Awards:
Distinguished Artist Award, Individual Artist Fellowship in Visual Art for Sculpture and Installation, Nebraska Arts Council, 2010.
Best of Show Award, North Charleston Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, - national juried sculpture competition, Riverfront Park, North Charleston, SC, 2008.
Niche Award Finalist, Niche Magazine, 2007.
Best of Show Award, Arboretum Sculpture Exhibition, - national juried sculpture competition, Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Overland Park, KS, 2006.
Public Commissions and Collections:
Refrigerator Art Project juried public art project, Omaha Public Power District, Omaha, NE, 2011.
Pod Forms as Icon purchased for the Overland Park Community Center, Overland Park, KS, 2009.
Stacked Totem Forms purchased for the patio at Mark's Bistro, Omaha, NE, 2009.
O! Project invitational public art project, Omaha, NE, 2007.
Memorial Park and Plaza consulted and designed multiple public art pieces for memorial park and plaza, Bremerton, WA, 2005.
Tile mosaic 6 16 x 16 inlays, created using tile made with summer camp kids, for bathhouse at Pioneer Park, Billings, MT, 2005.
Recaptured tile mural, 5x 6 tile, for Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge as part of the Lewis and Clark Icon Project, Omaha, NE, 2004.
Spikey Doe - 6 tall outdoor sculpture for the J. Doe Public Art Exposure Project, Omaha, NE, 2001.
Giving Tree donor wall/tile mural, 5 x 10, created in collaboration with painter Deb Groesser for the Bairight Public Library, Ralston, NE, 1999.
Friendship Tree brick relief carving, 4 x 4, for the Friendship Camp and Conference Center, Palmyra, VA, 1996.
Public Art Exhibitions:
Arboretum Sculpture Exhibition invitational exhibition, Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Overland Park, KS, 2008, 2009.
National Juried Sculpture Show Craven Arts Council, New Bern, NC, 2008.
Campus Sculpture Walk national juried sculpture competition, University of Indianapolis, IN, 2008.
13th Annual Washburn Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition - national juried sculpture competition, Washburn University, Topeka, KS, 2008.
North Charleston Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition Best of Show award, national juried sculpture competition, Riverfront Park, North Charleston, SC, 2008.
ArtInPlace - national juried sculpture competition, Schenks Branch Greenway, Charlottesville, VA, 2007.
Sculpture Visions national juried sculpture competition, Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission, Chapel Hill, NC, 2007.
North Charleston Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition national juried sculpture competition, Riverfront Park, North Charleston, SC, 2007.
Arboretum Sculpture Exhibition Best of Show award, national juried competition, Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Overland Park, KS, 2006.
North Charleston Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition 2nd Place award, national juried competition, Riverfront Park, North Charleston, SC, 2006.
Wind & Water - outdoor sculpture invitational, Gene Leahy Mall, Omaha, NE, 2004.
Elements: An Environmental Arts Exhibit - group juried exhibition, Fontenelle Forest Nature Center, Bellevue, NE, 2003.
Wind & Water - outdoor sculpture invitational, Gene Leahy Mall, Omaha, NE, 2003.
Elements: An Environmental Arts Exhibit - group juried exhibition, Fontenelle Forest Nature Center, Bellevue, NE, 2002.
Solo Exhibitions:
Artifacts Wayne State College, Wayne, NE, 2008.
Hung and Stacked juried solo exhibition competition, Nebraska Arts Council Showcase Gallery exhibition, Omaha, NE, 2006.
Pod Farm - installation, Darkroom Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2004.
Salt of the Earth: New Work by Liz Vercruysse - Jackson Artworks, Omaha, NE, 2003.
Fields of Hope - installation, Norfolk Art Center, Norfolk, NE, 2003.
Clay Work - Jackson Artworks, Omaha, NE, 2002.
Botanically Inclined: clay vessels by Liz Vercruysse hosted by the Fremont Art Association, Gallery 92 West, Fremont, NE, 2001.
Childs Play: Selected Works Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA, 1994.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
Another Nebraska: Nebraska Arts Council Individual Artist Fellows, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE, 2011.
Current work by Liz Vercruysse and John Martelle,Cathedral Arts Center, Omaha, NE, 2010.
Archetypes: Contemporary Perspectives on Clay and Fiber, current work by Liz Vercruysse and Mary Zicafoose, Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk, NE, 2009.
Handmade invitational group exhibit, Jackson Artworks Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2009.
Post Production invitational group exhibit, Creighton University Lied Art Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2009.
Spirit - invitational show and fundraising auction, Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE, 2008, 2010.
