EDUCATION
MFA Program in Artisanry, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA, 1993
Graduate Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1986–1988
BA, Fine Arts / Mathematics, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI, 1985
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owner, Julie Peck Ceramics, Somerville, MA, 1993 – present
Create artwork for show, sale and commission, teach adult and children’s classes
Massachusetts Cultural Council STARS Residency, 2011 – present
Fifteen, 4–5 month long residencies, designing, teaching and installing large scale, ceramic projects in a number of regional schools
Visual Arts Artist Fellowship Grant, Somerville Arts Council, 2023
Somerville Art Council Project Grants, 2020, 2013, 2010
3–4 month residencies, designing, teaching and installing a permanent installation or gallery exhibition
Instructor, Mudflat Pottery School, Somerville, MA, 1995 – present
Participant and Volunteer, Somerville Open Studios annual event, 2000 – present
Participant, Brickbottom Open Studios annual event, 2022, 2023
Instructor, Amplify Your Voice, Mystic Learning Center and Mudflat Collaboration, 2022
Lead a multi-generational class designing, fabricating and installing a ceramic mural at the Mystic Housing Development, Somerville, MA
Instructor, Indigo Fire, Watertown, MA, 2023 – present
Instructor, New Art Center, Newtonville, MA, 2021
Instructor, Sawmill Pottery (two-day workshop), Putnam, CT, 2021
Instructor, Local Pottery (two-day workshop), Norwell, CT, 2019
EXHIBITIONS AND COMMISSIONS
2024
Color Pop, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Saratoga, NY
Solo exhibition, Launchpad, Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston, MA
2023
Lushly Juried exhibition at NCECA, Fern, Cincinnati, OH
Earth and Fire, Stifel Fine Arts Center, Wheeling, WV
Green House, Mission Creek Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Inside-Out Somerville Open Studios Member Exhibit, Somerville, MA
State of Clay, Award for Outstanding Functional Work, LexArt, Lexington, MA
Strictly Functional Pottery National Show, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Small Works Exhibit, Jag Gallery, Key West, FL
2022
Natural Visions, Lex Art, Lexington, MA
Small Works Show, Bow Street Market, Somerville, MA
Annual Cup Show, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2021
Solo Exhibition, Sawmill Pottery, Putnam, CT
Squish, Fold, Twist, Barrington Center for the Arts, Gordon College, Wenham, MA
Reflection/Reawakening/Resilience, Lex Art, Lexington, MA
The Endless Cup, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
The State of Clay, Lex Art, Lexington, MA
Fireplace Façade, Chau family, Somerville, MA
Botanical Panel Mural, Kaj Wilson, Newton, MA
2020
Botanical Abundance, McGroaty Arts Center, Tujunga, CA
CHEERS! Drink-up!, Commonwheel Gallery, Manitou Springs, CO
Undercover, Goodearth Pottery, Bellingham, WA
2019
Solo Exhibition, True Bistro Restaurant, Somerville, MA
2018
Created and installed a 42-foot tile frieze, referencing the historic detail in Mudflat Pottery School’s newly renovated building
Garden Tile Surround Kitchen Backsplash, Green family, Somerville, MA
2017
Replication and production of historic tile medallions, Sander family, Weston, MA
INFLUENTIAL EXPERIENCES
University of Massachusetts/AR.CO Student exchange Program, Lisbon, Portugal
Apprentice, Moravian Pottery and Tileworks, Doylestown, PA