Jane Dillon
email: jdillon@risd.edu
website : https://janedillonart.com
Curriculum Vitae 2026
Education
2012 MAT Teaching + Learning in Art + Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
1984 MFA University of Colorado, Boulder: Ceramics
1979 BFA Rhode Island School of Design, Providence: Ceramics
Higher Education Teaching Experience
2025-2027 Assistant Professor Ceramics, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
2020-2025 Adjunct Professor, Ceramics, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
2018-2019 Adjunct Professor, Ceramics, Rhode Island College, Providence
2017-2018 Adjunct Professor, Ceramics, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
2005-2011 Assistant Professor, Ceramics and Art History Survey, Salve Regina University
2009 Adjunct Instructor, Ceramics, Rhode Island College, Providence
2005-2006 Adjunct Instructor, Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College
2000-2005 Department Head of Ceramics and Assistant Professor:Ceramics, Drawing, Design
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley
1990 Fall Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder
1990 Spring Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy
1987-1990 Assistant Professor and Department Head, Ceramics, Tennessee Technological
University, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee
Areas of Specialization
Curriculum development in the Visual Arts for Grades K-18
Cross-cultural approaches to teaching ceramics, art history, design, and multimedia arts
New ceramics facility design, operation, and safety
Hands-on and digital teaching and learning in ceramics, art history, design, and multimedia arts
Digital documentation and portfolio design
Leadership, management, and fundraising for non-profit educational programs in the visual arts
Exhibitions
2026
Ceramics Triennial, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence
Valley Arts District Open Studios at Nicholson File, Providence, RI
2024
Valley Arts District Open Studios at Nicholson File, Providence, RI
2022
Valley Arts District Open Studios at Nicholson File, Providence, RI
Design Week RI Valley Arts District Open Studios, Nicholson File Art Studios, Providence
Faculty Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence
The Steel Yard Community Art Markets, June - November, Providence, RI
2017-2019
Valley Arts District Open Studios at Nicholson File, Providence, RI
2017-2018
Shows + Sales at The Steel Yard: Iron Pour, Fire Camp, Summer and Holiday Sales
SAMFest at the Slater Mill, Pawtucket, RI
Vessel Variations, Peekskill Clay Studios, Peekskill, NY
2016
RISD Alumni Holiday Art Sale, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence
Winter Marketplace at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens, and Arboretum", Bristol, RI
2015
Modern Heirlooms, Machines with Magnets Gallery, Pawtucket, RI
2013
The State of the Arts in Rhode Island, University of Rhode Island Feinstein Gallery, Providence Campus
2012
Creative Feminism, University of Rhode Island Feinstein Gallery, Providence Campus
2007-2011
The State of the Arts in Rhode Island, URI Feinstein Gallery, Providence Campus
2009
Living Fully, URI Feinstein Gallery, Providence Campus
2008
Yunomi, AKAR Gallery, gallery@akardesign.com, Iowa City, Iowa
Recognition Award: Earthworks, South County Art Association Gallery, Kingston, RI
2007
Forms and Shapes Inspired by Architecture, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa
Recognition Award: Earthworks, South County Art Association Gallery, Kingston, RI
2005
Invitational: 5th Anniversary Exhibition, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee
Invitational: Cups, Cups, Cups, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Family Matters, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
Invitational: Sub Zero, Redbrick Art Center, Beverly, Massachusetts
2004
Invitational: re:Invented: Contemporary American Ceramics, Sangre de Christo Arts Center,
Pueblo, Colorado
2003
Invitational: “Women in Clay: Pots for Daily Use” Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC
Invitational: “For the House and Garden” Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan
2002
Invitational: “NCECA Benefit Auction” Kansas City, Missouri
Invitational: “A Hands-On Affair” Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Invitational: “The Feast” Mendocino Arts Center Gallery, Mendocino, California
Invitational: “The Cup” Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Invitational: “Extemporaneous” Extemporaneous Gallery, Boulder, Colorado
2001
Solo Exhibition: “Parturition” Fifth Element Gallery, Portland, Oregon
“Centennial Arts and Crafts Exhibition” Providence Art Club, Providence, Rhode Island
“Pots, Presented” Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
“Le Grand Buffet” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“For the House and Garden” Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan
“Colorado Women in Clay” Artists on Santa Fe Studio and Gallery, Denver Colorado
Professional Development Activities
