“Through empty pockets, negative skins, trace fossils of life long past, we glean a glimpse of what once was, within the void. What objects, what negatives will tell our story?
The bits of modern detritus, geoteric landscapes and anachronous technologies that reveal the vast discrepancies within a world where capitalism’s breath is both hollow and colossal, tapping the pulse of every living being on this planet. Built up, and broken down, teetering on the edge of an existence so fragile that a silent wind seems to threaten what once felt rooted and stable beneath our outstretched palms.
A Serendipitous discovery of an unknown origin; the archeological quality of clay compels the forms I make, and interactions that they evoke. When language fails to explain the nuances of material intimacy, clay provides a platform for understanding humankind’s deep emotional history with our environment and the objects we surround ourselves with.
Particles come from the earth, with long histories already embedded; once again broken down, reworked, and polished into something new-passing through our hands, leaving our bodies, to return to the earth. How will these engineered reconstructions inherently alter the essence of their particles’ cycles? What small epiphanies can be revealed from what we hold, build and break with our fingertips? And what of the oily prints we leave behind? Who will be the ones to piece together the stories of our negative skins, whispering in the wind?
The Seed Bank Project:
The Seed Bank Project is a multi-era, multi-disciplinary project meant to span decades, cultures and (hopefully) climate phenomena here on planet earth. Hand-made, double-walled porcelain seed vessels are given out to collaborators, who then fill them with seeds that have precious ecological and cultural significance to the region in which they call home. The banks are completely autonomous from human maintenance, meaning they are specifically designed to control the interior seed capsule’s humidity, light and temperature when buried below permafrost utilizing both ancient and modern technologies. This sustains the seed’s ability to stay viable for as long as its’ DNA will allow. They are buried in-situ, where the seeds were harvested and acclimated to grow and become a cultural and ecological marker of what is, and inevitably, what once was. In return, photo documentation, information and the location are shared on a public resource data-base, joining a myriad of banks scattered all over planet Earth. These vessels arose from a welling sense of solastalgia, and a desire to think about artwork beyond its’ primary context. The root of the project stems from an admiration of clay’s inherent ability to bring people together, the desire to promote active local ecological awareness, and a sort of reckoning with the unknown.”
–Rachael Marne Jones
The bits of modern detritus, geoteric landscapes and anachronous technologies that reveal the vast discrepancies within a world where capitalism’s breath is both hollow and colossal, tapping the pulse of every living being on this planet. Built up, and broken down, teetering on the edge of an existence so fragile that a silent wind seems to threaten what once felt rooted and stable beneath our outstretched palms.
A Serendipitous discovery of an unknown origin; the archeological quality of clay compels the forms I make, and interactions that they evoke. When language fails to explain the nuances of material intimacy, clay provides a platform for understanding humankind’s deep emotional history with our environment and the objects we surround ourselves with.
Particles come from the earth, with long histories already embedded; once again broken down, reworked, and polished into something new-passing through our hands, leaving our bodies, to return to the earth. How will these engineered reconstructions inherently alter the essence of their particles’ cycles? What small epiphanies can be revealed from what we hold, build and break with our fingertips? And what of the oily prints we leave behind? Who will be the ones to piece together the stories of our negative skins, whispering in the wind?
The Seed Bank Project:
The Seed Bank Project is a multi-era, multi-disciplinary project meant to span decades, cultures and (hopefully) climate phenomena here on planet earth. Hand-made, double-walled porcelain seed vessels are given out to collaborators, who then fill them with seeds that have precious ecological and cultural significance to the region in which they call home. The banks are completely autonomous from human maintenance, meaning they are specifically designed to control the interior seed capsule’s humidity, light and temperature when buried below permafrost utilizing both ancient and modern technologies. This sustains the seed’s ability to stay viable for as long as its’ DNA will allow. They are buried in-situ, where the seeds were harvested and acclimated to grow and become a cultural and ecological marker of what is, and inevitably, what once was. In return, photo documentation, information and the location are shared on a public resource data-base, joining a myriad of banks scattered all over planet Earth. These vessels arose from a welling sense of solastalgia, and a desire to think about artwork beyond its’ primary context. The root of the project stems from an admiration of clay’s inherent ability to bring people together, the desire to promote active local ecological awareness, and a sort of reckoning with the unknown.”
–Rachael Marne Jones
Contact
Email: rachaelmarnejones@gmail.com Phone: 1.406.214.6506
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www.rachaelmarnejones.com rachaelmarnejones@gmail.com
www.rachaelmarnejones.com/sbp rjones@stlawu.edu
Education & Experience
Masters of Fine Arts from the School of Fine Arts, Montana State University. Bozeman, Montana 59715. Fall of 2015 to Spring 2018.
Post Baccalaureate in ceramics at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Fall 2012- Spring 2013.
