Education
MFA Ceramics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, August 08, GPA 4.0
Cum Laude, BS in Art Education K-12, health education minor, concentrations in ceramics and painting, coaching licensure, major GPA 3.75, Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM), Moorhead, MN, May 1993
Teaching Experience
Workshop Presenter: Hawaii Potter's Guild, Waikiki, Throwing Demonstrations, Gallery Talk, Winter, 12Workshop Presenter: MN State High School Section 6A, Ceramic presentations/Career Presentations, Hawley High School, 11
Workshop Instructor: MN Community College Symposium, hosted by MSUM, "Raku Refined", Fall 10
Guest Artist/Demonstrator: Jamestown Community Ceramic Center, Grand Opening, Jamestown, ND, Summer 09
Workshop Instructor: Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND “Ceramic Forming and Primitive firing techniques” 08
Assistant Professor of Art Education: Full-time, tenure track, MSUM, Fall of 08-
Ceramics Adjunct Faculty: MSUM, 06, 07
Business and Marketing Panelist: NOVAC visual artist workshop, Grand Forks, ND, 06
Art Department Chairperson/Art Instructor: Fargo North High School, 01-08
Workshop Instructor: Wheel throwing, primitive firing, and business practices, Minot State University, 05
Artist in Residence: Bismarck State University, ND Arts Quest: “Raku and alternative firing methods,” 05
Workshop Instructor: Valley City State University, ND “Wheel-throwing, raku firing,” 05
Workshop Instructor: Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD, “Clay forming and raku firing techniques,” 04
Workshop Instructor: Jamestown Arts Center, ND “Horse-hair raku,” 04
Workshop Presenter: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 04
Workshop Instructor: The Granary Rural Cultural Center, “Clay forming techniques and raku firing,” Groton, SD, 02
Art Instructor: Ben Franklin Junior High, Fargo, ND, 98-00
Art Instructor: Litchfield Middle School and Lake Ripley Elementary School, MN, 93-98
Community Education Instructor: Ceramics, adult education program, Litchfield, MN, 93-98
Community Education Instructor: Ceramics, Moorhead Community Education, 91-92
Workshops/Conferences/Training
Honolulu International Arts & Humanities Conference: January,12
Art Educators of Minnesota Annual Fall Conference: Brooklyn Park, MN, 11
Teacher Performance Assessment Training: St. Paul, MN, Pearson and Stanford University Test Development Pilot, 11
Minnesota State Teacher License Examination Visual Arts Test Development: Pearson Publishing Training,10
National Art Education Association Annual Conference: Minneapolis, MN, 09
Artist Career Training Workshop: A.C.T. On-line Course, 07
Arts Business Institute (Philadelphia): Business and marketing workshop, Fargo, ND, 07
Advanced Placement Studio Art: High School AP Art Certification, Philadelphia, 07
Art Business and Marketing: Springboard for the Arts, by NOVAC, Grand Forks, 06
Art Business and Marketing: Robert Burridge Workshop, Moorhead, MN, 06
National Art Education Association Conference: Chicago, IL, 05
National Art Education Association Conference: Minneapolis, MN, 02
Rick Foris raku workshop: Luverne, MN, 01
Steve Branfam raku workshop: Luverne, MN, 00
Paul Soldner raku workshop: Racine, WI, 99
Svend Bayer, “Throwing Large Forms”: New London, MN, 98
Richard Bresnahen, “Of the Land”: Pottery workshop, Red Lake Falls, MN, 98
Raku Refire Workshop: Luverne, MN, 97, 98, 05
Professional Organizations
Potter's Council of the Ceramic Arts: Member, 09-
NCECA: National council for the education of the ceramic arts, 09-
RRWS: Red River Watercolor Society, 05-present
FMVA: Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists, 04-present
A Center for the Arts: Fergus Falls, 04-present
North Dakota Museum of Art: Grand Forks, 03-present
Plains Art Museum: Fargo, ND, 00-present
Rourke Art Gallery and Museum: Moorhead, MN, 00-present
NAEA: National Art Education Association, 02-present
AEM: Art Educators of Minnesota, 97-98, 08-present
North Dakota Arts Alliance, 03-05
North Dakota Pottery Collector’s Society, 02-08
Minnesota Crafts Council, 99-04
SMAHC: Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council, 95-97
NDEA: North Dakota Education Association, 93-08
NEA: National Education Association, 93-08
MEA: Minnesota Education Association 93-97
Who’s Who Among American Teachers: Student Nominated 97, 03
SMEA: Student Minnesota Education Association, 92-93
