T. Robert Pacini
After a successful career in the NYC corporate world, T. Pacini came to realize she was climbing the wrong ladder. Stepping away from this chaotic world, T. began an extensive focus in ceramics, studying at the University of Central Florida (UCF), Arrowmont School of Craft, IWCAT, Tokoname, Japan, Alfred University and Fu Ping China.
A talent for the technology of clay, T. spent a decade as a Ceramic Tech for Axner in Florida and later, Laguna Clay Company in Los Angeles. After years of assisting others with their endeavors in clay, she has taken her accumulated knowledge and headed to her own studio.
Geology and the Asian aesthetic is woven through her work: simple in form and color, monumental and rough-edged recalling the natural world. Working masterfully, respect for the process is ever present, T. produces works that manage to exude both subtlety and strength.
T. Robert Pacini
Upland, CA & Christmas, FL
Education
2003 BA Liberal Studies/ Ceramics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
2002 Summer Session/ Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2000 International Workshop Ceramics At Tokoname (IWCAT) Tokoname, Japan
1985 AA Early Childhood Art Education, Anderson University, Anderson, IN
Awards
2015 Gallery Directors Choice Award, Ink & Clay 41, Cal Pol Tech, Pomona, CA
2015 First Place Award, ACS Presidents Show, Beatrice Wood Art Center, Ojai, CA
2013 Summer Residency, Mission Clay Products, Corona, CA
1997,99,01 Sorensen Scholarship, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO
1999 Scholarship, Arrowmont School of Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
1999 Honorable Mention, BFA Student Art Exhibition, UCF, Orlando, FL
Exhibitions/ Show
2016 Summer Daze, Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
2016 TAG, (Three Person Show), Square i Gallery, Claremont, CA
2016 13th Annual Padua Hills Art Fiesta, Invited Artist, Claremont Museum, CA
2016 11 by 11, Square i Gallery, Claremont, CA
2016 Sculpture in the Garden, Sam & Alfreda Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, CA
2015 Ceramic Mind Field, Armory, West Palm Beach, FL
2015 Ink and Clay 41, Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Tech, Pomona, CA
2015 ACS Presidents Show, Beatrice Wood Art Center, Ojai, CA
2015 The Nature of Sculpture, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA
2015 30th Annual Made in California, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
2015 ped.a.gog.ic Clay II, Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA
2015 After Hours, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
2014 Best Kept Secret, AMOCA, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
2014 Looking at Fire, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
2014 Looking at Fire II, Bunny Gunner Gallery, Claremont, CA
2014 American Ceramic Society Featured Artist, Ayres Hall, LA Arboretum, Arcadia, CA
2014 Solo Exhibition, Cages, Bunny Gunner Gallery, Claremont, CA
2014 All You Can Eat, Garner House Gallery, Heritage Memorial Park, Claremont, CA
2013 All You Can Eat, Bunny Gunner Gallery, Pomona, CA
2011 Covert Potters Playing with Fire, Burbank Art Center Gallery, Burbank, CA
2011 Soldner Society, NCECA, Heights Waterfront Gallery, Tampa, FL
2010 Open ART 2010, Claremont Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
2010 Mud Flap Girls, Casselberry City Art House, Casselberry, FL
2010 Muddy’s Wood Fire Classic, The Meyers Galley, Santa Ana, CA
2009 Sanctified by Fire, NCECA, Trinity Cathedral Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2009 Muddy’s 1st Wood Fire Classic, The Meyers Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
