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Education
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, 2012
Art Education and Ceramics
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Professional Work
Studio Artist/Tile Maker, Tyjeski Tile Company, Milwaukee, WI, self-employed, 2018-present
Art Teacher, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, WI, 2016-current
Resident Artist, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2015-2019
Coordinator, Discovery World Kohl's Design It! Lab, Milwaukee, WI, 2013-2016
Ceramics Instructor, U.W.M. College for Kids, Milwaukee, WI 2012-2013
Artist-in-Residence, Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, 2012-2013
Ceramics Lead, U.W.M. Studio Arts & Craft Centre, 2011-2012
Operations Manager, U.W.M. Studio Arts & Craft Centre, 2009-2011
Ceramics Instructor, Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI 2010-2012
Books
The Bertelson Building: A Story in Terra Cotta, Tyjeski Tile Co., 2023
The Animal Tiles at East High in Wausau, Wisconsin, Tyjeski Tile Co., 2022
Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County, Tyjeski Terra Cotta Works, 2018
Articles
Century-Old Illustrated Fireplace Delights Students, Urban Milwaukee, article, March 19, 2023
Athletic Tiles in Wisconsin Schools, Part I, Journal of the American Art Pottery Association, article, 2023
Continental Faience at the Grand Theater, Riverwest Currents, article, Feb. 2022
Top Terra Cotta in 53212, Riverwest Currents, article, Nov. 2016
Awards and Achievements
Mildred L. Harpole Artist of the Year, City of Milwaukee Arts Board, 2023
Teacher of the Year, Metropolitan Milwaukee Alliance of Black School Educators, Milwaukee, WI, 2023
Award of Excellence, Small But Mighty, Juried Exhibition, Prairie State College Christopher Art College, Chicago Heights, IL, 2017
Honorable Mention, Wisconsin Artists Biennial, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI, 2016
Best of Show, 39th Annual Juried Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Advanced Undergraduate Travel Grant, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Milwaukee, WI, 2011
Frederick R. Layton Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, 2011 and 2010
Press
Uhlig, Keith. "Tiles of old Wausau East High School the subject of book by Milwaukee art teacher." Wausau Daily Herald, Sept. 8, 2022
"Historic sculptural fountain finds new home" Shorewood Today, Fall 2022
Quinnies, John. "Historic Shorewood Fountain Rescued from Lake Drive Demolition." Patch.com, May 2, 2022
Hanley, Erik. "Wisconsin art teacher, inspired by local history, takes up tile making" Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Aug. 2, 2021
Brooks, Erik. "Lasting Legacy of Beautiful Tile" South Milwaukee Blog - September 26, 2019
Brooks, Erik. "Lost Art: Telling the Story of South Milwaukee's Continental Tile" South Milwaukee Blog - July 23, 2018
Strehlow, Mike. "Sunday Morning Spotlight" CBS58 - June 24, 2018
Jannene, Jeramey, "Author Chronicles Milwaukee's Beautiful Terra Cotta" - Urban Milwaukee - May 30, 2018
Tanzilo, Bobby. “Walking tours takes in East Side terra cotta” OnMilwaukee – July 21, 2016
Merino, Tony. "NCECA Student Juried Exhibition" Ceramics Monthly - September, 2012. Pages 44-48.
