B E L L E C E R A M I C S
ISABELLE COPPINGER
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Current Positions
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2017 to Present, Artist, Belle Ceramics, Naturally Inspired Ceramic Design, Asheville NC
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Education
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2017 BA. Warren Wilson College, Ceramics and Sculpture, Asheville NC
2015 LEAPYEAR, Transforming Education, Calistoga CA
2013 Greenfield Community College, Greenfield MA
2011 Kroka Expeditions and Nahual School, Marlow NH and Pifo Ecuador
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Current Representation
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2017 - Present, Featured Artist, Odyssey Clayworks Gallery, Asheville NC
2018 - Present, Featured Artist, Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans LA
2021 - Present, Featured Artist, Goetze Art & Design, Memphis TN
2022 - Present, Featured Artist, Hillary Whitaker Gallery, Ponte Vedra FL
2024 - Present, Featured Artist, Walker Fine Art, Denver CO
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Professional Experience
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2017 - 2021, Resident Artist, Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville NC
2017- 2018 Internship, The Bright Angle, Ceramics Company, Asheville NC
2015 - 2017 Studio Assistant, Warren Wilson College Ceramic Studios, Asheville NC
2016 Internship, Attention Design, Industrial Design Company, Copenhagen Denmark
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Teaching Experience
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2017 - 2021, Ceramics Instructor, Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville NC
2019 July - Sept, Youth Transformed for Life Group Instructor, Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville NC
2017 and 2019 July - Sept, Summer Kids Clay Camp Instructor at Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville NC
2017 to 2018 Studio Assistant, Earth and Fire Studios, New Orleans LA
2016 - 2017 Studio Assistant, Penland School of Craft, Bakersville NC
2015 - 2017 Studio Assistant, Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
2015 Workshop Assistant, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg TN
2014 Assistant Teacher, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kalaheo Kauai HI
2014 Assistant Teacher, Orinoco Elementary School, Orinoco Nicaragua
2014 Assistant Teacher, Elementary School, Arequipa Peru
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Workshops
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2019 Student, Foundations Business Planning, Mountain BizWorks, Asheville NC
2016 Student, La Meridiana, International School of Ceramics, Certaldo Italy
2015 Volunteer, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Kansas City MO
2015 Student, Leapyear, Transforming Education, Cob Building Workshop, Urubamba Peru
2014 Student, Botanical Crafts Workshops, Kalani Retreat Center, Pahoa Big Island HI
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Exhibitions
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2024 March, NCECA - Coalescence, Gallery Expo, Richmond VA
2023 March, NCECA - Current, Cincinnati OH
2022 December, Art Basel - Red Dot Miami, Miami FL
2021 April-May, Chroma: A Dip in Color, Solo Show, Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans LA
2021 Jan-April, Joint Show, Ananda West, Asheville NC
2020 Mar-Aug, NCECA - Murmurations, Solo Show, The Highpoint Gallery, Richmond VA
2019 - 2020, Featured Artist, From Here and Far Gallery, Asheville NC
2019 July-Aug, Sculpture National, Clay Center of New Orleans LA
2018 July-Sept, Joint Show with Carlyle Wolfe, Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans LA
2017 Slip & Pulp, Warren Wilson College Senior Exhibition, Asheville NC
2016 - 2017 Student Art Show, Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
2015 Keep Your Eyes Open, Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
2015 Warren Wilson College Art Exhibition, Asheville NC
2015 Art and Science Exhibition, Warren Wilson College Science Department, Asheville NC
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Awards
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2017 Award in Excellence, Student Art Show, Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
