Education
Master of Fine Arts, University of Missouri (MU), Columbia, MO (2019)
Post-baccalaureate Studies, MU, Columbia, MO (2013-2015)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Colorado State University-Pueblo (CSU-P), Pueblo, CO (2013)
Associates of Arts, Moberly Area Community College (MACC), Moberly, MO (2008)
Academic Teaching Experience
Part-time Adjunct Professor, MU, Columbia, MO - Ceramic Practice & Portfolio, Wheel Thrown Ceramics, & Hand-built Ceramics (2024-2025)
Lecturer in Ceramics, Truman State University (TSU), Kirksville, MO - Ceramics I-V & Independent Studio(s): Ceramics (2019-2022)
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art, MU, Columbia, MO - Beginning Ceramics & 3D Design (2019-2020)
Adjunct Instructor – Art, MACC, Columbia, MO - Drawing and Composition I & Art Survey and Appreciation I (2019)
Instructor of Record, MU, Columbia, MO - Beginning Ceramics & 3-D Design (2018-2019)
Co-instructor of Record, MU, Columbia, MO - 3-D Design (2017)
Selected Professional Experience
Senior Craft, Service, Maintenance Professional, School of Visual Studies - MU, Columbia, MO (2023-Present)
Panelist, 39th Annual Ceramics Symposium, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX (2024)
Technical Assistant, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Island, ME - Justin Donofrio, 1-week (2023)
Department Head of Ceramics & Residency Manager, Access Arts, Columbia, MO (2021-2023)
Instructor - Clay Community Classes, Access Arts, Columbia, MO (2021-2023)
Workshop Assistant, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC - Joe Pintz, 3-week (2019)
Studio Technician, MU, Columbia, MO (2017)
Upper Division Art Teacher, Berkeley Preparatory School, Tampa, FL (2015-2016)
Instructor, Morean Center for Clay (MCC), St. Petersburg, FL (2015-2016)
Resident Artist, MCC, St. Petersburg, FL (2015-2016)
Assistant Kiln Builder, MU, Columbia, MO - Assisted Joe Pintz with soda kiln construction (2015)
Publications
“Eric Ordway,” New Christian Makers, Issue 001, Spring 2024, pp. 88-91 [Juried Feature]
“For A Feast,” Ceramics Monthly, Issue: Sept. 2024, pp. 33 [Photo] (2024)
“Keeping Tests Going | Eric Ordway.” Paul Blais. The Potters Cast, July 11th, 2023. Episode 952, https://thepotterscast.com/ [Interview] (2023)
“2023 Emerging Artist: Eric Ordway, Columbia, MO,” Ceramics Monthly, Issue: May 2023, pp. 33 [Feature] (2023)
“Recipes: Atmospheric Layers,” Ceramics Monthly, Issue: May 2023, pp. 66 [Feature] (2023)
“Exploring the Rhythms of Life and Art: An Interview with Ceramic Artist Eric Ordway,” Sarah Elizabeth Burns, Vigil Magazine, Issue 10 – Winter 2022, pp.83-86 [Interview] (2022)
“Elemental,” Ceramics Monthly, Issue: Sept. 2022, pp. 53 [Photo] (2022)
“Exposure,” Ceramics Monthly, Issue: May 2022 [Photo] (2022)
“Columbia Ceramics Artist Eric Ordway Molds Lasting Connections,” Aarik Danielsen, Columbia Daily Tribune, October 3rd [Article] (2021)
“Illuminators,” Conor Sweetman, October, Christianity Today [Feature] (2021)
“Four artists: Ceramic, fantasy surrealism, watercolor, and poly-disciplinary. This month's Missouri Arts Council featured artists,” Diana Moxin, Speaking of the Arts, August, Episode 172, KOPN 89.5 [Interview] (2021)
“Grounded,” Ceramics Monthly, Issue: Sept. 2019, pp. 54 [Photo] (2019)
“We Are But Dust,” Eric Ordway, October, Ekstasis Magazine [Article] (2019)
“Pottery embodies Missouri landscapes,” Kelsey Wu, Columbia Missourian, March 15th [Article] (2019)
Grants & Awards
Staff Development Award, MU, Columbia, MO (2023)
3rd Place Award, KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2023, The Arts KC Gallery, Kansas City, MO (2023)
George VanOstrand Fellowship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME (2023)
Ceramics Monthly 2023 Emerging Artist, Ceramics Monthly, Issue: May (2023)
Watermark Honorable Mention, It’s Only Clay 2022, Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN (2022)
Diamond Core Award, KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2022, The ArtsKC Gallery, Kansas City, MO (2022)
Missouri Featured Artist – August, Missouri Arts Council, Missouri (2021)
Second Place Award, 27th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Creative Factory/Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA (2019)
Hazel (Pat) Steele Burney Endowment, MU, Columbia, MO (2018)
Sheryl Bulgrin Purchase Award, Working Pots II, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI (2017)
Second Runner Up, KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2017, Bredin-Lee Gallery, Kansas City, MO (2017)
Library Award, CSU-Pueblo Student Show, CSU-P, Pueblo, CO (2013)
3rd Place Award, CUS-Pueblo Student Show, CSU-P, Pueblo, CO (2012)
Solo & Two Person Exhibitions
Eric Ordway Exhibition, 49th Missouri River Festival of the Arts, The Hain House, Booneville, MO (2024)
Atmospheric Vessels by Andrew McIntyre & Eric Ordway, The Mayor Museum, San Angelo, TX (2024)
There and Back Again: A Potter’s Tale, South Gallery, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO (2024)
