EDUCATION
MFA Ceramics Emphasis, Sculpture Secondary, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
BFA Ceramics, Minor: Arts Management, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Cum Laude, Whitewater, WI.
RESIDENCIES
2024 -2025 Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, one-year Artist Residency, Shigaraki, Japan.
2023 Tablelands Center for Bioregional Art, three-month residency, Shallowater, TX
2022 The Printing Museum, four-month residency, Houston, TX.
2021 (Postponed) Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, one year Artist Residency, Shigaraki Japan.
2020 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, eleven-month residency focused on ceramics, Houston, TX.
2018 Box Sparrow Studios, spring/summer resident artist, Houston, TX.
2017 Land Arts of the American West, 15-week field study, AZ, UT, NV, NM, TX.
2017 Marfa Intensives, 2-week interdisciplinary devised theatrical production, Marfa TX.
2016 Marfa Intensives, 2-week interdisciplinary devised theatrical production, Marfa TX.
2014 Penland School of Art and Crafts, 8-week work-study scholarship, Rory Sparks Moving Pictures: Animated Letterpress, Penland, NC.
2011 Grin City Collective, 9-week Artist in Residence, Grinnell, IA.
GRANT WORK
2022
Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award, Semi-Finalist, Independent Research Grant, Glasgow, Scotland.
2021
Fulbright, Semi-Finalist of 11,800 applicants, Independent Research Grant for Japan.
2015
NCECA Graduate Student Fellowship, "Process and Perception: The Emergence of a Contemporary Craftswomen," research findings were published and presented at the 2016 NCECA conference in Kansas City, MO.
Lott Endowment for Excellence in the Visual Arts Grant money funded a three-day workshop and an exhibition by visiting artist Rachel K. Garceau. The second workshop day was live-streamed for free on the NCECA blog.
2010 Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient, "Image Transfer on Clay," Conducted research concerning image transfer processes onto clay.
2009 Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient, "Investigation of Casting Slip in Conjunction with Wire and Paper Armatures," Conducted original research on ceramic materials and firing processes and presented research findings at The National Conference on Undergraduate Research in April 2010.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Tedious Little Things, Gallery of The Shigaraki Ceramics Culture Park, Shigaraki, Japan.
2024 RE:, CO-OPT Research + Projects, Lubbock TX.
2023 In Absence, Center Pivot Gallery, Museum of Post Agriculture, Shallowater TX.
2021 POINT OF ORIGIN, Box13 ArtSpace, Houston TX.
2021 Salt of the Earth, Charles Adams Studio Project, Lubbock, TX.
2020 Resident Artist Highlight, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX.
2018 Echo of Footfall, Charles Adams Studio Project, Lubbock, TX.
2017 The Authentic Life, MFA Thesis Solo Exhibition, Charles Adams Studio Project 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX.
2013 Relief: A Solo Exhibition, Barriques, Madison WI.
2013 Ceci n'est pas une Pot, Sugar River Gallery, Verona WI.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 The Anagama Project, Shigaraki Pottery Museum, Shigaraki, Japan.
2023
New Directions: 2022-23 Artists-in-Residence, The Printing Museum, Houston TX.
Instructors Exhibition, Art League Houston, Houston, TX.
2022
24th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, Awarded "Best Vessel as Metaphor" San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX.
Possible Impossible Worlds, 6th Louisiana Biennial, Louisiana Tech University School of Design, Ruston, LA.
2021
Artist Invitational, Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston, TX.
For Now…For Later, Sabine Street Gallery, Houston, TX.
Instructors Exhibition, Art League Houston, Houston, TX.
2020
A Very Short Engagement: Fellows in Craft, Box13 ArtSpace, Houston, TX.
THE GOLDEN CAGE "La Jaula De Oro," Flatland Gallery, Houston, TX.
In Residence: 13th Edition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston TX.
Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art, Juried Annual Group Show, KBR, Houston TX.
Instructors Exhibition, Art League Houston, Houston, TX.
Testing, Pruebas, Invitational Group Show, Box13 ArtSpace, Houston, TX.
2019
Dimensional, Clay Houston 2019 Member Show, Sabine Street Studios, Houston, TX.
ALH Instructor Show, Invitational Group Show, Art League Houston, Houston, TX.
CASPFEST, Juried Group Show, Charles Adams Studio Project 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX.
Landscapes Observed & Interpreted, Invitational Group Show, Spring Street's Studios, Houston, TX.
Timeless Clay: Future Artifacts, Juried Biennial Show, HCC Central Campus Visual Gallery, Houston, TX.
$#&% I Made Today, Invitational Group Show, Charles Adams 5&J Gallery, Lubbock TX.
2018
Small Matters, Juried Group Show, Grand Junction, CO.
Instructors Exhibition, Invitational Group Show, Art League Houston, Houston, TX.
24 fps/memories uncoded, Invitational Group Show, Charles Adams Studio Project Studio D, Lubbock TX.
Land Arts 2017 Exhibition, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
12x12x12, Invitational Group Show, Charles Adams 5&J Gallery, Lubbock TX.
2017
Print Waves, Invitational Group Show, Graffiti Building at LUCHA, Lubbock, TX.
Patent Pending #2, Juried Group Show, Forster Art Complex- Dennis Gallery, Sherman, TX.
Nasty Women Exhibition, Invitational Group Show, Texas Tech University Satellite Gallery at CASP, Lubbock, TX.
$#&% I Made Today, Invitational Group Show, Charles Adams Studio Project 5&J Gallery, Lubbock TX.
2016
WEST, FAR WEST. Invitational Group Show, Crowley Theater Annex, Marfa, TX.
No Where House, Invitational Group Show, LHUCA Warehouse, Lubbock, TX.
Extended Family, Invitational Group Show, 849 Gallery, Kentucky College of Art and Design, Louisville, KY.
Sculpted Obstruction, Invitational Group Show, LHUCA Warehouse, Lubbock, TX.
Reach: An Exhibition of Artworks by Graduate Students from the TTU School of Art, Invitational Group Show, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
2015
Louisiana Biennial, Juried Group Show, Louisiana Tech University School of Design, Ruston, LA.
12x12x12, Invitational Group Show, Charles Adams 5&J Gallery, Lubbock TX.
The Warehouse, Invitational Group Show, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX.
Col.lab.o.rate, Invitational Group Show, Charles Adams Studio Project 5&J Gallery, Lubbock TX.
Clay (On Everything), Invitational Group Show, The University of Texas Permian Basin, Odessa, TX.
Patent Pending #0, Invitational Group Show, Charles Adams Studio Project 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX.
Temporary Sculpture Garden, Invitational Group Show, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX.
2014
The Dysfunction of Damage: Collective Illusion, Invitational Group Show, LHUCA Warehouse, Lubbock TX.
MFA Candidate Group Show, Landmark Gallery, Lubbock, TX.
UWW Exchange Exhibit, Invitational Group Show, Universidad Autonoma Benito Juarez de Oaxaca, Mexico.
2013
Freedom to Read Book Art Exhibit, Invitational Group Show, Studio 84, Whitewater, WI.
2011
Thesis Exhibition, Crossman Gallery, Whitewater WI.
Tidal Forces: The Next Wave, NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
PUBLICATIONS
2023 CanvasRebel, Online Interview
2020 Voyage Houston, Shout-out Feature Interview.
2018
Voyage Houston, Online Interview.
School of Art Alumni, "Nicolle LaMere's Earth: Echo of Footfall Exhibition," Texas Tech University.
2017
PBS Radio Interview, Interviewer Betsy Blaney, KTTZ-TV & KTTZ-FM.
MFA thesis exhibitions, Texas Tech University, School of Art promotional material, Lubbock, TX.
2016 NCECA 2016 Conference Catalogue, Process, and Perception: The Emergence of a Contemporary Craftswomen, Kansas City MO.
2015
School of Art Promotional Materials, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX.
Official Blogger for Sculpture Network of Texas, 2015 Texas Sculpture Symposium, Lubbock, TX.
2011
NCECA 2011 Digital Catalogue, National Juried Student Exhibition.
Regional Conference on Undergraduate Research Proceedings, University of Kenosha, WI.
Pinpoint Magazine, University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Whitewater, WI.
2010
National Conference on Undergraduate Research Proceedings, University of Montana, MT.
Pinpoint Magazine, University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Whitewater, WI.
2008 Promotional Calendar, University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Whitewater, WI.
AWARDS
2017
Paul D. Hanna Memorial- Medici Circle Scholarship Endowment for the Fine Arts, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX.
