HERB WEAVER

6851 Singers Glen Road

Harrisonburg, VA 22802

cell: 304.238.8088

email: herbweaverworks@gmail.com

website: herbweaverworks.com

instagram: #herbweaverworkspottery

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EDUCATION

James Madison University.  Harrisonburg, VA. MFA  (Ceramics) 1985

Eastern Mennonite University. Harrisonburg, VA. BS  (Art Education) 1979

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

West Liberty University.  West Liberty, WV (Associate Professor) 2018-2019

Georgia Gwinnett College. Lawrenceville, GA (Professor) 2011-2015

Bethany College.  Bethany, WV  (Professor) 1994-2011

Brescia University. Owensboro, KY (Associate Professor) 1987-1994

Bryan College. Dayton, TN (Assistant Professor) 1985-1987

Eastern Mennonite High School. Harrisonburg, VA  1980-1985

Warren County High School.  Front Royal, VA  1979-1980

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RELATED EMPLOYMENT

Educational Testing Service (ETS) Princeton, NJ.  Advanced Placement (AP) Program.  1997-present

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ARTIST RESIDENCIES

Tides Institute StudioWorks. Eastport, ME 2021

The Hambidge Center.  Rabun Gap, GA  2020

Lee Art Center.  Arlington, VA  2005

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

SMITH HOUSE GALLERIES Harrisonburg, VA

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE  Elizabethtown, PA 

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA – UPSTATE    Spartanburg, SC                                          

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA – MONROE Monroe, LA                  

SHENANDOAH VALLEY ART CENTER     Waynesboro, VA                

EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY     Harrisonburg, VA        

IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE      Mt. Pleasant, IA        

OHIO  UNIVERSITY EASTERN    St. Clairsville, OH                  

NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY    Tahlequah, OK            

LEE ART CENTER     Arlington, VA        

WEST VIRGINIA CULTURAL CENTER    Capitol Arts Center    Charleston, WV        

WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY  “Over The Border”     West Liberty, WV                  

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE     New Wilmington, PA          

HOUGHTON COLLEGE       “Down to Earth”    Houghton, NY                            

CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE    “Ceremonial Teapottery”    Bend, OR      

SHENANDOAH VALLEY ART CENTER     Waynesboro, VA                

PEOPLE’S PLACE GALLERY   Intercourse, PA      

APPALACHIAN CENTER FOR CRAFTS     Tennessee Tech     Smithville, TN                        

BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE     Bridgewater, VA                      

SAINT MARY OF THE WOODS COLLEGE    Terre Haute, IN      

XAVIER UNIVERSITY   Cincinnati, OH

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TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE. Bridgewater, VA

STIFEL FINE ARTS CENTER     “Found & Faux”     Wheeling, WV            

OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY     Norfolk, VA          

LAKE WALES ARTS CENTER     “Uncornered”     Lake Wales, FL          

1401 GALLERY     “Double Vision”  Chattanooga, TN

WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON COLLEGE     Washington, PA        

MUSKINGUM COLLEGE     New Concord, OH                

KREMPP GALLERY     Jasper, IN  

BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE     Bridgewater, VA

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SELECTED GROUP INVITATIONALS

PEACEMAKING An American and European Exchange Galerie Kerstan    Stuttgart, Germany

AGGILLACEOUS: THE CLAY INVITATIONAL     West Liberty University    West Liberty, WV       

CERAMIC ARTISTS OF WEST VIRGINIA    Clay Place at Standard   Pittsburgh, PA                             

BEST OF WEST VIRGINIA    Tamarack Fine Arts Gallery     Beckley, WV      

RISING MUD    Wheeling Artisan Center     Wheeling, WV                  

SOUTHEASTERN COLLEGE ART CONFERENCE     Charleston, WV              

AMAZING CLAY THREE    Staunton Augusta Art Center    Staunton, VA          

MARYLAND ART PLACE    “Tour De Clay”    Baltimore, MD                                      

THE CLAY CONNECTION    Arlington County Central Library     Arlington, VA                          

AMAZING CLAY TWO    Staunton Augusta Art Center    Staunton, VA            

VUE DIEU     Southern Graphics Council Annual Conference     New Orleans, LA            

NATIONAL INVITATIONAL     Barton College    Wilson, NC            

TAMARACK CLAY INVITATIONAL    Beckley, WV                              

A POTTER’S TEA PARTY    Artisan Center     Wheeling, WV

SERENDIPITY     Owensboro Museum of Fine Art     Owensboro, KY              

AMERICAN IMAGES    The Artist’s Museum     Washington, DC          

ASSOCIATED ARTISTS OF PITTSBURGH     Pittsburgh, PA          

MONOTYPES     Cumberland College     Williamsburg, KY              

EMANUEL CULTURAL CENTER     Wuppertal, Germany              

ARTSPACE   Six Artistic Approaches    Atlanta, GA                            

CERAMIC INVITATIONAL FOR EMERGING ARTISTS    Penn State University  State College, PA