DOXA: Revisited, Mildred M. Cox Gallery, William Woods University, Fulton, MO (2023)
Eric Ordway Ceramics, Riverside Pottery, Cape Girardeau, MO (2022)
Selected Ceramic Works by Eric Ordway, Osage Arts Community Art Center, Belle, MO (2021)
Contemplative Vessels, Boger Gallery, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO (2020)
DOXA: Prayerful Pots, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO (2019)
DOXA: Prayerful Pots, Annex Art Gallery, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL (2019)
Foundation, Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL (2016)
Selected Juried Exhibitions
(2025)
delecTable: The Art of Dining, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO
9thAnnual Winter Warmers Cup Show, Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, WA
(2024)
17th Annual Cup Show: Form and Function, The Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL
Kindled Spirits 3, Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, WA
It’s Only Clay 2024, Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN
Art of Clay: PUSH, Artsy.net, 1202 Contemporary Gallery, Gilroy, CA
ON THE DAILY: Coffee & Tea, Studio & Gallery, Durango, CO
Southern Miss Ceramics National 2024, Museum of Art, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Cups of Contemplation, Gallery of Art & Design, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
Wood, Soda, Salt Exhibition, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
32nd Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Visions In Clay Exhibition, LH Horton Jr. Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA
Craft Futures: Celebrating 60 Years of Crafts Exhibition, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2024, The ArtsKC Gallery, Kansas City, MO
River 2 River National Juried Exhibition, Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
Earth Devised National Juried Exhibition, d’art Center, Norfolk, VA
Functional Fall: Put A Lid On It!, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
International Ceramics Competition 2024, Muśee de Carouge, Carouge, Switzerland
Guildford Art Center 2024 Ceramics Biennial, Guildford Art Center, Guilford, CT
In Hand Cup Exhibition, Mikhail Zakin Gallery at The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, NJ
10th Annual Dirty South Cup Show, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA
SIP: A Ceramics Cup Show, Clayer & Co. Gallery, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, GA
Nature & Coalescence, Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA
Earth & Fire 2024, Stifel Fine Arts Center-Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, WV
Santa Barbara Clay National Juried Exhibition, Clay Studio Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA
8th Central Time Ceramics Juried Exhibition, Heuser Art Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Concentricity: University of Missouri School of Visual Studies Juried Alumni Exhibit, Montminy Gallery, Boone County Historical Society, Columbia, MO
International Cup 2024, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
NCECA Annual 2024 - Rendered Fusion: Clay, Connection, Attention, Joel & Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, VA
Teapot X: 10th Biannual, Baltimore Clay Works, Baltimore, MD
(2023)
16th Annual Cup Show: Form and Function, The Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL
47th Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Art, History, and Science, Evansville, IN
The Clay Cup VI: Vessel, Icon, Canvas, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Alteration Station: Annual Mug Exhibition, Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL
Fly Over Focus, Trish Martindell Gallery at Queen City Clay, Norwood, OH
KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2023, The ArtsKC Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Cup: The Intimate Object XIX, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Transformative Craft, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Synthesis, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO
Pots for Ritual and Contemplation, Online Exhibition, Hanover, PA
Sip: A Ceramics Cup Show, Clayer & Co. Gallery, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, GA
Shapes of Influence 2023, M.G. Nelson Family Gallery, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
Baldwin National 2023, Holt Russell Gallery, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS
delecTABLE: The Art of Fine Dining, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO
NCECA Annual 2023 - I Contain Multitudes, Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
(2022)
15th Annual Cup Show: Form and Function, Amelia Center Gallery, Panama City, FL
It’s Only Clay 2022, Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN
KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2022, The ArtsKC Gallery, Kansas City, MO
30th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Raise a Toast 2, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, IL
