About
Autumn works in both illustrated functional porcelain, and watercolor paintings, depicting observations from her surroundings. Her work acts a portrait of daily life, by showing details of the day that can often be overlooked. Her work brings attention to the beauty of the urban landscape.
Autumn creates narratives in each piece by illustrating elements that are representative and unique to local landscape. A viewer familiar with the setting can view the illustrations and recognize their city in the landmarks and buildings. The imagery is also vague enough that a wider range of people can relate to the content. Each piece allows the viewer to identify with the scenes depicted and form their own narratives to create a relationship with the work.
Bio
Born into a family of artists, her mother a painter, and her grandparents who have worked in ceramics for over 50 years, she understands the importance of art objects in one’s life, and it only seems natural that she go into the art field. Beginning with small projects in my grandparent’s studio she has always had an affinity for ceramics.
Her serious interest in ceramics began at Southern Oregon University in 2004-2008. The influence of the many instructors who came through the ceramics department has given her a diverse ceramic education and helped her to develop a unique voice and style. In the summer of 2006 she apprenticed under the French potter Jean-Nicolas Gerard in Valensole, France. Spending long days in the studio, she gained technical skill doing production assistance and studio work for Mr. Gerard. This opportunity also provided time to develop her own work and ideas.
In 2010-2011 she studied at University of Florida as a Post-Bacc student. She enrolled in the Masters of Fine Arts program at Louisiana State University in 2011, where she studied with Andy Shaw and Michaelene Walsh during the three year program which she completed in the spring of 2014.
Autumn moved to Minneapolis, MN, in 2014 when she was awarded the Fogleberg Fellowship at Northern Clay Center. She has remained in Minneapolis and works as a studio artist, an art instructor at a k-8 school, and teaches various College and community education art classes.
Autumn’s Resume
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Teaching Experience
2024 - Present Portland Community College, Portland OR, Ceramics Instructor - All Levels Ceramics2024 - Present Catlin Gable Community Arts program, Portland OR, Ceramics Instructor- Custom Condiments Workshop, Surface Sampler, porcelain and beyond
2015-2022 St John the Baptist Catholic School, New Brighton MN, Visual Arts Instructor– grades pre K-8, including drawing, painting, ceramics, and STEAM education.
2014-2020 Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis MN Teaching Artist– Various specialty classes including throwing and altering, tea-sets and decoration.
2015-2020 Artistry at Bloomington Arts Center, Bloomington MN, Teaching Artist– community ed. classes, Outreach instructor for adult and youth program art classes, Ceramics, drawing, sculpture, STEAM education
2016- 2017 Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis, MN, Adjunct Faculty– Introduction to ceramics, Drawing I, Introduction to Art.
2011-2014 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, Instructor of Record, 2- Dimensional Foundations, Introduction to Hand-building, Introduction to Wheel Throwing
2011 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA, Teaching Assistant Introduction to ceramics
Education
2011-2014 Masters of Fine Arts, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana2010-2011 Post-Baccalaureate study, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 2003-2008 Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon
Residencies and Apprenticeships
2018 Lacuna Gallery, Invitational drawing residency, Minneapolis, MN 2016 2016 Sedona Summer Colony, Invited artist, Sedona AZ
2014-2015 Northern Clay Center, Fogleberg Fellowship, Minneapolis, MN 2006 Ceramics Apprenticeship, with Jean-Nicolas Gerard, Valensole, FranceHonors and Awards
2020 Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board
2018 Emerging Artist award, Ceramics Monthly Magazine
2017 Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant, Awarded by Northern Clay Center
2016 Emerging Artist Award, American Craft Council Show, San Francisco, CA
2011 Award of Excellence, Focus Gallery at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Intersection: UF Post-Bacc and Graduate Student, Exhibition
2006 Kester Award, Scholarship for Visual Arts, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Anthony Schaller Gallery, St Joseph, MI, Autumn Higgins Solo Exhibition 2021 In Tandem Gallery, Bakersville, NC Autumn Higgins solo show
2019 Akar Gallery, Iowa City, IA, Autumn Higgins - Iowa City
2018 Anthony Schaller gallery, St. Joseph, MI A Portrait of Daily Life2016 Gallery 360, Minneapolis, MN, Quiet Moments in Daily Life –illustrations in watercolor and porcelain
2015 Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA, Ordinary Perspective MFA Thesis Exhibition, 2012 Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA, Autumn Higgins 2012, Recent Ceramic works
2008 Davis and Cline Galleries, Ashland, OR, 8th Annual BFA Exhibition 2007 Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR, Escape: Ceramic Forms
2006 Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, Re-Bound: Trashion Show - Photography exhibition
Selected Group Exhibitions and Sales
2023 Crafty Wonderland Winter Market, Portland Oregon
2023 Oregon Country Fair, Veneta OR, Juried Artist – Pottery
2023 Anthony Schaller Gallery, Baroda MI, “Animalia, Animals of the Kingdom”
2020-2022 River Valley Potters Tour, Abnet Farm, Stillwater, MN
2021 The Grand Hand Gallery, St Paul MN, “Space Contained, Autumn Higgins and David Jensen”
2019-2022 Mill City Farmers Market, Minneapolis MN, Exhibiting Artist
2020 Anthony Schaller Gallery, St Joseph, MI, “Animals Show”
2016-2019 American Craft Council Shows, St Paul, MN, San Francisco, CA
2018 Anthony Schaller Gallery, St Joseph MI, “Home and habitat- Mel Griffin and Autumn Higgins
2018 Santa Fe Clay, La Mesa Exhibition
2018 Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, “Four Jerome Artists”
2015-2018 Clay AKAR , Iowa City, IA, Annual Americano Invitational
2017 Grand Hand Gallery, St Paul, MN, “Ashes to Ashe”
2017 Concurrent NCECA Exhibition, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR “Corner of Siskiyou and Indiana”
2016 Ash Street Project, Portland, OR, “Stirring Embers, Ray Grimm and a Life Of Making”
2016 Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, “Winterfest”
2016 Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, One and Only at Kohler Art Center2016 Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD, “At Your Service,” Invitational curated by Linda Arbuckle
2016 Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, “Fogleberg, Anonymous Potter, and Redwing Artists show”
2015 Schaller Gallery, St. Joseph, MI, “Expressive and Distinct”
2015 18 hands gallery, Houston, TX, “Porcelain”
2012 LSU School of Art Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA, “8 Fluid Ounces”Media and Publications
2019 Pottery Making Illustrated, January/February 2019, “Custom Condiments”
2018 Ceramics Monthly Magazine, May 2018, Emerging Artist Feature
2018 Ceramics Monthly Magazine, February 2018, Author/feature, “A Portrait of Daily Life”, process article
2018 Ceramics Monthly Magazine, February 2018, Author/feature, “Quick Tip: Old Item, New Use.”
2016 Stirring Embers, A workbook for a life of making, Ray Grimm Legacy Project, contributor, p. 45
2015 Ceramics Monthly Magazine, 2015 Yearbook and Annual Buyers Guide, Residents at Northern Clay Center
2012 Clay Times Magazine, “Emerging Artist Spotlight”, Volume 18, Issue 93
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