2026 Visiting Lecturer, Ventura County Potters Association, California
2025 Residency Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts, Massachusetts
2016-19 Ceramics Program Fellowship, The Steel Yard, Providence, RI
2017-19 Instructor, Wheel Throwing and Clay & Glaze Calculation, The Steel Yard, Providence
2010 Project Grant recipient, VSA Arts of RI, North American Family Institute,
Alternatives High School In-Patient Program, Butler Hospital, Providence
2009 Certificate of Completion, State of RI Teacher Assistant Program, CCRI
2008 Certificate of Completion, Expressive Arts Institute, Salve Regina University
2004 Textbook Reviewer: Art Fundamentals, Wadsworth Publishing, Ft. Worth, Texas
Instructor: “Spin, Stack, Press, Paint, Fire!” Mendocino Arts Center, California
2003 Juror, Wyoming Council on the Arts Grant Competition, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Juror, Utah Arts Council Grants in the Applied Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah
Instructor: “Mountain Ocean Tea Party” Donkey Mill Arts Center, Holualoa, Hawaii
2001 Juror: "Dairy Center for the Arts 2001 Exhibition Competition", Boulder, Colorado
Visiting Artist: Ceramic Department, University of Colorado, Boulder
Panelist: “The Arts in Service to Humanity: Multiculturalism in Art”
Annual Symposium on the Humanities, University of Colorado, Boulder
Textbook Reviewer: Hands in Clay, Fifth Edition, Charlotte Speight and John Toki,
McGraw-Hill, NY
Instructor: “Up the Stage Lights! Pots in Sets” Sierra Nevada College, Nevada
Instructor: “Serve a Painting for Supper!” Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino
2000 Visiting Lecturer: Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Oregon
Visiting Lecturer: Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Instructor: “Parts into Pots” Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, California
Visiting Artist: Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Visiting Professor, Spring Semester: Wood Firing, Ceramic Department,
University of Colorado, Boulder
1984-1994 Assistant to Betty Woodman on the Denver International Airport Balustrade
PR and Advertising, Painting & Ceramics Summer Program Assistant,
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, CO
Book, Periodical, and Catalogue Inclusion
2002
Book: Working with Clay, Second Edition, by Susan Peterson, Overlook Press, Woodstock, New York
Book: Ceramics: A Potter’s Handbook, by Glenn Nelson and Richard Burkett, Thomson Learning Inc.
Catalogue: “Centennial Arts and Crafts Exhibition” Providence Art Club
Feature Article: “Labors of Love”, Clay Times Magazine, January
2000
Book: The Contemporary Potter, Rockport Publishers, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Review: “Jane Dillon” Exhibition Review, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, pg.18, September
Catalogue: “Focus on Function: “The University of Minnesota National Ceramics Biennial” University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1999
Book: Working With Clay, by Susan Peterson, Prentice Hall, Inc., pages 80-81
Book: The Best of Pottery, selected by Chris Gustin and Angela Fina, Rockport Publishers, Inc., page 29
1997
Article: “Fletcher Challenge Award” Ceramics Monthly Magazine, February
Article: “The American Way” Ceramics Monthly Magazine, March
Book: The Best of Pottery, Rockport Publishers, Inc.
Review: “Gallery Features” American Craft Magazine, 50th Anniversary Issue
Catalog: “The American Way: Views on Use” essay: Peter Schjeldahl
Article: “With Cup Raised to a High Art Form”, by Susan Slesin, New York Times, Jan. 7, pg. C1
Book: The Best of Pottery, Rockport Publishers, Inc
1991
“Betty Woodman/Jane Dillon: Mentors/Mentorees” Studio Potter Journal, Volume 20, No.1
Book: Ceramics: Mastering the Craft by Richard Zakin, Chilton Book Co., Radnor, PA
1990
Article: “Tabletop Artistry” Feature Article, Food and Wine Magazine
1989
Article: “Total Involvement” Cover Article, Ceramics Monthly Magazine
Public and Charter School Teaching Experience
2017 Teacher of Record, Nowell Leadership Academy, Providence, RI
2013-2016 Program Director, Mobile Studio, Riverzedge Arts, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
2012-2013 Long Term Substitute Teacher, Classical High and Tiverton Middle, Rhode Island
Community Service
2026 Member, Advisory Committee, Education Programs, The Steel Yard, Providence
2016-2022 Volunteer, The Steel Yard, Providence, RI
2009 Volunteer Instructor, North American Family Institute,
Alternatives High School In-Patient Program, Butler Hospital, Providence
2007-2008 Member, Alumni Board, Lincoln School, Providence
2007 Workshop Presenter, Int’l. Women’s Day Conference, Lincoln School, Providence
2006-2007 Food Bank Volunteer, First Unitarian Church, Providence
Collections
The Auckland Institute and Museum, Auckland, New Zealand
Arrowmont School of Art, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
University of Tennessee Art Galleries, Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Northern Colorado Collections