Education
M.F.A. Ceramics Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse, NY
B.A. Economics, Minor in Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg,VA
Experience
Wesleyan Potters, Workshop Instructor, Middletown, CT
Adrian College, Assistant Professor and Department Chairperson, Adrian, MI
Le Moyne College, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Syracuse, NY
Syracuse University, Instructor of Record and Teaching Assistant, Syracuse, NY
Selected Exhibitions
2020-27th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Creative Factory, Lancaster, PA
2019 – Ceramics 2019, Guilford Art Center
2018 – 22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
2017 – 53rd Annual MEA/MAEA Exhibition, MI; Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences
2016 – Kansas City Clay Guild Teabowl National; UNF International Ceramics Exhibition, University of North Florida Gallery of Art
2008-2015 – 3rd Annual National Bonsai Pot Exhibition, Washington DC; Craft USA ’11 National Craft Triennial, Silver Mine Art Center; Kent State University 10th Annual National Juried Cup Show, Downtown Gallery
Awards
First Place – Rectangle Category, 3rd Annual National Bonsai Pot Exhibition,The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum at the National Arboretum in Washington, DC
Grants
Adrian College ACCET Flipped Classroom Grant; Le Moyne College Adjunct’s Union Professional Research and Development Grant; Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean’s Ginsberg Grant
Canary Project Artist Grant (with the DS Institute) Featured Artist – Everson Museum Benefit Gala
Albert K. Murray Fine Arts Educational Grant (recipient twice)
Collections
MacNamara Collection, Las Vegas, NV; Private Collections
Published Works
In progress Victor Babu Monograph
2012 “The Power of Pattern: New Work by David MacDonald at the Everson Museum of Art,” Ceramics Art and Perception, September 2012, pg. 8-11
2010 “Striking Out,” Studio Potter, Winter/Spring 2009/2010, pg. 76-78
