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Danielle O. O'Malley
Artist, Author, Curator, Educator, Arts Administrator | Helena, MT | Instagram: @omalley_art

EDUCATION                                                                                                                                    
2021 – Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Summa Cum Laude, University of MA, Dartmouth 
2017 – Post Baccalaureate, Ceramics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 
2012 – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture – Summa Cum Laude, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH 
2010 – Associates, Visual Arts, Summa Cum Laude, NH Technical Institute, Concord, NH 
 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS                                                                                                                        
2027    Linfield University, Portland, OR, Title TBD
2025    The Holter Museum of Art Bacus Gallery, Helena, MT, Cross X Roads 
2024    Montana Western Fine Art Gallery, Dillon, MT, Where the Deer and the Antelope Played
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Bob and Gennie DeWeese Gallery, Bozeman, MT, Where the Buffalo Roamed
2022    The Exit Gallery, Bozeman, MT, Materials in Motion
2020    Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston, MA, Sink or Swim
2017    Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture, Bozeman, MT, Efflorescence
2015    Paris Gibson Square, Great Falls, MT, Sunken and Discovered 
 
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS                                                                                                  
2026    LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State Uni., 43rd Art About Agriculture Touring Exhibition 2026: Field Report
            
Billings-Logan International Airport (Concourse B), Curated by Yellowstone Art Museum, Starlight on Snowdrifts
2025    Museum of Modern Art and Culture, Missoula, MT, 19 under 39: Celebrating MT’s Emerging Artists
            
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake, UT, True and Real: NCECA Annual
            Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT, Therefore I Am, 3-person exhibition
            Visual Art Institute, Salt Lake, UT, NCECA Green Task Force, In Transit
            Calvin L. Rampton Salt Place Convention Center, Salt Lake, UT, Wild Clay and Materials Research at MSU
            Bob’s Your Uncle, Missoula, MT, Open AIR Group Exhibition
            Montana Clay Tour, Helena, MT, Studio Visit/Sales & Group Exhibition (2021-25)
2024    Crewest Studio, Los Angeles, CA, Not Real Art Grant Recipients Exhibition
            Livingston Center for Art and Culture, Livingston, MT, Art in the Anthropocene
            
Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT, Montana Clay
2023    Myrna Loy Jailhouse Gallery, Helena, MT, Rip-Wrapped: Breaking New Ground (Collab. w/ R. Harrison)
            
Ft. Collins Museum of Art, Denver, CO, Rocky Mountain Triennial
            Duke Convention Center, Cincinnati, OH, Flowing in Sustainability
2022    Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, Belonging: NCECA 2022 Annual Exhibition 
            Westobou Gallery, Augusta, GA, LUSH
            
Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA, Invitational Exhibition
2021    Watermark Art Gallery, Surface Design Association, Bemidji, MN, Earth Matters
            
Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula MT, Woodfire Invitational 
            
Verum Ultimum, Portland, OR, Liminal
            
Distant Ceramics III, Online Exhibition
2020    University of Montana, Missoula MT, RAW
            Ceramics Monthly, Harmony and Contrast Juried Exhibition
            Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA, NCECA Juried Student Exhibition (Jurors: Virginia Scotchie & Salvador Jiménez-Flores)
2019    Taoxichuan Art Gallery, Jingdezhen, China, Breath From Afar 
            Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT, Clay National V (Juror: Mike Helke)
            Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, Beyond the Brickyard (Juror: Sunkoo Yuh) 
2018    Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, MT, International Woodfire Invitational 
            Northwest Art Gallery, Minot, ND, Americas All Media 
            Emerson Center for the Arts, Bozeman, MT, Sweet Pea Festival 2017/18
2017    City Arts Center, Wichita, KS, Ceramics Invitational
            Northwest Art Gallery, Minot, ND, Americas All Media 2016/17
2016    Workhouse Art Center, Lorton Virginia, 6th Annual Workhouse Clay International (Juror: Jack Troy) 
            Dairy Barn Gallery, Athens, OH, OH+5 Competition 
2015    Paris Gibson Square, Great Falls, MT, MT Clay 
            Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL, Cup: The Intimate Object XI            
2014    Wheeling Artisan Center, Wheeling, WV, WV Clay Guild 10th Competition
2013    Free Ceramics, Helena, MT, Free Ceramics Invitational Show
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ARTWORK DONATED TO ART AUCTIONS                                                                             
2025    Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Annual Gala – Invited by Curator
            Open AIR, Art Auction – Invited by Executive Director
2024    Missoula Museum of Art, Annual Gala - Juried
            Holter Museum of Art, Annual Gala - Juried
            Open AIR, Art Auction – Invited by Executive Director
2023    Holter Museum of Art, Annual Gala – Juried
2015    Paris Gibson Square, Museum of Art – Juried
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AWARDS                                                                                                                                          
2025    Recipient, Montana Arts Council Strategic Investment Grant (2022-2025)
            Recipient, SLAM Grant (Support Local Artists and Musicians)
2024    Recipient, Not Real Art Grant
            Recipient, Myrna Loy Arts Center Grants to Artists
2022    Recipient, CERF+ Get Ready Grant
            Recipient, Ascent Artist Grant (through the Holter Museum of Art) Helena, MT
            Recipient, SDA Personal Development Grant
​            Finalist, Warren Mackenzie Advancement Award  
            Finalist, American Craft Council Emerging Artist Cohort
2021    Recipient, MFA Thesis Distinction Award, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
            Recipient, Outstanding Student Award, Surface Design Association (SDA)
            Recipient, