Education
2004 Master of Fine Arts, Spatial Arts-Concentration in Ceramics, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Fall 1998 Semester Abroad, Fine Art Programme, Northumbria University, New Castle Upon Tyne, UK
Teaching Experience
2016-Present Assistant Professor Studio Art, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
ART 111, 3D Design
ART 151, Introductory Ceramics
ART 152 Intermediate Throwing
ART 153 Intermediate Hand Building
ART 155, Plaster Mold Making
ART 159A/159B Ceramic Color Decoration High/Low Temp
ART 252, Advanced Study In Ceramics
2016-2015 Visiting Professor, Sabbatical Replacement, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
ARTZ 231A, Beginning Ceramics
ARTZ 331, Ceramics II: Surfaces, Image and Transfer
ARTZ 331, Ceramics II: Hand Building
2015 Instructor, Ceramic Monotype, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT 2014
2014 Visiting Artist, Guest Lecturer, Carroll College, Helena, MT
ART 115A, Beginning Ceramics
Instructor, Intermediate/Advanced Hand-building, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Instructor, Ceramic Monotype, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2013 Lecturer, Part-time, State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY
ART 270, Foundations in Clay
Instructor, Intermediate/Advanced Hand-building, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2012 Instructor, Ceramic Monotype, Clay Studio of missoula, MT
2009 Lecturer, Part-time, State University of New York College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Design 220, Ceramics I
2004-2003 Teaching Assistant: Instructor of Records, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
ART 46, Beginning Ceramics
Solo and Two -Person
2015 New Works, The Brink, Missoula, MT
2014 American Yard Sale, Frontier Space, Missoula, MT
Wave/Wither (2 Person), Hall-Spassov Gallery, Seattle, WA
Vestiges (2 Person), Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2012 On the Surface, Lower McDowell Studios, Missoula, MT
NCECA Featured Artist, Hallway Gallery, Bellevue, WA
2007 Drawings, Ingham Chapman Gallery, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM
The Story of e, Lords of Art Town Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Group and Juried
2018 A View From The West, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust-Educational Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2017 Slice, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Siteworks, Portland, OR
From the Collection, Hall-Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
SAC Ceramics Exhibition Part II, Space 205, Santa Ana, CA
SAC Ceramics Exhibition, Space 205, Santa Ana, CA
2016 Santa Ana College Faculty Exhibition, Main Campus Art Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
Akar Yunomi Invitational, Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Objectus: 3 Person Exhibition, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR
Contemporary Ceramics, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT
Bray Benefit Silent Auction, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, MT
New Works, Hall-Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
Montana Ceramics, Missoula Airport Gallery, Missoula, MT
Finale Exhibition, The Brink Gallery, Missoula, MT
Archie Bray Resident & Visiting Artists, NCECA, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
Small Works From a Big State, NCECA, Steeple of Light Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Northwest Missouri State Invitational, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, VML Building, Kansas City, MO
Missoula Art Museum Annual Live Auction, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
Bray Days, MSU Exit Gallery, Bozeman, MT
2015 In Flux, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR
Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH
University of Montana Faculty Show, Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT
Clay Montana Exhibition, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
Bray Permanent Collection Recent Acquisitions, Bray North Gallery, Helena, MT
Montana Triennial, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
Bray 2nd Year Fellowship Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Hope, Terror, Promise, Rage, Old Montana Prison Museum, Deer Lodge, MT
Bray Benefit Silent Auction, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, MT
Holter Museum of Art, Gala & Auction, Helena, MT
Pot-sketch, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Constructed Invitational, Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
Bray Days, MSU Exit Gallery, Bozeman, MT
2014 Fellowship Exhibition, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, MT
Resident Artists Exhibition, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, MT
Bray Resident Artists, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Holiday Exhibition, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT
Pot-sketch, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Bray Benefit Silent/Cup Auction, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, MT
Archie Bray NCECA, Milwaukee Convention Center, Milwaukee, WI
Red Lodge Clay Center NCECA Gallery Expo, Milwaukee Convention Center, Milwaukee, WI
New Horizons, St. Pete Clay Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Bray Days, MSU Exit Gallery, Bozeman, MT
2013 Bray Resident Artists, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Ceramic Invitational, Danforth Gallery, Livingston, MT
Ceramics Now (3 Person Show), The Brink, Missoula, M
Ceramic Contemporary Invitational, Art Association of Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole, WY
New Artists, New Work, Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
Friends & Influences, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Cup Show Invitational, Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, ME
Beyond the Brickyard, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Permanent Collection Exhibition, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Pot-Sketch, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
TranspARTation, Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
ACGA Clay/Glass National Juried Exhibition, Los Angles, CA
Landscapes, Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
2012 Affordable Arts Fair, Represented by Hall Spassov Gallery, Seattle, WA
Underground and Under 1000, Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
Clay Studio Resident Artist Exhibition, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Best of Show, Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
The Artists Among Us 2, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Handmade and Homegrown, Ten Spoon Vineyard, Missoula, MT
2011 Workhouse Clay National, Workhouse Arts Center Juried Exhibition, Lorton, VA
Hallway Gallery, Bellevue, WA
Down East Sculpture Exhibition, Juried Exhibition at Emerge, Greenville, NC
Sources-Origins, South Shore Art Center Juried Exhibition, Cohasset, MA
2010 Memento Mori, Gallery 5 Juried Exhibition, Richmond, VA
Mentor & Student: South Jersey Shore Clay Tour 2010, ACC College, Mays Landing, NJ
Red Wagon W/ Toaster, Mobile Exhibition/Performance, Philadelphia, PA
2009 One on One on One, 3 Person Exhibition, Czurles-Nelson Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Generously Odd: Craft Now, Lexington Art League Juried Exhibition,Lexington, KY
Buffalo State College Design Faculty Exhibition, Upton Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2008 Not Fit for Human Consumption, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
Ceramic Research Center, ASU Art Museum Open Studio Tour, Tempe, AZ
Sculptural Installation, Maricopa National Wilderness Area, Maricopa County, AZ
2007 Newtownards Invitational, Juror: David Tooker, Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Word and Image, Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Rowan University Alumni Exhibition, Glassboro, NJ
Peoria District Faculty Show, Glendale, AZ
Peoria Celebration of Artists, City Hall, Peoria, AZ
2006 Biennial Southwest, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Juror: Neal Benezra,Albuquerque, NM
Peoria District Faculty Show, Glendale, AZ
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, ASU Invitational, Davis CA.
Artist In Residence
2015-2013 Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT (Long-term)
2012 Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2009 Osage Artists Community, Belle, MO
Visiting Artist Demonstrations/Workshops
2015 National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts, Convention Center, Providence, RI
Brigham Young University-Idaho, Visiting Artist, Ceramic Monotype Workshop, Rexburg, ID
Montana State University, Visiting Artist, Fabrication and Ceramic Monotype Workshop, Bozeman, MT
2014 Clay Connection, Ceramic Monotype Workshop, Spokane, WA
2012 Buffalo Sate College, Basic Studio Photography, Lighting and Applications, Buffalo, NY
Clay Studio of Missoula, Ceramic Monotype and Moldmaking, Missoula, MT
2011 SUNY Fredonia, Ceramic Monotype Demo, Fredonia, NY
2009 Western Michigan University, Building Techniques and Ceramic Monotype Demo,Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Ceramic Monotype Demo, Kalamazoo, MI
Buffalo State College, Ceramic Monotype Demo, Buffalo, NY
2008 Peoria Unified School District In-service, Ceramic Monotype Demo, Peoria, AZ
Related Work Experience and Professional Service