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SELECTED JURIED COMPETITIONS

WEST VIRGINIA JURIED EXHIBITION. West Virginia University. Morgantown, WV

ELEVENTH ANNUAL JURIED SHOW    Nelson Gallery    Lexington, VA                                             

ALLIED ARTISTS OF WEST VIRGINIA     Clay Center    Charleston, WV                          

CROSSCURRENTS     Juried Exhibition    Stifel  Arts Center   Wheeling, WV  **MERIT AWARD**

WEST VIRGINIA JURIED ART EXHIBITION   Huntington Museum of Fine Art  Huntington, WV        

THE CENTER OF MUSIC AND ART   Juried Exhibition  Wintersville, OH   **MERIT AWARD**    

VMRC 5th ANNUAL JURIED NATIONAL EXHIBITION   Park Gables Gallery   Harrisonburg, VA       

WEST VIRGINIA JURIED ART EXHIBITION   Parkersburg Art Center    Parkersburg, WV               

PIECES FOR PEACE & JUSTICE   Wheeling Jesuit University   Wheeling, WV  ** MERIT AWARD** 

WEST VIRGINIA JURIED ART EXHIBITION      Charleston, WV   **$5000 GOVERNOR’S AWARD**  

OH+5 OHIO BORDER BIENNIAL     Ohio Cultural Arts Center    Athens, OH                

ANNUAL SPRING EXHIBITION     Steubenville, OH   ** BEST OF SHOW**                

ANNUAL LAKE WALES ART SHOW     Lake Wales, FL   **PURCHASE AWARD**      

THREE-RIVERS ART FESTIVAL     Pittsburgh, PA    **MERIT AWARD**                    

ANNUAL SPRING EXHIBITION     Steubenville, OH   ** MERIT AWARD**                            

DELF NORONA MUSEUM CULTURAL CENTER    Moundsville, WV   **AWARD OF EXCELLENCE**  

VISUAL ARTS WICHITA  NATIONAL     Wichita, KS        

MUSKINGUM COLLEGE NATIONAL     New Concord, OH   **BEST OF SHOW**          

CLAY DOES IT ALL    University of Memphis  Juror: Richard Shaw    Memphis, TN                        

TRANS FINANCIAL BANK     Bowling Green KY     **BEST OF SHOW**        

OHIO VALLEY ANNUAL    New Albany, IN    **PURCHASE AWARD**                                  

TRANS FINANCIAL BANK     Bowling Green KY     **MERIT AWARD**                              

ANNUAL MID-STATES CRAFTS EXHIBITION    Evansville, IN  **MERIT AWARD**                        

THE A.R.T. NATIONAL CLAYBOX SHOW  Elk Grove, IL  **PURCHASE AWARD**                    

ANIMAL INAGERY  Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts   Gatlinburg, TN                                    

SMALL CERAMICS NATIONAL

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SELECTED GUEST ARTIST WORKSHOPS

Robert College. Istanbul, Turkey                        

Phillips Exeter Academy.  Exeter, New Hampshire     

McLaughlin Middle School.  Lake Wales, FL   

Dana Hall School. Wellesley, MA                          

Iowa Wesleyan College.  Mt. Pleasant, IA 

Columbia Art Center.  Baltimore, MD 

Lee Art Center.  Arlington, VA                       

Warren Wilson College.  Asheville, NC   

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COLLECTIONS                     

Kemper Tools. Chino, CA /  Belle Grove Museum. Middletown, VA / James Madison University Library.  Harrisonburg, VA / Sam Maloof. Alto Loma, CA  / Eastern Mennonite University Campus Center.  Harrisonburg, VA / Trans Financial Bank.  Bowling Green, KY / Excel Steel Works Inc.  Harrisonburg, VA / Synanon. Schmerwitz, Germany.  / First Mennonite Church of Bluffton, Ohio / Houghton College. Houghton, NY / Eastern Mennonite High School, Harrisonburg, VA / WV Cultural Center.  Charleston, WV / Ohio Univ. Eastern.  St. Clairsville, OH / Iowa Wesleyan College.  Mount Pleasant, IA /  Kevin Cole. Atlanta, GA / Brescia University. Owensboro, KY