2016 Honorable Mention, Student Art Show, Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
2012 Gold Key Award, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Ceramic Sculpture, New York NY
2011 Honorable Mention, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Painting and Drawing, New York NY
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Publications
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2023 Louisiana Life Magazine, River Current, October Issue
2022 Key Official City Guide, Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, June Issue
2022 The World Of Interiors, Condé Nast, London UK, May Issue
2022 River City Lifestyle Magazine, Memphis TN, April Issue
2021 Cary Magazine, Mayton Hotel, Cary NC, November Issue
2021 Amazing Glaze, Recipes and Combinations, by Gabriel Kline
2017 Mica and Micaceous Clay, Undergraduate Research, WWC Auspex Literary and Visual Magazine
Private Installations
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2017 "Terra" Senior Show. Huxley. Asheville, NC
2018 "Albuscreta floresco" Leathem. New Orleans, LA
2018 "Crescente arbore 1" Levin. Metairie, LA
2018 "Crescente arbore 2" Spencer. Mississippi
2018 "Terra flos 1,2 & 3" Spencer. New Orleans, LA
2018 "Circularis volu" Lewis. Metairie, LA
2018 "Pluma ramus" Wainer. Seaside, FL
2019 "Terra flos 4,5 & 6" Erhet. New Orleans, LA
2019 "Blue Wave" Legarde. Pass Christian, MS
2019 "Feather" Abernathy. Longview, TX
2019 "Pod 7" Yockey. New Orleans, LA
2019 "Pod 8" Magowan. West Palm Beach, FL
2019 "Plume 1" Berger. Memphis, TN
2019 "Terra floresco" Saums. Ridgeland, MS
2019 "Plume 2" Gay. New Orleans, LA
2019 "Albuscreta floresco 2"New Orleans, LA
2019 "Crescente arbore" New Orleans, LA
2019 "Pluma" Neusetzer. Lafayette, LA
2020 "Pluma" Gay, Nashville TN
2020 "Terra floresco 2"Jackson, MS
2020 "Circum Follium"New Orleans, LA
2020 "Terra flos" Lester. Memphis, TN
2020 "Caeruleum unda" Sonnier. New Orleans, LA
2020 "Crescente arbore" FL
2020 "Floreo pervigeo" Richmond, VA
2021 "Terra flos" Dimengo. Nashville, TN
2021 "Innuit" Tambor. Asheville, NC
2021 "Pluma" Mann. Metairie, LA
2021 "Terra flos" Davila. Raleigh, NC
2021 "Terra flos caeruleum" New Orleans, LA
2021 "Terra flos imbre" New Orleans, LA
2021 "Terra flos rosea" New Orleans, LA
2021 "Ovale" Taravella. New Orleans, LA
2021 "Florets" New Orleans, LA
2021 "Florets" Private Client, FL
2021 "Florets circulos" New Orleans, LA
2021 "Pluma caeruleum" New Orleans, LA
2021 "Viridi unda" New Orleans, LA
2021 "Florets" Wellford. Memphis, TN
2021 "Terra flos"Goethe. Memphis, TN
2021 "Terra flos" Hankins. Memphis, TN
2021 "Burst" Record. Charlotte, NC
2022 "Caeruleum aspargo" New Orleans, LA
2022 "Rota flores" MacLean. Copenhagen, Denmark
2022 "Caeruleum unda" Cincinatti, OH
2022 "Terra flos" Cincinatti, OH 2022
2022 "Florets" Goetze. Memphis, TN
2022 "Florets" Mann. Houston, TX
2022 "Florets" Ehret. Asheville, NC
2022 "Floret Scatter" Private Client. Cincinnati, OH
2022 "Album silva" Williamson. Memphis, TN
2022 "Novum fluxus" Watler. Franklinton, LA
2022 "Caeruleum aestus" Private Client. New Orleans, LA
2022 "Florets" Private Client. Ponte Vedra, FL
2023 "Foliis crescente" Owen. Memphis, TN
2023 "Magnus Alias A" Private. New Orleans, LA
2023 "Centrum folia" Spencer. The Hamptons, NY
2023 "Duo flores terrae" Private Client. Memphis, TN
2023 "Pluma" Private Client. New Orleans, LA
2023 "Terra flos" Private Client. Memphis, TN
2023 "Pluma" Private Client. New Orleans, LA
2024 "Circum follium" Private Client. New Orleans LA
2024 "Terra flos" Private Client. New Orleans LA
2024 "Florets" Baskin. Jackson, MS
2024 "Florets" Davila. Raleigh, NC
2024 "Terra flos" Private Client. Memphis TN
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Commercial Installations
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2025 "Serva crescente" Providence St. Mary Medical Center. Apple Valley, CA
2024 "Aqua alis" Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center. Manteca, CA
2023 "Circum follium" Private Office Space. Cincinnati, OH
2022 "Caeruleum unda duo" La Boulangerie. New Orleans, LA
2022 "Veni et vade" Roper St. Francis Women’s Hospital. Charleston, SC
2021 "Fluere urbana" The Roxboro. Durham, NC
2021 "Lata alas" The Mayton Hotel. Cary, NC
2020 "Pluma folium" North West Medical Center. Sahuarita, AZ
2019 "Flos missio" Mission Hospital. Asheville, NC
2019 "Viridi unda" Freret Beer Annex. New Orleans, LA
2018 "Caeruleum unda" La Boulangerie. New Orleans, LA
