Renee Heyer-Starrett
3300 Cambridge Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63143
618-409-2759
heyer.star@gmail.com
www.heyerstarpottery.com
EDUCATION
BFA, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL. 2003-2006
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN. 2003 & 2005
Pursued BS in Art Education, Winona State University, Winona, MN. 2000-2003
General Education, Minnesota State College/Southeast Technical, Winona, MN. 2000
AWARDS
& GRANTS
Best in Show, Art Outside, Schlafly
Bottleworks, Maplewood, MO. 2009 Third
Place Award, Art Outside, Schlafly Bottleworks, Maplewood, MO. 2008
Top 10% in Ceramics Category, Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN. 2008
Best Local Artist, Art & Air Fair, Webster Groves, MO. 2007
Community Betterment Foundation Award, Let Them Eat Art, Maplewood, MO. 2007
Provost Scholarship, Southern Illinois University Art Department. 2005-2006
Dan Anderson Honorary Arrowmont Scholarship, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Ceramics Department. Juried by
Steve Grimmer. 2005
Fine Arts Scholarship, Winona State University Art Department. 2002-2004
GALLERY
REPRESENTATION
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Krueger Pottery, Webster Groves, MO
Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO
Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL
SOLO SHOWS
Art
Fair at Laumeier in St. Louis, MO. 2008, 2009 & 2011
Art Outside, St. Louis, MO. 2007-2010
Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO. 2009
Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN. 2008-2009
Art & Air in Webster Groves, MO. 2007-2009
Garden Heights Art Walk, St. Louis, MO. 2008
Bartlett Festival of Arts, Bartlett, IL. 2008
Lower Town Arts and Music Festival, Paducah, KY. 2008
Art in the Park, St. Louis Hills, MO. 2007
BFA Thesis Exhibition, Arts of Fire, Edwardsville, IL. 2006
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
"Biennial
Faculty Exhibition", Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO. 2007, 2009 & 2011
"Liquid
Measure", Edwardsville, IL. 2010-Curated by Susan Bostwick & Melody Ellis
"The Rock N&
Roll Craft Show", St. Louis, MO. 2007-2010
"Glazed & Stitched", St. Louis, MO. 2009-Juried by John Burroughs Faculty
"Winona Arts Center Holiday Sale", Winona, MN. 2007-2009-juried
"16th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National", Lancaster, PA. 2008-Juried by Linda Arbuckle
"The North American Ceramic Cup Show", Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI. 2008-Juried by Andy Brayman
"ARTEAST Studio Tour", Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL. 2007
"Material Attraction: Diverse Reactions II", Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL. 2007-Curated by Susan Bostwick, Charity Davis-Woodard
& Melody Ellis.
"BFA Thesis Exhibition", Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 2006
"6th Annual National Juried Cup Show", Downtown Gallery, Kent State University, OH. 2006-Juried by Jason Hess
"Southern Illinois University Annual Undergraduate Show", New Wagner Gallery, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,
IL. 2006-Juried by Philip Slein
"Second Annual ARTEAST Student Show", Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL. 2005-Curated by Beth Carlson &
Renee Heyer
"Fiber Fusion, Main Street Art Gallery", Edwardsville, IL. 2005
"Made on a Tuesday", Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL. 2005-Curated by Charity Davis-Woodard
"The Carbondale Clay Cup", Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL. 2005-Juried by Virginia Scotchie
"Southern Illinois University Annual Undergraduate Show", New Wagner Gallery, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,
IL. 2005-Juried by Amy Bautz
"Summer Work", Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL. 2004-Curated by Brendan Tang
"CUE, Celebrating Unified Energy", Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL. 2003
"Blackbox Group Show", Performing Arts Center, Winona State
University. 2003
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adult Wheel Throwing Instructor, Chesterfield Arts Center, Chesterfield, MO. 2009-present.
Adult and Childrens Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing Instructor, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO. 2007-present.
Adult and Childrens Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing Instructor and Glaze Formulator, Krueger Pottery Incorporated, St.
Louis, MO. 2006-present.
High
School Substitute Teacher, John Burroughs High School, Ladue, MO. 2007-present.
High
School Substitute Teacher, Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School, Ladue, MO. 2009-present.
High School Substitute
Teacher, Nerinx Hall High School, Webster Groves, MO. 2009-present.
Adult & Childrens Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing Instructor, South City Open Studio and Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
2006-2008.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Visiting Artist, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, MO. 2011
Handbuilding
Workshop, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO. 2011
Handbuilding Workshop, Krueger Pottery, Webster Groves, MO. 2009
Art Teachers Workshop, Rockwood School District, St. Louis, MO. 2009
Children's Handbuilding Enrichment Classes, Edgar Road Elementary School, Webster Groves, MO. 2007-2009
Wheel Demonstrations, Maplewood & Richmond Heights Early Childhood Center, 2007 & 2008
Wheel Demonstrations, Art & Air, Webster Groves, MO. 2006
Studio Hand, Charity Davis-Woodard, Edwardsillve, IL. 2004-2006
Hand Building Demonstration, Winona State
University. 2003
Hand Building Demonstration, Leclaire Elementary School, Edwardsville, IL. 2003
History
Teacher, (interdisciplinary studies), Lucio Middle School, Brownsville, TX. 2003
Teaching Assistant, WK Elementary
School Art Classes, Winona, MN. 2003
Teaching Assistant, Winona Middle School Art Classes, Winona, MN. 2001
Volunteer,
Winona Middle School Art Classes, Winona, MN. 1999
REFERENCES
Dan
Barnett, Studio Manager Craft Alliance 314-725-1177 ext. 332 dan.barnett@craftalliance.org 6640 Delmar Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63130
Ryan Clyde-Rich, President Krueger
Pottery Supply (314)-963-0180 ryan@kruegerpottery.com 8153 Big Bend Blvd. Webster
Groves, MO 63119
Paul Dresang, Area Head of Ceramics
Art and Design, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
(618) 650-3657 pdresan@siue.edu AD 1308 1774 Edwardsville, IL 62025
Jennie Swanson, Membership & Museum Services Manager Laumeier Sculpture Park 314-615-5279 jswanson@laumeier.org 12580 Rott Road St. Louis, MO 63127
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