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ABOUT

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BIOGRAPHY

 

Victoria Walton b. 1994 is an emerging visual artist based in Baltimore. She is a 2023 Ceramics MFA Candidate at NYSCC at Alfred University and has a BFA with a focus in ceramics from Towson University. Victoria explores the wonder and complexity of Black identity, creating sculpture and video works that center the narratives of women and gender-expansive people. Walton draws from their own life: reflecting on the intersection of her identities, ongoing battle with her health, and background of medical and emotional trauma. She further investigates the impact that historic societal factors and personal experiences have on the individual and the Black community. Their work illustrates the conditions that reveal how our environment builds and breaks us down simultaneously, making multi-layered connections between clay and the body.

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

 

2023          MFA Ceramics Candidate - New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC) 

                          at Alfred University - Alfred, NY 

2021            BFA Ceramics- Towson University - Towson, MD

                    -    Internship with Cristina Cordova, Penland, NC, February 2021

                     -    Farmhouse Pottery BIPOC Scholarship, December 2020

​2014           AAS Fashion Design - Fashion Institute of Technology - New York, NY

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023         Body Like A Thorn, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Turner Gallery at Alfred University

2021          Acceptance: A Journey Through Chaos, Creative Alliance, MD   

2020         Divisions of the Psyche, Storage Space Gallery Towson, MD 

 

GROUP EXHIBITION

 

2023          Clay Holds Water, Water Holds Memory, NCECA, Cincinnati, OH

2023          Figuring Space, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2022          Nyctophobia, The FC Collective, Atlanta, GA

2022          Womxn of Alfred, NCECA, Sacramento, CA

2022          Culture, Strada, New York, NY

2022           MOR Exhibition, Goodyear Art Center, Charlotte, NC

2021           Future Ancestors, Baltimore Clayworks, MD

2021           Repercussions: Redefining The Black Aesthetic, Eubie Blake Cultural Center, Baltimore 

2021           The Coal Skuttle’s Legacy, Motor House Baltimore, MD

2020          We Are Clay, Baltimore Clayworks, MD

2020          Black Art Matters, Maryland Federation of Art, Virtual

       -     Juror’s Choice - Black Art Matters, Maryland Federation of Art



CURATION


 2023     #Cripclay, Curated by Amanda Barr, Cecily Whitworth, Carly Riegger, Victoria Walton,

                 NCECA, Cincinnati, Ohio  

PUBLICATION

2022        #Cripclay, Written by Amanda Barr, Cecily Whitworth, Carly Riegger, Victoria Walton,

                   NCECA Research Journal
 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

2021-2023

 

                   NYSCC at Alfred University | Graduate Teaching Assistant

 

                   Sophomore Handbuilding (21’)  and Junior Figurative Sculpture (22’) and Foundations (23’)

  • Maintenance of classrooms and coordinating undergraduate schedules and procedures

  • Firing and organizing the loading of student work in gas and electric kilns

  • Facilitating student critiques, contributing to the curriculum,  and providing demos in class

 

October 2020- July 2021                

 

                    Creative Development Studios - Baltimore, MD | Teaching Artist

 

  • Writing art curriculum for primary-age students             

  • Teaching various forms of art techniques and art history using project-based lesson planning at reoccurring sites

 

 September 2017-July 2021 

 

                        Art With A Heart - Baltimore, MD | Teaching Artist

 

  • Responsible for writing curriculum for a diverse range of primary/secondary age students and adults, such as those with disabilities and those in recovery.             

  • Teaching various forms of art techniques and art history using project-based lesson planning at reoccurring sites

  • Instructing beautification and one-time art installation projects and workshops

GRANTS & AWARDS

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