Resume

TROY NORTON troynortonart.com

407-929-6074 • troynortonart@gmail.com

Award-Winning Artist Skilled in Numerous Media

Specializing in Sculpture

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts in Art, Stetson University, DeLand, FL May, 2013

Minor: Business Administration
- Business Courses: Accounting; Professional Communications; Ethics and Law; Statistics; Human Relations, Leadership & Teamwork
Art GPA: 3.851 · Business GPA: 3.835 · Cumulative GPA: 3.750 (Magna Cum Laude)

EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS/HONORS:

Casselberry Art House Ceramic Show, Casselberry, FL 2013

ICMEA Emergin Ceramic Artist Competition, Fuping, China 2013

Vallauris Institute of Arts, Crazy Teapot Echibition, Vallauris, France 2013

Troy Norton's Senior Art Exhibition, Deland, FL 2013

Dan Gunderson's (head of the 3-D department at Stetson University) best student of my career award

Stetson University Udergraduate Research and Creative Arts Symposium 2013

Maris (first) Prize

23rd Stetson University Juried Student Art Exhibition 2012

Award of Distintion

Fifth International Big Fish, Small Pot, Teapot Competiton, Pomona, CA 2012

First Prize

22nd Stetson University Juried Student Art Exhibition 2011

Ann Hall Best of Show, Friends of Art Purchase Award, Student's Choice Award

21st Stetson University Juried Student Art Exhibition 2010

Ann Hall Best of Show

20th Stetson University Juried Student Art Exhibition 2009

Katherine Hansen Award

SCPS AP Student Art Exhibition, AAA Building, Heathrow,FL 2009

AP Student Exhibition, Casselberry Art House, Casselberry, FL 2009

Lake Mary Heathro Festival of the Arts Student Exhibition, Heathrow, FL 2009, 2008

Maitland Art Festival Student Exhibition, Maitland, FL 2009, 2008

Third Prize; Award of Merit

Great Day in the Country Student Exhibition, Oviedo, FL 2009, 2008

First Prize; Honorable Mention

Altamone Chapel SCPS Student Exhibiton, Altamonte, FL 2009, 2008, 2007

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Dean' Scholarship 2009-2013

Florida Bright Futures Medallion Scholarship 2009-2013

Carroll E. Lewis Scholarship 2011-2013

We Believe in You Scholarship 2009-2012

HONORS:

Deans List 2009-2013

Magna Cum Lauda Upon Graduation May 2013

ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE/ RESIDENCIES/ WORKSHOPS/REPRESENTATION:

Assistant, Dan Gundeson (head of the 3-D department at Stetson University) May 2013-Sep 2013

Assisting with the engineering, preparing, and building of art works

Assistant to Stetson Universities' Gallery Director, Deland, FL Aug 2009-May 2013

Assisting with curatorial processes of on campus and off campus gallery openings
- Maintaining, configuring, installing, and lighting

Teacher Apprentice, Department of Art, Stetson University, Deland, FL Aug 2009-May 2013

Mix, formulate, re-constitute and test several types of clay, slip, and glaze
Load and fire several types of kilns incuding: high fire gas, high fire salt/soda, programbe and cone fired electric kilns
Serve as teacher's class assistant (TA) for all ceramic and sculpture classes

Assistant, Becky Baldwin (Professional Potter), Deland, FL Jan 2012-May 2012

Assist with production throwing
Mixing and re-constituting new and existing glazes
Wax, dip, and fire production pottery
Organize, clean, and maintain studio space and kiln room

Kiln Loader, Clay Pigeons Pottery, Deland, FL March 2012-Sep 2013

Double dip, wipe, and load all bisque and glaze ware using stilts
Program and fire electric kilns
Organize, clean, and maintain kiln room

RESIDENCIES:

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Pre-session, New Castle, ME May 2012-June 2012

WORKSHOPS:

Architectural Handbuilt Forms by: Troy Norton, Stetson University, Deland, FL March 2012

REPRESENTAION:

The Artistic Hand, Oviedo, FL Feb 2014-Present

Da Vinci Design and Studios, DeLand, FL May 2014-Present