Lectures
Art Tiles in Milwaukee-Area Public Schools, Virtual, Historic Milwaukee Inc., Milwaukee, WI 2020
Architectural Ceramics in Shorewood, Shorewood Public Library, Shorewood, WI 2019
Remembering Continental Faience & Tile Co., City of South Milwaukee Town Hall, South Milwaukee, WI, 2019
Tullgren in Terra Cotta, Historic Milwaukee Inc., Milwaukee, WI, 2019
Architectural Ceramics in Racine, Preservation Racine, Holy Communion Lutheran Church, Racine, WI, 2019
Architectural Ceramics in Shorewood, Shorewood Historical Society annual dinner, Hubbard Park Lodge, Shorewood, WI, 2019
Artist Talk, Design Within Reach, Milwaukee, WI, 2019
Artist Talk, Nō Studios, Milwaukee, WI, 2018
Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County, Historic Milwaukee Inc., Milwaukee, WI 2018
Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County, Milwaukee County Public Library, Tippecanoe Branch, Milwaukee, WI 2018
Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2018
Artist Talk, Alexander Hamilton High School, Milwaukee, WI, 2015
Workshops
Architectural Tile Making, Casimir Pulaski High School, Milwaukee, WI 2020
Architectural Tiles in Milwaukee Public Schools, Hamlin Garland School, Milwaukee, WI, 2020
Architectural Tiles in Wisconsin Public Schools, Hamlin Garland School, Milwaukee, WI, 2019
Figure in Clay, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI, 2015
Medallions for Doors Open MKE, Cream City Clay, West Allis, WI, 2015
Mesoamerican Ceramics, West Junior High School, Wisconsin Rapids, 2014
Architectural Terra Cotta for Kids, Discovery World, Milwaukee, WI 2014
Portraits in Clay, Whitnall High School, Greenfield, WI, 2013
Mold Making for Tiles, U.W.M. Studio Arts & Craft Centre, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Architecture Tours
Garden Homes Terra Cotta & Tile, Milwaukee, WI, 2021
Architectural Ceramics of Shorewood, Shorewood, WI, 2018-2019
Burnham's White City, Milwaukee, WI, 2016-current (annual)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Bike Tour, Milwaukee, WI, 2016
East Side Terra Cotta, Milwaukee, WI, 2016, 2019, 2021
Exhibitions
Art Tile America 2021 - From Sea to Shining Sea, Juried Virtual Exhibition, Tile Heritage Foundation, Healdsburg, CA, 2021
The Ties that Bind Us, Group Show, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Arts Center Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2020
Manicured Nature, Group Show, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2017
30th September Competition, Juried Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA, 2017
30x30x30, Juried Exhibition, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2017
Small But Mighty, Juried Exhibition, Prairie State College Christopher Art Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, 2017
Annual Collective Exhibition, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2015-2018
Dump the Trump, Group Exhibition, Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2016
Journey to Peace, Trio-Exhibition, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2016
Wisconsin Artists Biennial, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI, 2016
Material & Var Juried Collective Exhibition, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2016
Portraits, Duo-Show, Winnebago County Democratic Party Office, Oshkosh, WI, 2016
What Goes Bump in the Night, Juried Exhibition, Victor F. Keen Gallery, Las Vegas, NV, 2015
Annual Member's Show, Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, 2010-2015
Festival of Trees and Music, Group Show, Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, WI, 2014
Interchange, Invitational Group Show, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Kenilworth Square East, Milwaukee, WI, 2014
Keep Looking Up, Solo Show, Center Street Clay Studio, Milwaukee, WI, 2013
Hidden River Art Festival Emerging Artist Exhibition, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI, 2013
National Student Juried Exhibition, NCECA, University of Washington Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2012
Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Arts Center Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Clay, Wood and Fire: Works from the Waterville Kiln, Student Show, Mary L. Nohl Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Birds of a Different Feather, Group Show, Gallery 224, Port Washington, WI, 2011
Annual Juried Student Show, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2011-2012
Portraits in Clay, Student Show, Mary L. Nohl Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2011
Crossing Over, Student Scholarship Show, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2010-2011
Ma-Kah Water for All, Group Show, Live Artists Studio, Milwaukee, WI, 2010
Art Fairs
Fifth Street Fest with Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2018-2019
Starving Artist Fair, Racine, WI 2018
Pop-Up Show, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI 2017
Professional Activities
Juror, Human Heirlooms: Earthen Remains, Student Show, Moxie Studio, Milwaukee, WI, 2014
Memberships
Friends of Terra Cotta
American Art Pottery Association
Tile Heritage Foundation
Wauwatosa Historical Society
Preservation Racine
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, 2012
Art Education and Ceramics
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Professional Work
Studio Artist/Tile Maker, Tyjeski Tile Company, Milwaukee, WI, self-employed, 2018-present
Art Teacher, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, WI, 2016-current
Resident Artist, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2015-2019
Coordinator, Discovery World Kohl's Design It! Lab, Milwaukee, WI, 2013-2016
Ceramics Instructor, U.W.M. College for Kids, Milwaukee, WI 2012-2013
Artist-in-Residence, Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, 2012-2013
Ceramics Lead, U.W.M. Studio Arts & Craft Centre, 2011-2012
Operations Manager, U.W.M. Studio Arts & Craft Centre, 2009-2011
Ceramics Instructor, Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI 2010-2012
Books
The Bertelson Building: A Story in Terra Cotta, Tyjeski Tile Co., 2023
The Animal Tiles at East High in Wausau, Wisconsin, Tyjeski Tile Co., 2022
Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County, Tyjeski Terra Cotta Works, 2018
Articles
Century-Old Illustrated Fireplace Delights Students, Urban Milwaukee, article, March 19, 2023
Athletic Tiles in Wisconsin Schools, Part I, Journal of the American Art Pottery Association, article, 2023
Continental Faience at the Grand Theater, Riverwest Currents, article, Feb. 2022
Top Terra Cotta in 53212, Riverwest Currents, article, Nov. 2016
Awards and Achievements
Mildred L. Harpole Artist of the Year, City of Milwaukee Arts Board, 2023
Teacher of the Year, Metropolitan Milwaukee Alliance of Black School Educators, Milwaukee, WI, 2023
Award of Excellence, Small But Mighty, Juried Exhibition, Prairie State College Christopher Art College, Chicago Heights, IL, 2017
Honorable Mention, Wisconsin Artists Biennial, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI, 2016
Best of Show, 39th Annual Juried Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Advanced Undergraduate Travel Grant, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Milwaukee, WI, 2011
Frederick R. Layton Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, 2011 and 2010
Press
Uhlig, Keith. "Tiles of old Wausau East High School the subject of book by Milwaukee art teacher." Wausau Daily Herald, Sept. 8, 2022
"Historic sculptural fountain finds new home" Shorewood Today, Fall 2022
Quinnies, John. "Historic Shorewood Fountain Rescued from Lake Drive Demolition." Patch.com, May 2, 2022
Hanley, Erik. "Wisconsin art teacher, inspired by local history, takes up tile making" Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Aug. 2, 2021
Brooks, Erik. "Lasting Legacy of Beautiful Tile" South Milwaukee Blog - September 26, 2019
Brooks, Erik. "Lost Art: Telling the Story of South Milwaukee's Continental Tile" South Milwaukee Blog - July 23, 2018
Strehlow, Mike. "Sunday Morning Spotlight" CBS58 - June 24, 2018
Jannene, Jeramey, "Author Chronicles Milwaukee's Beautiful Terra Cotta" - Urban Milwaukee - May 30, 2018
Tanzilo, Bobby. “Walking tours takes in East Side terra cotta” OnMilwaukee – July 21, 2016
Merino, Tony. "NCECA Student Juried Exhibition" Ceramics Monthly - September, 2012. Pages 44-48.
