadelphia PA.
  • 1986 Lawrence Gallery. Portland OR.
  • 1986 New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art. New Harmony IN.
  • 1985 Claremont Graduate School. Claremont CA.
  • 1984 University of Tulsa. Tulsa OK.
  • 1982 Whitebird Gallery. Cannon Beach OR.
  • 1982 Courtyard Gallery. Portland OR.
  • 1981 Maude Kerns Gallery. Eugene OR.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 1999 Creative Clay Gallery. St. Petersburg FL.
  • 1998 Diane Nelson Fine Art. Laguna CA.
  • 1998 Newport Harbor Art Museum. Newport CA.
  • 1997 Penland School Gallery. Penland NC.
  • 1996 Tustin Renaissance Gallery. Tustin CA.
  • 1996 Museum of Nebraska Art. Kearney NB.
  • 1994 Wabash College. Crawfordsville IN.
  • 1994 El Camino College. Torrence CA.
  • 1992 Hollywood Bowl Museum. Hollywood CA.
  • 1992 Irvine Fine Arts Center. Irvine CA.
  • 1990 Faith Nightingale Gallery. San Diego CA.
  • 1988 Oregon College of Arts & Crafts. Portland OR,
  • 1987 Contemporary Crafts Gallery. Portland OR.
  • 1986 Scripps College Ceramic Annual Invitational. Claremont CA.
  • 1985 Hansen Howard Gallery. Ashland OR.
  • 1983 Johnson Atilier Art Center. Tulsa OK.
  • 1980 Devo Gallery. Portland OR.
  • 1973 Portland Art Museum. Portland OR.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

The Everson Museum
NY State College of Ceramics at Alfred University Museum
Lynn Bonyhadi-Scheicher Collection
Wita Gardner Collection
George Gee Collection
Edward Tudd Collection
Pat and Darrel Maveety Collection
Dick Mink Collection
Lynn Myer Collection
Faith Nightengail Collection
Margaret O'Brien Collection
Diane & Igal Silber Collection

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