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Regina Gurland

 

www.reginagurland.com gurlandreg2@verizon.net   I started working in clay over 30 years ago when I lived in Long Island. My life was just one big boring treadmill of work, and taking care of the home and children. I thought, 'what am I doing with my life?' I saw an ad for a night class in clay at the local university. I didn't know anything about it, but thought...why not. My teacher talked me into entering a piece in a student show. It took first place. That really gave me the confidence that there was something there--that I was good at something. I loved clay immediately. I had always loved to work with my hands--baking, cooking--and this was an immediate extension of that. Clay is more tactile & sensual than the other art forms. More physical.   Resume Education: Selected Courses from Southampton University, N.Y. N.Y. City community College Cornell University, N.Y. Delhi University, N.Y. Manatee Community College, Fl. Work Experience: 1982-1984 Lab Assistant, Manatee Community College 1985 -present Shop coordinator & teaching assistant, Summer Six program, Skidmore College, N.Y. One Person Shows: Carteret Bank, Longboat Key, Fl. Reykjavik, Iceland Corporate Art: Visa, Iceland Ayco, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Work Shop: Makauo, Maui Awards: First Place Sculpture, Art League Manatee Honorable Mention, Longboat Art Center, Manatee Art League, W.C. A. Equal Merit, Manatee Art League, Shannon Show, Longboat Art League Personal Collections: Hawaii, Japan, Iceland, Germany Switzerland Wall Commissions: Madison Conn. Bradenton Longboat Key Englewood Saratoga Springs

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