About Dale

 

 - 12 Artists 12 Neighborhoods Interview -

 

 

- Master Visual Artist Interviews -

 

 

- Publications -

  • Wood-Fired Ceramics:  100 Contemporary Artists
    • Shiffer Publishing 2013
  • Ceramics Art and Perception
    • Issue 90, December 2012
  • Ceramics Technical
    • Issue 34, October 2012
  • 500 Platters, Plates, and Chargers
    • Lark Books, 2008
  • Firing:Philosophies Within Contemporary Ceramic Practice
    • Crowood Press, 2007
  • New Ceramics (Neue Keramik) Magazine (Germany)
    • Cover article
    • Nov/Dec 2006 Issue
  • 500 Pitchers
    • Lark Books, 2006
  • The Log Book Magazine  (Ireland)
    • Issue 22 - 2005
  • Ceramics Technical Magazine (Australia)
    • Issue 20 - 2005
  • 500 Cups
    • Lark Books, 2004   
  • 500 Bowls
    • Lark Books, 2002
  • 500 Teapots
    • Lark Books, 2002
  • Wood Firing - Journeys and Techniques
    • American Ceramic Society, 2001
  • Clay Times Magazine
    • May/June, 2001
  • Ceramics Monthly Magazine
    • February, 2001
  • The Studio Potter Magazine
    • December 2000
  • The Contemporary Potter
    • Rockport Press, 2000
  • Ceramics Monthly Magazine
    • January, 1999
  • The Best of Pottery 2
    • Rockport Press, 1998
  • The Ceramic Design Book
    • Lark Books, 1998
  • The Best of Pottery
    • Rockport Press, 1996

 

 

- Notable Professional Activities -

2019         

2018

  • Gallery Talk:
    • Westmoreland Museum of American Art                                      

2017

  • Invited Artist:
    • Notre Dame University Ceramic Workshop                                   

2016

  • Workshop: BCAT, Brockway, PA                                                            

2015

  • Guest Artist: University of Notre Dame Wood Firing, South Bend, IN  
  • Workshop: College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO                          
  • Artist in Residence: Missouri State University, Springfield, MO          

2014

  • Invited Presenter: Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
  • Soda Kiln Construction Workshop:
    • Smedjebacken Art Center, Smedjebacken, Sweden            
  • Wheel Throwing Workshop: Gendo Keramik, Tolne, Denmark
  • Designer: Soda Kiln for Smedjebacken Art Center, Sweden                   

2013

  • Panelist: Stoking the Fire: A Contemporary Pottery Symposium
    • IU, Bloomington, IN                                                            
  • Guest Lecture: Ceramics and Culture, The Frick, Pittsburgh, PA          

2012

  • Workshop: Gas Kiln building, Touchstone Center for Craft, Farmingdale, PA
  • Designer: gas-fired kiln at Touchstone Center for Craft, Farmingdale, PA
  • Workshop: Woodfired Landscapes, Gothenburg University, Sweden
  • Workshop: Meken Ceramic Center, Smedjebacken, Sweden
  • Keynote Address: Art and Thought Conference
    • Carlow University, Pittsburth, PA                        
  • Workshop: Cone 2012 Texas Wood Fire Gathering, Texas Tech

2010

  • Juror: Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Pittsburgh Region                
  • Panelist: Scanceram Conference 2010, Hhørring, Denmark                  
  • Workshop/Lecture: Baltic Woodfired 2010, Bornholm, Denmark
  • Workshop: Soda Kiln Building, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
  • Designer: soda-fired kiln at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,

2009

  • Workshop/Lecture: Penland School for Crafts, Penland, NC

2008

  • Workshop: Gallery Azul, Léon, Spain
  • Lecture: Japan America Society of Pennsylvania
    • University of Pittsburgh                                    
  • Workshop/lecture: Missouri State University
  • Workshop: Woodkiln Building, Laurelville, Mount Pleasant, PA            
  • Designer: wood-fired kiln in Laurelville, PA for The Union Project

2007

  • Workshop/lecture: Børglum Kloster Ceramics, Børglum, DK
  • Residency: Nordic Woodfire Marathon, Hirtshals, Denmark

2006

  • Workshop/lecture: Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Residency: International Ceramics Research Center
    • Guldergaard, Denmark                                    

2005

  • Workshop: Gas fired Kiln-building The Union Project, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Designer: gas-fired kiln for The Union Project, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Workshop/lecture: WAD Clay Institute, Pittsburgh, PA

2004

  • Residency: International Woodfire Workshop, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Presenter: International Woodfire Conference, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

2000

  • Cultural Exchange: Pittsburgh, PA to Omiya, Saitama, Japan

1998

  • Workshop/lecture: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

1996

  • Residency: International Workshop for Ceramics At Tokoname
    • Aichi, Japan                                                

 

 

- Selected Exhibitions -

2024

  • Retrospective Exhibition, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh
  • Juror Collective, The Clay Place at Standard Gallery

2022  

  • Michiana Pottery Tour, Goshen, IN

2020

  • Master Visual Artists VII: Preserving the Legacy, Heinz History Center

2019

  • Fair in the Park 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Pittsburgh

2018  

  • Aqua Art Miami, Aqua Hotel, Miami, FL
  • Artists Who Teach, Westmoreland County Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA
  • Functional Ceramics 2018 Exhibition, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
  • Ten out of Ten, NCECA Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Dick Lehman and Dale Huffman, NCECA Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA

2017 

  • Rust Belt Ceramics, The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Teabowl National, KC Clay Guild, Kansas City, MO
  • William DeBernardi and Dale Huffman, Boxheart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Twelve Ceramic Artists, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN

2016  

  • Notre Dame Invitational Woodfire Exhibition, Snite Museum, Notre Dame, IN
  • Waubonsee Wood Fire Invitational Exhibition, Sugar Grove, IL
  • Atmospheric, solo exhibition, BCAT Gallery, Brockway, PA

2015  

  • Observation/Exploration, Carlow University Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pursuit of Craft, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
  • Mentors and Makers, Fine Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Breaking New Ground, 3-person Exhibition, The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA

2014  

  • Illusions, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Daily Ritual, Saxonburg Area Artists’ Cooperative, Saxonburg, PA
  • Earth, Wind, and Fire, Morgan Arts Council Ice House Gallery, Berkeley Springs, WV
  • 6th Annual Small Teapot Competition, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
  • Contemorary Clay 2014, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
  • Twin Cups: National Ceramic Exhibition 2014, Misouri Western State U, St Joseph, MO

2013  

  • The Cup, an Interpreted Object, The Local, Goshen, IA
  • Rival Cities, One Field, The Clay Place at Standard, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Fire Water, James E Winner Arts and Cultural Center, Sharon, PA
  • Shino Extravaganza, Lone Star College Houston, TX
  • Tea Bowls: A Contemporary Approach, Gandee Gallery, Fabius, NY

2012  

  • Touchstone Faculty Exhibition, Fallingwater, Mill Run, PA
  • Woodfired Landscapes, Röhsska Museet, Gothenberg, Sweden
  • Explorations in Clay, solo exhibition, The Clay Place Gallery, Carnegie, PA
  • 2012 Teabowl National, Kansas City Clay Guild, Kansas City, MO
  • Cone 2012 Texas Wood Fire Gathering, West Texas A&M University
  • Table of Elements, The Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Cone 2012 Texas Wood Fire Gathering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
  • 100 Woodfired Cups, POTS Gallery, Seattle, Washington
  • Friends and Fire-mates, Danmarks Keramikmuseum Grimmerhus, Middelfart, Denmark

2011   

  • Four Kilns, solo exhibition, The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA
  • Friends and Fire-mates, International Ceramic Research Center, Skælskør, Denmark
  • Table of Elements The Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA

2010   

  • Northern Denmark Collaborative Workshop Exhibition, Hjørring, Denmark
  • Scanceram Exhibition, Hjørring, Denmark
  • Baltic Woodfired 2010 Exhibition, Bornholms Keramikmuseum, Rønne, Denmark
  • The 2010 International Cone Box Show
  • 100@100 – Associated Artists Invitational, 907 Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Small Favors V, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • DeBernardi/Huffman The Carlow University Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Big Fish Small Pot International Teapot Competition –Saddleback College –Mission Viejo, CA
  • Shino Redux The Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
  • Table of Elements The Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA

 2009   

  • Carlow International Woodfire Symposium The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Small Favors IV, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • Postcards From Denmark, The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Expressive & Aesthetics Ends, Weyrich Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2008   

  • Winterfest 2008, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
  • Woodfired Ceramics, Laurelville, Mount Pleasant, PA
  • Ceramics Invitational, Hart Moore Museum, Farmington, PA
  • International Workshop Artists, Springfield Pottery Gallery, Springfield, MO
  • Earth and Fire, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Earth and Fire, The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Four States Ceramic Exhibition, ZENCLAY Gallery, Morgantown, WV
  • Japanese Threads, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Nordic Woodfire, Standard Ceramic Supply Company, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Dale Huffman at the Penn Avenue Pottery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Table of Elements, The Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
  • The 2008 International Cone Box Show
  • Welcome to Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Woodfired, Laurelville, Mount Pleasant, PA
  • Woodfired Ware, The Union Project, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 2nd Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition, Concordia U, Minneapolis, MN

2007   

  • Wood Fire Pottery Invitational Exhibit, Pottworks Gallery, Hamilton, MI
  • Contemporary American Ceramics in Hokkaido, Enzogama in Bei, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Ceramics at the Børglum Kloster – Børglum, DK
  • Further Explorations - solo exhibition - The Clay Place Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Biennial Exhibition of Functional Ceramics, Guilford Art Center, CT
    • Honorable Mention
  • Small Favors II – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • Woodfire Invitational 2007, The Clay Place Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • By the Ounce, NCECA Conference, Louisville, KY
  • Postcards From Denmark, solo exhibition, Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA

2006   

  • 40 Over 40, The Clay Place Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Mashiko International Ceramics Contest, Mashiko, Japan
  • Contemporary American Ceramics in Hokkaido, Enzogama in Bei, Hokkaido, Japan
  • The Cup, Sacramento, CA International Airport Gallery
  • Small Favors – The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2006 International Cone Box Show
  • Affinity for the Cup II – Exploding Head Gallery – Sacramento, CA
  • Big Fish Small Pot International Teapot Competition –Saddleback College –Mission Viejo, CA
  • Skin Deep – Francis Marion University – Florence, SC
  • Reflections International 2006 – Highland Art Gallery – Portland, ME

 2005   

  • Visions in Clay – University of the Pacific – Stocton, CA
  • In Our Cups – SUNY Geneseo - Geneseo , NY
  • Juried Clay Annual – WAD Clay Institute – Pittsburgh, PA
    • Juror / Exhibitor
  • Made by Hand, Meant for Use – Andrews University – Michigan
  • Small Works – Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, PA
  • Studio Potter Exhibition at NCECA – Baltimore, MD

2004  

  • Contemporary Ceramics from the Harry Shaw Collection – Mesaros Galleries, WVU
  • Gems From the Fire - Kirkwood Community College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    • Second Place
  • International Invitational Woodfire Exhibition - Coe College - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Painted By Fire - Solo Exhibition - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts - Pittsburgh, PA
  • Marin Society of Artists National - Ross, CA
  • Out of the Fire - Wallingford, PA
  • 2004 International Cone Box Show
    • Juror's Award
  • First Taiwan Ceramic Biennale 2004 - Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
  • Working Series - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts - Pittsburgh, PA

2003  

  • 100 Teapots - Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
  • St. Petersburg Clay National - St. Petersburg, FL
  • Origins in Clay 3 - San Antonio Potters Guild - Ingram TX
  • Ceramics 2003 - Guilford Craft Center - Guilford CT
  • Studio Potter Magazine Pacific Salon 7 - San Diego, CA
  • Potters Who Teach - The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA

2002  

  • Mashiko International Ceramics Contest - Mashiko Japan
    • Judges’ Commendation Award
  • Mastery in Clay:  New Work - The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • 10th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Plates '02 - Riverside, California
  • Studio Potter Magazine Show, Kansas City, MO
  • 2002 International Cone Box Show - Baker University - Baldwin City, Kansas
  • Double Vision (with Betsy Huffman) - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PA
    • First Place
  • Utilitarian Ceramic National - Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana
  • Prevailing Winds 2002 - Young & Constantin Gallery, Wilmington, Vermont