2017 Co-Curated W/Brett Binford, Slice NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Siteworks, Portland, OR
2016 Interim Board Member, Clay Studio Of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2015-2014 Gallery Assistant, North and Warehouse Gallery, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2013 Part-time Facilities Technician, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2012 Part-time Ceramic Technician, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2009-present Art Committee Member, Resident Artist Review Board, Program Consultant
Osage Arts Community, Belle, MO
2008 City of Glendale Public Art Program, Paseo Racquet Center Ceramic Mural Project, Glendale, AZ
Member Juror Committee, Consultant and Facilitator of instruction/construction of ceramic tiles
2004 Founding Member Exploratory Strategic Planning Committee, Arts Advisor,
Osage Arts Community, Belle, MO
2004-2001 Studio Assistant University Photographer: Robert Bain, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2004-2002 Student Assistant Art History Slide Library, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2003-2002 Graduate Assistant Ceramic Technician, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2002 Glass Shuttle Kiln Design and Fabrication, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Publications
Mastering Hand Building, by Sunshine Cobb, Voyaguer Press, 2018
Article by Brandon Reintjes “The Problem With Perception” Ceramics Monthly 2017
Montana Triennial 2015 Catalogue, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT 2015
Review by Cory Walsh “Yard Sale’ tinkers with trump-l’oeil ceramics” Missoulian, 2014
Review by Jed Nussbaum “American Yard Sale’ inspects notions of deceit” Missoula Independent 2014
First Year Fellowship Monograph, Essay by Nancy Service, Archie Bray Foundation, 2014
Review by Sara Morris “Chris Dufala: Ceramic Sculpture and Monoprints” Ceramics: Art and Perception 2013
Gallery Review: Ceramics Now, Missoulian, 2013
Roberts-Pullen, Paulette. “Peep Show: Six shows look at art jewelry, human consumption, found objects and bears. Style Weekly. Richmond, VA 2008
Biennial Southwest Catalogue 2006, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, NM
Lectures
Ash Street Studios and Eutectic Gallery, 2016, Exhibiting Artist Lecture, Portland, OR
artTALK, 2016, Community Artist Lecture Series, Missoula, MT
Brigham Young University-Idaho, 2015, Visiting Artist Seminar, Rexburg, ID
Montana State University, 2015, Visiting Artists Lecture, Bozeman, MT
Clay Studio of Missoula, 2015, Exhibiting Artist Lecture, Missoula, MT
Archie Bray Foundation, 2014, Resident Artist Lecture Series, Helena, MT
State University of New York at Fredonia, 2012, Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Fredonia, NY
University of Montana, 2011, Guest Artist Lecture, Missoula, MT
San Jose State University, 2011, Guest Artist Lecture, San Jose, CA
State University of New York College at Buffalo, 2009, Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Buffalo, NY
Rowan University, 2009, Guest Artist Lecture, Glassboro, NJ
Western Michigan University, 2009, Visiting Artist Lecture, Kalamazoo, MI
Awards and Scholarships
2015 Third Place, Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH
2014 Anonymous Donor Fellowship, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2013 MJD Fellowship, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2011 Honorable Mention, Down East Sculpture Exhibition, Greenville, NC
Honorable Mention, Sources-Origins Juried Exhibition, Cohasset, MA
2007 Welty Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2nd Place Peoria Celebration of Artists, Peoria, AZ
2006 Best of Sculpture, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History Biennial Southwest, Albuquerque, NM
2004 Elizabeth Heil Endowment, School of Art and Design, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2003 Elmer Craig Award, NCECA Student Juried Show
Elizabeth Heil Endowment, School of Art and Design, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Sandra Johnston Scholarship, School of Art and Design, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Representation and Collections
Represented Artist, Hall Spassov Gallery (Formerly Hallway Gallery), Bellevue, Seattle, WA
Represented Artist, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
Ron Gallas Cup Library, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Shemer Art Center and Museum, Outdoor Collection, Phoenix, AZ
Archie Bray Foundation, Permanent Collections, Helena, MT
Rowan University, Permanent Collection Glassboro, NJ
Osage Artists Community, Permanent Collection, Belle, MO
Clay Studio of Missoula, Permanent Collection, Missoula, MT
Archie Bray Foundation, Consignment, Helena, MT
Clay Studio of Missoula, Consignment, Missoula, MT
