Miami born artist Samantha Noelia Ferrer uses her Cuban roots to make a variety of work. She is a current graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute receiving a BFA in Ceramics with a minor in Asian Studies. Samantha has worked with local and international artists through internships and has interest working abroad. Her interest in Asian art and ceramics is used as a stylistic influence within her work.
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Education
2017 BFA Candidate, Ceramics and Asian Studies Certificate, Kansas City Art
Institute, Kansas City, MO
2009-2013 Visual Arts Magnet Program, New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL
Honors and Awards
2013 Dean’s Award for Visual Arts, New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL,Ceramics Award, New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL
2013 PAFA Donald R. Caldwell Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA.
Professional Experience
2017 Volunteer KC Urban Potters Festival, Kansas City, MO
Helped set up and take down space and pieces for pottery festival.
2016 Hand Building Workshop at Village Shalom Overland Park, KS
Planned and taught hand building workshop.
2015 Internship,Studio Nong Collective, Kansas CIty, MO
Assisted international sculpture collective of eight Chinese and American artists by cooking for the group, maintaining studio appearance , and performing hollowing and hand sculpting techniques.
Volunteer, “Throwing Mud” David Dahlquist with Art Tech, Kansas CIty, MO
Created vessel forms and assisted teaching throwing methods to in a youth workshop for community event and public art installation.
Exhibitions
2017 Transmute, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2015 In Transition, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Modulation, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2014 ` Terraform, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Foundation End of Semester Show Spring,Foundations Building At Kansas City
Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2013 Foundation End of Semester Show Fall,Foundations Building At Kansas City
Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
New World School of the Arts Senior Showcase,NWSA ArtSeen Gallery
Miami, FL
Rising Stars Exhibition, New World School of the Arts Gallery Miami, FL
2011 Works By Eight, New World School of the Arts Gallery Miami, FL
Collections
2017 Irma Starr Private Collection
2015 Ken Ferguson teaching Collection, Kansas City Art Institute , Kansas City, MO