2012 – Present Studio Artist
Founder/Principal, OKGoods Inc.
EDUCATION
2009 – 2012 Resident Artist
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC
2008 Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture (Magna Cum Laude)
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
2002 – 2003 Resident Artist
Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts
Asheville, NC
2002 Studied sculpture privately under Mike Moser, former head of the Sculpture Department at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Danville, PA
2002 Studied ceramics under Karl Beamer at Bloomsburg State University
Bloomsburg, PA
2002 Bachelor of Arts, Three-Dimensional Arts
Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC
WORKSHOPS
2010 “Joinery, Joinery, Joinery” with Yuri Kobayashi
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC
2009 “Mastering Hand Tools” with Brian Boggs
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC
2007 “Books on the Move” with Dolph Smith
Shakerag Workshops
Sewanee, TN
2006 “Ethiopian Coptic Binding” with Daniel Essig
Book Works
Asheville, NC2005
“Forged Lighting Fixtures” with Toby Hickman
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC
2001 “Thrown and Altered Forms” with Brad Schwieger
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC
“Stone Carving” with Chris Berti
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC
2000 “Shino on Porcelain” with Malcolm Davis
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC
TEACHING / LECTURE EXPERIENCE
2016 STUDIO ASSISTANT
Iron Studio – Assistant to Daniel T. Beck
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2011 GUEST LECTURER
Meet the Maker Lecture Series
University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC
GUEST LECTURER
Student Sculpture Society
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Adjunct Professor
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Courses: ART 1011: Design Fundamentals I
ART 1012: Design Fundamentals II
ART 1002: Foundations II
2010 ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Courses: ART 1001: Foundations I
ART 1011: Design Fundamentals I
ART 1012: Design Fundamentals II
ART 3101: Sculpture II – Contemporary Issues
ART 4301: Sculpture III – Advanced Sculpture
WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston – Salem, NC
2009 ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Courses: ART 1011: Design Fundamentals I
ART 1012: Design Fundamentals II
Adjunct Professor
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Course: ARTA 1140: Three Dimensional Design
2008 Adjunct Professor
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Course: ARTA 1140: Three Dimensional Design
ARTA 2091: Introduction to Ceramics
GUEST LECTURER
Tri-State Sculptors Education Association Conference
“Machine Shop Methods: Utilizing a Machine Shop for Sculptural Ends”
Johnson City, TN
WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR
“The Pin and the Paddle: Hand-building Ceramics”
Jacksonville Center for the Arts
Floyd, VA
2007 ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Course: ARTA 1140: Three Dimensional Design
Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record)
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Courses: ARTA 2091: Introduction to Ceramics
ARTA 1110: Two Dimensional Design
2007 (cont.) Workshop Instructor
“Slab Building Ceramic Vessels”
Jacksonville Center for the Arts
Floyd, VA
2006 Workshop Instuctor
Lu Xen Art Academy
Shenyang, China
Related Work Experience
Present Principal at OKGoods, a design firm based in Greenville, SC
2007 – 2008 Apprenticeship under Jon Bowers at Power Pneumatics, Inc.
Bristol, TN
2006 Research Assistant, Sculpture Area
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
2005 Research Assistant, Ceramics Area
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
2002 – 2003 Resident Artist
Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts,
Asheville, NC
2001 – 2002 Teacher’s Assistant, Ceramics Area
Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC
2000 – 2001 Estate Wrought Iron, Inc.
Greenville, SC
PUBLICATIONS
2008 Mockingbird 2008: ETSU’s Award Winning Art and Literary Magazine. First Place Artwork
2007 Vision. Issue #5. “Artist Profile: Daniel Marinelli” Johnson City, TN
Mockingbird 2007: ETSU’s Award Winning Art and Literary Magazine. Second Place Artwork
2006 Mockingbird 2006: ETSU’s Award Winning Art and Literary Magazine. Honorable Mention Artwork
500 Pitchers: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design. A Lark Ceramics Book Publication
EXHIBITIONS
2014 “The Simple Machine” Hampton III Gallery, Taylors, SC
2013 “Work” Hampton III Gallery, Taylors, SC
“Seconds” Greenville Technical College, Greer, SC
“The Artist Collects” Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
2012 “Via Penland: An Exhibition of Drawings and Work About Drawing by Artists from Across Disciplines” Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC
“Instruments” Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC
“Numerical Notations: First Annual Invitational Exhibition” Sechrest Art Gallery, High Point University, High Point, NC
“Revolver” Upstairs Artspace, Tryon, NC
“Artisphere’s Chariman’s Exhibit: A Gallery Showcase” The Founder’s Room, Greenville, SC
2011 “The Winter Show” The Greenhill Center For North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC
“The Barns: 2011” Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
“Cast-Offs” Christa Faut Gallery, Cornelius, NC
“Very New Work: Lynn Duryea & Daniel Marinelli” Blue Heron Gallery, Deer Isle, ME
“Mountain Visions 2011” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
“Works From ETSU” SR 404 Contemporary Art Gallery, Johnson City, TN
“26th Annual Positive / Negative National Juried Art Exhibition” Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
2010 “Artist, Educator, Mentor, Rascal: Dolph Smith and Friends” Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
“Penland School of Crafts Artist’s Exhibition” Christa Faut Gallery, Cornelius, NC
“Department of Art Faculty Biennial” Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Boone, NC
2010 “Fourteen Hands, Three Years: Penland Resident Artists” Caldwell County Arts Council, Lenoir, NC
2009 “The Barns: 2009” Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
“Adjunxtaposition II” Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
“Functor” Johnson City Area Arts Council, Johnson City, TN
“New X 3” Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
2008 “Fresh 2008: Emerging Artists Exhibit” Main Gallery at the AVA Center, Chattanooga, TN
“Tri-State Sculptors Members Exhibition” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
“East Tennessee State University Alumni Exhibition” Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
“One, And The Same” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
“Marks: A Graduate Student Exhibition” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2007 “Adjunxtaposition” Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
“The Artists’ Book: The Exhibition” Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
“Third Annual Instructors’ Exhibit” Hayloft Gallery in the Jacksonville Center, Floyd, VA
“National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts Regional Student Juried Exhibit” Allan R. Hite Institute Gallery, Louisville, KY
2006 “An Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art” Gallery 411, Greenville, TN
“An Exhibition of New Work by ETSU Art and Design Graduate Students” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2005 “Sculpture 2005: An Exhibition of Sculpture by ETSU Students” Nelson’s Fine Art Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2005 (cont.) “Redefining Space: Tri-State Sculptors Annual Conference Student Exhibition” Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
“Seize the Clay IV: An Exhibition of Ceramic Work by ETSU Students” Nelson’s Fine Art Gallery, Johnson City, TN
“27th Annual Johnson City Area Arts Council Art Show” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
“Mute: An Exhibition of Work by ETSU Graduate Students” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2003 “An Exhibition of Work by Current Odyssey Residents” Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
Awards
2010 Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts Honorarium
2008 Niche Student Awards Winner. Mixed and Miscellaneous Mediums
2006 – 2008 Tri State Sculptors Student Representative
2006 Tri State Sculptors Memorial Scholarship
2005 Work Study Scholarship. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Tuition Scholarship. East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Collections
Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Greenville SC
Professional Organizations
College Art Association
International Sculpture Organization
American Craft Council
Tri State Sculptors