2001  

  • Woodfire  - solo exhibition - The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Terra-Cotta Pipe Sculpture Exhibit - The Clay Place, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 9th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • The Platter Invitational - Benedum Fine Arts Gallery - Waynesburg College, WV
  • Out of the Fire - Wood-fired Ceramics - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PA
    • Curator / Exhibitor
  • Clay/Fire/Wood/Salt - National Invitational - Columbus, Ohio

2000  

  • Clay/Fire/Wood/Salt - National Invitational - Asheville, North Carolina
  • Focus on Function - National Ceramics Biennial, Minneapolis, MN
    • Purchase Award
  • Splendid Servers - Society for Contemporary Craft – Pittsburgh, PA
  • Couplets:  Duality in Clay  - The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Porcelain 2000 - Esmay Fine Art Gallery, Rochester, New York
  • 2000 International Cone Box Show - Baker University - Baldwin City, Kansas
  • Y2K-PIT The State of Craft at the End of the Millenium - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PA

1999  

  • Ceramics for the New Millennium - Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Gallery
  • Y2Clay Virtual Ceramics Exhibit - http://arts.deanza.fhda.edu/y2clay
  • Different Stokes - International Woodfire Exhibition - Iowa City, Iowa
  • Pacific Tides - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Mixed Doubles: A Couples Show - Gallerie Chiz – Pittsburgh, PA
  • New Pots – solo exhibition - the Clay Place Gallery – Pittsburgh, PA
  • Stuck-up - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PA
    • Protective Coatings Award
  • 1999 National Ceramic Competition - Kennedy-Douglass Center - Florence -Alabama

1998  

  • Juried Visual Arts - Three Rivers Arts Festival – Pittsburgh, PA
  • East-West / Up-Down - Two-Person Show - Gallerie Chiz – Pittsburgh, PA
  • 1998 International Cone Box Show - Baker University - Baldwin City, Kansas
  • Objects - Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Gallery – Pittsburgh, PA
  • Precious Objects - Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh, PA
    • Frank Ross Award

1997  

  • Honorable Objects - Chatham College Gallery – Pittsburgh, PA
  • A Fair in the Park – Pittsburgh, PA
    • A&B Smith Award
  • Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt - National Invitational - Berea, Kentucky
  • New Work in Clay  - solo exhibition - The Clay Place Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

  1996  

  • IWCAT '96 - Cera Gallery, Tokoname, Aichi, Japan
  • Ceramics Festival - Tokoname, Aichi, Japan

  1995  

  • 937 Open - Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, PA
  • Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh Annual, PA
    • Frank Ross Award

1992  

  • Arts on Tour - The Precious Object - Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh, PA
    • Juror's Award
  • Contrast, Opposition, Conflict - Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh, PA
    • Jerry Caplan Award

1991  

  • The Artist as Subject - W&J College - Washington, PA
  • Two Person Show - Liberal Arts Gallery – Pittsburgh, PA

1990  

  • Invitational Teapot Show - Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PA
  • Huffman-Pots – solo exhibition - Slippery Rock University, PA
  • Two Person Show - Community College of Allegheny County

 1989  

  • Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh 45th Annual, PA
    • Frank Ross Award
  • Artists From the Collection of Blue Cross of Western PA
  • New Growth Invitational Sculpture Exhibition - Indiana, PA
  • Fragments – solo exhibition - The Clay Place Gallery, PA

1988  

  • Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh 44th Annual, PA
    • Clay Place Award
  • Dishes & Other Impulsive Acts - One Person Show - Blair Art Museum, PA

1987  

  • Local Clay - Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Wholly Matrimony - Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, PA
  • New Growth Invitational Sculpture Exhibition - Indiana, PA
  • Sixth Biennial Paper and Clay Exhibition - Memphis State University, TN

1986  

  • Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh 42nd Annual, PA
    • Ceramics Monthly Award
  • Sculptors at Phipps - Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA 

  1985  

  • Decorative Functional Contemporary Crafts in PA, OH, &WV - Ogelbay Institute, WV

  1984  

  • A National Ceramic Invitational - Indiana University of PA   

1983  

  • Western PA Pottery Invitational - Thiele College, PA