Mediums - Raku Pottery

Artist's Statement -“The firing process I use for my pottery is often described as Raku, but the motivation behind my use of this technique might be considered its philosophical opposite. Rather than seeking a harmonious balance or simplicity through my work, I try to achieve dynamic and imaginative results by challenging the boundaries of gravity, material science, chemistry, and sometimes, common sense. Often I will use traditional style glazes and classic post firing reduction techniques, but other times I'll use plant food, steel wool, and horsehair during the firing, and add African porcupine quills to complete a composition. The results are usually very dramatic.” </p> “I also like to combine seemingly disparate elements drawn from a global, temporal, and cultural palate to form a composition. Some pieces may blend science with antiquity; Einstein’s equations for Special Relativity carved around the rim of a classic Greek form, for instance, while others may represent a cultural fusion; African and Polynesian tribal components combined into a loosely symbolic presentation. In the end, I’m not trying to resolve the different elements that go into a piece, but rather, trying to bring the composition to a point where it finds a temporary détente within itself.” “Each piece I create is unique, each one represents a new and exciting learning experience, and every one is an adventure.”

Biography - Jerry Rhodes is a ceramic artist living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His work has appeared in numerous juried shows and competitions. He currently exhibits in galleries in Colorado Springs, Woodland Park, Monument, Manitou Springs, and Golden Colorado, Santa Fe and Taos New Mexico, Hastings-on-Hudson New York, Charleston South Carolina, Georgetown District of Columbia, and Bethlehem Pennsylvania, and has many pieces in private collections internationally. Jerry has an Electrical Engineering degree from Penn State University, is a former Air Force officer, and currently serves as the Joint Staff Air and Missile Defense Liaison to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

Gallery Affiliations - The Clay Center (Studio) 302 Tia Juana Street Colorado Springs, CO 80909 719-332-9723 www.theclaycenter.com/rhodespottery Art & Frame Approach 1010 West Colorado Ave. Suite A Colorado Springs, CO 80904 719-578-9889 Cherokee's of Manitou 351 Manitou Avenue Manitou CO 80829 719-685-3508 www.cherokeesofmanitou.com Cross Mackenzie Ceramic Arts 1054 31st St. NW Georgetown, DC 20007 202-333-7970 www.crossmackenzie.com Gallery Two-Ten Ltd. 210 E. Cimarron Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719-632-2132 www.gallerytwo-ten.com Green Horse Gallery 729 Manitou Avenue Manitou Springs, CO 80829 719-685-0636 www.greenhorsegallery.com Grimshaw Fine Art 132 Kit Carson Road Taos, New Mexico 87571 505-758-4949 / 800-638-5169 www.grimshawfineart.com La Mesa of Santa Fe 225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505-984-1688 www.lamesaofsantafe.com Mary Martin Gallery 39 Broad Street Charleston, SC 29401 719-338-9000 www.marymartinart.com Monsoon Gallery 11 East 3d Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 610-866-6600 www.monsoongalleries.com Secrets on Hastings Gallery 32 Main Street Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706 914-478-2101 www.secretsonhastings.com Seven Arrows Gallery 118 W. Midland Ave. Woodland Park, CO 719-302-2282 www.woodlandparkarts.org Spirits in the Wind Gallery 1211 Washington Avenue Golden, CO 80401 303-279-1192 www.itwgallery.qwestoffice.net Winter Helmich Gallery 47 3rd Street Monument, CO 80132 (719) 488-1063&#8206; www.thewintergallery.com

Exhibitions - 2002 United States Air Force Academy Arts and Crafts Contest 1st Place, Multicraft Category 2003 United States Air Force Academy Arts and Crafts Contest 1st Place, Fine Arts Category June 2005 Pikes Peak Arts Festival Colorado Springs, CO April 2006 “Poetic Visions: Modern Expression in Pottery and Painting” by Jerry Rhodes and John Sherman Gunter-Wolff Gallery, Ltd. 2605 W. Colorado Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80904 June 2006 Pikes Peak Arts Festival Colorado Springs, CO September 2006 Private Show Matrix Design Group 2435 Research Parkway, Suite 300 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920 October 2006 “Pearing Pearfect Artwork with Your Taste” by Julie Kirkland and Jerry Rhodes Gunter-Wolff Gallery, Ltd. 2605 W. Colorado Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80904 1st Quarter 2007 Colorado Springs Airport Exhibition 7770 Milton E. Proby Parkway Colorado Springs, CO 80916 April 2007 “Rhodes Raku Rendezvous” Gunter-Wolff Gallery, Ltd. 2605 W. Colorado Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80904 May 2007 “Cracking the Surface” by Jerry Rhodes and John Sherman Monsoon Gallery 11 East 3d Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 June 2007 Pikes Peak Arts Festival Colorado Springs, CO Representing The Clay Center 3rd Place, Best of Show July/August 2007 Clay Times Magazine Vol. 13 No. 4 Featured in ‘The Gallery’ August/September 2007 Colorado Springs Parade of Homes Featured Artist October/November 2007 “From the Earth: A Fine Art Harvest of Still Life and Clay Works” Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts 204 Highway 105 Palmer Lake, CO 80133 2nd Place, Clay www.trilakesarts.org June 2008 Pikes Peak Arts Festival Colorado Springs, CO 3rd Place, Best of Show July/August 2008 Colorado Springs Parade of Homes Featured Artist August-September 2008 Fire Bright Invitational Show Commonwheel Artist’s Co-Op 102 Cañon Avenue Manitou Springs, CO 80829 January 2009 “From the Earth” Gallery Two-Ten Ltd. 210 E. Cimarron Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719-632-2132 www.gallerytwo-ten.com April-May 2009 Colorado Art Open 2009 Foothills Art Center 809 15th Street Golden, CO 80401 303-279-3922 www.foothillsartcenter.org May-July 2009 “Extinction: Artists Respond” Denver Botanic Gardens 1005 York St Denver, CO 80206 720-865-3636 www.botanicgardens.org August 2009 Golden Fine Arts Festival Featured Artist, Raku Sculpture Spirits in the Wind Gallery 1211 Washington Avenue Golden, CO 80401 303-279-1192 www.itwgallery.qwestoffice.net August-September 2009 Clay Continuum IV SPACe Gallery 132 Ryus Avenue La Veta, CO 81055 719 742-3074 www.spanishpeaksarts.org