Susan Maasch Fine Art, Consignment, Portland, ME
2004 Master of Fine Arts, Spatial Arts-Concentration in Ceramics, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Fall 1998 Semester Abroad, Fine Art Programme, Northumbria University, New Castle Upon Tyne, UK
Teaching Experience
2016-Present Assistant Professor Studio Art, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
ART 111, 3D Design
ART 151, Introductory Ceramics
ART 152 Intermediate Throwing
ART 153 Intermediate Hand Building
ART 155, Plaster Mold Making
ART 159A/159B Ceramic Color Decoration High/Low Temp
ART 252, Advanced Study In Ceramics
2016-2015 Visiting Professor, Sabbatical Replacement, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
ARTZ 231A, Beginning Ceramics
ARTZ 331, Ceramics II: Surfaces, Image and Transfer
ARTZ 331, Ceramics II: Hand Building
2015 Instructor, Ceramic Monotype, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT 2014
2014 Visiting Artist, Guest Lecturer, Carroll College, Helena, MT
ART 115A, Beginning Ceramics
Instructor, Intermediate/Advanced Hand-building, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Instructor, Ceramic Monotype, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2013 Lecturer, Part-time, State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY
ART 270, Foundations in Clay
Instructor, Intermediate/Advanced Hand-building, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2012 Instructor, Ceramic Monotype, Clay Studio of missoula, MT
2009 Lecturer, Part-time, State University of New York College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Design 220, Ceramics I
2004-2003 Teaching Assistant: Instructor of Records, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
ART 46, Beginning Ceramics
Solo and Two -Person
2015 New Works, The Brink, Missoula, MT
2014 American Yard Sale, Frontier Space, Missoula, MT
Wave/Wither (2 Person), Hall-Spassov Gallery, Seattle, WA
Vestiges (2 Person), Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2012 On the Surface, Lower McDowell Studios, Missoula, MT
NCECA Featured Artist, Hallway Gallery, Bellevue, WA
2007 Drawings, Ingham Chapman Gallery, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM
The Story of e, Lords of Art Town Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Group and Juried
2018 A View From The West, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust-Educational Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2017 Slice, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Siteworks, Portland, OR
From the Collection, Hall-Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
SAC Ceramics Exhibition Part II, Space 205, Santa Ana, CA
SAC Ceramics Exhibition, Space 205, Santa Ana, CA
2016 Santa Ana College Faculty Exhibition, Main Campus Art Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
Akar Yunomi Invitational, Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Objectus: 3 Person Exhibition, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR
Contemporary Ceramics, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT
Bray Benefit Silent Auction, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, MT
New Works, Hall-Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
Montana Ceramics, Missoula Airport Gallery, Missoula, MT
Finale Exhibition, The Brink Gallery, Missoula, MT
Archie Bray Resident & Visiting Artists, NCECA, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
Small Works From a Big State, NCECA, Steeple of Light Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Northwest Missouri State Invitational, NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, VML Building, Kansas City, MO
Missoula Art Museum Annual Live Auction, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
Bray Days, MSU Exit Gallery, Bozeman, MT
2015 In Flux, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR
Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH
University of Montana Faculty Show, Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT
Clay Montana Exhibition, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
Bray Permanent Collection Recent Acquisitions, Bray North Gallery, Helena, MT
Montana Triennial, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
Bray 2nd Year Fellowship Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Hope, Terror, Promise, Rage, Old Montana Prison Museum, Deer Lodge, MT
Bray Benefit Silent Auction, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, MT
Holter Museum of Art, Gala & Auction, Helena, MT
Pot-sketch, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Constructed Invitational, Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
Bray Days, MSU Exit Gallery, Bozeman, MT
2014 Fellowship Exhibition, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, MT
Resident Artists Exhibition, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, MT
Bray Resident Artists, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Holiday Exhibition, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT
Pot-sketch, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Bray Benefit Silent/Cup Auction, Bray Warehouse Gallery, Helena, MT
Archie Bray NCECA, Milwaukee Convention Center, Milwaukee, WI
Red Lodge Clay Center NCECA Gallery Expo, Milwaukee Convention Center, Milwaukee, WI
New Horizons, St. Pete Clay Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Bray Days, MSU Exit Gallery, Bozeman, MT
2013 Bray Resident Artists, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Ceramic Invitational, Danforth Gallery, Livingston, MT
Ceramics Now (3 Person Show), The Brink, Missoula, M
Ceramic Contemporary Invitational, Art Association of Jackson Hole, Jackson Hole, WY
New Artists, New Work, Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
Friends & Influences, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Cup Show Invitational, Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, ME
Beyond the Brickyard, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Permanent Collection Exhibition, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Pot-Sketch, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
TranspARTation, Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
ACGA Clay/Glass National Juried Exhibition, Los Angles, CA
Landscapes, Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
2012 Affordable Arts Fair, Represented by Hall Spassov Gallery, Seattle, WA
Underground and Under 1000, Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
Clay Studio Resident Artist Exhibition, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Best of Show, Hall Spassov Gallery, Bellevue, WA
The Artists Among Us 2, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Handmade and Homegrown, Ten Spoon Vineyard, Missoula, MT
2011 Workhouse Clay National, Workhouse Arts Center Juried Exhibition, Lorton, VA
Hallway Gallery, Bellevue, WA
Down East Sculpture Exhibition, Juried Exhibition at Emerge, Greenville, NC
Sources-Origins, South Shore Art Center Juried Exhibition, Cohasset, MA
2010 Memento Mori, Gallery 5 Juried Exhibition, Richmond, VA
Mentor & Student: South Jersey Shore Clay Tour 2010, ACC College, Mays Landing, NJ
Red Wagon W/ Toaster, Mobile Exhibition/Performance, Philadelphia, PA
2009 One on One on One, 3 Person Exhibition, Czurles-Nelson Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Generously Odd: Craft Now, Lexington Art League Juried Exhibition,Lexington, KY
Buffalo State College Design Faculty Exhibition, Upton Gallery, Buffalo, NY
2008 Not Fit for Human Consumption, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
Ceramic Research Center, ASU Art Museum Open Studio Tour, Tempe, AZ
Sculptural Installation, Maricopa National Wilderness Area, Maricopa County, AZ
2007 Newtownards Invitational, Juror: David Tooker, Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Word and Image, Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Rowan University Alumni Exhibition, Glassboro, NJ
Peoria District Faculty Show, Glendale, AZ
Peoria Celebration of Artists, City Hall, Peoria, AZ
2006 Biennial Southwest, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Juror: Neal Benezra,Albuquerque, NM
Peoria District Faculty Show, Glendale, AZ
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, ASU Invitational, Davis CA.
Artist In Residence
2015-2013 Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT (Long-term)
2012 Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2009 Osage Artists Community, Belle, MO
Visiting Artist Demonstrations/Workshops
2015 National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts, Convention Center, Providence, RI
Brigham Young University-Idaho, Visiting Artist, Ceramic Monotype Workshop, Rexburg, ID
Montana State University, Visiting Artist, Fabrication and Ceramic Monotype Workshop, Bozeman, MT
2014 Clay Connection, Ceramic Monotype Workshop, Spokane, WA
2012 Buffalo Sate College, Basic Studio Photography, Lighting and Applications, Buffalo, NY
Clay Studio of Missoula, Ceramic Monotype and Moldmaking, Missoula, MT
2011 SUNY Fredonia, Ceramic Monotype Demo, Fredonia, NY
2009 Western Michigan University, Building Techniques and Ceramic Monotype Demo,Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, Ceramic Monotype Demo, Kalamazoo, MI
Buffalo State College, Ceramic Monotype Demo, Buffalo, NY
2008 Peoria Unified School District In-service, Ceramic Monotype Demo, Peoria, AZ
Related Work Experience and Professional Service
2017 Co-Curated W/Brett Binford, Slice NCECA Concurrent Exhibition, Siteworks, Portland, OR