Lectures
Art Tiles in Milwaukee-Area Public Schools, Virtual, Historic Milwaukee Inc., Milwaukee, WI 2020
Architectural Ceramics in Shorewood, Shorewood Public Library, Shorewood, WI 2019
Remembering Continental Faience & Tile Co., City of South Milwaukee Town Hall, South Milwaukee, WI, 2019
Tullgren in Terra Cotta, Historic Milwaukee Inc., Milwaukee, WI, 2019
Architectural Ceramics in Racine, Preservation Racine, Holy Communion Lutheran Church, Racine, WI, 2019
Architectural Ceramics in Shorewood, Shorewood Historical Society annual dinner, Hubbard Park Lodge, Shorewood, WI, 2019
Artist Talk, Design Within Reach, Milwaukee, WI, 2019
Artist Talk, Nō Studios, Milwaukee, WI, 2018
Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County, Historic Milwaukee Inc., Milwaukee, WI 2018
Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County, Milwaukee County Public Library, Tippecanoe Branch, Milwaukee, WI 2018
Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2018
Artist Talk, Alexander Hamilton High School, Milwaukee, WI, 2015
Workshops
Architectural Tile Making, Casimir Pulaski High School, Milwaukee, WI 2020
Architectural Tiles in Milwaukee Public Schools, Hamlin Garland School, Milwaukee, WI, 2020
Architectural Tiles in Wisconsin Public Schools, Hamlin Garland School, Milwaukee, WI, 2019
Figure in Clay, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI, 2015
Medallions for Doors Open MKE, Cream City Clay, West Allis, WI, 2015
Mesoamerican Ceramics, West Junior High School, Wisconsin Rapids, 2014
Architectural Terra Cotta for Kids, Discovery World, Milwaukee, WI 2014
Portraits in Clay, Whitnall High School, Greenfield, WI, 2013
Mold Making for Tiles, U.W.M. Studio Arts & Craft Centre, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Architecture Tours
Garden Homes Terra Cotta & Tile, Milwaukee, WI, 2021
Architectural Ceramics of Shorewood, Shorewood, WI, 2018-2019
Burnham's White City, Milwaukee, WI, 2016-current (annual)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Bike Tour, Milwaukee, WI, 2016
East Side Terra Cotta, Milwaukee, WI, 2016, 2019, 2021
Exhibitions
Art Tile America 2021 - From Sea to Shining Sea, Juried Virtual Exhibition, Tile Heritage Foundation, Healdsburg, CA, 2021
The Ties that Bind Us, Group Show, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Arts Center Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2020
Manicured Nature, Group Show, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2017
30th September Competition, Juried Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA, 2017
30x30x30, Juried Exhibition, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2017
Small But Mighty, Juried Exhibition, Prairie State College Christopher Art Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, 2017
Annual Collective Exhibition, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2015-2018
Dump the Trump, Group Exhibition, Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2016
Journey to Peace, Trio-Exhibition, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2016
Wisconsin Artists Biennial, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI, 2016
Material & Var Juried Collective Exhibition, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2016
Portraits, Duo-Show, Winnebago County Democratic Party Office, Oshkosh, WI, 2016
What Goes Bump in the Night, Juried Exhibition, Victor F. Keen Gallery, Las Vegas, NV, 2015
Annual Member's Show, Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, 2010-2015
Festival of Trees and Music, Group Show, Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, WI, 2014
Interchange, Invitational Group Show, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Kenilworth Square East, Milwaukee, WI, 2014
Keep Looking Up, Solo Show, Center Street Clay Studio, Milwaukee, WI, 2013
Hidden River Art Festival Emerging Artist Exhibition, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI, 2013
National Student Juried Exhibition, NCECA, University of Washington Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2012
Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Arts Center Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Clay, Wood and Fire: Works from the Waterville Kiln, Student Show, Mary L. Nohl Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2012
Birds of a Different Feather, Group Show, Gallery 224, Port Washington, WI, 2011
Annual Juried Student Show, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2011-2012
Portraits in Clay, Student Show, Mary L. Nohl Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2011
Crossing Over, Student Scholarship Show, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2010-2011
Ma-Kah Water for All, Group Show, Live Artists Studio, Milwaukee, WI, 2010
Art Fairs
Fifth Street Fest with Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, 2018-2019
Starving Artist Fair, Racine, WI 2018
Pop-Up Show, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI 2017
Professional Activities
Juror, Human Heirlooms: Earthen Remains, Student Show, Moxie Studio, Milwaukee, WI, 2014
Memberships
Friends of Terra Cotta
American Art Pottery Association
Tile Heritage Foundation
Wauwatosa Historical Society
Preservation Racine