MOLLY
RIVERA
EDUCATION
2020 MFA University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2017 BFA University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021 Executive Director, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, Hutchinson, MN
Marketing Assistant, Minnesota Pottery Festival, Hutchinson, MN
2020 Gallery Associate, Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson, MN
2018-19 Director/Curator, FrontierSpace Gallery, Missoula, MT
2017 Curator, MFA Online Exhibition, University of Missoula, MT
Demonstrating Artist, Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN
Judge/Presenter, Pine City Student Art Show, Pine City, MN
2016 Intern, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
Intern, Lincoln Center Ceramics Studio, Duluth, MN
2015-17 Vice President and Treasurer, MudGuild Ceramics Club, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN
2013-17 Event Coordinator and Demonstrating Artist, Open Studio, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2019 Instructor of Record, Drawing Foundations, three courses, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2019 Instructor of Record, Intro to Art History Online, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2018 Teaching Assistant, Latin American Art History, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2018 Teaching Assistant to Trey Hill, Ceramics I, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2017-18 Ceramics Instructor, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT. Fabrications.
2018 University Gallery, Missoula, MT. Transience.
2017 Tweed Museum of Art Duluth, MN. Ritual.
EXHIBITIONS
2021 1+1=1 Gallery, Helena, MT. Holiday Show. Invitational.
Hutchinson Center for the Arts, Hutchinson, MN, Community Showcase. Invitational.
2020 1+1=1 Gallery, Helena, MT. Holiday Show. Invitational.
The Art Center Highland Park, Highland Park, IL, Of Time and Place. Juried.
FrontierSpace Gallery, Missoula, MT. Reunion. Invitational.
2019 1+1=1 Gallery, Helena, MT. Holiday Show. Invitational.
Off Center Gallery, Missoula, MT. Emerging Ceramic Artists Holiday Show. Juried by Beth Lo.
Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT. Clay AF. Invitational.
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. New To The Scene. July Featured Artist. Invitational.
Waller-Yoblonsky Gallery, Bozeman, MT. Judge, Jury, and Exhibitioner. Invitational.
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT. University of Montana and Montana State University Faculty and Student Exhibition. St. Catherine’s University, St. Paul, MN. Women Who Teach. NCECA Concurrent Exhibition. Invitational.
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN. Chronicled in Clay: Ceramics and the Art of the Story. NCECA Concurrent Exhibition. Juried by Tetsuya Yamada, Monica Edwards, and Torey Erin.
1+1=1 Gallery, Helena, MT. Small Works. Invitational.
2018 Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT. Annual Student Exhibition. Juried.
FrontierSpace Gallery, Missoula, MT. Annual Benefit Auction. Invitational.
Lacuna Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Open House. Invitational.
2017 Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT. Annual Student Exhibition. Juried by Chris Bauder.
Off Center Gallery, Missoula, MT. Emerging Ceramic Artists Holiday Show. Juried by Beth Lo.
FrontierSpace Gallery, Missoula, MT. Annual Benefit Auction. Invitational.
Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT. University of Montana Exhibit. Invitational.
Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN. Art and Design Annual Student Exhibition. Juried by JoshuaCarlson and Homer Rutledge.
Studio 3 West, Duluth, MN. WTF. Invitational.
Prove Gallery, Duluth, MN. WTF. Invitational.
2016 Benchmark Tattoo and Gallery, Duluth, MN. Ceramix. Invitational.
Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN. Art and Design Annual Student Exhibition. Juried by GakuTsitaja and Dan Baggenstoss.
Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN. Art and Design Annual Student Exhibition. Juried byChristopher Atkins and Sam Michaels.
Prove Gallery, Duluth, MN. Support. Invitational.
2014-17 McNamara Alumni Center Foyer Gallery, St. Paul, MN. Board of Regents Invitational Exhibition.
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2019 Beth Lo Award, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2018 Montana Museum of Art & Culture Purchase Award, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2017-20 Dean’s List for Academic Excellence, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2017 Julia Galloway Pottery Award, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Magna Cum Laude, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MNDepartmental Honors, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN
Chancellor’s Merit Award, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN
2016 Dean’s Purchase Award, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN
Howard W. Lyons and Alice Tweed Tuohy Award, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN
Olive and Anna Tezla Scholarship, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN
2015 Edith and Glenn Nelson Memorial Scholarship, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN
2014 William and Rose Schiff Memorial Scholarship, TwoTen Footwear Foundation
2013-17 Dean’s List for Academic Excellence, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN
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COLLECTIONS
Montana Museum of Art and Culture, Missoula, MT
Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN
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PUBLICATIONS
2017 Guest artist on Radio Gallery, KUMD Duluth Public Radio
2015 Interviewed for Radio Gallery, KUMD Duluth Public Radio
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SERVICE
2021 Volunteer, Minnesota Pottery Festival, Hutchinson, MN
2017-20 Volunteer, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2015-19 Volunteer, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2012-19 Volunteer, Empty Bowls
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
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