NIRSA: National Intramural-Recreation Sports Association, 91-93
Kappa Delta Pi: National Education Honor Society, 92-93
Solo Art Exhibits
Rourke Art Museum: “Building a Decade", exhibit of ceramic pottery and sculpture, celebrating a decade of solo shows, 10
South Dakota Museum of Art: South Dakota State University, 09 “Co-Existence”, two person show with painter Chris Vance, Brookings, SD
Rourke Art Museum: “Ceramic Evolution”, exhibit of ceramic works featuring 2 monumental size pieces. 4’x4’ vessel and 2.5’x6’ vessel, 09
Dakota Prairie Museum: Aberdeen, South Dakota, “Ceramic Evolution”, Exhibit of evolution of work through the past decade, 09
Rourke Art Museum: “Permanent Impressions”, exhibit of ceramic works, Moorhead, MN, 08
Dickinson State University: Kleinfelter Gallery, Dickinson, ND, “Clay Carnival” Exhibit featuring a wide range of ceramic techniques and processes, Fall 08
Rourke Art Gallery: “A Ceramic Humanity,” exhibit of ceramic works, Moorhead, MN, 07
Rourke Art Museum: “Revelations,” exhibit of ceramic works, Moorhead, MN, 06
Third Street Gallery: “Revelations,” exhibit of ceramic works, Grand Forks, ND, 06
Bismarck Art and Galleries Association: “Embers,” low-fire works, Bismarck, ND, 05
James Memorial Gallery: “Zen Candy,” raku fired ceramic exhibit, Williston, ND, 05
Rourke Art Museum: “Zen Candy,” raku fired exhibit, Moorhead, MN, 05
Jamestown Art Center: “Zen Candy,” raku fired ceramic exhibit, Jamestown, ND, 04
Northern State University: “Concisely Confused Raku,” Aberdeen, SD, 04
Jacques Art Center: “Wings of Fire,” two-person exhibit, Aitkin, MN, 04
Lake Region Heritage Center: “Zen Candy,” raku fired exhibit, Devils Lake, ND, 04
Rourke Art Gallery: “Horsing Around,” exhibit of ceramic works, Moorhead, MN, 04
Cultural Center: “Formed by Fire,” three-person show, New York Mills, MN, 03
Minot State University: “Zen Candy,” raku ceramic exhibit, Minot, ND, 03
Rourke Art Gallery: “Dakota Zen,” raku ceramic exhibit, Moorhead, MN, 03
Rourke Art Gallery: “Color and Contrast,” raku ceramic exhibit, Moorhead, MN, 02
Creative Arts Studio Gallery: “Recent Raku,” ceramic exhibit, Fargo, ND, 01
Rourke Art Gallery: “Smoke and Fire,” ceramic exhibit, Moorhead, MN, 01
The Barn Art Center: “Smoke and Fire,” Willmar, MN, 00
Archie’s West Gallery: Two-person exhibit, Dilworth, MN, 95
Group Art Exhibits
50 States Fire Up, American Clay Invitational: Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff MO, 11
National 2D/3D Figurative Exhibit: San Jose, CA, Fall 11
From the Red River Valley, Invitational Exhibit: Joliet College, Chicago, Ill, Fall 11
FMVA Studio Crawl Preview Exhibit: Plains Art Museum, Fall 11
The Ceramic Community: Rourke Art Gallery, Moorhead,MN, Fall 11
MSUM Faculty Show: Roland Dille Gallery, Center For the Arts, Spring 11
Visions in Clay: LH Horton Gallery, California, 11
River 2 River Ceramic Exhibit: Iowa Ceramic Center, 11
20"x20"x20" National Compact Exhibit and Competition: Louisiana State University, Merit Award Winner, 10
Raku - The Polaroid of Ceramics: Myer's Gallery, Santa Ana, CA, 10
Textural Structures: Works from the Permanent Collection, South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, 10
MSUM Faculty/Student invitational Show: Roland Dille Gallery, Center For the Arts, Fall 10
50/50 - Cable Years/Contemporary Years Centennial Exhibition: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 10
MSUM Faculty Show: Roland Dille Gallery, Center For the Arts, Spring, 10
Plains Art Museum, Spring Gala invitational exhibit: Fargo, ND, May, 10
Lake Region Arts Council: Group ceramic exhibit, summer 10
MSUM Faculty Show: Roland Dille Gallery, Center For the Arts, exhibited 3 works, 09
Minneapolis Uptown Art Fair: Top 10 nationally rated art fair, summer,09 Minneapolis, MN
Arts Dakota: Juried traveling exhibition of ND artists works, Multi-year exhibit organized by the North Dakota council on the Arts, 08-
MSUM Faculty Show: Roland Dille Gallery, Center For the Arts, 08
Des Moines Art Show: Top 5 national juried outdoor show, 08
Real Big Art Show: FMVA member exhibit, Heritage Hjemkomst Center, Moorhead, MN, 07
MSUM Faculty Show: Roland Dille Center for the Arts, Moorhead, MN, 07
NICHE Awards Finalists Exhibit: Philadelphia Convention Center, 07
University of North Dakota Campus: Graduate school fine art exhibit, Grand Forks, ND, 06
