Jillian Mae Severky
B. 2003
CONTACT:
(919)-274-7261 • Jseversky@outlook.com • @imaebedoingart
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Art Education with a concentration in ceramics, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC— 2025
SKILLS:
Glaze Chemistry, Kiln Programming, Loading and Unloading kilns, Ceramic techniques: the wheel, casting, & hand-building, drawing, Metals, Photo Editing, Writing, Research, Lesson Planning, Teaching, Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Creative Cloud) & Google/Excel Sheets.
EXPERIENCE:
Studio Assistant, Ashley Kim ‘Domestic Renderings, Three-Dimensionally’ Penland School of Arts and Crafts Spruce Pine, NC. —June & July 2026
Assistant, Maggie Flanigan ‘Introduction to Screen Printing’, Watauga High School, Boone NC —Dec 2025
Workshop Instructor, “Portraits of the Familiar: Everyday Objects and Us” Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN — Dec 2025
Volunteer Spruce Pine Potters Market, Spruce Pine, NC— 2025
Appalachian State Clay Club Co-President Boone, NC — 2023-2025
Front Desk Assistant & Gallery Ambassador, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC— 2022–Present
Workshop Instructor, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC — 2022–Present
Student Teacher, Ceramics, Watauga High School, Boone, NC — 2025–Present
Work Study, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN — May–Aug 2024
Assistant, Utilitarian Clay Symposium, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN — Sep 2025
Studio Assistant, Andréa Keys Connell, Boone, NC— 2024– 2025
Pentaculum Resident (2 Time), by invitation of Malcolm Mobutu Smith & Mark Errol, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN — May 2024 & 2025
Teaching Assistant, Intro to Throwing (Hanna Traynham), Appalachian State University — May-July 2023
Art Instructor, The Children’s Playhouse, Boone, NC — 2023
Kiln and Glaze Manager, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2024-25
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2025
What Tumbles Out: Reflections on Reverence — Looking Glass Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Todo Cuenta en el Washer/It All Counts in The Washer — Watauga Arts Council Art Space, Boone, NC.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2026
NCECA Juried Student Exhibition— Valade Family Gallery, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Bunnies & Bruised Knees — Mana Contemporary/Purple Window Gallery/ Chicago, IL
The Red Show — The Nth Gallery, Boone, NC.
2025
My Favorite Bowl Has Cracks — Scenic City Clay Arts, Chattanooga, TN.
Art and Design Expo — The Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.— (Honorary Mention)
2024
Children of the Corn — The Nth Gallery, Boone, NC.
2024
Cabinet of Curiosities — The Third Place, Boone, NC.
2023
Print Mural and Ceramic Show — The Finmore, Boone, NC.
Student Art Expo — Florence Thomas Art School, West Jefferson, NC.
2022
Art and Design Expo — The Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS, & WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:
NCECA 58th Annual Conference, Richmond, VA
Visiting Artist: Lisa Clague, Live Demonstration, Appalachian State University, NC 2024
Precious Porcelain Jewelry: Mindy Herrin-Lewis, one-week clay and jewelry workshop, 2024, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Building to Draw, Drawing to Build: Malcolm Mobutu Smith, one-week clay and drawing workshop, 2024, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
If You Know You Know: Sarah Rachel Brown and Georgia Trevino, two-week metals and jewelry workshop, 2024, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Hollow Build the Self-referential Bust: Misty Gamble, one-week clay workshop, 2024, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
NCECA 59th Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
Visiting Artist: Rose Hardesty, Live Demonstration, Appalachian State University, NC 2025
Women Working With Clay Symposium, Hollis University, Roanoke, VA, 2025
Utilitarian Clay Symposium, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN 2025
ART TALKS & DEMOS GIVEN:
Artist Demo & Talk, by invitation of Lisa Stinson, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC — May 2025
Demo Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, December 2025
Artist Talk Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, May 2025
AWARDS, CERTIFICATIONS, & OTHER:
Honorary Mention “lesbians go to college too” included in “Art and Design Expo”, Smith Gallery, Schaefer Center, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. 2025 (Group Exhibition)
Appalachian State Office of Student Research Grants May 2025 & October 2025
Hobbs-Roulstone Scholarship in Art
Eva H. Burress Memorial Scholarship for Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art & Art Education
GFWC-NC Greeson-Johnson Scholarship for Teacher Education
John E. Thomas Endowed Scholarship in Education, Reich College of Education
Baxter Global Scholarship, Baxter International
Folds of Honor Scholarship,
Dean's list, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC,—2021-2025
Diversity Scholarship, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, May 2024 & 2025