Ken Little- Medici Circle Studio Art Scholarship, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX.
2016
Studio Assistant Scholarship, Arrowmont Workshops with Hunter Stabler, Lesia Rich, Gatlinburg TN, 4-week.
Paul D. Hanna Memorial- Medici Circle Scholarship Endowment for the Fine Arts, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Ken Little- Medici Circle Studio Art Scholarship, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Nancy Naumann Memorial Art Scholarship, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX.
Richard & Sybil Dickey Art Scholarship Endowment, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
2015
Studio Assistant Scholarship, Arrowmont Workshops with Jane Lacky, Matthew Shlian, and Becky McDonah, Gatlinburg, TN, 6 weeks.
Ken Little Art Scholarship, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Nancy Naumann Memorial Art Scholarship, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Richard & Sybil Dickey Art Scholarship Endowment, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX.
Helen DeVitt Jones Talent-Based Scholarship Grant, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX.
2014
Work-Study Scholarship, Penland workshop Rory Sparks, Spring concentration, Penland NC, 8-week.
Richard & Sybil Dickey Art Scholarship Endowment, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX.
Helen DeVitt Jones Talent-Based Scholarship Grant, Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX.
2013
Work-Study Scholarship, Arrowmont Workshops with Daniel Essig, Jennifer Ghormley, and Andrew Kubeck, Gatlinburg TN, 8-week.
Work-Study Scholarship, Penland workshop with John Garrett, Penland NC, 2 weeks.
2012
Work-Study Scholarship, Penland workshop with Kate Missett, Penland, NC, 1 week.
Wingate Scholarship, Penland workshop with Del Harrow, Penland, NC, 2 weeks.
2010 Max White Printmaking Scholarship, Chosen by the panel for excellence in printmaking, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI.
2009 Mary Weiser Art Scholarship, Chosen by a panel for excellence in art, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI.
WORKSHOPS TAUGHT
2019
Visiting Artist Series: Ceramic Cyanotypes, Techniques included mixing photosensitive cyanotype chemicals and sun prints on paper and ceramic, Sponsored by Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, TX.
Visiting Artist Series: Ceramic Cyanotypes, Techniques included mixing photosensitive cyanotype chemicals and sun prints on paper and ceramic, Sponsored by Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX.
Print on Clay: Image Transfers. Techniques included newsprint transfers and how to mix custom englobes, which were sponsored by ClayHouston, Houston, TX.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Craft Garden Outdoor Installation
The Printing Museum, Houston, Texas
University of Indiana, Bloomington
WORK EXPERIENCE
2023 Instructor, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX.
2022- 2024 Education Coordinator, Art League Houston, Houston, TX.
2022 Instructor, Handbuilding courses in ceramics, Third Coast Clay, Houston, TX.
2022 Instructor, Throwing and Handbuilding courses in ceramics, Center for Centering, Houston, TX.
2018-2022 Instructor, Special topics courses in mold making, printmaking with clay, lo-tech foundry, paper arts, a substitute teacher for Healing Arts Program, Artbound teacher for Garden Oaks Montessori, contracted gallery preparer, Art League Houston, Houston TX.
Box 13 ArtSpace 2018-2021, Assists with the preparation of space before and after exhibitions, maintains pedestals and other gallery equipment, available to help with installation, Houston TX.
2018 Adjunct Professor, Ceramics Department, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
2017
Exhibition and Speakers Program Assistant, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Ceramics Area Studio Technician, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
2016
MFA Student Coordinator, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Instructor on Record for Beginning Wheel Throwing, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Instructor on Record for 3D Design, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
2015
Teaching Assistant for 3D Design, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Woodshop Technician, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Ceramics Area Studio Technician, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
2014
Teaching Assistant for Beginning Wheel, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Ceramics Area Studio Technician, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Bakery Assistant Barriques Coffee Wine and Spirits, Fitchburg, WI.
2012-13
Teaching Assistant, Summer Ceramics, Verona Area High School, Verona, WI.
Lead Barista Barriques Coffee Wine and Spirits, Fitchburg, WI.
2010-11
Internship, Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI.
2010
Internship, Winnebago Studios, Madison WI.
Promotions Assistant College of Art and Communication, University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, Whitewater, WI.
2009-11
Representative, Whitewater Arts Alliance Board, Whitewater, WI.
Deans Advisory Council Department Advocate 2008-2011