Art Fair on the Square: Top 10 U.S. Art Fair, Madison, WI, 05, 06
Minnesota State Community & Technical College: Annual Exhibit, Waage Art Center, Fergus Falls, MN, 07
Art on the Plains: Regional juried art exhibit, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, 04-06
Midwestern Invitational Exhibit: Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN, 08, 01-04
FMVA Annual Group Exhibit: Moorhead, MN, 05, 06
Grand Cities Art Fest: Featured Artist: Grand Forks, ND, 04
Jamestown Art Show: Annual regional exhibit, Jamestown, ND, 03
Kaddatz Gallery: Juried group exhibit, Fergus Falls, MN, 02
Visual Art Management/Leadership
Juror: Minnesota State High School Regional Visual Art Competition, Section 6A, New York Mills, 11
Public Art Team: MSUM, work with Forecast Public Art to execute campus public art project, 11
Organize and Host "The Ceramic Community" Exhibit: Rourke Art Gallery, Moorhead, MN, 11
The Arts Partnership: Elected Vice-Chair of Executive Board, Fargo, ND, 11-
Juror: Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Inaugural Juried Student Art Exhibit, 11
Key Note Speaker: "Career Opportunities in the Visual Arts", All Dakota High School Fine Arts Exhibition, Dakota Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD, 10
Juror: Bismarck Art and Galleries Association, 2nd Annual Juried Student Art show, 500 Entrants, Awards chosen, Bismarck, ND, 10
Rourke Art Museum/Gallery: Elected to Institution Board, 10
National Art Education Association: Accepted proposal as workshop presenter, annual national conference, Baltimore, MD “How to build Strong Art programs now”, 2010
Public Relations Committee Chair: MSUM Dept. of Art & Design, 2009-
MTLE Committee: MN Board of Teaching, test development conference/workshop, 2010
MN Board of Teaching, Visual Arts Testing Content Advisory Committee, 09-
The Arts Partnership: Appointed to Executive Board position, Fargo, ND, 09-
External Advisory Board: MSUM College of Art and Humanities, 08
Lead Curriculum Writer: Advanced Placement Studio Courses, Fargo Public Schools, 07
Mailloux Gallery and Museum: Curator of North Dakota’s only functioning professional art gallery in a high school, Fargo, ND, 07-08
Planning Board Plains Art Museum: Community Arts Center, Fargo, ND, 05-present
North Dakota Council on the Arts Visual Arts Education Taskforce: 04-06
FMVA: Founding board member of professional regional artists organization, 04-06
Visual Arts Curriculum Council Representative: Fargo Public Schools (FPS), 03-08
Visual Arts Study Committee: Fargo Public Schools, 03-08
Visual Arts Committee Chair: Saving N.D. Roundtable, Forum Communications, 02
Art Department Chair: Fargo North High School, 01-present
Visual Arts Committee Chair and Juror: Taste of the Valley, Fine Art Exhibit, Hjemkomst Center, Moorhead, MN, 01
Visual Arts Steering Committee Member and Juror: Downtown Community Partnership, Fargo, ND, 02-06
Grant Review Board Panelist: Individual Artists Grants, SMAHC, 95-97
Commissions/Collections
Sanford Heart Hospital Large-Scale Ceramic Relief Sculpture Wall Installation: Sioux Fall, SD
White House, First Lady of the United States Office: National Governor’s Assoc. commission
Plains Art Museum Permanent Collection: Fargo, ND
Microsoft Corporation Permanent Collection: Redmond, WA
Camp Grafton, United States Army Base: Devils Lake ND, monumental size (14'X6'), site specific brick relief sculpture
South Dakota Museum of Art: Permanent Collection, Brookings, SD
Jean Drumm permanent collection: Minneapolis, MN
ND Governor’s Mansion Permanent Collection: Bismarck, ND
Dakota Prairie Art Museum: Aberdeen, SD
MN State Community and Technical Colleges permanent collection: Moorhead, MN
Permanent Regional Art Collection: West Acres Mall, Fargo, ND
Fargo Public Schools: Large scale brick relief sculpture, Fargo North High, ND
Ulteig Engineers Corporate Office: Permanent collection, Fargo, ND
Rourke Art Museum: Permanent collection, Moorhead, MN
Donaldson Hotel: Site specific pieces for historically significant building, Fargo, ND
The Granary Rural Cultural Center: Permanent Collection, Groton, SD
Grants
Special Project Grant: North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA), North Dakota ceramic arts documentation project, 06
Fargo Public Schools Foundation Grant: Brick relief sculpture project, 05
FM Area Foundation Grant: Brick relief sculpture project, 05
Professional Development Grant: NDCA, 00
National Education Grant: Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance Program: K-12 multi-cultural district wide ceramics curriculum development, 98
Career Artist Grant: Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council, 97
Awards/Honors
Spectrum Glazes: Work Chosen for national ad campaign (Ceramics Monthly, Clay Times, Pottery Illustrated), 11-
Merit Award: 20"x20"x20" National Compact Exhibit and Competition, Louisiana State University, 10
3D Excellence Award: ArtSplash Art Festival, Sioux City IA, 10
National Cover Contest Award: MN clay co. catalog full front cover image, Minneapolis, MN, 09
North Dakota Governor’s Award in Arts Education: Bi-annual honor for significant and sustained contributions to the arts and education in North Dakota, Bismarck, ND 09
Distinguished Creative Exhibition: The first time in the history of the University of North Dakota that this award has been given to a visual arts graduate. Grand Forks, ND, 09
Best in Category: Grand Cities Art Fest, Grand Forks, ND
Honorable Mention: Midwestern Exhibit, Rourke Art Museum, 08
3rd Place in Ceramics: Artbuzz International Art Collection Book Competition, 08
Cambridge Who’s Who Executive & Professional Registry: 07
NICHE AWARD: National Ceramic Award in wheel-thrown ceramics category, by the Rosen Group, American Craft Council, and the Philadelphia Buyer’s Market, Philadelphia, PA, 07
Merit Award: Artsplash, Sioux City, IA, 07
Merit Award: Minnesota State Community and Technical College Show, Fergus Falls, MN, 07
Best of Show-Ceramics: Fargo Street Fair, 04-06
Best of Show: Park Point Fine Art Fair, Duluth, MN, 06
Best of Show: Heritage Hjemkomst Fine Art Exhibit, Moorhead, MN, 06
Cambridge Who’s Who American Teachers: 06,03
Best of Show: Artsplash, Sioux City, IA, 05
Best of Show: Bismarck Capital Affair, 05
Merit Award: Edina Art Fair, 05
Best in 3D Category, Buckskinner Award: ND Roughrider International, Williston, ND, 05
Best of Show Purchase Award: ND Roughrider International, Williston, ND, 05
Best of Show: Grand Cities Art Fest, Grand Forks, ND, 04
Best Second Place: Taste of the Valley Fine Art Exhibit, Moorhead, MN, 04
Best of Show-Overall: Fargo Street Fair, 04
Teacher of the Year: Fargo North High School Student Council, 03
Best of Show: Kaddatz Gallery Exhibit, Fergus Falls, MN, 02
Best of Show: Yankee Doodle Art Fair, Eagan, MN, 01
Best of Show: Lincoln Ave. Fine Arts Festival, Fergus Falls, MN, 01
Third Place Award: Fine Arts Exhibit, Heritage Hjemkomst Center, Moorhead, MN, 01
Third Place Award: Lincoln Ave. Fine Arts Festival, Fergus Falls, MN, 00
Gallery Representation
Rourke Art Gallery and Museum, Moorhead, MN
Underbrush Gallery, Fargo, ND
In the Media
MSUM Web-site home page feature article: "Sculpting History", 2011
Prairie Public Television: "Prairie Mosaic" - Studio visit and interview segment, Fargo, ND, 10
Arts Pulse: Brick Relief Sculpture Article, published by The Arts Parternship, Fargo, ND, Fall 10
KVLY TV 11: Feature Story, raku firing with Steve Poitras on Valley Live Today morning program, Winter, 09
Arts Pulse: ND governor’s award article, published by The Arts Partnership, Fargo, ND, Spring,09
Briar Cliff Review: Semi-Annual publication by Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA, 08
Art Buzz: 2008 International Art Collection Book
High Plains Reader: January, 08 Art Gallery section: “Brad Bachmeier: Earthy and Otherworldly Considerations” article
“Becoming a Potter”: Featuring interviews with 12 national potters, by Gaylen Peterson, 07
Area Woman Magazine: Winter 2007 Galleries section, “Ceramic Humanities,” 07
Alumnews: Alumni success feature, Minnesota State University Moorhead bi-annual magazine, 07
NICHE magazine: 2007 coverage of national award winners
House and Garden Television (HGTV): “That’s Clever” TV segment, May/June, 07
Briar Cliff Review: Semi-Annual publication by Briar Cliff University, Sioux City IA, 06
Clay Times: Gallery section, June 05
House to Home Magazine: “Bachmeier’s Beauties,” article, Fargo-Moorhead, 04
Minnesota Monthly Magazine: 4 Midwestern Artisan Potters article featuring: Warren McKenzie, Richard Bresnahen, Chris Holmquist, Brad Bachmeier, 02
Craft Connection Publication: Minnesota Highlights Section, 01, 02
Fargo Moorhead Magazine: Featured artist, “Smoke and Fire” exhibit, 01
FM Today Magazine: “Smoke and Fire” exhibit, highlights article, 01