Shallow bird pot
Cormorant salt seller with spoon, stoneware, iron wash, porcelain
Steve Godfrey
Chair, Department of Art
Professor of Art, Ceramics
Gordon Hartleib Hall, 108
(he/him/his)
(907) 786-6920
smgodfrey@alaska.edu
Professor of Art, Ceramics
Gordon Hartleib Hall, 108
(he/him/his)
(907) 786-6920
smgodfrey@alaska.edu
Education
- M.F.A., Ceramics, Alfred School of Art and Design
- Post Baccalaureate Studies, Kansas City Art Institute
- B.F.A., Hartford Art School
Biography
Steve Godfrey grew up in the town of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. In 2004, Godfrey was hired as the area coordinator of the Ceramics Area at UAA. As the co-curator of the Kimura Gallery and the Arc Gallery on the UAA campus, he has curated numerous exhibitions such as the National Figurative Sculpture Invitational, Interface: A Selection of Contemporary Ceramics, and as the coordinator of the Ceramics Area Visiting Artist Program, Steve has been responsible for organizing over 40 workshops with internationally known artists such as Andrew Martin, Beth Cavener, Chris Staley, Krista Assad, Sunkoo Yuh, and Akio Takamori. Under his leadership, the UAA ceramics area has become a major contributor to the Bowls for Beans Café Fundraiser in Anchorage. Beyond teaching, he has been consistent in making and showing his ceramic work, participating in numerous exhibitions throughout Alaska and the lower forty-eight states. Recently, he was invited to participate in the North American Pottery Festival at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis MN. In 2020, Professor Godfrey curated and participated in an exhibition at the Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana entitled “With Quiet Strength.”
Teaching Responsibilities
- Beginning Wheel Throwing
- Intermediate Wheel Throwing
- Advanced Wheel Throwing
- Introduction to Figurative Ceramic Sculpture
- Mold Making
Professional & Department Service
- Chair, Department of Art
- Bachelor of Fine Arts Committee
- Chair, Student Resources Committee
- Visiting Professor in Ceramics Coordinator
- Art Student Association Advisor
- Clay Body Club Advisor
- Student Union Gallery Advisory Board Member
- Ceramic Program Coordinator
Exhibitions
Solo
2021 Night Colors, Schaller Gallery, Benton Harbor, MI
2019 Simply Sublime, Schaller Gallery, Benton Harbor, MI
Night Stories, Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Night Stories, Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Group
2020 Steven Godfrey and David Pettibone, Bunnell Street Art Center, Homer, Alaska
With Quiet Strength, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana
2020 Functional Ceramics Exhibition, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, Ohio
Strictly Functional National Exhibition, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2019 Ceramic Invitational, Radius Gallery, Missoula, Montana
Red Lodge Clay Center Invitational, NCECA Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mentors, Gallery One, Ellensburgh, Washington
Exhibiting Artist, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ornithology Exhibit, International Gallery of contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska
Workshops Presented
2018 Bulldog Pottery, Seagrove, North Carolina
Colorado State University, For Collins, Colorado
2017 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
2016 North Carolina Potters Conference, Ashboro, North Carolina
Florida Heat Surface Design Conference, St. Petersburgh, Florida
