Jamie Westermeyer
WestermeyerPottery@gmail.com
Education
2026 M.F.A. Ceramics. School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY (Anticipated)
2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics. Missouri State University. Springfield, MO
Academic Appointments
2024–2026 — Graduate Assistant and Instructor of Record, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2024–2025 — Teaching Assistant, Clay Survey, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2025 Clay Survey—Kyle Lascelle
2024 Clay Survey —Kelly Justice
Employment
2023 – 2024 — Head of Studio, Clayroom Inc. San Francisco, CA
2021 – 2023 — Manager and Head of Programming, Clayroom Inc. San Francisco, CA
2020 – 2021 — General Manager, Clayroom Inc. San Francisco, CA
2019 – 2020 — Studio Assistant and Instructor, Studio 4 Art. Novato, CA
2018 — Ceramics Intern, Sonoma Community Center. Sonoma, CA
Professional Experience & Service to the Field
2020 – 2024 — Instructor, Clayroom Inc. San Francisco, CA
2024 Ceramics Workshop Instructor: “Butter Dish Making”. Uncle Paul’s Ceramics. San Francisco, CA
2020 Ceramics Workshop Instructor: “Modern Kintsugi”. Clayroom Inc. San Francisco, CA
2020-2024 Workshop Coordinator and Assistant to the following:
Stephanie H. Shih “Community Workshop”
Alex Zablocki “Sculpting with Glaze”
Yoonjee Kwak “Moon Jars”
Peter Pincus “ Advanced Mold Making”
Moon Do Bang “ Moon Jars and Altered Forms”
Lincoln Mayne “Creative in Clay”
Rachel Ann Heibel “ Lamp Making/Wiring”
John Britt “Hands on Glaze”
Exhibitions
2025 Notions: Home, Place and Speculations. People’s Museum. Curated by Noelle Foden-Vencil and Róisín Byrne, Limerick, Ireland
2025 Rochester Institute of Technology College of Art and Design Visual Exhibition Graduate Showcase. Rochester, NY
2024 Bind, Bond, Boom. The Yards. Rochester, NY
2023 Joy Ride. Four Chicken Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2019 Joyful Flock. B.F.A. Show. Springfield, MO
2019 Porcelain Echoes. MenLo Studio Gallery. Jingdezhen, China
Awards
2025 Student Scholarship. Figuring it Out with Kensuke Yamada. Peters Valley. Layton, NJ
2024–2026 Merit Graduate Scholarship. Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts. Rochester, NY
2024 Workshop Scholarship. Kinetic Sculpture with Charity Hall. Pocosin Arts. Colombia, NC
2019 Edgar A. Albin Scholarship. Missouri State University. Springfield, MO
Community Engagement & Service
2020–2024 — Organizer, Annual Holiday Market, Clayroom, San Francisco, CA
2018–2022 — Organizer and Participant , Empty Bowls Fundraisers, SF-Marin Food Bank
2019 — Participant Missouri State University, Ozark’s Food Harvest Empty Bowls Fundraiser
2018 — Volunteer Demo Artist, Sonoma Farmers Market, CA
Professional Conferences and Expos Attended
2025 NCECA, Salt Lake City, UT
2024 NCECA, Richmond, VA
2018 NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA
Journals, Newspapers, and Interviews
Loeza, Ximena, XPress, Lost in the Clay: Finding an Escape in Pottery, December 15, 2021