2016 Interim Board Member, Clay Studio Of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2015-2014 Gallery Assistant, North and Warehouse Gallery, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2013 Part-time Facilities Technician, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2012 Part-time Ceramic Technician, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2009-present Art Committee Member, Resident Artist Review Board, Program Consultant
Osage Arts Community, Belle, MO
2008 City of Glendale Public Art Program, Paseo Racquet Center Ceramic Mural Project, Glendale, AZ
Member Juror Committee, Consultant and Facilitator of instruction/construction of ceramic tiles
2004 Founding Member Exploratory Strategic Planning Committee, Arts Advisor,
Osage Arts Community, Belle, MO
2004-2001 Studio Assistant University Photographer: Robert Bain, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2004-2002 Student Assistant Art History Slide Library, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2003-2002 Graduate Assistant Ceramic Technician, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2002 Glass Shuttle Kiln Design and Fabrication, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Publications
Mastering Hand Building, by Sunshine Cobb, Voyaguer Press, 2018
Article by Brandon Reintjes “The Problem With Perception” Ceramics Monthly 2017
Montana Triennial 2015 Catalogue, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT 2015
Review by Cory Walsh “Yard Sale’ tinkers with trump-l’oeil ceramics” Missoulian, 2014
Review by Jed Nussbaum “American Yard Sale’ inspects notions of deceit” Missoula Independent 2014
First Year Fellowship Monograph, Essay by Nancy Service, Archie Bray Foundation, 2014
Review by Sara Morris “Chris Dufala: Ceramic Sculpture and Monoprints” Ceramics: Art and Perception 2013
Gallery Review: Ceramics Now, Missoulian, 2013
Roberts-Pullen, Paulette. “Peep Show: Six shows look at art jewelry, human consumption, found objects and bears. Style Weekly. Richmond, VA 2008
Biennial Southwest Catalogue 2006, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, NM
Lectures
Ash Street Studios and Eutectic Gallery, 2016, Exhibiting Artist Lecture, Portland, OR
artTALK, 2016, Community Artist Lecture Series, Missoula, MT
Brigham Young University-Idaho, 2015, Visiting Artist Seminar, Rexburg, ID
Montana State University, 2015, Visiting Artists Lecture, Bozeman, MT
Clay Studio of Missoula, 2015, Exhibiting Artist Lecture, Missoula, MT
Archie Bray Foundation, 2014, Resident Artist Lecture Series, Helena, MT
State University of New York at Fredonia, 2012, Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Fredonia, NY
University of Montana, 2011, Guest Artist Lecture, Missoula, MT
San Jose State University, 2011, Guest Artist Lecture, San Jose, CA
State University of New York College at Buffalo, 2009, Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Buffalo, NY
Rowan University, 2009, Guest Artist Lecture, Glassboro, NJ
Western Michigan University, 2009, Visiting Artist Lecture, Kalamazoo, MI
Awards and Scholarships
2015 Third Place, Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH
2014 Anonymous Donor Fellowship, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2013 MJD Fellowship, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2011 Honorable Mention, Down East Sculpture Exhibition, Greenville, NC
Honorable Mention, Sources-Origins Juried Exhibition, Cohasset, MA
2007 Welty Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2nd Place Peoria Celebration of Artists, Peoria, AZ
2006 Best of Sculpture, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History Biennial Southwest, Albuquerque, NM
2004 Elizabeth Heil Endowment, School of Art and Design, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2003 Elmer Craig Award, NCECA Student Juried Show
Elizabeth Heil Endowment, School of Art and Design, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Sandra Johnston Scholarship, School of Art and Design, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Representation and Collections
Represented Artist, Hall Spassov Gallery (Formerly Hallway Gallery), Bellevue, Seattle, WA
Represented Artist, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
Ron Gallas Cup Library, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Shemer Art Center and Museum, Outdoor Collection, Phoenix, AZ
Archie Bray Foundation, Permanent Collections, Helena, MT
Rowan University, Permanent Collection Glassboro, NJ
Osage Artists Community, Permanent Collection, Belle, MO
Clay Studio of Missoula, Permanent Collection, Missoula, MT
Archie Bray Foundation, Consignment, Helena, MT
Clay Studio of Missoula, Consignment, Missoula, MT
Susan Maasch Fine Art, Consignment, Portland, ME