James Freeman Studio

Exhibitions:

1/15 - 3/26 2011



11/14 - 11/21 2010




11/12 2010 - 1/15 2011




9/22 - 10/10 2010



7/16 - 8/13 2010




4/24 - 5/30 2010




4/2 – 5/7 2010



                
1/16 - 3/20 2010




12/05 2009 - 1/13 2010




10/17 - 12/3 2009



4/28 – 9/06 2009



12/5 –12/20, 2009           



10/24 2008 – 1/4 2009



10/18 – 10/22 2008




10/18 2008 – 1/4 2009



9/13– 12/19 2008




4/26 – 5/25 2008



3/14 – 4/11 2008



2/20 – 3/29 2008



1/24 – 2/20 2008



9/15 – 11/4 2007



9/28 – 10/27 2007



7/27 – 8/25 2007



7/10 – 8/24 2007



5/18 – 7/8 2007



5/10 – 6/16 2007



5/6 – 6/2 2007



4/2 – 5/4 2007



3/16 – 4/13 2007



3/1 – 4/7 2007


   

2/1 – 3/6 2007



11/18 – 12/23 2006



7/19 – 8/21 2006



7/14 – 8/29 2006



6/19 – 8/16 2006




4/22 – 5/21 2006


   
1/20 – 2/25 2006



6/11 – 7/25 2004

Statewide Fine Art Competition
Ella Sharp Museum of Art & History, Jackson, MI
A statewide juried competition.

ArtPrize Jackson
Gallery 634
Jackson, MI
Group Exhibition

Terre Haute: Clay, Glass, & Metal
River Raisin Gallery
Tecumseh, MI
Group Exhibition

ArtPrize
Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
A national competition

Three Rivers Invitational
Rolland Art Center - School of Creative Arts
University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
A national invitational exhibition.

Feats of Clay XXIII
Lincoln Arts & Culture Foundation, Lincoln, CA
A national juried competition.
Winner, Purchase Award

Michigan Fine Arts Competition
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center,  Birmingham, MI      
A statewide juried competition
Winner, Third Place

Statewide Fine Art Competition
Ella Sharp Museum of Art & History, Jackson, MI
A statewide juried competition.
Winner, Best in Show

Contemporary Ceramics and Printmaking Invitational
Weatherhead Gallery
University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
A national invitational exhibition.

Pareidolia:  New Ceramic Works by James Freeman
Alden B. Dow Museum of Art & Science, Midland, MI
Solo Exhibition

The (un)Stable Artists of Flatlanders
Flatlanders Gallery, Blissfield, MI
Group Exhibition

Holiday Shop
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
A holiday invitational.

90th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
A regional juried competition.

“Masters in Clay” 2008 International Contemporary
Ceramic Exhibition
Greater China Ceramic Museum, Jingdezhen, China
An international invitational exhibition.

48th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition
Alden B. Dow Museum of Art & Science, Midland, MI
A statewide juried competition.

Michigan Ceramics 2008
Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI  (9/13-10/12)
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI  (10/31-12/19)
A statewide juried competition.

Feats of Clay XXI
Lincoln Arts & Culture Foundation, Lincoln, CA
A national juried competition.

27th Annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
A statewide juried competition

Ritual Vessels:  Form Follows Feeling
Flatlanders Gallery, Blissfield, MI
Solo Exhibition

Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition
Concordia University, St. Paul, MN
A North American juried competition.

47th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition
Alden B. Dow Museum of Art & Science, Midland, MI
A statewide juried competition.

History in the Making II
Genesee Center for the Arts, Rochester, NY
A national juried exhibition.

Summer Ceramics Market
Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
Invitational exhibition.

Fire & Mud
Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI
A statewide juried competition.

89th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
A regional juried competition.

Spotlight Exhibition
LCVA Gallery, Adrian, MI
Three Person Exhibition

Sculptural Ceramics
Pentamere Winery, Tecumseh, MI
Solo Exhibition

Freeman, Graham, Petitjean
Parkwood Gallery, Toledo, OH
Three Person Exhibition

26th Annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
A statewide juried competition

It Grows on Trees
Riverside Arts Center Gallery, Ypsilanti, MI
Juried Exhibition
Winner, Best in Show

Home Show
Biddle Gallery, Wyandotte, MI
Invitational Exhibition

Bubbles and Baubles
Northville Art House, Northville, MI
Holiday Invitational

Sculptural Ceramic Vessels
Tibbits Opera House, Coldwater, MI
Solo Exhibition

Fire & Mud
Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI
A statewide juried competition.

Sculptural Ceramic Vessels
Taubman North Gallery
University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Solo exhibition.

14th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA
A national juried competition.

Detroit Toledo Exchange
Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
A juried exhibition.

86th Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
A regional juried competition.

Public Collections:

Jingdezhen Sanbao
Ceramic Art Institute
Jingdezhen, China


Flint Institute of Art
Flint, Michigan


Governor’s Residence
Lansing, Michigan

One piece in the collection of the Jingdezhen Ceramic  Art Institute.



Promised gift from a private collector.



Four pieces displayed at the Michigan Governor’s residence.

Publications:

Ceramics Monthly
April, 2010

Authored article entitled “It’s all been done before...”, an essay on ideas and originality.