Gail Heidel

Education
2008	M.F.A.	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Ceramics
2005	Post-Baccalaureate	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Ceramics
1995	B.F.A.	University of Connecticut	Ceramics
Teaching Experience
2008	Instructor of Record, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN Ceramics: One Semester of Beginning Ceramics
2005- 07	Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN Ceramics: Five Semesters of Beginning Ceramics One Semester of Intermediate Ceramic Sculpture Concepts in Visual Arts: Two Semesters
2004	Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, MA Ceramics: One Semester of Intermediate Throwing
2002-04	Instructor, Greenwich House Center for Ceramics, New York, NY Ceramics: Two Sessions of Introduction to Throwing Two Sessions of Beginning Hand-building Foundations of Art: Two Sessions
Professional Experience
2000-04	Greenwich House Center for Ceramics, New York, NY, Programs Manager
	Staff hiring, training and supervision. Designed course curriculum. Registrar- classes, permanent collection and databases. Fiscal- accounts payable, payroll and budget. Promotion- webmaster, brochure and postcard design and editing, press contact and direct mail coordinator. Gallery Assistant - liaison with artists, installation, sales. Event Planner- gallery openings, benefits, open houses. Facility Manager- space rental, inspection of building and scheduling of repairs.
2000	American Craft Council, New York, NY, Assistant to the Executive Director
	Event planning and Promotion - press releases Database maintenance Assisted at board and committee meetings. Liaison between members and organization at craft shows, and between the Board and the Council.
1999-00	Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, Admin Assistant- Film and Video
	Researched, negotiated contracts and booked films for screening during The American Century Exhibition: 1900-2000. Contacted artists, their representatives, or distributors to obtain rights. Production - video clip compilations for exhibition and Internet use. Located and chose photos and film stills for promotional publications
Related Professional Experience
2006-08	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN, Digital Content Library Research Assistant
	Created and maintained digital library for Art Department working with team of three. Organized departmental procedures for cataloging using FileMaker Pro. Researched source material, digitally captured and retouched images with PhotoShop
Exhibitions
2008	It’s Not Easy, Exit Underground at Exit Art, New York, NY
	M.F.A. Thesis Show, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
2007	Contemplation and Collaboration, Music Library, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (catalog)
	Fresh Works, Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
	Untitled VI, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN (juried)
	21 Days, NYCAMS, New York, NY (collaborative installation with Beth Jeffries)
	Group Show, Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China (screening/collaborative video with Jennifer Rogers)
	Deconstructing DPCI 79/4/782, Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (screening/collaborative video with Jennifer Rogers)
	Scholarship Show, Quarter Gallery, Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
	Accidental Nexus, Wilson Library, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
2006	7, Boiler Room, Minneapolis, MN (collaborative/installation with Jennifer Rogers)
	Praxis/Practice, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
	Construct ‘n’ Strut, Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (collaborative/performance with Jennifer Rogers, catalog)
	Fresh Works, Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
	Narrative Beyond Words, Wilson Library, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (catalog)
	Scholarship Show, Quarter Gallery, Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
	Galex 40, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL (juried)
2005	Fresh Works, Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
	Recent Work- UMASSD Post-Baccalaureate Student Show, One Johnny Cake Hill Gallery, New Bedford, MA
	Three Person Show, Experimental Space, Department of Art, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
2004	Glass Case Show, Group 6, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, MA
2003	Gail Heidel, Lynne Lerner, Elizabeth Zawada, 1^st Floor Gallery, Greenwich House Center for Ceramics, New York, NY
	Made in Clay, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY (invitational)
	Member’s Exhibition, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY
2002	Made in Clay, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY (invitational)
	Member’s Exhibition, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY
2001	Member’s Exhibition, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY
2000	Member’s Exhibition, Jane Hartsook Gallery, New York, NY
1999	Staff Art Show, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
1998	Celebration of the Arts, Atonement Gallery, Wyomissing, PA
1995	School of Fine Arts Senior Show, Harriet Jorgensen Art Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
	School of Fine Arts Scholarship Show, Atrium Gallery, Department of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
	Senior Project, The Pit, Department of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Awards and Grants
2007	*Graduate Research Partnership Fellowship* with Andrea Stanislav, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
	Brown-MacKenzie Arts Scholarship, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
2006	Grand Award, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL
	Brown-MacKenzie Arts Scholarship, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
2005	Joel & Aja Ceramics Award, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
2000	Work Study Grant from the Mary B. Bishop/Francis S. Merrit Scholarship Fund, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Island, ME
	Madeline Sadin Memorial Scholarship, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
1995	Liberty Bank Prize (Best Senior Sculpture), School of Fine Arts, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
1994	New England Scholar, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Publications
2002	*Time Out New York*, Issue 376/377, December 12-26, photograph
Collections
	Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL
Professional Organizations
	College Art Association NCECA
Conferences Attended
2007 2005 2004 2002	CAA, New York, NY NCECA, Baltimore, MD NCECA, Indianapolis, IN NCECA, Kansas City, MO