Candy Coated

formerly Candy Depew                                    candycoated.org                             candy@candycoated.org

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PROFESSIONAL & SELECTED EXPERIENCE

2018

Commissioned Muralist, Curated Storefront and Knight Foundation, Akron, OH

2017

Zen Chef, Green Gulch Zen Center and Organic Farm, Muir Beach, CA

2015 - 2016


Commissioned Muralist and Teaching Artist with Mural Arts, Indego Bike Share, and City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

2011


Presenter, Mid-Atlantic Arts Museums Conference, Baltimore, MD


Presenter, Historic House Trust, Empire State Building, NYC

2009 - 2010

Visiting Artist, Division of Education, Art Futures Program at Bodine High School for International Affairs, Philadelphia, PA

2009 & 2005


Artist in Residence, European Ceramic Work Centre, Den Bosch, NL

2008 - 2015


Director, the CandyCoated Center and Studio School, Philadelphia, PA

2008

GAP Grant Fellow, Pew Center for the Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia, PA

Artist-in-Residence & Advisor, Division of Education, Philadelphia Museum of Art

2007

Artist in Residence, American Representative, International Studio and Curatorial Program, NYC


2004


Artist in Residence, Pottery and Foundry, Kohler Factory, Sheboygan, WI

2002-2003

Sculpture/Installation Fellow, Pew Center for the Arts & Heritage, Philadelphia, PA


2001


Resident Artist, The Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia, PA


1998 - 2002


Apprentice/Project Coordinator/Master Printer, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA

1998 - 2003


Resident and Teaching Artist, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA


1999

Leeway Foundation Emerging Artist Grant

 

 

EDUCATION

2002

The London Consortium at the Tate Modern, London, UK

Pre-Doctoral Candidate Humanities


1995 - 1997


Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

MFA, Ceramics

1994 - 1995

Newcomb School of Art, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

MFA Candidate

1988 - 1993

Kent State University, Kent, OH

BFA Ceramics. Minors in Jewelry/Metals, Anthropology, French Literature

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ PRESENTATIONS

2014

Magic Carpet at Eakins Oval, The Public Art Association with Fairmount Park Conservancy, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, and The City of Philadelphia, PA


2013

CandyCoated Wonderland, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA


2010


Putting-Out!, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA


VANITAS, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA


NCECA Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA


2009


china doll, European Ceramic Work Center, NL


housing project, The Design Center, Philadelphia, PA


2008


dark to light, Icebox Space, Philadelphia, PA


2007


Dig, H&H Fine Art, Washington, DC


Tourist Visa, International Studio and Curatorial Program, NYC


2006


Between Worlds, The Physics House Museum, Philadelphia, PA



2005



Past and Present, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM


Never Never Land, European Ceramic Work Centre, NL


Thirty Years of Excellence, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA


2004


New Prints, International Print Center, NYC


Philadelphia Invitational Portfolio, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

2003

NOT TEAPOTS, University of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV


Climbing Mountains, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2002


Portfolio, Philadelphia Print Collaborative, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA

Making Pictures...Seeing Things, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA


Reflecting Pond, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA


Petals from the Same Flower, Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia, PA

2000

Island/Oasis/Mirage, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA


1999


Celebrating Leeway Foundation Grant Recipients, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA