EDUCATION:

February 1950 - June 1954
Bachelor of Science in Art Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

September 1958 - May 1960
Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art.

OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY:

September 1956 - June 1958
High School Art and Industrial Arts Teacher, Clarkston, MI.

September 1960 - 1993
College Instructor (see details below:), University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

1963
Promoted to Assistant Professor.

1966
Promoted to Associate Professor.

1967
Elected Art Department Chair (position held three years)

1970
Promoted to Full Professor.

1970
Appointed Assistant Dean, College of Arts & Sciences (position held 3+2/3 years)

1974
Resigned as Assistant Dean and returned to full time Art teaching with primary teaching responsibilities in ceramics.

June 1993
Retired after 33 years of service at UW-RF.

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AWARDS:

September 1967 - December 1967
Teacher Improvement Grant for work with the forming and chemistry of porcelain. University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

June 1968 - August 1968
Summer Instruction Improvement Grant to study the availability and potential of industrial wastes as art materials. University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

November 1977 - June 1978
Faculty Sabbatical Leave Grant for work in personal studio. University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

April 1991
Foundation Grant - partial funding for a permanent kiln at Pigeon Lake Field Station. University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

September 1991
Named "Outstanding Teacher of the Year in the Humanities for 1991: University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

JURIED EXHIBITIONS:

1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
Wisconsin State Fair Crafts Show; Milwaukee, WI

1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1974
Wisconsin Designer-Craftsmen's Exhibition; Milwaukee, WI

1960, 1964, 1968
Ceramics National Exhibition; Syracuse, NY

1960 & 1961
National Decorative Arts & Ceramics Exhibition; Wichita, KS

1959 & 1960
Michigan Regional Ceramic Exhibition; South Bend, IN

1960
14th Exhibition of Michigan Artist-Craftsmen; Detroit, MI

1960
West Michigan Art Exhibition; Grand Rapids, MI

1961
Twin City Area Artists Exhibition; St. Paul, MN

1976
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 5th Annual Alumni Art Show; Milwaukee, WI

1977
National Cone Box Show; Lawrence, KS

1978
Midwest Craft Competitive; Rochester, MN

1983
Utilitarian Mud, Juried Invitational; Cudahy Gallery of Wisconsin Art; Milwaukee, WI

1983
13th Biennial National Art Exhibition; Valley City State College, ND

1983
16th Annual Juried Show of the Muscatine Art Center; Muscatine, IA

1983
Crafts: Directions; Harry Nohr Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, WI

1984
1st Biennial Juried Art Show, Art Association; Jamestown, ND

1985
14th Biennial National Art Exhibit; Valley City State College; ND

1986
Wisconsin Arts West 7, L.E. Phillips Memorial Library; Eau Claire, WI

1986
2nd Biennial Exhibition, Arts Center, Jamestown, ND

1987
15th Biennial National Arts Exhibit, Valley City State College, ND

1988
16th Biennial National Arts Exhibit, Valley City State College, ND

1990
Material Magic, Wisconsin Designer Craftsmen, West Bend, WI

1992
"2x2x2" Exhibit, Gallery Ten, Rockford IL

1997
The Clay Cup VI, SIU, Carbondale, IL. (One of 63 accepted out of over 500 entries.)

2005
Vasefinder Nationals 2005, juried on line exhibition
http://vasefinder.com/vasefinder.nats.2005.home.html

NOTE:  I have not entered competitive exhibitions requiring entry by slide submission or a fee since 1997.

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:

1960 & '68 
21st and 25th Ceramic National Exhibition; work selected for U.S. tour.

1964
Whitewater State University; Whitewater, WI

1966
Ceramic Arts U.S.A., 1966; International Minerals and Chemicals Corp.; Skokie, IL

1972 & '73
University of WI - Milwaukee Alumni Invitational; Milwaukee, WI

1975
University of WI - River Falls Ceramic Invitational; River Falls, WI

1976
University of Indiana - Bicentennial Crafts Invitational; Bloomington, IN

1977
Wustum Museum - group invitational; Racine, WI

1977
Carleton College - group invitational; Northfield, MN

1978
University of WI - River Falls, One-Man Show

1978
Whitewater Ceramic Invitational; Whitewater, MN

1980
University of WI - River Falls, Faculty at Stout State
University; Menomonie, WI

1981
University of WI - River Falls, Faculty at NA Gallery; Northfield, MN

1984
Duo Exhibit (McQuarrie & Wild), Winona Art Center; MN

1984
The American Coffee Cup, Rochester Art Center; MN

1995
"East of the Big Muddy" Clay artists of Wisconsin; Phipps Center for the Arts; Hudson, WI

1996
Individual Exhibit of 40 pieces; Phipps Center for the Arts; Hudson, WI

1996
3rd Oregon Invitational, Linfield College; McMinnville, OR

2004 
University of Wisconsin - River Falls, Emeriti Exhibition

2004 
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, '54-'59 Alumni Invitational Exhibition

OTHER:

1962
Feb. 10, Written up by Dorothy Adlow in the Christian Science Monitor

1966
Crafts Juror; MN State Fair Crafts Exhibition

1967
Guest artist-speaker, state convention of MN Art Education Association

1969
One-man Show; Milwaukee Jewish Community Center

1971
Visiting artist (3 days); West Virginia State College

1976
Minnesota Crafts Fair (Invited Artist); Minneapolis Institute of Arts

1977
Work selected for two-year touring exhibition, National Cone Box Show;
Lawrence, KS

1977
Juror; Summit University Arts Festival, St. Paul, MN

1977
Juror; Annual Exhibition of LaCrosse, WI Society of Fine Arts

1978 
One-man Show; work from sabbatical leave, University of WI - River Falls

1978
Juror, AAUW, Art Fair on the Green, LaCrosse, WI

1980
Contributor to the book, LOW FIRE by Leon Nigrosh (photos included)

1981
Contributor to Ceramics Monthly magazine, January and February issues

1983
Solo exhibit of 20 pieces, Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, MN

1983
Featured artist in Three-person Show; Mills Gallery, Minnetonka, MN

1984
Spring Selections: Cudahy Gallery of WI Art of the Milwaukee Art Museum (Juried consignment exhibition)

1984
Twenty American Clay Artists, '84 (Multi-visual-sound production; international showings)

1984
Contributor to Ceramics Monthly magazine, November issue

1986
Photographs of five pieces included in the A.R.T. Studio Clay Company Catalog (Elk Grove Village, IL)

1988
One page devoted to the work of Kurt Wild in the book CLAY'S THE WAY by Gene Kleinsmith; Victor Valley College Press, Victorville, CA

1996
Published article "Using Soluble Colorants at Stoneware Temperatures", Ceramics Monthly magazine, Sept. issue  (Photos of work included.)

1996
A bowl pictured in "The Gallery" section of Clay Times magazine Nov./Dec. issue.

1996
Jul. 30 - Aug.3, Trip to Mata Ortiz, Mexico to visit potters and collect pottery.

1997
Kurt Wild bowl included on Ceramics Monthly poster distributed at the annual national NCECA conference.

1997
Written up in an article by Tom Turnquist in the Sept./Oct. issue of the Journal of the American Art Pottery Association.

1997
Nov. 18-23, 2nd trip to Mata Ortiz, Mexico to visit potters and collect pottery.

1997
Article by Tom Turnquist titled "Kurt Wild Studio Ceramics from the Heartland"; Fall/Wtr., STYLE 1900 magazine (Photos included.)

1998
May 12-17, 3rd trip to Mata Ortiz, Mexico to visit potters and collect pottery.

1999
Feb. issue, Ceramics Monthly magazine, "Comment: Just Do It!" written
by Kurt Wild

1999
May/June issue Journal of the American Art Pottery Association,. article titled "Kurt Wild's Unique Technique" written by Kurt Wild (Photos included along with his work featured on the cover.)

2001
Jan. issue Ceramics Monthly magazine, "Comment: Deception, Confession, Suggestion", written by Kurt Wild.

2001
May/June issue Clay Times magazine, "Three Paths to Surface Design", article and photos by Kurt Wild.

2001
Dec. issue Ceramics Monthly magazine, "Another Way to Work", six-page article and photos by Kurt Wild.
Sept./Oct. issue Pottery Making Illustrated magazine, "Wild Decoration", article and photos by Kurt Wild.

2003
Pages 39 & 40 of the American Ceramic Society book Glazes: Materials, Recipes and Techniques, written by Kurt Wild.

2004
Jan./Feb. issue Journal of the American Art Pottery Association, "Design transfer, sgraffito and soluble salt decoration", article and photos by Kurt Wild.

2004 
Sept./Oct. issue Pottery Making Illustrated magazine, "Bob Homan's Tepee Paper Kiln", article and photos by Kurt Wild.

2004 
Dec. issue Ceramics Monthly magazine, "Steven Rolf: Doing It Right", article by Kurt Wild.

PRIZES/HONORS RECEIVED:

1959
Award for pottery; 7th Michigan Regional Exhibition; South Bend, IN

1960
Award for pottery; West Michigan Art Exhibition; Grand Rapids, MI

1960
Award for pottery; 8th Regional Exhibition; South Bend, IN

1963
First Award for pottery; Fine Arts Society of Dakota County; St. Paul, MN

1964
Third Award for pottery; Fine Arts Society of Dakota County;  St. Paul, MN

1964
Purchase Award for pottery; Permanent Collection, Milwaukee Art Center

1964
Court of Honor; 44th Wisconsin Designer-Craftsmen's Exhibition; Milwaukee, WI

1965
Purchase Award for pottery; WI State University - LaCrosse, WI

1965
Award for pottery; WI State Fair Crafts Show; Milwaukee, WI

1965
Court of Honor; 45th Wisconsin Designer-Craftsmen's Exhibition; Milwaukee, WI

1966
First Award for Pottery; Fine Arts Show; New Richmond, WI

1966
First Award for Crafts; Bonniwell Art Fair; Milwaukee, WI

1966
Award for pottery; WI State Fair Crafts Show; Milwaukee, WI

1967
Award for pottery; WI State Fair Crafts Show; Milwaukee, WI

1968
Purchase Award for pottery; Wisconsin State University -LaCrosse, WI

1968
Award for pottery; WI State Fair Crafts Show; Milwaukee, WI

1971
Named "Outstanding Educator of America"

1977
Merit Award for pottery

1977
National Cone Box Show, Lawrence, KS

1979
Southwest State University, Marshall, MN; Purchase Award for Permanent Collection

1983
Two Purchase Awards; 13th Biennial Juried Art Show; Valley City State College, ND

1984
Honorable mention; 1st Biennial Juried Art Show, Art Association, Jamestown, ND

1985
Honorable mention & Purchase Award; 14th Biennial National Art Exhibition; Valley City State College, Valley City, ND

1987
Purchase Award, 15th Biennial National Art Show; Valley City State College, ND

1997
The Clay Cup VI, SIU, Carbondale, IL; Sponsor purchase

2005
Honorable mention, Vasefinder Nationals 2005, juried on line exhibition
http://vasefinder.com/vasefinder.nats.2005.home.html