EDUCATION
2020 Master of Fine Arts, School of Visual and Media Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2016 Post-Baccalaureate, School of Art, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts, with a Minor in Art History, Herron School of Art + Design, Indiana University, Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
ACADEMIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2026
Assistant Professor, Montana State University Billings, Billings, MT
Managed the ceramic studio. Duties include repairing and maintaining electric kilns, ensuring materials are stocked, organized, and safe, advising the Potters’ Guild, and attending department meetings.
Ceramics for Non-Majors (one class)
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions.
Ceramics One (one class)
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions for students at different levels in their ceramic education.
Ceramics Workshop: Clay and Glaze Chemistry (one class)
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions for students at different levels in their ceramic education.
Three Independent Study Students
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions for advanced students with an emphasis on atmospheric firings.
2025
Assistant Professor, Montana State University Billings, Billings, MT
Managed the ceramic studio. Duties include repairing and maintaining electric kilns, ensuring materials are stocked, organized, and safe, advising the Potters’ Guild, and attending department meetings.
Ceramics for Non-Majors (three classes)
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions.
Ceramics One (two classes)
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions for students at different levels in their ceramic education.
Ceramics Two and Advanced Ceramics with two Honors students (one class)
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions for students at different levels in their ceramic education.
2024
Assistant Professor, Montana State University Billings, Billings, MT
Managed the ceramic studio. Duties include repairing and maintaining electric kilns, ensuring materials are stocked, organized, and safe, advising the Potters’ Guild, and attending department meetings.
Ceramics for Non-Majors (two classes)
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions.
Ceramics Two and Advanced Ceramics
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions for students at different levels in their ceramic education.
2023-24
Ceramic Lecturer, Montana State University Billings, Billings, MT
Managed the ceramic studio. Duties included repairing and maintaining electric kilns, ensuring materials were stocked, organized, and safe, created new glaze selections and charts, reestablished and advised the Potters’ Guild, attended department meetings, and participated on the BFA review committee.
Ceramics for Non-Majors (four classes)
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions.
Ceramics Two and Advanced Ceramics (one class)
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions for students at different levels in their ceramic education.
Ceramics One and Advanced Ceramics (one class)
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos, critiques, and class discussions for students at different levels in their ceramic education.
Global Professor, University of Monterrey, Monterrey, MX
Ceramic Intensive Workshop
Instructed a one-week intensive course on sculpting a ceramic figure with glaze and cold surface demos. Had one-on-one critiques with BFA students.
2022
Adjunct Professor, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
Ceramics One, Ceramics Two, Advanced Ceramics
Managed time for kiln firings, space, and resources to strike a balance between advanced instruction, difficult workloads, and tight deadlines for an 18-day block semester.
3D Design
Managed time, space, and resources to strike a balance between advanced instruction, difficult workloads, and tight deadlines for an 18-day block semester.
2020
Instructor of Record, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
3D Design Online
Developed and implemented engaging projects, video demos, critiques, and class discussions for an online class.
2019
Teaching Assistant, University of Montana, Missoula
History of Roman and Catholic Art
Assisted in facilitating class discussions and grading.
2018-19
Instructor of Record, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
3D Design In-Person and Online (2018, 2019)
Developed and implemented engaging projects, video demos, critiques, and class discussions for both an in-person and online class.
Ceramics for Non-Majors (2018, 2019)
Managed time for kiln firings, space, and resources to strike a balance between advanced instruction, difficult workloads, and tight deadlines for a summer semester.
Sculpture One
Developed and implemented engaging projects, demos (including shop safety), critiques, and class discussions.
2017
Teaching Assistant, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Sculpture 1
Assisted in developing projects, demos, facilitating class discussions, and grading.
RELATED EMPLOYMENT
2020-23
Artistic Production Assistant, Studio Greytak, Missoula, MT
I adhered to strict production specs and guidelines while fostering a highly communicative, collaborative team culture. Performed material research and worked with the art designer to put the artistic vision into action. Completed works represented in Salon Art & Design, L.A Designs, and Guy Regal NYC Gallery. Completed works published in Salon Art & Design, Elle Décor, Elliman, Luxe Interiors, The New York Times, and House Beautiful.
2020-22
Studio Manager, Wildfire Ceramics Studio, Missoula, MT
This position included administrative duties, grant writing, organizing fundraisers and First Friday events, developing gallery art calls and the yearly calendar lineup, managing resident duties, and show installations.