8th Annual Dirty South Cup Call and Competition, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA
SAY SOMETHING: Tactile Voices in Clay, Schacht Gallery – Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schuylerville, NY
(2021)
29th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2021, The ArtsKC Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Workhouse Clay International 2021, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA
Ritual!, Intersect Arts Gallery, St. Louis, MO
(2020)
Off Center International Ceramic Art Competition, Blue Line Arts Center, Roseville, CA
Off the Table: Clay for the Wall, Potter Fine Arts Gallery, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO
7th Central Time Ceramics International, Bradley University Galleries, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
(2019)
27th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Creative Factory/Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA
(2018)
Clay Cup IV, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, MU, Columbia, MO
Transplanted, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
(2017)
Clay National XII: The Art of Utility, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2017, Bredin-Lee Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Working Pots II, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI
Soda2 Show, Mantle Gallery/KY Mudworks, Louisville, KY
Vessels: Interpretations and Iterations, Mantle Gallery/KY Mudworks, Louisville, KY
Last Call II, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
TEA: The Ritual & The Art, Plough Gallery, Tifton, GA
(2016)
KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2016, Centered Earth Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Tabletop 2016, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Coffee & Clay Exhibition, Pottery Northwest Gallery, Seattle, WA
2nd Annual Dirty South Mug Show and Competition, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA
Invitational Exhibitions
2024
In Being Beside: 2024 SVS Faculty Showcase, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, MU, Columbia, MO
Tea Invitational, Highland Studio & Gallery, South Bend, IN
Brimming: Goblet Invitational, Belger Crane Yard, Kansas City, MO
Atmospheric Vessels: Selected Works by Andrew McIntyre & Eric Ordway, Mayer Museum, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
2023
Art Shoppe, Sager Reeves Gallery, Columbia, MO
Small Work Exhibit, Sager Reeves Gallery, Columbia, MO
2022
1st Annual Holiday Show, Montminy Gallery, Columbia, MO
2020
Small Works Exhibit, Sager Braudis Gallery, Columbia, MO
Functional Ceramics Exhibition-2020, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
2019
Small Works Exhibit, Sager Braudis Gallery, Columbia, MO
New Work from Truman State University Art Faculty, Truman State University Art Gallery, TSU, Kirksville, MO
“Tenses”, Hanger Gallery, Kansas City, MO
MU Graduate Showcase, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, MU, Columbia, MO
MACC Alumni: Beyond, Jorgenson Gallery, MACC, Moberly, MO
2018
May Exhibit, Sager Braudis Gallery, Columbia, MO
Gradualism: MFA Candidates of MU, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, MU, Columbia, MO
2017
Hitt & Marx, Greg Hardwick Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO
The Graduates: MFA Candidates of MU, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, MU, Columbia, MO
2015
Artist in Residence Show, Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL
2013
CSU-Pueblo Student Show, Capps Capozzolo Student Art Gallery, CSU-P, Pueblo, CO
2012
CSU-Pueblo Student Show, Capps Capozzolo Student Art Gallery, CSU-P, Pueblo, CO
Artists Lectures & Workshops
2024
Concho Clay Studio, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
Baylor University, Waco, TX
2023
Indiana Clay Conference, Indiana University-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Island, ME
Mildred C. Cox Gallery, William Woods University, Fulton, MO
Franklin College, Franklin, IN
2022
Montminy Gallery, Boone County Historical Society, Columbia, MO
Riverside Pottery Studio, Cape Girardeau, MO
2021
Baylor University, Waco, TX
KC Clay Guild, Kansas City, MO
2020
College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO
2019
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO - Prof. Laura Bigger, Self and Society Class
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2018
Chaminade College Preparatory School, St. Louis, MO
The Children’s School at Stephens College, Columbia, MO
2015
Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL
Gallery Representation
Highland Studio and Gallery, South Bend, IN (2024-Present)
Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI (2024-Present)
Sager Reeves Gallery, Columbia, MO (2018-Present)
Plough Gallery, Tifton, GA (2017-Present)
Professional Affiliations & Organizational Membership
The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
ArtAxis.org
Columbia Art League (Columbia, MO)