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SIDONIE VILLERE

Born: 1976, New Orleans, LA


EDUCATION

2001 – 2004

  • University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
  • New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • MFA-Ceramics


1998 – 2000

  • Newcomb College of Tulane University
  • New Orleans, LA
  • BFA - Ceramics, Art History Minor


1996 – 1998

  • Louisiana State University
  • Baton Rouge, LA


1997

  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Providence, RI


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2025

  • Circe, Smith Contemporary, New Orleans, LA


2018

  • Responsorial: The Second Sex and the Contemporary Dialectics of Misogyny, New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA


2016

  • EXCHANGE, Galerie Jochen Hempel, Berlin, Germany


2015

  • Inspired by Land, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
  • REVERB: Past, Present, Future, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA


2014

  • Guns In The Hands Of Artists, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
  • Preserve, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA


2013

  • Crescent City Connection, Dishman Museum, Beaumont, TX


2012

  • Adjust, Reynolds Ryan Gallery at Newman School, New Orleans, LA
  • NOLA NOW Part II: Abstraction in Louisiana, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA


2011

  • White on White, Cynthia Volk Asian Art, New York, NY
  • Wrapped, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
  • January White Sale, Loretta Howard Gallery, New York, NY


2010

  • The Sublime and the Silly, UNO-St. Claude Gallery, New Orleans, LA
  • Impressions, Tinney Contemporary, Nashville, TN


2009

  • Art Melt, Brunner Gallery, Shaw Center, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Camouflage, Solo Exhibition, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA


2008

  • P1 Projects, Hefler Building, New Orleans, LA
  • 40 Days and 40 Nights, Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Phenomena of Change: Solo Exhibition, Steve Martin Studios, Miami, FL
  • Material, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA


2007

  • Kaleidoscope Katrina, Windows of Lord and Taylor Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
  • Organic Intervention: Solo Exhibition, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA


2006

  • New Orleans Artists in Exile, Steve Martin Studios, Miami, FL
  • New Orleans Artists in Exile, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
  • Shreveport Regional Arts Council, ARTSPACE, Shreveport, LA
  • South Coast Clay, Gallery 301, Mobile, AL
  • Thresholds: Innovations in Clay, Portland, OR
  • New Orleans Artists In Exile, Atlanta, GA


2005

  • Clay, A Compelling Expression, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
  • Ceramic Currents: Program in Artisanry 1975-2003, Anne Arundel Community College, Pascal Center Gallery, Arnold, MD


2004

  • Connections, Open Door Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Thesis Exhibition, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA


2003

  • Glass Case Show, UMass Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
  • Ceramics in Progress, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
  • The New Generation: Current Work from the Program in Artisanry, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
  • Tabor Academy, Marion, MA


2002

  • Ernie’s Gallery Window, New Bedford, MA
  • Artists Connected by Water, University Art Gallery, New Bedford, MA. Sponsored by the Lloyd Center of Environmental Studies
  • Transformation, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA


2001

  • Glimpse Show, Gallery 244, New Bedford, MA
  • Mt. Washington Conference Center, Baltimore, MD
  • Millbrook School Gallery, Millbrook, NY


2000

  • Woldenberg Gallery, Newcomb School, New Orleans, LA, Twenty Piece Graduating BFA Exhibit


SELECTED COLLECTIONS

  • Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans LA
  • New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
  • Roger Ogden, New Orleans, LA
  • Saks Fifth Avenue Department Stores, New York, NY
  • Estate of Howard Barnett, New Orleans, LA
  • James Mouenger, New Orleans, LA
  • Wendy and George Rodrigue, New Orleans, LA
  • Louellen and Darryl Berger, New Orleans, LA
  • Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody, The Bunker, Palm Beach, FL
  • Dr. Jonathan Lampert, New York, NY
  • Steve and Dana Hansel, New Orleans, LA


WORKSHOPS AND RESIDENCIES

2005

  • Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX. Three week residency in October right after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast.


2003

  • Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO. Handbuilding Workshop taught by Sally Brogden
  • Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV. Photographing the Tahoe Basin, Workshop taught by Russell Dudley


2001

  • Peter Callas Workshop, Belvedere, NJ. Japanese Pottery Workshop


1999-2007

  • National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference (NCECA). Columbus, Ohio, 1999, Denver, Colorado, 2000, Charlotte, NC, 2001, San Diego, CA, 2003, Baltimore, Maryland, 2005, Portland, Oregon, 2006, Louisville, KY, 2007


RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

2008

  • Co-Curator, Material, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA


2006

  • Co-Curator, Thresholds: Innovative Clay, Ogle Gallery, Portland, OR


2005

  • Visiting Artist, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
  • Curator, Clay, A Compelling Expression, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA


2005-2013

  • Ceramics Teacher, Louise S. McGehee School, New Orleans LA. Teaching part time to juniors and seniors.


2004

  • Exhibition Programmer, Louisiana ArtWorks, New Orleans, LA


2003

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA. Beginning Handbuilding
  • Volunteer, NCECA, San Diego, CA
  • Visiting Artist, Tabor Academy, Marion, MA


2002

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA


2001 - 2004

  • Member, Gallery 244, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA


2001

  • Ceramics Representative for the Buyers Market of American Craft, Baltimore, MD


2000

  • Internship, Neal Auction House, New Orleans, LA


HONORS AND AWARDS

2009

  • Art Melt 2nd Place Prize, Jurors: Dan Cameron, Brian Young, Ann Connelly, Brunner Gallery at the Shaw Center, Baton Rouge, LA


2007

  • Love in the Garden Honoree, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA


2005

  • Invited Participant, Southern Arts Federation Summit, Atlanta, GA.


2004

  • Public Commission, Jefferson Parish Courthouse, Gretna, LA


2002 - 2003

  • Teaching Assistantships, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Hand Building, Foundations: Visual Language and 3-D Concepts New Bedford, MA


2000

  • Award Recipient, Juanita Gonzales Prize in Ceramics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2024


2017


2015


2012

  • “Mark Tullos’ Nominees for: Up-and-Coming Regional Artists”. Country Roads Adventures Close to Home, 2013.


2009

  • “Gauze to Reflect”. Gambit Weekly, March 17, 2009.


2008

  • “After the flood…Exhibit to focus on Hurricane Katrina’s impact on New Orleans”. LexisNexis News, August 3, 2008, Main Edition, E, Pg. 1.
  • “New Works By Sidonie Villere At Steve Martin Studio”. Wynwood, The Art Magazine, May 2008, Volume 1 No. 9.


2007

  • “The public meets Paul Chan and New Orleans artists show their work in the Big Apple”. The Times-Picayune, September 28, 2007
  • “Earthly Passions”. Gambit Weekly, June 12, 2007.


2006

  • “Exhibit reflects anguish of New Orleans artists”. Indystar.com, January 28, 2006.


2005

  • “No Pots Allowed: A dozen sculptors throw an admirable show”. The Times-Picayune, May 27, 2005.

All Images © Sidonie Villere