2019-20
3D Studio Technician, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
For this position, I maintained both the ceramic and sculpture studios, including general kiln and shop maintenance, and oversaw the work-study students.
2018-19
Co-Director, FrontierSpace Gallery, Missoula, MT
Assisted in maintaining and running a 501(c)(3) guerrilla-style gallery run by graduate students. This included handling finances, advertising, jurying, and installing shows.
2017-18
Studio Assistant, Julia Galloway, Missoula, MT
I did general shop maintenance, loaded kilns, mixed glazes, and packed and shipped ceramic work.
NON-ACADEMIC TEACHING AND WORKSHOPS
2020-22
Instructor, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Taught a variety of courses from two-day weekend workshops to 8-week community courses, which included: Beginning Pottery, Pottery Intensive, Advanced Pottery, Open Instruction, Large Scale Ceramics Sculpture, Ceramics Sculpture Intensive, and a variety of Figurative Ceramic Sculpture courses.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2020-22
Long-term Resident, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Resident expectations included 8hrs a week studio maintenance, monthly gallery and First Friday shifts, gallery installations, fundraiser participation, and an active member in the community at the studio.
2017,18
Short-term Resident, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
VISITING ARTIST PRESENTATIONS & DEMONSTRATIONS
2024
‘In the Know” Art Talk, Montana Museum of Art and Culture, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
‘Gallery Talk’, Kirks Grocery Art Gallery, Billings, MT
‘Art Talk’, Montana State University Billings, Billings, MT
2023
Guest Speaker - Career Day, Shepard High School, Shepard, MT
Keynote Speaker - IMPACT - Fourteenth Conference on Architecture, Art, and Design, University of Monterrey, Monterrey, MX
2022
‘Starting a Business’, School of Visual and Media Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2020
Gallery Talk, FrontierSpace, Missoula, MT
Gallery Talk, MFA Thesis Defense, “Coalescent” Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Art, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2019
Guest Lecture, School of Visual and Media Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
‘The Graduate School Experience’, Professional Practice Course, School of Visual and Media Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2018
Lecture and Gallery Talk, Pre-Candidacy Review, “Ripe” Knowles Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Visiting Artist, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
PUBLICATIONS
2022
“Missoula Studio Show Creative Potential in Pipes and Bongs”, The Missoulian, Corey Walsh, March 31, 2022, print edition
2021
“Wildfire Ceramic Studio” The Missoulian, Laura Scheer, Aug 5, 2021, print edition
“Wildfire Ceramic Studio Fully Funds BIPOC Women in the Ceramic Arts Fellowship”
The Missoulian, Laura Scheer, July 30, 2021, print edition.
“Wildfire Ceramic Studio’s Highfire” The Missoulian, Corey Walsh, April 15, 2021,
print edition.
2020
"University Student Builds Larger Than Life Sculptures”, The Missoulian, Corey Walsh, February 24, 2020, print edition
“Stephanie Dishno” Art Axis, May 2020, online publication, www.artaxsis.org
2019
“Someone Filed a Sexual Harassment Complaint Against a City Hall Art Sculpture Last Year” Daniel Walter, Pacific Northwest Inlander, December 12, 2019, online edition
2018
"Student Juried Exhibition Pushes Boundaries, Tests Ideas" The Missoulian, Corey Walsh, February 9, 1018, print edition
2016
“Unprotected: A Look at Social Gender Boundaries" George Hyde, The Northern Lights: University of Alaska Student Publication, April 10, 2016, print edition
“Stephanie Dishno” Art Upon, Spring 2016, online publication, www.artupon.com
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2023-25
Member: Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
Member: Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
Member: Montana Clay Group, MT
Member: National Council for the Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
2012-24
Member: National Council for the Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
2019
Juror: FrontierSpace Gallery Exhibition Submissions, Missoula, MT
2018,19
Student Chairperson: Faculty Evaluation Committee, School of Visual and Media Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Juror: MFA Online Exhibition: International peer-to-peer juried exhibition, School of Visual and Media Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2025
CLASS Professional Development Grant, Montana State University Billings, Billings, MT
UISFl Travel Grant, Montana State University, Billings, MT
2024
CLASS Professional Development Grant, Montana State University Billings, Billings, MT
Pre-Tenure Scholarship Enhancement Award, Montana State University Billings, Billings, MT
Strategic Investment Grant, Montana Art Council, Helena, MT
Provost’s Professional Development Grant, Montana State University Billings, Billings, MT
2020, 21
The Clay Studio Fellowship, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2020
Figurative Artist Grant, Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Unrestricted Award
2019
President’s Award, Annual Student Exhibition, Off Center Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
College of Visual and Media Arts Dean’s Award, Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Rudy Autio Award, Annual Student Exhibition, Off Center Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Radius Gallery First Place Choice Award, Off Center Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2018
Honorable Mention, Juried Student Exhibition, Student Union Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
2017
Excellence in Ceramics Fund, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
Best in Show, Juried Student Show, Student Union Gallery, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
Honorable Mentions, Juried Student Show, Student Union Gallery, University of Alaska,
Anchorage, AK
PUBLIC ART
2012 Riley’s Children Hospital Murals, Riley’s Children Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 What We Hold On To, Northcutt, Steele Gallery, Billings, MT
2023 Quiet Moments, Rocky Mountain College, Billings, MT
2022 This is all just a little uncomfortable., The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2020 Coalescent, Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2018 Ripe, Knowles Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2016 Unprotected, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Mini Show, Zootown Arts Center, Missoula, MT
Holiday Show 2025, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT
Transgressions, Kirk’s Grocery, Billings, MT
The Big Gay Art Show, Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ
Kirk’s Ceramic 2025 Exhibition, Kirk’s Grocery, Billings, MT
PotSketch, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Art Auction, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
2024
Radius Holiday Exhibition, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT
Faculty Exhibition, Northcutt, Steele Gallery, Billings, MT
Artists Who Teach Exhibition, Ellington-White Contemporary Gallery, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
Kirk’s Ceramic 2024 Exhibition, Kirk’s Grocery, Billings, MT
MIXX: Evidence, Northcutt, Steele Gallery, Billings, MT
PotSketch, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Art Auction, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
Art Auction, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
2023
PotSketch, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
The Big Gay Art Show, Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ
In the Zone Invitational, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Women in Art Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Women, HMVC Gallery, Online Art Gallery
Femina, Gallerium.Art, Online Art Gallery
2022
The Big Gay Art Show, Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ
Chasing Ghosts, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR
Variants, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Currents in Clay, Zootown Arts Community Center Gallery, Missoula, MT
Variations in Clay, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
Bodily, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Ceramic Invitational, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT
2nd Annual High Fire Exhibition, Wildfire Ceramic Studio, Missoula, MT
Wildfire Ceramic Studio Presents, Western Cider, Missoula, MT
Wildfire Ceramic Studio, Missoula Airport, Missoula, MT Juror: Adrian Arleo
High Fire, Wildfire Ceramic Studio, Missoula, MT
2021
Recently, Wildfire Ceramic Studio, Missoula, MT
Cup of Joy, Trackside Studio Ceramic Art Gallery, Spokane, WA
UAA Art Department Alumni Show, Kimura Gallery, Anchorage, AK
MAM’s Big Night: 2021 Benefit Auction, Featured Emerging Artist, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
The Valdosta National 2021, Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta, GA
A Generous Kingdom, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR
Exhibizone 3rd Smart Group Exhibition, Biafarin, Online Exhibition
Faces & Figures, Flagler County Art League, Palm Coast, FL
2020
Holiday Show, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Annual Holiday Show, Wildfire Ceramic Studio, Missoula, MT
Currents, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
North x Northwest, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
Bated Breath, Gallery 114, Portland, OR
2019
Juried Student Holiday Exhibition, Off Center Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Annual Juried Student Show, Gallery of Visual Art, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Clay AF, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
Missoula Airport Ceramic Exhibition, Missoula, MT
FrontierSpace Silent Auction, FrontierSpace, Missoula, MT
Underpinnings, Knowles Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
UMT Graduate Show, Knowles Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Directors Cut, FrontierSpace, Missoula, MT
MSU & UMT Graduate Student Exhibition, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Archie Bray Welcomes MSU & UMT Exhibition, Long Gallery, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
uried Student Show, Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2018
Counsel Exhibit, University Center Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Clay Week, Knowles Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
All Media Juried Exhibition, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA
Graduate Exhibition, Knowles Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Student Juried Show, Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Shape/Shift, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT
Juried Student Exhibition, Off Center Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
UM Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Show, The Clay Studio, Missoula, MT
Gradually, Knowles Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2016
Juried Student Show, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Juried No Big Heads Exhibition, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Juried Student Show, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Sculptor Student UAA Show, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK
Clay Body Show, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Student Show, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK