JOSEPHINE METTE LARSEN

EDUCATION

Cranbrook Academy of Art. Master of Fine Art, Ceramics. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA. 

The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. Bachelor of Art in Design, Ceramics. Nexø, Denmark.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Full-time artist assistant to Abigail Ozora Simpson. Margate, England.

Part-time artist assistant to Marianne Viktor, Studio Marianne Viktor. Frederiksberg, Denmark. 

Visiting Artist to the ceramics department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois, USA. 

Guest lecturer and critic at Grand Valley State University - 9th Annual Grand Valley State University Ceramics Forum. Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. 

Project consultant for Emmy Bright. Detroit, Michigan, USA. 

Internship with Abigail Ozora Simpson. Margate, England.

Internship with Emily Reinhardt, The Object Enthusiast. Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Neighborhood Potters. Brewerytown, Pennsylvania, USA. 

8 week course of handbuilding and wheel throwing for adults (Winter and Spring 2023). 10 week wheel throwing course (Summer and Fall 2023. Winter and Spring 2024). 

Lisa Naples Studio. Frenchtown, New Jersey, USA.

10 week course "The Vessel: Exploring Building Techniques". Adult handbuilding class exploring the vast range of techniques for building unique forms. (Fall 2022. Winter, Spring and Fall 2023. Winter and Spring 2024). 

The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

"Introduction to Wheel-throwing". 5 week adult introductory class for building foundations of wheel-throwing. (2 courses per term in Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall of 2022. Winter and Spring of 2023.) "Wheel Throwing I". 10 week class with a focus on honing in developed wheel-throwing skills and surface experimentation in glazing. (Summer 2023. Winter and

Spring 2024).

Grounds for Sculpture. Trenton, New Jersey, USA. 

10 week wheel throwing course - adult beginning wheel-throwing class to develop foundations. (Summer 2022, Spring 2023).

8 week slab building course - adult beginning handbuilding class through the lens of versatile slab building. (Summer 2023). 

The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. Nexø, Denmark.

1 week technical workshop "Large-scale Slab Building" for students in the ceramics department.

The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. Nexø, Denmark.

3-day technical workshop "Large-scale Slab Building" for students in the ceramics department.

The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art. Nexø, Denmark.

1 week technical workshop "Working Site-Specific and Large-scale Handbuilding" for students in the ceramics department.

RESIDENCIES

The Clay Studio. Resident Artist. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

Oslo National Academy of the Arts. Artist-in-residence, Ceramics. Oslo, Norway. 

Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center. Project Network Residency undertaken in collaboration with

Sisse Lee. Skælskør, Denmark.

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Clay Revival Residency. Banff, Alberta, Canada.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 

Doesn't It Feel Warmer Just Knowing the Sun Will Be Out. The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

2024 Michigan Ceramics Biennial. Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Michigan, USA. 

Small Favors. The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

50 Years in the Making. Concurrent NCECA Exhibition. Common House. Richmond, Virginia, USA. 

50th Anniversary: The Clay Studio Resident Artist Exhibition. Goodyear Gallery at Dickinson College. Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA. 

Flow. The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

Fahrenheit. American Museum of Ceramic Art. Pomona, California, USA. 

Meoto Yunomi. Tiger Strikes Asteroid Philadelphia / No. 5 Butchie Alley. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

Art of the Cup. GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. 

Claybash. Hunterdon Art Museum. Clinton, New Jersey, USA.  

Across the Bridge. The Clay College at Rowan College South Jersey. Millville, New Jersey, USA. 

DelecTABLE: The Fine Art of Dining. Art Students League of Denver. Denver, Colorado, USA. 

500 Degrees: The Potential Energy of a Moment. Concurrent Exhibition at the 57th Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. SITE1212. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. 

From the Ground Up XXX. Las Cruces Museum of Art. Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA. 

The Ceramics Forum. NCECA Virtual Conference.

American Contemporary Craft: National Juried Exhibition. Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts. Lubbock, Texas, USA. 

Softhouse. Grand on River. (Detroit Month of Design). Detroit, Michigan, USA.  

1000 Vases. Galerie Joseph. (Paris Design Week). Paris, France.  

Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennale. Online exhibition via KICB Platform - www.kicb.co.kr 

The 14th Westerwald Prize 2019 Ceramics of Europe. Keramikmuseum Westerwald. Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany. 

Project Network. Apple House Gallery. Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center. Skælskør, Denmark.

Experiencing Perspectives. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA. 

BIG. Annex Gallery at 333 Midland. Highland Park, Michigan, USA. 

The Clay Studio National. The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

2018 Graduate Degree Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art. Cranbrook Art Museum. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA. 

Symbiosis. Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Detroit, Michigan, USA. 

Basically 15' x 50'. Gallery One|Collective Works. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 

DYAD. David Salkin Creative. Chicago, Illinois, USA. 

Detroit Artists Market Scholarship Awards & Exhibition. Detroit Artists Market. Detroit, Michigan, USA. 

Silica Visions. Travelling exhibition to CLAY Ceramic Museum (Middelfart, Denmark), Rundetårn (Copenhagen, Denmark) and Bornholm Art Museum (Gudhjem, Denmark).

GRANTS / SCHOLARHIPS

Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program Grant. Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

Danish Arts Foundation. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Illuminate the Arts Individual Artist Grant. Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

Gurli and Paul Madsen's Foundation. Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Klint Trust Fund. Odense, Denmark.

The Hielmstierne-Rosencroneske Formation. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Alathea and Herbert Manley Endowment. Awarded by Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Jørgen Esmer Memorial Foundation. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Albert K. Murray Fine Arts Educational Fund. Adamsville, Ohio, USA. 

The Danish Women's Society Scholarship. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Helle and Arenth Jacobsen's Scholarship for Young Artists. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Marvin and Betty Danto Scholarship. Merit Scholarship. Cranbrook Academy of Art. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA. 

Director Einar and Vera Hansen's Foundation. Hellerup, Denmark.

Augustinus Foundation. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Oticon Foundation. Smørum, Denmark.

Præmieselskabets Fælleslegat. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Director Ib Henriksen's Foundation. Hørsholm, Denmark.

Knud Højgaard's Foundation. Gentofte, Denmark.

PUBLICATIONS  

1000 Vases. Skira, 2021. 

LivingETC, October 2020 issue. London, United Kingdom. 

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Interview with WOWwART link

Info Cerámica article link

Ceramics Now artist feature link