Victoria Buck
discobuck@gmail.com
b. Christchurch, New Zealand
_Education:
2011-14 MFA University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Studio Art, Three Dimension . Concentration: Ceramics
2008-11 BFA Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, Nevada
Double Concentration: Ceramic and Digital Art, Summa cum Laude
2001 University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Art history and Psychology
_One-Person Exhibitions:
2016 "Un-False Land," The Central Collective Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2015 "Stay/Go," The Birdhouse Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2014 "Illusions of Stability," The Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2013 “Remembering To Forget,” Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2011 “Synecdoche,” Tahoe Gallery, Incline Village, NV
_Juried Exhibitions:
2016 "Contemporary Clay 2016," Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
2012 "Mid-Southland Sculpture Conference," University of Tennessee, Chattanooga,TN
2011 “Student Juried Show,” Tahoe Gallery, Incline Village, NV
2010 “Student Juried Show,” Tahoe Gallery, Incline Village, NV
_Selected Group Exhibitions:
2022 “Glow Up,” Tahoe Gallery, Incline Village, NV
2017 “Drift,” Holland Project, Reno, NV
"Live and Local," Emporium Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2016 "UTK Faculty/Staff Ceramic Collection," Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2015 "Friends," The Mulberry Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
"Reject Show," The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014 "Lazy Susan," 17th Street Studios, Knoxville, TN
"Orange 2," Co-Prosperity Gallery, Chicago, IL
"2 Degrees," Garage Door Gallery, Incline Village, NV
2013 “Varied States” Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg State University, KS
“Loud and Queer,” Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
“Mergence,” Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2012 “Sculpture Exhibition Student Spotlight,” Knoxville Convention Center, TN
“The Cure for What Ails You,“ Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
“A Spin on the Vandercook,” Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2010 “Dirt," California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
“A Decade in Clay,” North Star Gallery, North Star Ski Resort, CA
“Educational Programs Showcase,” National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Art, Philadelphia, PA
“Yes,” The Reference Gallery, Incline Village, NV
2009 “Sculpturally Translated Means Things,” Tahoe Gallery, Incline Village, NV
“Underground Exhibition,” California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
“Quickie,” The Reference Gallery, Incline Village, NV
“Wild Card,” The Reference Gallery, Incline Village, NV
_Exhibitions Curated/Juried:
2016 Guest Juror For Roane State Community College, Student Art Show, Harriman, TN
2014 “Alumni Invitational," Sierra Gallery, Incline Village, NV
2013 Co-Curator For “Mythical Gen”, Gallery 1010 Knoxville, TN
2009 Co-Juror For Incline Village Elementary school, Parent teacher association, art competition, to fund art programs, Incline Village Elementary School, NV
_Selected Awards, Scholarships and Residencies:
2016 Finalist, Alice C.Cole Fellowship, Wellesley College, Massachusetts
2015 The Arctic Circle Residency, Longyearbyen, Svalbard,
2014 Alternate, Artist in Resident, Anderson Ranch Artist Residency, Snowmass, Colorado
International Sculpture Center Nominee, Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture
2013 Buck Ewing Graduate Student Award Recipient, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Graduate Student Travel Scholarship Recipient, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Terry Burnette Memorial Residency Award Recipient, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Westcliff Foundation Workshop Scholarship Recipient, Anderson Ranch Arts Center,
Snowmass, CO
John and Ione Lee Work-Study Scholarship Recipient, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Graduate Teaching Associate Scholarship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2012 Graduate Student Travel Scholarship Recipient, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2011 Valedictorian nominee, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
First Place, Student Juried Exhibition, Juror: Chris Bauder, Sierra Nevada College, NV
2010-11 Full Tuition Scholarship, Sierra Nevada College, NV
2008-10 Presidential Scholarship, Sierra Nevada College, NV
_Teaching Experience:
2018-19 Wounded Warriors Art workshop facilitator, under Atelier Truckee Workshop, Truckee, CA
2017 Adjunct Professor, Ceramics II, Art Appreciation, Western Nevada College, Carson City, NV
2016 Adjunct Professor, Ceramics II, Western Nevada College, Carson City, NV
Art Instructor, Art Education Program, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
2015-18 Adjunct Professor, Studio Art, Art History, Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, TN
2014 Ceramics Throwing Instructor, ArtReach Workshops, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Holiday, Community Workshop Instructor, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of record, Ceramics Sculptural Hand building, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2013 Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of record, Foundations of Art, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Throwing I and Ceramics sculpture I, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
_Professional Experience:
2016 Visiting Artist, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
Visiting Artist, Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN
2015 Ceramic Instructor Assistant for Matthew Dercole, Community Ceramics, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2014 Visiting Artist, Ceramics Demonstration, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Ceramic Instructor Assistant for David Smith summer workshop, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Research Materials Assistant, Professor Gregory Spaw, College of Architecture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Visiting Artist, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
2011-13 Sculpture Club member University of Tennessee. Knoxville, TN
Clay Club member, University of Tennessee. Knoxville, TN
_Conferences and Symposiums:
2015 Southern Graphics Council, International Conference, Knoxville, TN
2014 College of Art Association, Chicago, IL
2013 National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts, Houston, TX
2012 National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts, Seattle, WA
2011 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
2010 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2009 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art Davis, CA
National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts, Phoenix, AZ
2008 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
_Bibliography:
2016 'Locate Arts, Artist,' Contemporary Artist Registry Tennessee, www.locatearts.org
'Education Spotlight,' Cengage Learning.
2015 'Lazy Susan,' Jessica Lund, Number, An Independent Arts Journal,Edition 81. Memphis, TN.
2015 '365 Artists, 365 Days,' Online Curated Gallery, http://365artists365days.com/2015/03/12/victoria- buck-knoxville-tennessee/
2013 ‘Mythical Genitalia’ Explores Sexuality , Melodi Erdogan, The Daily Beacon. University of Tennessee. Knoxville, TN.
‘Mythical Genitalia’ Welcomes Free Thinkers, Melodi Erdogan, The Daily Beacon. University of Tennessee. Knoxville, TN.