50 Bowls/50 States/50 Woodfires: Works by Elaine Olafson Henry
Artist Talk and Closing Reception on Thursday, September 5 at 4 pm in Kinnison Hall and the Edward A. Whitney Gallery.
Elaine Olafson Henry is a ceramics artist, curator, writer, proofreader, local volunteer, and trustee of Sheridan College. She is the former Editor and Publisher of the international ceramics journals Ceramics: Art & Perception and Ceramics TECHNICAL. She earned a BFA from the University of Wyoming, an MFA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and an MA in English at the University of Wyoming.
Henry taught at Emporia State University in Kansas from 1996–2007 where she served as the Chair of the Department of Art from 2000–2007. She served as the President of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 2002–2004 and the International Ceramics Magazine Editors Association (ICMEA) 2014–2016. She is currently an Honorary Member and Fellow of NCECA, and a lifetime member of ICMEA. Her work is internationally published, exhibited and collected. She is an elected member of the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC).
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Come join us for the Grand Opening of the
B.F. & Rose H. Perkins Health Science Center and the
Kim and Mary Kay Love Dental Hygiene Clinic
When: Thursday, September 7, 2023 from 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Sheridan College Whitney Mall
– located directly outside of the B.F. & Rose H. Perkins Health Science Center
Guided tours, food, drinks and music for all!