Bachelor’s of Fine Arts -School of Fine Arts, University of Montana, Missoula MT. Graduated 2011.
Programs Coordinator. Coordinator of the Artist in Residence program, the education and outreach program, and communications manager for public relations, social media gallery marketing. Red Lodge Clay Center. February 2024-Current.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Ceramics & Drawing for the Department of Art & Art History at St. Lawrence University, Canton New York. Ceramics I, Ceramics II, AAH 252-Ceramics III, Special Project-Independent Studio, Wheel Throwing Intensive, Senior Year Experience Art Exhibition & Drawing I (Foundations). Duties include creating curriculum with learning goals as per assessment standards, collaborating with art faculty to write assessment, updating and maintaining the ceramic studio to OSHA standards, Ordering, guiding students on loading & firing electric & Gas Kilns, Managing student assistants, Creating safe and sustainable studio practices in relation to reclaiming clay and waste water management, overseeing and educating about the proper cleaning procedures as per OSHA standards and sustainable material practices as well as teaching studio etiquette and professional practices. Fall of 2018- Fall 2023.
Instructor of Record. Drawing Foundations, Ideation & Creativity, 2/D & 3/D Foundations. Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. Fall 2016-Spring 2018.
Adjunct Professor. Drawing Foundations, sections 07 & 08. Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. Summer Session 1, 2017.
Instructor & Creator of “Cultivate Your Creativity: Problem Solving Through Artistic Expression” Course. MSU Peaks & Potentials for K-8 Public School students. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. June 18-23, 2017.
Member and Juror of Artaxis: An evolving Independent network of artists. Juried in May 2020 and on jury rotation. https://artaxis.org/rachael-marne-jones/
Featured Artist of Quartz Inversion: An international roster of ceramic artists coping with A world in flux. Nominated for Round 2 June 2020. https://www.quartzinversion.com/
Member of The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and active conference participant. 2011-Present.
Invited Artist for Group Residency Titled: Creating community and environmental agency through a socially-engaged art practice”. Watershed Center for The Ceramic Arts. Summer 2023.
Short Term Artist in Residency of UM & MSU Graduate Students at the Red Lodge Clay Center. Red Lodge, Montana. June 2-16, 2016.
Year Long Artist in Residence at The Cub Creek Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Appomattox, Virginia. Specializing in Wood firing. August 1st 2013 through July 31st 2014.
January International Artist Residency at the Shaw Center at the Medalta Clay Society. Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada. January 2011 & January 2012.
Attendee of the "Art and Life Workshop" at the Anderson Ranch Center for the Arts. Snowmass Village, Colorado. Instructed by Chris Staley. July 10-16, 2016.
Participant in Think Tank 9: Integrative Teaching International Conference for Foundations Instructors. Hosted by The School of Art at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. July 8-11, 2017.
Studio Assistant to Tara Wilson, Montana City, Montana. August, 2015 - June, 2016
Studio Technician Assistant for Justine Holzman in production of her Masters in Landscape Architecture Thesis Exhibition titled "Material Agency." Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery, Shaw Center for the Arts 100 Lafayette St. Baton Rouge LA, 70801. Spring 2013.
Collaborations
Founder of the Seed Bank Project, a social collaborative that puts hand-made, specially designed ceramic seed banks into the hands of cultures around the world to ignite a dialogue of ecological stewardship for generations to come. 2017-Present. www.rachaelmarnejones.com/sbp
Collaborator with Professor Arun Brahmbhatt to bring together religious study students of Hinduism and wheel throwing students to learn about the material culture of Hindo religious ceremonies and create the Diya lamps used during Diwali festivals. Fall 2021.
Participating Artist and Author In Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss, a multimedia, multi-venue, cross-border art intervention that will investigate extractive industry in all of its forms. https://www.extractionart.org/home. Future Exhibition with Ryan Parker in conjunction with the intervention is slated to take place at the Richard F. Brush Gallery, Canton NY in the Fall of 2021.
Collaborator/ Speaker for TAUNY Art Center’s Garden Walk Grow and Tell Series in collaboration Bob Washo and Flip Filipi with the Little Grasse Farm. We buried a seed bank at the farm that contained Virclar Lettuce Seeds and a few other varieties that are of importance to the North Country region and growing season. October 9th, 2021.
Co-coordinator of the Conservation in Clay: Native Reptile and Amphibian Species of New York with Dr. Kristine Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Biology at St. Lawrence University. For one unit, students in Ceramics 1 and Herpetology worked together to research, sculpt and exhibit a chosen native species. The collaboration culminated in an exhibition at the Launders Science Library April 1-May 31, 2019 and students gave short speeches about their chosen species & sculptures during the public reception on April 4th, 2019.
Community Outreach & Volunteer Work
Juror for the 2023 NYS Juried Art Exhibition at the Frederic Remington Art Museum. September 20th, 2023-January 14th 2024.
Host & Maker for the Pop Up Holiday Pottery Sale Fundraiser 2021 & 2022, in which half of proceeds were split between United Way of the North Country, and ACR Health in Canton, NY in 2020 and proceeds were split between Soul Fire Farm, and The Akwesasne Cultural Center Library and Museum in 2021. Over $1200 was raised for these organizations. December 17th, 2021 & 2022.
Coordinator & Liaison of Visiting Artist Exhibition & Talk along with fellow colleague, Professor Guanyi Yang and the generous support of Cathy Tedford of the Richard F. Brush Gallery, as well as the Art & Art History Department of St. Lawrence University. Time, Space, Nature: Paintings by Jingtao Liu. An exhibition of works by the leading Thangka Painter & National Painter of China. Exhibition Dates: October 17th-December 7, 2019.
Artist Talk in coordination with the Solo Exhibition: Depth Over Distance & The Seed Bank Project. The Lewistown Art Center, Lewistown, MT. July 12th, 2019.
Co-collaborator on building an 80-square cubic foot wood kiln for the Sào Laurènco Community Sculpture Studio as an educational component of the Biennale de Curitiba, 2017. Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. September 2-11th, 2017.
Volunteer Co-Curator of the Waller Yoblonsky Gallery at Montana State University, Bozeman Montana. Fall Semester of 2016 and Spring semester of 2017.
Artist in Residence at The Holter Museum of Art in conjunction with the 150th Helena Anniversary Banner Project with the Helena School District. 12 East Lawrence Street, Helena, Montana. September 15th, through October 30th, 2014.
Short-Term Resident Artist Talk. Red Lodge Clay Center, June 10, 2017.
Guest Artist Alumni Talk. Invited by Trey Hill. Clay Studio at University of Montana.
University of Montana Resident Artist’s Talks. April 3, 2017.
Volunteer Ceramics Instructor for 5th Graders at Paxson Elementary School, 101 Evans Avenue, Missoula MT 59801. 2010.
Curator & Assistant Organizer & Painter of The Orange Street Mural Project, A public Art Project. Orange Street Underpass, Missoula, MT 59801.
Awards, Collections, Grants & Fellowships
Included in the Rosenfield Collection. Contemporary, functional ceramic art collection curated by David and Louise Rosenfield in Dallas, Texas, USA. Spring 2024.
Innovation Award granted for The Seed Bank Project at the 28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National juried by Julia Galloway, presented by Market House Craft Center, Lancaster PA. Online exhibition September 25-October 31, 2020. http://strictlyfunctionalpottery.net/
Mini-Hearst Grant Recipient for the Conservation in Clay Collaboration with Dr. Kristine Hoffman. An educational collaboration between Ceramics 1 & Herpetology students at St. Lawrence University, culminating in an exhibition of their Native Amphibian & Reptile Sculptures, and public talks detailing the ecological impact of their chosen sculpted species. The Launders Science Library, St. Lawrence University. Exhibition: April 1- May 31, 2019. Reception & Public Talks: April 4th, 2019.
First Artist Fellow accepted into the Global Sustainability Fellows Program. 2018 session. Organized by The Sustainability Laboratories through Michael Ben-Eli. Held at the Arava Institute for Ecological Studies, Kibbutz Kitura, Israel. June 17-July 6th, 2018.
Juror's Selection. Create New+: An Annual Online Exhibition of MFA Artwork. Juried by Tyler Brumfield, Cory Crumrine, Shelby Hanson, Evan Hauser, & Brock Mickelsen. Hosted by the University of Montana. April 21-February 1st, 2018.
Included in the Personal Collection of Dick & Marie Anderson, Helena Montana. Fall 2017.
Recipient of the Presidential Scholarship of the Graduate School at Montana State University. Fall semester of 2015 and Spring semester of 2016.
Recipient of the Sidney E. Frank Foundation Fellowship offered through the School of Art, Montana State University. Fall semester of 2015 and Spring semester of 2016.
Selected for inclusion into the collection of The Montana Museum of Art and Culture. Curated by Brandon Reinjtes. Missoula, MT. Fall 2010.
Selected Solo & Two person Exhibitions
Trace Remains: Sculpture & Photographs by Rachael Marne Jones & Ryan Keith Parker. In conjunction with the Codex Foundations’ Art & Extraction Intervention of 2021. To be held at the Richard F. Brush Gallery at St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY. August 17th-October 7th, 2021.
Depth Over Distance & The Seed Bank Project: The Sculptural and Socially Collaborative Works of Rachael Marne Jones. Lewistown Art Center, Lewistown, Montana. July 5-July 30th, 2019.
Deep Now & The Seed Bank Project: The MFA Thesis Exhibition of Rachael Marne Jones. Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Haynes Hall, Montana State University. Bozeman, MT. April 2-6, 2018
Blár A' Chlachain. A Solo Exhibition at the Exit Gallery in the Student Union Building, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. October 31-November 18, 2016.
New Works by Rachael Marne Jones A solo exhibition in the Held Gallery at the Holter Museum of Art. 12 E. Lawrence St. Helena, MT 59601. October-November 2015.
Micro/Macro. A Solo Exhibition of Porcelain Drawings and Sculpture. July 15th-August 23, 2013. Roswell Art Center West Gallery. 1355 Woodstock Rd. Roswell Georgia, 30075.
Found. A Solo Exhibition featuring Slip Cast & Found Object Sculpture by Rachael Marne Jones. The Rock Bottom Gallery at The Top Hat. Missoula, MT 59802. March 2012.
Selected Invitational & Group Exhibitions
Exhibiting artist & collaborator with Michael Strand & Steven Hilton. William and Anna Jane Schlossman Gallery at The Plains Art Museum. Fargo, ND. September 30th, 2023-March 16th, 2024.
Listening to Water. Exhibitor & speaker. An exhibition exploring the kinship shared with human kind, and the more then human guardians of the waterways of the Kaniatarowanénhne (St. Lawrence River). Organized by the Talking Wings Collective. October 16th-December 9th, 2023.
28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National juried by Julia Galloway, presented by Market House Craft Center, Lancaster PA. Online exhibition September 25-October 31, 2020.
Intercultural Connection: An exhibition showcasing the cultural diversity of The Cub Creek Foundation. Curated by Shanna Fleigel. In conjunction with NCECA 2018 exhibitions. At the Community College of Allegheny County, Allegheny Campus, West Hall. 828 Ridge Ave. Pittsburg, PA. March 12-17, 2018.
Here We Are. Group Invitational at the Robert and Gennie DeWeese Gallery, Bozeman MT. January 22- March 6, 2018.
Create New+: An Annual Online Exhibition of MFA Artwork. Juried by Tyler Brumfield, Cory Crumrine, Shelby Hanson, Evan Hauser, & Brock Mickelsen. Hosted by the University of Montana. April 21, 2017- February 2018.
UM/MSU Exhibition at the Archie Bray Foundation. Helena, Montana. February 6-24, 2017.
In Praise of Hands: A Graduate Semester Kickoff show. The Waller Yoblonsky Gallery, Bozeman Montana, January 31- February 3rd, 2017.
Graduate Final Review Exhibition. The Waller Yoblonksy Gallery, Bozeman Montana. November 29- December 7, 2016.
Small Works from a Big State: Montana Clay in Kansas City. A collection of works by the Members of Montana Clay. Kansas City, Missouri, 64112. March 6th-18th, 2016.
John Jessiman- A life in clay. Invitational Exhibition at the Atrium Gallery at Ball State University, Muncie IN. January 9th-February 4th, 2016.
Drink This! A National Cup Show 2015. Work house Center for Ceramic Art. Juried by Phil Rogers. 9518 Workhouse way, Lorton, Virginia, 22079. January 2nd- February 2nd, 2015.
On The Horizon- A group exhibition of 43 resident artists and 11 artist residencies around the United States. Juried by Brice Dyer. St. Pete's Clay, 420 22nd St. South, St. Petersburg, FL. 2013
Out of The Blue. A National Juried Show by Trey Hill at the Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula Montana, 1106 A Hawthorne St. Missoula MT 59802. February 1-22nd 2013.
Unwedged 2012. The third annual North American juried competition hosted by Pottery Northwest. Juried Steven Young Lee, the Resident Artist Director of the Archie Bray Foundation. 226 1st Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109. November 3rd-30th, 2012.
"What’s The Use?" Functional Ceramics & Ceramics About Function. Juried by Shalene Valenzuela, director of The Missoula Clay Studio. The KOBO Gallery (at Higo) 604 S. Jackson St. Seattle, WA 98104. March-April 2012.
The Western Northwest Montana Ceramic Artists at NCECA. Juried by Jill Oberman. The Seattle Design Center, 5701 Sixth Avenue South, Seattle, WA. January-April 2012.
University of Montana Artists Exhibition Opening & Celebration for Les Manning's inauguration of The Order of Canada. Les Manning Gallery, Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada. January 2012.
School of Fine Arts 18th Annual Student Juried Exhibition. Juried by Phoebe Toland, Gallery of Visual Arts, Social Science Building University of Montana Missoula, MT.
School of Fine Arts 17th Annual Student Juried Exhibition. Juried Brandon Reintjes, curator of Art at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture, Gallery of Visual Arts, Social Science Building University of Montana Missoula, MT.
Bachelors of Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibitions, Class of 2011.Gallery of Visual Arts, Social Science Building University of Montana Missoula, MT. Spring 2011.
Biannual Student and Faculty Exhibition at the Archie Bray Foundation. Curated by Richard Knotkin. Helena, Montana. Spring 2011.
Publications, Press & Speaking Engagements & Workshops
Author & Interviewer for Northern Clay Center’s “Pathways” Exhibition Catalogue. Fall 2024
Workshop Instructor. Connecting to Place: Seed Saving Vessel Workshop. The Lay of the Land Education & Outreach initiative, July 29th, 2024.
Guest Lecturer for Professor Jessica Haye’s Art, Landscape & Ecology course at University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. September 28th, 2023.
Guest Lecturer for Montana State University graduate student seminar, invited by Rollin Beamish. October 6th, 2023.
Published Author of Seeding Hope for the Future. The Studio Potter Journal. April 2023.
Published Author of “Panel: Environmental Engagement: Clay +Solastalgia Article and panelist for the corresponding Panel. Published in the NCECA Journal 2022 in conjunction with the 56th Annual NCECA conference: Fertile Ground. Panel commenced during the NCECA Fertile Ground Conference. March 14-17, 2022.
Trace Remains-Rachael M. Jones mini documentary. Produced by Talking Wings Collective & The Richard F. Brush Gallery in conjunction with Extraction: Art on the Edge. Released September 2021.
Panel Member for CARE (Committed to Action for Racial Equity) at St. Lawrence University. Fall Semester, 2020.
Published Author in the Megazine Catalogue and Exhibition guide for Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss, a multimedia, multi-venue, cross-border art intervention that will investigate extractive industry in all of its forms. January, 2021. https://www.extractionart.org/home.
Member and Juror of Artaxis: An evolving Independent network of artists. Juried in May 2020 and on jury rotation. https://artaxis.org/rachael-marne-jones/
Featured Artist of Quartz Inversion: An international roster of ceramic artists coping with A world in flux. Nominated for Round 2 June 2020. https://www.quartzinversion.com/
Featured in St. Lawrence News & Stories. Flexibility, Creativity, Community: The Art of Remote Learning- An Article Detailing the shift from in person to online learning during the COVID 19 pandemic. August 2020. h
Featured In Big Sky Journal-Arts 2016. Art & The Environment: Three Voices. 2016.
www.rachaelmarnejones.com rachaelmarnejones@gmail.com
www.rachaelmarnejones.com/sbp rjones@stlawu.edu
Education & Experience
Masters of Fine Arts from the School of Fine Arts, Montana State University. Bozeman, Montana 59715. Fall of 2015 to Spring 2018.
Post Baccalaureate in ceramics at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Fall 2012- Spring 2013.
Bachelor’s of Fine Arts -School of Fine Arts, University of Montana, Missoula MT. Graduated 2011.
Programs Coordinator. Coordinator of the Artist in Residence program, the education and outreach program, and communications manager for public relations, social media gallery marketing. Red Lodge Clay Center. February 2024-Current.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Ceramics & Drawing for the Department of Art & Art History at St. Lawrence University, Canton New York. Ceramics I, Ceramics II, AAH 252-Ceramics III, Special Project-Independent Studio, Wheel Throwing Intensive, Senior Year Experience Art Exhibition & Drawing I (Foundations). Duties include creating curriculum with learning goals as per assessment standards, collaborating with art faculty to write assessment, updating and maintaining the ceramic studio to OSHA standards, Ordering, guiding students on loading & firing electric & Gas Kilns, Managing student assistants, Creating safe and sustainable studio practices in relation to reclaiming clay and waste water management, overseeing and educating about the proper cleaning procedures as per OSHA standards and sustainable material practices as well as teaching studio etiquette and professional practices. Fall of 2018- Fall 2023.
Instructor of Record. Drawing Foundations, Ideation & Creativity, 2/D & 3/D Foundations. Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. Fall 2016-Spring 2018.
Adjunct Professor. Drawing Foundations, sections 07 & 08. Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. Summer Session 1, 2017.
Instructor & Creator of “Cultivate Your Creativity: Problem Solving Through Artistic Expression” Course. MSU Peaks & Potentials for K-8 Public School students. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. June 18-23, 2017.
Member and Juror of Artaxis: An evolving Independent network of artists. Juried in May 2020 and on jury rotation. https://artaxis.org/rachael-marne-jones/
Featured Artist of Quartz Inversion: An international roster of ceramic artists coping with A world in flux. Nominated for Round 2 June 2020. https://www.quartzinversion.com/
Member of The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and active conference participant. 2011-Present.
Invited Artist for Group Residency Titled: Creating community and environmental agency through a socially-engaged art practice”. Watershed Center for The Ceramic Arts. Summer 2023.
Short Term Artist in Residency of UM & MSU Graduate Students at the Red Lodge Clay Center. Red Lodge, Montana. June 2-16, 2016.
Year Long Artist in Residence at The Cub Creek Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Appomattox, Virginia. Specializing in Wood firing. August 1st 2013 through July 31st 2014.
January International Artist Residency at the Shaw Center at the Medalta Clay Society. Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada. January 2011 & January 2012.
Attendee of the "Art and Life Workshop" at the Anderson Ranch Center for the Arts. Snowmass Village, Colorado. Instructed by Chris Staley. July 10-16, 2016.
Participant in Think Tank 9: Integrative Teaching International Conference for Foundations Instructors. Hosted by The School of Art at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. July 8-11, 2017.
Studio Assistant to Tara Wilson, Montana City, Montana. August, 2015 - June, 2016
Studio Technician Assistant for Justine Holzman in production of her Masters in Landscape Architecture Thesis Exhibition titled "Material Agency." Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery, Shaw Center for the Arts 100 Lafayette St. Baton Rouge LA, 70801. Spring 2013.
Collaborations
Founder of the Seed Bank Project, a social collaborative that puts hand-made, specially designed ceramic seed banks into the hands of cultures around the world to ignite a dialogue of ecological stewardship for generations to come. 2017-Present. www.rachaelmarnejones.com/sbp
Collaborator with Professor Arun Brahmbhatt to bring together religious study students of Hinduism and wheel throwing students to learn about the material culture of Hindo religious ceremonies and create the Diya lamps used during Diwali festivals. Fall 2021.
Participating Artist and Author In Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss, a multimedia, multi-venue, cross-border art intervention that will investigate extractive industry in all of its forms. https://www.extractionart.org/home. Future Exhibition with Ryan Parker in conjunction with the intervention is slated to take place at the Richard F. Brush Gallery, Canton NY in the Fall of 2021.
Collaborator/ Speaker for TAUNY Art Center’s Garden Walk Grow and Tell Series in collaboration Bob Washo and Flip Filipi with the Little Grasse Farm. We buried a seed bank at the farm that contained Virclar Lettuce Seeds and a few other varieties that are of importance to the North Country region and growing season. October 9th, 2021.
Co-coordinator of the Conservation in Clay: Native Reptile and Amphibian Species of New York with Dr. Kristine Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Biology at St. Lawrence University. For one unit, students in Ceramics 1 and Herpetology worked together to research, sculpt and exhibit a chosen native species. The collaboration culminated in an exhibition at the Launders Science Library April 1-May 31, 2019 and students gave short speeches about their chosen species & sculptures during the public reception on April 4th, 2019.
Community Outreach & Volunteer Work
Juror for the 2023 NYS Juried Art Exhibition at the Frederic Remington Art Museum. September 20th, 2023-January 14th 2024.
Host & Maker for the Pop Up Holiday Pottery Sale Fundraiser 2021 & 2022, in which half of proceeds were split between United Way of the North Country, and ACR Health in Canton, NY in 2020 and proceeds were split between Soul Fire Farm, and The Akwesasne Cultural Center Library and Museum in 2021. Over $1200 was raised for these organizations. December 17th, 2021 & 2022.
Coordinator & Liaison of Visiting Artist Exhibition & Talk along with fellow colleague, Professor Guanyi Yang and the generous support of Cathy Tedford of the Richard F. Brush Gallery, as well as the Art & Art History Department of St. Lawrence University. Time, Space, Nature: Paintings by Jingtao Liu. An exhibition of works by the leading Thangka Painter & National Painter of China. Exhibition Dates: October 17th-December 7, 2019.
Artist Talk in coordination with the Solo Exhibition: Depth Over Distance & The Seed Bank Project. The Lewistown Art Center, Lewistown, MT. July 12th, 2019.
Co-collaborator on building an 80-square cubic foot wood kiln for the Sào Laurènco Community Sculpture Studio as an educational component of the Biennale de Curitiba, 2017. Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. September 2-11th, 2017.
Volunteer Co-Curator of the Waller Yoblonsky Gallery at Montana State University, Bozeman Montana. Fall Semester of 2016 and Spring semester of 2017.
Artist in Residence at The Holter Museum of Art in conjunction with the 150th Helena Anniversary Banner Project with the Helena School District. 12 East Lawrence Street, Helena, Montana. September 15th, through October 30th, 2014.
Short-Term Resident Artist Talk. Red Lodge Clay Center, June 10, 2017.
Guest Artist Alumni Talk. Invited by Trey Hill. Clay Studio at University of Montana.
University of Montana Resident Artist’s Talks. April 3, 2017.
Volunteer Ceramics Instructor for 5th Graders at Paxson Elementary School, 101 Evans Avenue, Missoula MT 59801. 2010.
Curator & Assistant Organizer & Painter of The Orange Street Mural Project, A public Art Project. Orange Street Underpass, Missoula, MT 59801.
Awards, Collections, Grants & Fellowships
Included in the Rosenfield Collection. Contemporary, functional ceramic art collection curated by David and Louise Rosenfield in Dallas, Texas, USA. Spring 2024.
Innovation Award granted for The Seed Bank Project at the 28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National juried by Julia Galloway, presented by Market House Craft Center, Lancaster PA. Online exhibition September 25-October 31, 2020. http://strictlyfunctionalpottery.net/
Mini-Hearst Grant Recipient for the Conservation in Clay Collaboration with Dr. Kristine Hoffman. An educational collaboration between Ceramics 1 & Herpetology students at St. Lawrence University, culminating in an exhibition of their Native Amphibian & Reptile Sculptures, and public talks detailing the ecological impact of their chosen sculpted species. The Launders Science Library, St. Lawrence University. Exhibition: April 1- May 31, 2019. Reception & Public Talks: April 4th, 2019.
First Artist Fellow accepted into the Global Sustainability Fellows Program. 2018 session. Organized by The Sustainability Laboratories through Michael Ben-Eli. Held at the Arava Institute for Ecological Studies, Kibbutz Kitura, Israel. June 17-July 6th, 2018.
Juror's Selection. Create New+: An Annual Online Exhibition of MFA Artwork. Juried by Tyler Brumfield, Cory Crumrine, Shelby Hanson, Evan Hauser, & Brock Mickelsen. Hosted by the University of Montana. April 21-February 1st, 2018.
Included in the Personal Collection of Dick & Marie Anderson, Helena Montana. Fall 2017.
Recipient of the Presidential Scholarship of the Graduate School at Montana State University. Fall semester of 2015 and Spring semester of 2016.
Recipient of the Sidney E. Frank Foundation Fellowship offered through the School of Art, Montana State University. Fall semester of 2015 and Spring semester of 2016.
Selected for inclusion into the collection of The Montana Museum of Art and Culture. Curated by Brandon Reinjtes. Missoula, MT. Fall 2010.
Selected Solo & Two person Exhibitions
Trace Remains: Sculpture & Photographs by Rachael Marne Jones & Ryan Keith Parker. In conjunction with the Codex Foundations’ Art & Extraction Intervention of 2021. To be held at the Richard F. Brush Gallery at St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY. August 17th-October 7th, 2021.
Depth Over Distance & The Seed Bank Project: The Sculptural and Socially Collaborative Works of Rachael Marne Jones. Lewistown Art Center, Lewistown, Montana. July 5-July 30th, 2019.
Deep Now & The Seed Bank Project: The MFA Thesis Exhibition of Rachael Marne Jones. Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Haynes Hall, Montana State University. Bozeman, MT. April 2-6, 2018
Blár A' Chlachain. A Solo Exhibition at the Exit Gallery in the Student Union Building, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. October 31-November 18, 2016.
New Works by Rachael Marne Jones A solo exhibition in the Held Gallery at the Holter Museum of Art. 12 E. Lawrence St. Helena, MT 59601. October-November 2015.
Micro/Macro. A Solo Exhibition of Porcelain Drawings and Sculpture. July 15th-August 23, 2013. Roswell Art Center West Gallery. 1355 Woodstock Rd. Roswell Georgia, 30075.
Found. A Solo Exhibition featuring Slip Cast & Found Object Sculpture by Rachael Marne Jones. The Rock Bottom Gallery at The Top Hat. Missoula, MT 59802. March 2012.
Selected Invitational & Group Exhibitions
Exhibiting artist & collaborator with Michael Strand & Steven Hilton. William and Anna Jane Schlossman Gallery at The Plains Art Museum. Fargo, ND. September 30th, 2023-March 16th, 2024.
Listening to Water. Exhibitor & speaker. An exhibition exploring the kinship shared with human kind, and the more then human guardians of the waterways of the Kaniatarowanénhne (St. Lawrence River). Organized by the Talking Wings Collective. October 16th-December 9th, 2023.
28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National juried by Julia Galloway, presented by Market House Craft Center, Lancaster PA. Online exhibition September 25-October 31, 2020.
Intercultural Connection: An exhibition showcasing the cultural diversity of The Cub Creek Foundation. Curated by Shanna Fleigel. In conjunction with NCECA 2018 exhibitions. At the Community College of Allegheny County, Allegheny Campus, West Hall. 828 Ridge Ave. Pittsburg, PA. March 12-17, 2018.
Here We Are. Group Invitational at the Robert and Gennie DeWeese Gallery, Bozeman MT. January 22- March 6, 2018.
Create New+: An Annual Online Exhibition of MFA Artwork. Juried by Tyler Brumfield, Cory Crumrine, Shelby Hanson, Evan Hauser, & Brock Mickelsen. Hosted by the University of Montana. April 21, 2017- February 2018.
UM/MSU Exhibition at the Archie Bray Foundation. Helena, Montana. February 6-24, 2017.
In Praise of Hands: A Graduate Semester Kickoff show. The Waller Yoblonsky Gallery, Bozeman Montana, January 31- February 3rd, 2017.
Graduate Final Review Exhibition. The Waller Yoblonksy Gallery, Bozeman Montana. November 29- December 7, 2016.
Small Works from a Big State: Montana Clay in Kansas City. A collection of works by the Members of Montana Clay. Kansas City, Missouri, 64112. March 6th-18th, 2016.
John Jessiman- A life in clay. Invitational Exhibition at the Atrium Gallery at Ball State University, Muncie IN. January 9th-February 4th, 2016.
Drink This! A National Cup Show 2015. Work house Center for Ceramic Art. Juried by Phil Rogers. 9518 Workhouse way, Lorton, Virginia, 22079. January 2nd- February 2nd, 2015.
On The Horizon- A group exhibition of 43 resident artists and 11 artist residencies around the United States. Juried by Brice Dyer. St. Pete's Clay, 420 22nd St. South, St. Petersburg, FL. 2013
Out of The Blue. A National Juried Show by Trey Hill at the Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula Montana, 1106 A Hawthorne St. Missoula MT 59802. February 1-22nd 2013.
Unwedged 2012. The third annual North American juried competition hosted by Pottery Northwest. Juried Steven Young Lee, the Resident Artist Director of the Archie Bray Foundation. 226 1st Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109. November 3rd-30th, 2012.
"What’s The Use?" Functional Ceramics & Ceramics About Function. Juried by Shalene Valenzuela, director of The Missoula Clay Studio. The KOBO Gallery (at Higo) 604 S. Jackson St. Seattle, WA 98104. March-April 2012.
The Western Northwest Montana Ceramic Artists at NCECA. Juried by Jill Oberman. The Seattle Design Center, 5701 Sixth Avenue South, Seattle, WA. January-April 2012.
University of Montana Artists Exhibition Opening & Celebration for Les Manning's inauguration of The Order of Canada. Les Manning Gallery, Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada. January 2012.
School of Fine Arts 18th Annual Student Juried Exhibition. Juried by Phoebe Toland, Gallery of Visual Arts, Social Science Building University of Montana Missoula, MT.
School of Fine Arts 17th Annual Student Juried Exhibition. Juried Brandon Reintjes, curator of Art at the Montana Museum of Art and Culture, Gallery of Visual Arts, Social Science Building University of Montana Missoula, MT.
Bachelors of Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibitions, Class of 2011.Gallery of Visual Arts, Social Science Building University of Montana Missoula, MT. Spring 2011.
Biannual Student and Faculty Exhibition at the Archie Bray Foundation. Curated by Richard Knotkin. Helena, Montana. Spring 2011.
Publications, Press & Speaking Engagements & Workshops
Author & Interviewer for Northern Clay Center’s “Pathways” Exhibition Catalogue. Fall 2024
Workshop Instructor. Connecting to Place: Seed Saving Vessel Workshop. The Lay of the Land Education & Outreach initiative, July 29th, 2024.
Guest Lecturer for Professor Jessica Haye’s Art, Landscape & Ecology course at University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. September 28th, 2023.
Guest Lecturer for Montana State University graduate student seminar, invited by Rollin Beamish. October 6th, 2023.
Published Author of Seeding Hope for the Future. The Studio Potter Journal. April 2023.
Published Author of “Panel: Environmental Engagement: Clay +Solastalgia Article and panelist for the corresponding Panel. Published in the NCECA Journal 2022 in conjunction with the 56th Annual NCECA conference: Fertile Ground. Panel commenced during the NCECA Fertile Ground Conference. March 14-17, 2022.
Trace Remains-Rachael M. Jones mini documentary. Produced by Talking Wings Collective & The Richard F. Brush Gallery in conjunction with Extraction: Art on the Edge. Released September 2021.
Panel Member for CARE (Committed to Action for Racial Equity) at St. Lawrence University. Fall Semester, 2020.
Published Author in the Megazine Catalogue and Exhibition guide for Extraction: Art on the Edge of the Abyss, a multimedia, multi-venue, cross-border art intervention that will investigate extractive industry in all of its forms. January, 2021. https://www.extractionart.org/home.
Member and Juror of Artaxis: An evolving Independent network of artists. Juried in May 2020 and on jury rotation. https://artaxis.org/rachael-marne-jones/
Featured Artist of Quartz Inversion: An international roster of ceramic artists coping with A world in flux. Nominated for Round 2 June 2020. https://www.quartzinversion.com/
Featured in St. Lawrence News & Stories. Flexibility, Creativity, Community: The Art of Remote Learning- An Article Detailing the shift from in person to online learning during the COVID 19 pandemic. August 2020. h
Featured In Big Sky Journal-Arts 2016. Art & The Environment: Three Voices. 2016.