Bemis Art Auction invitational show and fundraising auction, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, 2004-2009.
Gateway to Imagination national juried competition, Farmington Museum, Farmington, NM, 2007, 2008.
Arts Alive national juried competition, Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL, 2008.
National Juried Craft Gallery Exhibition Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, NJ, 2007.
Omaha Area Ceramics Invitational Art Exhibition College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE, 2007.
Sara & George Art Auction invitational show and fundraising auction, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE, 2006.
Art of Fine Craft - national juried competition, Elder Gallery, NE Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE, 2005.
3-artist invitational - Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE, 2005.
Alumni Exhibition invitational exhibition, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE, 2003.
20/20 Vision - group invitational exhibition, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, 2002.
Omaha Clay Works - group invitational, Hilmer Gallery, College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE, 2002.
1st Annual Woodfired Exhibition group invitational hosted by Omaha Clay Works, Nicholas Street Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2001.
4 Nebraska Woodfire Clay Artists group invitational exhibition, Buena Vista College Art Gallery, Storm Lake, IA, 2001.
Prevailing Winds: Current Trends in Contemporary Ceramics national juried exhibition, Young & Constantin Gallery, Wilmington, VT, 2001.
Un-earthed Treasures: Ceremonial Vessels in Clay Merit Award, national juried exhibition, Loudon House Gallery, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY, 2000.
Seventeenth Womens National Juried Art Exhibition Walton Arts Center, National League of American Pen Women, Fayetteville, AR, 2000.
Clay Show national juried exhibition, CORE: New Art Space Gallery, Denver, CO, 2000.
Fred Wells 24 national juried exhibition, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE, 2000.
Associated Artists of Omaha All Member Fall Exhibit Award of Excellence, Hilmer Gallery, College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE, 1999.
Whimsical and Functional Ceramic Drinking Cup Competition national juried exhibition, Earthen Art Works, Los Angeles, CA, 1999.
Fred Wells 23 national juried exhibition, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE, 1999.
Aesthetics 98 national juried exhibition, Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS, 1998.
Ceramics USA national juried exhibition, University of North Texas Art Gallery, Denton, TX, 1998.
Publications:
Her Living Magazine
"Liz Vercruysse. Pods (large and small), Bottles and a Refrigerator." October/November 2011.
Midwest Living Magazine "Pottery in the Hills", October 2011.
Omaha World Herald "Pottery Tour Aims to Inspire", Living Section, Thursday, September 29 2011.
Niche Magazine Niche Award Finalist, Winter 2008.
American Craft Magazine Craft World Section, April/May 2006.
Ceramics Monthly Upfront Section, April 2004.
Teaching/Presentation Experience:
Kent Bellows Studio & Center for Visual Arts - Artist Mentor, 2011.
Wayne State College, Wayne, NE 2 day presentation & workshop, 2008.
Creighton University, Omaha NE 2 day presentation & workshop, 2007.
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE clay classes, all ages, 2002 - 2006.
Bemis Center for the Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE facilitator for Omahas Cultural Quilt project, 2005.
Bemis Center for the Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE Slide Jam, 2005.
Duchesne Academy, Omaha, NE taught 2D & 3D art, 2002 - 2005.
Omaha Clayworks, Omaha, NE - instructed adult clay classes, 2001 - 2002.
Dana College, Blair, NE - visiting artist, 2001.
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE - visiting artist, 2001.
Metro Community College, Omaha, NE - instructed adult clay classes, 2001.
Omaha Artists, Inc. lead workshop, 1999, 2001, 2007.
Iowa Western CC Childrens Summer Program lead workshop, 2000.
Bairight Public Librarys Child Summer Program lead workshop, 1999.
Omaha Artists, Inc. lead workshop
Windsong Gallery, Ralston, NE - managed studio, taught all clay classes, 1998 - 2001.
Friendship Camp and Conference Center, Palmyra, VA - developed and directed art programs, 1991 - 1996.
Education and Professional Development:
20+1 Years of the Tozan Kilns, An international Wood Fire Conference, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 2006.
Art of Fine Craft Conference with Sergei Isopov and Nastaran Sowers, NE Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE, 2005.
American Ceramics: Then and Now with Josh DeWeese, Julia Galloway and Wayne Higby, University of Nebraska Lincoln and the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE, 2005.
Art of Fine Craft Conference with Jeff Oestrich and Nicholas Homoky, NE Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE, 2002.
NCECA, 2001.
Peter Voulkos Workshop at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 1998.
Advanced Ceramics with Henry Serenco, UNO, Omaha, NE, 1997.
Bachelor of Arts Degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1993.
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