Veronica Watkins

Associate Professor

Art Program Coordinator

Education

• M.F.A. Art with Ceramics emphasis; Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• B.F.A. Art with Ceramics and Jewelry emphasis; Northwest Missouri State University

Courses Taught

• Ceramics
• Drawing
• Intro to Design
• Drawing
• Art Appreciation
• Freshman Seminar
• Survey of Art
• Letterforms

Academic Interests

• Art
• History
• Architecture
• Landscape
• Collaboration

Scholarly Activity

Artist Residency

•  Clay Studio at Missoula Montana (2018)

Recent Exhibits

• Strike, Invitational, Kansas City Urban Potters, Kansas City MO (2018)
• Contemporary Clay 2018, International Exhibit, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction CO (2018)
• Twin Cups: National Ceramics Exhibition 2018, Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph MO (2018)
• The Dooley Room, An Invitational Exhibit of Three Northwest Missouri Ceramics Educators, St. Joseph MO (2017)
• Essential Earth: Invitational Ceramics Exhibition, Wayne Arts Center, Wayne PA (2017)
• Women in Ceramics Invitational, Gallery Zeke, Steelville, MO (2016)
• North on 71: A Regional Collaborative Exhibition (I initiated and curated this exhibit in conjunction with NCECA 2016), Kansas City MO (2016)
• Ozark Confluence Invitational Ceramics Exhibition, Gallery Zeke, Steelville, MO (2015)
• 7^th Annual Cup Show: Form and Function (International), Juror Chandra DeBuse, Amelia Center Gallery, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL (2014)
• 22^nd Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Juror Christa Assad, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA (2014)
• Contemporary Raku Exhibition (Invitational), Whitaker Commons Gallery, Hood College, Frederick, MD (2014)

Student Group Advisement

• Clay Club

Other Professional Experiences

• Maryville Public Arts Council