Elyse Grams is a San Antonio based artist whose work explores qualities of femininity in conjunction with the ideas of functionality and uselessness. She approaches these ideas through a variety of mediums; clay, fiber, metal, and wood, using the form of a vessel as a springboard for these ideas.
She will receive her Bachelors of Fine Arts with a concentration in Ceramics from the University of Texas at San Antonio in May of 2017. There, Elyse serves as Public Relations for Clay Fusion UTSA’s ceramic club on campus. In 2016 she was awarded first place in the Annual Juried Student exhibition. Elyse expects to continue her education in a Post-Baccalaureate program or a Masters of Fine Arts program within the next few years.
CV:
Education:
2017: (projected) Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics, University of Texas at San Antonio, Teaching Certification Art EC - 12
2016: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Summer Workshop: Layers, Surface, Space with Kirsty McDougall
2016: San Angelo Museum Pottery Workshop with Ron Myers
2012: Winston Churchill High School
2011: Maryland Institute College of Art Pre College Summer Residency Program
Exhibition:
2017: Feminine: A Woman in Many Acts, S.M.A.R.T. Project Space, San Antonio, TX, Solo Exhibition.
2016: Denial, Provenance Gallery, San Antonio, TX, Solo Exhibition.
2016: BFA Exhibition 2016, University of Texas at San Antonio, Main Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
2016: COLFA Exhibit, University of Texas at San Antonio, COLFA Display, San Antonio, TX. Curated by Ovidio Giberga.
2016: Chalk It Up, Clay Fusion Collaborative Project, Art Pace, San Antonio TX, 1st Place College Division.
2016: Constants and Variables, South Texas College, McAllen, Tx. Invitational.
2016: San Antonio Potter's Guild Annual Exhibition, Centro Cultural Aztlan, San Antonio, TX
Judge: Dan Hammond
2016: 32nd Annual Juried Student Exhibition, 1st Place Undergraduate Award, University of Texas at San Antonio, Main Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Judge: Joey Fauso
2015: Chalk It Up, Bernie Sanders Collaborative Project, Art Pace, San Antonio, TX
2013: Juried Student Show, San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX
Professional Experience:
2016 - Present: 1906 Gallery S.M.A.R.T. Lab Intern
2016: PR Director for Clay Fusion
2013 - 2016: Love to Swim, Front Desk Senior Staff
2014: Clay Casa, Kiln Tech
Awards/Scholarships:
2016: 1st Place Undergraduate Arts Competition, 16th Annual Spring Research Conference
2015: Gloria Galt Endowed Scholarship
Skills:
Ceramic: Firing Electric, Manual, Soda/Salt, and Wood Kilns, Mixing Glazes, Mixing Clay, Pit firing, Proficiency with all types of hand-building, and Pottery
Weaving: Constructing looms, basic patterning skills, Tapestry Weaving, 4, 8, and 10 Shaft Floor Loom Proficiency
Metal: MIG and Oxy-Acetylene Welding, Cutting, Drilling, Sanding, Pneumatic and Hand tools
Woodworking: Hand and Power tools, Furniture making, Installation, Weathering, Sanding, Staining
Digital: Photoshop, LINKs, Microsoft Office, All Social Media