Frank M. Gaydos
Contact Information
Phone: (215) 334-2105
Studio
510 Gerritt St. Philadelphia, PA 19147
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Artist's Statement
I enjoy making large platters that are from 16 to 24 inches in diameter.
They can be used as both functional objects and/or hung as decoration when not in use.
I consider the work as decorative objects intended to visually enhance their surroundings.
Lately I have been exploring color along with hand-made, self designed stencils.
It is exciting to see how the designs change from one phase to the next, drawing on the past, experimenting for the future.
Selected Exhibitions
2017
Plates, Platters, and Nothing Else Matters, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
National, Juried Show
Art + Science: Glaze Focus, The Clay Studio Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
2011
Plate It Up!: 100 Artists fund raiser, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR
Invitational
2010
Abstract Clay: Form and Surface Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
NCECA, Juried Show
30 Years of Clay: Community College of Philadelphia, NCECA 2010
2008
16th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster, PA
National, Juried Show
1999
Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival, Westmoreland County Comm. College, Latrobe, PA
National, Juried Show
1998
6th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center Ephrata, PA
National, Juried Show
Functional Ceramics, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
National, Invitational Show
1997
USA Craft Today, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT National, Juried Show
5th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center Ephrata, PA
National, Juried Show
Clay Today, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA National, Juried Show
Materials: Hard and Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
National, Juried Show
Clay on the Wall, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
National, Juried Show
1996
Celebration of American Crafts, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
National, Juried Show
Crossroads in Clay, Middletown Fine Arts Center, Middletown, OH
National, Juried Show
Publications
Ceramics Monthly, May 1990, P.34
'Gallery' Clay Times, March 1999
Clay and Glazes for the Potter, Text Book, Third Edition, Daniel Rhodes/Robin Hopper, P. 162
500 Plates, Platters and Chargers, Lark Books, 2008 P. 61, 98
The Best of 500 Ceramics: Celebrating a Decade in Clay (500 Series) Hardcover, September 4, 2012, P. 304
Ceramics For Beginners series, SURFACES GLAZES & FIRING, Lark Books, P. 95
Professional Experience
1974 – 2013
Ceramic Technician, Art Department, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Awards and Honors
Awards of Distinction
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival, Latrobe, PA
Crafts 15, Central Pennsylvania Festival of Arts
Rhythm and Rhyme, Gallery Ten, Chicago, IL
Clay Today, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Purchase Awards
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival, Latrobe, PA
LaGrange National Biennial '96, LaGrange, GA
Feats of Clay II, Lincoln, CA
Vessels Aesthetic, Downey Museum of Art, CA
Collections
William Green Federal Building, Philadelphia, PA
LaserLink Comm.Inc.-Media, PA
Uniform Code Council-Princeton NJ
Wilmington Port Authority-Wilmington, DE
Merrill Lynch-Jenkintown, PA
Wells Fargo-Wilmington, DE
Unisys Headquarters-Blue Bell, PA
LaMar Dodd Art Center-LaGrange, GA
NCO Financial-Blue Bell, PA
Philadelphia Energy Solutions-Philadelphia, PA
Education
1974
Edinboro Univeraity, Edinboro, PA
BS, Art Education
Recent Artist Member Mentions on InLiquid
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Light
A DVAA MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION IN GALLERY 1 @ DVAA PUBLIC OPENING RECEPTION: Wednesday, December 2, 7-8pm | Register here 2020 … See Full Post
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Members Shed “Light” at DVAA
Alan Lankin, Annie Stone, Barbara Dirnbach, Bill Brookover, Brenda Howell, Brooke Lanier, Cheryl Levin, Diane Lachman, Ellen Abraham, Florence Weisz, Frank M. Gaydos, Gary Grissom, Jenn Hallgren, Linda Dubin Garfield, Louis Gribaudo, Mary Powers Holt, Michael Marks, Orlando Saverino-Loeb, Pamela Tudor, Phyllis Anderson, Rebecca Schultz, Rosalind Bloom, Sally K. Eisenberg, Sam Koren, Sandi Neiman Lovitz, and Terri Fridkin are all in Da Vinci Art Alliance’s members exhibition, Light. The show, which runs December 2 – December 20, 2020, will have a virtual opening reception Wednesday, December 2 at 7 pm.
Feature image: Harborview, Golden Hour, Brooke Lanier
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28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National
Since its founding in 1993, Strictly Functional Pottery National (SFPN) has served as the standard for functional ceramic exhibits. The … See Full Post
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Frank Gaydos in “Strictly Functional Pottery”
Frank Gaydos has a work accepted in the 28th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National. The piece, Charger, will be on view with the rest of the virtual exhibition September 26 through October 26.
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Hindsight
Hindsight is a DVAA Members-only exhibition exploring the concept of time in relation to artists and their artwork. Is hindsight … See Full Post
