Conrad
Snider
Large Scale Ceramic Sculpture, Hand-made Tile Murals, and Wheel Thrown
Vessels
Phone: 316-283-9219
Fax: 316-281-9132
Education
Primary Assistant to Jun Kaneko 1991-1996 in Omaha NE studio; Fremont, California, project; Shigaraki Ceramic Park, Japan; and European Ceramic Center, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute, 1985 (Dean's List)
Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass CO, summers 1983-85
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY, summer 1982
Bethel College, North Newton KS, 1980-83
Professional Experience
Studio Artist, Newton, Kansas 1996 - present
Owner and Manufacturer of Soldner Clay Mixers, Newton, Kansas 2002- present
Workshop Assistant to Peter Voulkos, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, Colorado September 1999, 2000, and 2001
Greer Lecturer and workshop presenter, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas November 2004
Workshop Presenter, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas April 2004
Visiting Artist, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, March 2004
Visiting Artist, workshop presenter, Bluffton College, Bluffton, Ohio February 2002
Presenter, NCECA conference, Charlotte, North Carolina March 2001
Kiln Technician, Anderson Ranch Art Center May and August 2000 built single chamber fast-fire wood kiln and multi-chambered wood kiln
Visiting Artist, Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska March 2000
Visiting Artist, Butler County Community College, El Dorado, Kansas February 1999
Visiting Artist, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas January 1999
Visiting Artist, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona October 1998
Staff, Acadia Summer Summer Arts Program, Mount Desert Island, Maine Summer 1998 helped design ceramics facility
Ceramics Faculty, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas, and Hesston College, Hesston, Kansas 1997-1998
Primary Assistant to Jun Kaneko 1991-1996 in Omaha NE studio; Fremont, California, Project; Shigaraki Ceramic Park, Japan; and European Ceramic Center, Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Studio Director, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Edgecomb, Maine, Summer 1991
Assistant to Arnold Zimmerman, New York City, for one to three month blocks, 1985-1990
Kiln Technician, Anderson Ranch Art Center March 1988 invited to build two-chamber wood kiln for new ceramics facility
Staff, Anderson Ranch Art Center 1985-86
Assistant to Ken Ferguson, Kansas City Art Institute 1985
Assistant to Victor Babu, Kansas City Art Institute 1984
Technical Assistant to visiting clay artists, Anderson Ranch Art Center including John Gill, Ken Ferguson, Kirk Mangus, Bill Daly, Jun Kaneko Summers 1984-85
Work space in Paul Friesen studio, Hesston, Kansas Summer 1981
Public and Private Projects
City of Salina, Municipal Court Building, "Woven", Salina, Kansas 2004
Tree Stump Vessel, 8' tall outdoor sculpture in private garden, Wichita, Kansas 2004
Dyck Arboretum Commemorative Mural, "The Language of Place", Hesston, Kansas 2004
Hesston College Mural, Mary Miller Library, Hesston, Kansas 2003
Evergreen Park Library, Wichita, Kansas 2003 with Raymond Olais, Alberto Martinez, and Hanna Eastin
Blue Sky Project, Newton, Kansas 2002 with Phil Epp and Terry Corbett
First Presbyterian Church Mural, "Points of Contact", Salina, Kansas 2001
Emprise Bank Mural, Wichita, Kansas 2001
Garnett Public Library Mural, Garnett, Kansas 2001
Exhibitions
Solo Show, Bethel College, North Newton, KS, 2004/2005
Group Show, LineSight Gallery, Wichita, KS, 2004
Solo Show, Hesston College, Hesston, KS, 2003
Solo Show, Dane G Hansen Museum, Logan, KS, 2003
Group Show, LineSight Gallery, Wichita, Kansas, 2002
Solo Show, Anna's Gallery, Wichita, Kansas, 2002
Solo Show, Space Planning and Design, Kansas City, MO, 2002
Group Show, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO, 2002
Group Show, Body:Text, Moss-Thorns Gallery, Hays, KS, 2000
Two Person Show, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS 2000
Two Person Show, Anderson O'Brien Fine Art Gallery, Omaha, NE, 2000
Group Show, Trish Higgins Fine Art Gallery, Wichita, KS 1999
Focus on Clay, Butler County Community College, El Dorado, KS 1999
Solo Show, Hesston College, Hesston KS, 1996
Solo Show, Bemis Foundation Gallery, Omaha, 1996
Invitational Show, "New Visions in Clay," Mendocino CA, 1996
Collectors' Choice Show, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1995
Black & White Show, Bemis Gallery, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, 1994
Three-person show, Saint Cecelia Cathedral (Cathedral Arts Program) Omaha, 1994
Group show, Bemis Gallery, Omaha, 1993
National 3-Dimensional Art Show, Lenexa KS, 1991
Solo alumni show, Bethel College, North Newton KS, 1991
Smoky Hill Art Show, Hays KS, 1991 (Cash Award)
Sand Creek Art Festival, Newton KS, 1990 (Best of Show Cash Award)
Solo show, Carriage Factory Gallery, Newton KS, 1989
Solo show, MMA Gallery, Goshen IN, 1987
Alumni Art Show, Bethel College, North Newton KS, 1987 (Cash Award)
Invitational Show, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City MO, Centennial Celebration Highlights from the Kansas City Art Institute, 1985
34th Annual Competitive, Spiva Art Center, Joplin MO, 1984
AAUW 21st Annual National Art Mart, Greely CO, 1984
Kansas Three, state-wide tour with Kansas Arts Commission Traveling Visual Arts Program, 1983
First place winner, Chautauqua Art Award Competition, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY, 1982
Chautauqua Art Center Scholarship, 1982