Robert Hasselle

RESUME

Education

1983-1987       Architecture program University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1967               M.F.A. sculpture Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
1964               B.A. art, B.A. philosophy, Southwestern College/Rhodes College,
                      Memphis, Tenn

Professional and Technical experience

1989-2001       Owner, Hasselle Pottery & Design Arts Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1986-1989       Production and wholesale pottery business
1986               Space Design International, Cincinnati, OH
                      Retail Store Planning
1985               Architrave Partnership, Washington, DC
                      Draftsman and designer, Federal Agency Contracts
1984               Gosnell Incorporated, Washington, DC
                      Residential Construction
1974-1984       Clifton Earthworks, Owner, Cincinnati, OH
                      Private school and crafts gallery, wholesale/retail pottery business
1970-1973       Head of Sculpture Department, Cincinnati Art Academy
                      Cincinnati, OH
1967-1970       Assistant Professor, Sculpture Department
                      The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1965-1967       Graduate assistant, Sculpture Department
                      Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Publications

2000               Hasselle, R., "George Whitten", Ceramics Monthly
1998               Hasselle, R., "Neoclassical Raku", Ceramics Monthly
1978               Hasselle, R., "Rookwood Pottery", Ceramics Monthly
1976               Work of Robert Hasselle pictured, Craft Horizons
1976               Hasselle, R., "An Approach to Wax Resist", Ceramics Monthly
1975               Work of Robert Hasselle pictured,, Ceramics Monthly

Visiting Artist and Workshops

1996               Visiting Artist in Residence, March-April
                      Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia.
1995               Interdisciplinary workshops for Ceramics, Sculpture, and
                      Architecture Departments. Visiting Artist, Techniques for Raku
                      Firing and Glazing, November
1995               One week workshop, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH .
                      Raku Workshop, September
1981               Mold Making Workshop, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
1976               Fourteen Cincinnati Artists Exhibition,
                      Cincinnati Crafts Guild, Cincinnati, OH

Invitational Exhibits

1998               Raku Art, Design Consortium Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
1997               The Mark of the Flame, Woodbourne Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1997               One Man Show, Madison Avenue Gallery, Memphis TN
1983               One Man Show, Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1981               One Man Show, Surroundings Gallery, New York, NY
1977               Functional Ceramics, Wooster College, Wooster, OH
1976               Eight States Craft Show, J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, KY
1975               Fourteen Cincinnati Artists, Traveling exhibit throughout the
                      state of Ohio.
1974               Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia.
1969               Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
1969               Invitational Group Show, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
1968               Cincinnati Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH.
1968               Faculty Exhibition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1967               Orleans Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
1967               Sophie Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA.
1967               Memphis State University, Memphis, TN

Juried Exhibits

1971               Preview 1971, College of Mt. St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH
1968               Exhibition 180, Huntington, WV
1968               Art League 58th Annual Exhibition, (1968) Columbus, OH
1967               Cincinnati Biennial, Cincinnati, OH
1967               Gulf Coast Art Exhibition, Mobile, AL
1966               Mid-South Art Exhibition, Memphis, TN
1965               Mid-South Art Exhibition, Memphis, TN
1964               Mid-South Art Exhibition, Memphis, TN

Awards

1996               Grand Prize, Best of Show, Springfield Art Festival,
                      Springfield, OH
1976               Grand Prize ,Best of Show, Summer Fair, Cincinnati, OH
1971               Award, Preview 71 Show, College of Mt. St. Joseph,
                      Cincinnati, OH
1968               West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council purchase,
                      Exhibition 180, Huntington, WV
1968               Best in Show, Exhibition 180, Huntington, WV
1968               Ohio State University Purchase Award, Art League
                      58th Annual Exhibition, Columbus, OH
1968               Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts Sculpture Award, Art League
                      58th Annual Exhibition, Columbus, OH
1967               Jury Award, Cincinnati Biennial, Cincinnati, OH
1967               Best in Show, Mobile Arts Patrons Purchase Award,
                      Gulf States Art Exhibition, Mobile, AL
1966               First Prize in Sculpture, Mid-South Exhibition, Memphis, TN

Professional Organizations

1987-now         Ohio Designer Craftsmen
1987-now         Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen

College and University Courses Taught

                      Beginning Ceramics, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
                      Beginning Ceramics, Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
                      Advanced Ceramics, Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
                      Bronze Casting, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
                      Three Dimensional Design, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
                      Figure Modeling, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
                      Basic Drawing, Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
                      Advanced Sculpture, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
                      Cincinnati Art Academy, Cincinnati, OH
                      Beginning Sculpture, Ohio State University, Columbus , OH

ARTIST STATEMENT

Robert Hasselle is a sculptor and potter who has worked in the art field for over forty years. He has an MFA in Sculpture from Tulane University and a BA in Philosophy and Art from Rhodes College (formerly Southwestern College in Memphis, TN). In the 1960s, Robert was on the faculty at Ohio State University where he ran the bronze foundry. In the 1970s, he was head of the sculpture department at the Cincinnati Art Academy where he started the ceramics program. In the 1980s, he studied architecture at the University of Cincinnati and worked in several architecture firms.

Robert Hasselle has had several articles published in Ceramics Monthly, both on his work and the work of other potters. He has owned and operated two retail galleries in Cincinnati, Ohio, Clifton Earthworks and Hasselle Pottery, where he maintained a studio and pottery school. In 2001, Robert Hasselle moved to the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. Currently, he lives in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Throughout his career, Robert Hasselle has had numerous awards. The most noteworthy are the museum purchase awards. His work has been included in the permanent collections of several museums including: the Huntington Museum in West Virginia, the Mobile Museum of Art, the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio, the Tulane University Collection, the Ohio State University Collection, and the Cincinnati Art Museum

He is regularly asked to share his expertise. He has been an Artist in Residence at Fairmont State University in West Virginia, taught as an adjunct faculty member at Winthrop University and University of South Carolina in Columbia and has conducted numerous workshops on pottery and sculpture in university and community settings.

PROCESS

I build my low fired figures from coiled slabs. I usually have a general idea of the form and flow of the piece I want to create. I am almost always surprised by what begins to emerge when I allow free reign to my intuition. I tend to create a lot of texture to shadow, define and follow the story line of the life experience of the figure (wounds, imperfections, nature textures (wood, rock, water, etc). I am the most attentive when sculpting the face and the emotion being expressed. My finishes are mainly underglazes, oxides, ink and acrylic washes. Sometimes I incorporate metal objects.