Raymond RorkeRaymond Rorke Ceramics

EXHIBITIONS

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"ARE 'FRIENDS' ELECTRIC?" national exhibition juried by Aria Dean and David Hartt. Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA

“Ceramic Innovations” international exhibition juried by Chris Gustin. Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
“Small Sculpture” regional exhibition juried by Leslie Kaufman. City Hall, Philadelphia, PA

“Biomorphic” national exhibition juried by Cj Jilek. American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

“Sixth Annual Workhouse Clay International” international exhibition juried by Jack Troy. Workhouse Arts Center,
               Lorton, VA

“The Intimacy of Scale” national juried and invitational exhibition juried by Chris Gustin. Carbondale Clay Center,
               Carbondale, CO
“Craft Forms 2015” international exhibition of contemporary crafts juried by Ronald T. Labaco. Wayne Art
               Center, Wayne, PA
“Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics” international exhibition juried by Garth Johnson,  Julia Galloway, and
               Doug Jeck. Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH
“NCECA Biennial 2015” international exhibition juried by Anders Ruhwald, Linda Christianson, and Jo-Ann Conklin.
               David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI
"Clay in the Garden" (Third Place Prize), international exhibition juried by Sheila Menzies. Silver City, NM

“Pervasive Clay” invitational group exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

“Visions in Clay” (Best in Show), national exhibition juried by Garth Johnson. Stockton, CA
“Box Pot: The Contained Container” national exhibition juried by Garth Clark. New Haven, CT
“Shapes of Influence” national exhibition juried by Harris Deller. Springfield, IL
“Small Favors IX” juried group exhibition at The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA
“Small Works Exhibition” juried group exhibition at The Sculpture Gym. Philadelphia, PA

“Small Favors VIII” juried group exhibition at The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA

“Penn Design Faculty and Staff Exhibition” at Addams Gallery. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

“Ornament” invitational group exhibition at The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA

“Penn Design Faculty and Staff Exhibition” at Addams Gallery. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

“Juried Exhibition” at The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA

“Juried Fine Arts Exhibition” at Fox Gallery and Addams Gallery. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

 

 

AWARDS

 

FIRST PLACE for Ceramic Photography, awarded by the Australian Ceramics Association (2015)

BEST IN SHOW for "Visions in Clay," a national exhibition juried by Garth Johnson. Stockton, CA (2014)
THIRD PLACE for "Clay in the Garden," an international exhibition juried by Sheila Menzies. Silver City, NM (2015)

 

 

WRITINGS

 

“Knolling,” ruminations on the hand and thought processes in making my "Handhelds" series, which appeared in the Journal of Austrailian Ceramics, 54/1  (2015)

 

“The Potter’s Mark,” a proposal for a cross-cultural exhibition of ancient pottery drawn from the collections at the Penn Museum, emphasizing how a broader knowledge of pottery-making techniques, not simply pottery types, can deepen our understanding of ancient peoples and their lives.  (1988)