Pat Swyler
Resume 

EDUCATION:
• School for American Craftsmen, Rochester Inst. of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.. M.F.A. 1970
• Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, N.J., B.F.A. 1963
• Glassboro State College, Glassboro, N.J., 1959 - 1960

EXHIBITIONS:

2008
• “Fire and Smoke”--Surface Library - East Hampton, N.Y. - May 3 - 25, 2008
• “2008 Orton International Cone Box Competition”--Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas - April 1 - 25, 2008

2007
• “The Long Island Craft Guild Invades!”--Ripe Art Gallery, Greenlawn, N. Y - Dec. 9, 2007 - Jan. 12, 2008
• “Red Heat”--University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oct. 4 - 26, 2007
• “Carbondale Clay National III”--Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, Colorado, Aug. 1-31, 2007
• “Small and Exquisite: Clay for a Miniature World”--Carbondale Clay Center, 
           Carbondale, Colorado, July 2-31, 2007
• “2007 Kiln God National”--Chicken Farm Art Center, San Angelo, Texas, (First Place Award)
           May, 2007
• “Jersey Shore Clay National 2007” - m.t.burton gallery, Surf City, N.J. - May 26 - June 27, 2007
• “Biennial Exhibition of Functional Ceramics”-- Guildford Art Center, 
           Guilford, Connecticut, May 4 - June 17, 2007
• “Clay: Applied vs. Fine Art”,--Gloria Kennedy Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y., March 28 - May 26, 2007
• “Faces of Women” – Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, New Mexico, March 23 - April 21, 2007

2006
• “2006 Orton International Cone Box Competition” – Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas,
           March 21 - April 21, 2006
• “Gallery North OAS” -– Setauket, New York, September, 2006
• “Holiday Art Exhibition” –- Gallery North, Setauket, New York, November – December, 2006
• “Holiday Art Exhibition” –- East End Arts Council, Riverhead, New York, November – December, 2006

2005 and PREVIOUS YEARS
• “Matters of Men” –- East End Arts Council, Riverhead, New York, March 25 - April 23, 2005
• “Art in the Park” –- Art League of Long Island, Huntington, New York, (Ceramics Award), June, 2005
• “All About Women” –- East End Arts Council, Riverhead, New York, March 19 - April 17, 2004
• “John T. Mather Memorial Hospital Invitational Sculpture Show” –Port Jefferson, New York,
                June, 2003
• “Winners’ Circle” –- Gallery North, Setauket, New York, 2003, 2002, and 2001
• “The Bowl – Infinite Form”-– Celadon Gallery, Watermill, New York, September 1 - 30, 2000
• “Porcelain 2000” –- Esmay Gallery, Rochester, New York, November - December 2000
• “Porcelain ‘97” –-Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, New York, November 14 - December 30, 1997
• “DECADES” –- School For American Craftsmen Alumni Show, Rochester, New York – March, 1996
• “Scents and Nonscents” –- National Scent Bottle Invitational – Signature Gallery,
           Boston, Massachusetts, 1985 and 1986
• “Clay: Long Island” –- Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York, 1983
• “Long Island Artists Invitational” –- Islip Art Museum Islip, New York, 1975
• “Craftsmen of the Northeast” -– American Crafts Council Slide Collection, 1973
• “Artists of Suffolk County” –- Hecksher Museum, Huntington, New York,
           August 5 – September 2, 1973
• “Rochester Finger Lakes Invitational” –- Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York – 1967 and 1968

TEACHING:
• Adult workshops in watercolor and drawing--Dowling College, Islip, N.Y., 1998-2006
• Art Dept. Chairman--Center Moriches H.S., Center Moriches, N.Y, 1987-2001
• Ceramics Instructor-- University Craft Center, State University of N.Y.at Stony Brook, 1974-1987
• Ceramics Instructor--Shoreham-Wading River H. S., Shoreham, N.Y., 1975
• Art Dept. Lead Teacher--Webster Central School District, Webster N.Y., 1964-1970