Tom Decker
Ceramic artist and instructor at City College of San Francisco
Education
M.F.A. Spatial Art, San Jose State University, 1995
A.B. Visual Design, University of California, Berkeley, 1981
A.B. Visual Design, University of California, Berkeley, 1981
Awards
Award of Excellence, From the Fire Exhibition, Alameda Art Center, 2004 (Suzanne Baizerman, juror)
East Bay Clay Award, 14th Annual California Clay Competition, 2003 (Richard Shaw, juror)
First Place, 18th Annual North American Sculpture Exhibition, 1996 (Manuel Neri, juror)
Award of Merit & Purchase Award, California Collegiate Ceramics Competition, 1996 (Vincent Suez, juror)
First Place Sculpture, Triton Museum Juried Exhibition, 1995 (Rene de Guzman, juror)
East Bay Clay Award, 14th Annual California Clay Competition, 2003 (Richard Shaw, juror)
First Place, 18th Annual North American Sculpture Exhibition, 1996 (Manuel Neri, juror)
Award of Merit & Purchase Award, California Collegiate Ceramics Competition, 1996 (Vincent Suez, juror)
First Place Sculpture, Triton Museum Juried Exhibition, 1995 (Rene de Guzman, juror)
Selected group exhibitions
2006:
Internationalen Wettbewerb Salzbrand Keramik 2006, Galerie Handwerk, Koblenz, Germany
Contemporary Ceramics 2006, Juried Exhibition, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
Get Fired, Regional Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Davis Art Center, Davis, CA
South Bay Ceramic Instructors' Gallery Spotlight, Mother Earth Clay Art Center, Sunnyvale, CA
60 Years of Fire, Form & Function, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
Internationalen Wettbewerb Salzbrand Keramik 2006, Galerie Handwerk, Koblenz, Germany
Contemporary Ceramics 2006, Juried Exhibition, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
Get Fired, Regional Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Davis Art Center, Davis, CA
South Bay Ceramic Instructors' Gallery Spotlight, Mother Earth Clay Art Center, Sunnyvale, CA
60 Years of Fire, Form & Function, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
2005:
Feats of Clay XVI, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Gladding McBean Co., Lincoln, CA
Grand Opening, Artscape Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Pots: Objects of Virtue, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Clay (re)Emerge 2005, Bay Area Goup Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA
Feats of Clay XVI, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Gladding McBean Co., Lincoln, CA
Grand Opening, Artscape Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Pots: Objects of Virtue, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Clay (re)Emerge 2005, Bay Area Goup Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA
2004:
East Meets West, Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, CA
From the Fire, Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA
Woodstoke: The Essence of Fire, American River College, Sacramento, CA
East Meets West, Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, CA
From the Fire, Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA
Woodstoke: The Essence of Fire, American River College, Sacramento, CA
2003:
An Affinity for the Cup, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Feats of Clay XIV, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Gladding McBean Co., Lincoln, CA
14th Annual California Clay Competition, Statewide Juried Ceramic Exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA
One Of A Kind, Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California, Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA
Core, Memorial Union Gallery, University of California, Davis, CA
CSUS Art Department Faculty Exhibition, University Library Gallery, California State University, Sacramento
An Affinity for the Cup, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Feats of Clay XIV, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Gladding McBean Co., Lincoln, CA
14th Annual California Clay Competition, Statewide Juried Ceramic Exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA
One Of A Kind, Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California, Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA
Core, Memorial Union Gallery, University of California, Davis, CA
CSUS Art Department Faculty Exhibition, University Library Gallery, California State University, Sacramento
2002:
Internationalen Wettbewerb Salzbrand Keramik 2002, Galerie Handwerk, Koblenz, Germany
Seeing Differently, Adobe Art Center Gallery, Castro Valley, CA
Assignment Art, Else Gallery, California State University, Sacramento, CA
Winter in the City Hall, John O'Lague Galleria, Hayward, CA
Internationalen Wettbewerb Salzbrand Keramik 2002, Galerie Handwerk, Koblenz, Germany
Seeing Differently, Adobe Art Center Gallery, Castro Valley, CA
Assignment Art, Else Gallery, California State University, Sacramento, CA
Winter in the City Hall, John O'Lague Galleria, Hayward, CA
2001:
Feats of Clay XII, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Gladding McBean Co., Lincoln, CA
12th Annual California Clay Competition, Statewide Juried Ceramic Exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA
Feats of Clay XII, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Gladding McBean Co., Lincoln, CA
12th Annual California Clay Competition, Statewide Juried Ceramic Exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA
2000:
Health Through Art, Alameda County Department of Health and Human Services, CA
Health Through Art, Alameda County Department of Health and Human Services, CA
1999:
10th Annual California Clay Competition, The Artery, Statewide Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Davis, CA
Salon des ICA, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Build a Better Birdhouse, Traveling Exhibition Alameda County, CA
10th Annual California Clay Competition, The Artery, Statewide Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Davis, CA
Salon des ICA, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Build a Better Birdhouse, Traveling Exhibition Alameda County, CA
1998:
The Mind's Eye, Adobe Art Center Gallery, Castro Valley, CA
Night of 101 Cups, Corinth Ceramics Studio, Los Angeles, CA
The Mind's Eye, Adobe Art Center Gallery, Castro Valley, CA
Night of 101 Cups, Corinth Ceramics Studio, Los Angeles, CA
1997:
Oregon Clay/97 National, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Renshaw Gallery, McMinnville, OR
Faculty Exhibition, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA
Beyond Production, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Across The Tracks, WORKS/San Jose, San Jose, CA
Oregon Clay/97 National, National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Renshaw Gallery, McMinnville, OR
Faculty Exhibition, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA
Beyond Production, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Across The Tracks, WORKS/San Jose, San Jose, CA
1996:
You're Naked Without It, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
California Collegiate Ceramics Competition 1996, Riverside Community College, Riverside, CA
18th Annual North American Sculpture Exhibition, National Juried Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, CO
You're Naked Without It, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
California Collegiate Ceramics Competition 1996, Riverside Community College, Riverside, CA
18th Annual North American Sculpture Exhibition, National Juried Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, CO
1995:
Rice, WORKS/San Jose, CA
Rice, WORKS/San Jose, CA
1994:
Three Sculptors, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Three Sculptors, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA