Betsy Vollmar​
vollmarb@mail.gvsu.edu
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Education
2014-2017
Grand Valley State University, BFA Ceramics, Allendale, MI
2011-2014
St. Clair County Community College, Associate of Arts, Port Huron, MI
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Activities
April 2017
Godfrey Lee Early Learning Center Workshop, Allendale, MI
Inviting 2nd grade students to use GVSU ceramic facilities and demonstrating pinch pot, coil, and underglazing techniques
2017-2015
GVSU Contemporary Ceramics Association, Allendale, MI
President and student member
October 2016
Anne Havel Enamel Workshop, GVSU, Allendale, MI
October 2016
Greek Pottery Workshop, GVSU, Allendale, MI
Demonstrate coil pot construction for Greek Honors Class
March 2016
West Michigan Academy of Arts Workshop, Spring Lake, MI
Guest teaching 8th grade students pinch and coil techniques
Exhibitions
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March 2019
West Michigan Art Competition, LowellArts, Lowell, MI
September 2018
Cold Connections Exhibition, Benedum Fine Arts Gallery Waynesburg University, Waynesburg, PA
October 2018
MCAA Exhibition, Williams Family Fund Vessel Award Emerging Artist, Allendale, MI
February 2018
4th Annual ALL Women Online Art Competition, Contemporary Art Gallery Online
December 2017
New Works by Emma Hoekstra, Kristina Petrash, & Betsy Vollmar, DeWitt Exhibition Space, GVSU, Allendale, MI—BFA Group Exhibition
November 2017
Edible Reflections, Padnos Gallery, GVSU, Allendale, MI
October 2017
Graveyard Shift, Padnos Gallery, GVSU, Allendale, MI
September 2017
ORIGIN, Padnos Gallery, GVSU, Allendale, MI
July 2017
GVSU & SeoulTech International Ceramics Workshop and Exhibition—Presenter in Seoul, South Korea
April 2017
Grand Valley State University Student Scholars Day, Allendale, MI
March 2017
5th Annual Student Juried Exhibition, GVSU, Allendale, MI
West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
Michigan Collegiate Art Exhibition, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI
West Michigan Art Competition, LowellArts, Lowell, MI
Metals 2017, Eastern Michigan University School of Art and Design, Ypsilanti, MI
January 2017
Intimate Interbeing, Padnos Gallery, GVSU, Allendale, MI
September 2016
Transformative Vessels, Padnos Gallery, GVSU, Allendale, MI
March 2016
4th Annual Student Juried Exhibition, GVSU, Allendale, MI
July 2011
Expansion, Solo Exhibition, Studio 1219, Port Huron, MI
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Awards and Scholarships
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October 2018
MCAA Exhibition, Williams Family Fund Vessel Award Emerging Artist—Allendale, MI
January 2018
Artwork addition to GVSU Permanent Art Collection—Allendale, MI
May 2017
Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI—Recipient of Summer Fellowship Alexander Calder Honors Scholarship, GVSU, Allendale, MI—Award granted by Calder Scholarship Committee to outstanding students within art & design, film, music, video, dance, theater or photography
Branstrom Fine Arts Scholarship, GVSU, Allendale, MI—Award granted by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to students in art & design, music, and the School of Communication
April 2017
Academic Excellence Award in Studio Art, GVSU, Grand Rapids, MI
March 2017
Senior Member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, GVSU, Allendale MI
West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI—West Michigan Potters Guild Eleanore Smith Memorial Award for Ceramics
March 2016
4th Annual Student Juried Exhibition, GVSU, Allendale MI—Purchase Award, GVSU Permanent Art Collection
June 2014
McDonald’s National Employee Scholarship, Port Huron, MI—Recipient Award for Higher Education
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Conferences
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May 2018
Society of North American Goldsmiths, Portland, OR
October 2017
9th Annual Ceramics Forum, GVSU, Allendale, MI
May 2017
Society of North American Goldsmiths, New Orleans, LA
March 2017
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Portland, OR
November 2016
Chicago SOFA, Chicago, IL
October 2016
8th Annual Ceramics Forum, GVSU, Allendale, MI
March 2016
NCECA, Kansas City, MO
November 2015
Chicago SOFA, Chicago, IL
October 2015
Michigan Mud, Dearborn, MI
October 2015
7th Annual Ceramics Forum, GVSU, Allendale MI
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Employment
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Present-September 2018
Studio Assistant of Captured in Clay by Jen Dyke, Hudsonville, MI
Present-January 2018
Meijer Cashier and Customer Service, Holland, MI
August 2017-May 2017
Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency Housekeeping Staff, Saugatuck, MI
April 2017-August 2016
Padnos Student Art Gallery Assistant, Allendale, MI
2017-2010
McDonald’s Crew Chief, Port Huron, MI
2017-2011
Roche Bar Money and Record Keeping, Port Huron, MI
2016-2015
Tropical Smoothie Café Shift Leader, Walker, MI
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Technical Skills
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Able to fire gas, electric, soda kilns, and turn knob test kilns.
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Experienced in mixing with large clay mixers and pugmill.
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Able to mix glazes from dry material ingredients.
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Skilled in numerous metalsmithing practices.
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Adobe Creative Suite.