2008 Adore, Coma Gallery, Orlando, FL
2008 Domo Arigato: Thank You, Ohr O’Keefe Museum, Biloxi, MS
2008 Japanese Threads, NCECA, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburg, PA
2008 Petal Pushers, Korikorian Gallery, Worcester Center for Craft, Worcester, MA
2007 2 Person Show, And Another Thing, Fish House Galley, Stuart, FL
2007 Featured Artist, Wood Fired Ceramics, David Conrad Gallery, woodfiredceramics.com
2007 C3 Collage, Constructions & Collaborations, Coma Gallery, Orlando, FL
2007 Wood, Metal and Earth, Harris House Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2007 Cup and Saucer, Where I Fell in Love Gallery, Warwickshire, England
2007 Visual Fringe, Shakespeare Theater, Orlando, FL
2006 1 Person Show, When East Met West, Ninth Street Gallery, Titusville, FL
2004 East Meets West, Martello Museum, Key West, FL
2004 Going Wild, Fish House Art Center, Pt Salerno, FL
2002 Dead Cats, International 7 Person Show, Koiegama Gallery, Tokoname, Japan
2001 Quill and Kiln, Ohr O’Keefe Museum, Biloxi, MS
2000 International Ceramics Festival Show, IWCAT, City Center, Tokoname, Japan
1999 1 Person Student Show, Color & Sulfates, UCF Art Dept. Orlando, FL
1999 Southern Ceramics, Gulf Coast Art Center, Clearwater, FL
Collections
Scripps College Collection, Claremont, CA
Tokoname Cultural Gardens, Tokoname, Japan
International Workshop Ceramics At Tokoname Collection, Tokoname, Japan
Honors College, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Forest Merrill, Berkley, CA
John William, Teton Village, WY
Gary and Barbara Sorensen, Aspen, CO & Winter Park, FL
Dr. Francis Martin, Orlando FL
Sandra Davis, Albuquerque, NM
Prof. Hadi Abbas, Orlando, FL
Markell Brooks, Aspen, CO
Mr. & Mrs. Dwayne Light, Merritt Island, FL
David and Carol Ann Klimak, Pasadena, CA
Richard and Carol Selfridge, Alberta, Canada
Kirk and Dana Delman, Claremont, CA
Print/ Media
2007 Arts Connection, PBS, WMFE, Orlando, FL
2007 Orlando Women’s Newspaper, Mud Flap Girls, Orlando, FL
2007 Orlando Weekly, Don’t Miss Coma, Orlando, FL
2006 Pegasus Magazine, UCF Program Enriches Local Art Ed. UCF, FL
2005 Central Florida Future, Sculpting Support, Orlando, FL
2004 Cypress Dome, Artwork Featured, UCF English Dept. UCF, FL
1999 Ceramics Technical, the Firing of Autash, Vol 8, Sydney Australia
Teaching Experience
2010-2016 Claremont Unified School District, Adult Ed. Ceramics, Claremont, CA
2013 Beginning & Intermediate Pottery Wheel, Ceramic Services, Ontario, CA
2009-2012 Private Students, Santa Monica & Tarzana, CA
2001-2008 Private Students, T. Robert Studio, Christmas, FL
2000-2007 Axner Pottery Supply Classes, Axner Pottery, Oviedo, FL
Lectures/ Workshops
2017 The Arts of Japan, Guest Lecturer, Scripps College, Claremont CA
2016 Clay as Artist Material, Guest Lecturer, Harvey Mudd, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
2016 Paper Clay, Guest Lecturer/ Artist, Cal-Poly, Advanced Ceramics, Pamona, CA
2016 The Cinematics of Ceramics, Guest Lecturer, Petterson Museum of Intercultural Arts,
2016 Science in Ceramics, Lecture, Scripps Summer Interns, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
2015 The Journey of the Tea Bowl & Raku Firing, Scripps Interns, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
2015 Paper Clay, American Ceramic Society DC, Crescenta HS, La Crescenta, CA
2013 Science in Ceramics, Lecture, Hampton Room, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
2012 A Day in Clay, Throwing Large, Ceramic Services, Ontario, CA
2011 A Day in Clay, Paper Clay, Ceramics Services, Ontario, FL
2010 Soldner Memorial Raku Workshop, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
2009 Paper Clay, Muddy’s Studio, Santa Ana, CA
2009 Master Class, Raku, CAEA, University of Southern CA, Los Angeles, CA
2009 T. Robert & John Toki, Paper Clay, Ceramic Services, Ontario, CA
2009 Paper Clay, American Ceramic Society DC, LA Valley College, Van Nuys, CA
2008 Beginning Throwing/ Bead Making, FAEA, Florida Mall, Orlando, FL
2006 Potters for Peace Workshop, UCF, Orlando, FL
2002 Trinity Prep High School, Winter Park, FL
2002 Axner Pottery Supply, Summer Workshops Series, Oviedo, FL
2002 Polk County Art Teachers Association, Polk County, FL
2002 Orange County Art Teachers Association, Orange County, FL
2002 Volusia County Art League, Volusia County, FL
2002 Day with Professional Artist, Maxey Elementary, Winter Garden, FL
2001 Glass in Class, FAEA, Sheraton Convention Center, Jacksonville, FL
2001 Gianelli Family Workshop, Wheel Throwing, Lake Como, Orlando, FL
2001 Partners in Art for Visual Education, Washington Shores Elementary, Orlando, FL
2001 Debary Art League, Debary, FL
2001 Lake County Art Teachers Association, Lake County, FL
2001 Partners in Art for Visual Education, Orlando Homeless Coalition, Orlando, FL
2001 Axner Pottery Supply Summer Workshop Series, Oviedo, FL
2000 Business of Art, Lecture, Brevard Community College, Melborne, FL
2000 Art in Public Places, Lecture, University of Central Florida, Orland, FL
1999 Art in Public Places, Lecture, Central Florida Women’s Caucus for Art, Cocoa, FL
1999 Wicklow Middle School, Raku, Lake Mary, FL
1999 Partners for Visual Art Education, Schools without Art,
* Mark Street Senior Center, Orlando, FL
* Pineloch Elementary School, Orlando, FL
* East Orange Activity Center, Orlando, FL
* Red Bug Elementary School, Castlewood, FL
Related Experience
AMOCA, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Acquisitions Board Member, Pomona, CA
Installer, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Ceramics Tech. Joan and David Lincoln Ceramic Studio, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Asst. to Registrar, Ceramics Collection, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Ceramics Tech. Laguna Clay Company, City of Industry, CA
Ceramics Tech, Axner Pottery Supply, Oviedo, FL
Fred Olsen, Wood Fire Team Leader
Assistant, 1999-2008 Barbara Sorensen, Ceramic Sculpture, Winter Park, FL
Assistant, Prof. Hadi Abbas, Ceramics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Assistant, Paul Soldner, Workshop, Fish House Art Center, Stuart, FL
Assistant, Paul Soldner, Workshop, Crealde Art Center, Winter Park, FL
Juror, On the Edge, All Media Art show, Fish House Art Center, Stuart, FL
Participant, International Ceramic Symposium, Xian, China
Invited Guest, Opening, Museum of Contemporary Chinese Ceramics, Fu Ping, China
International Wood Fire Conference, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Program Administrator, Art In State Buildings Program, UCF, Orlando, FL
Founding Board Member, Florida Association of Public Art Administrators FAPAA
Wood Fire Exchange, Suetso Wantanabe, Bizen Japan
Juror, Brevard Community College, Student Art Show, Melborne, FL
Clay Tester, and Clay Manager, Axner Pottery Supply, Oviedo, FL
President, Potters Guild, University of Central Florida, Orland, FL
President, Arts Alliance, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Coordinator, Peter Voulkos & Peter Callas Workshop, Show and Lecture, UCF, Orlando, FL
Juror, AGDA Annual Meeting and Art Show, Naples, FL
Asst. Curator, Florida State Scholarship Art Awards, UCF Gallery, Orlando, FL
Coordinator, Janet Mansfield Workshop, UCF, Orlando, FL
Gallery Representation:
Morris Graves Museum Gift Shop, Eureka, CA
Bunny Gunner Gallery, Claremont, CA
Square i Gallery, Claremont, CA
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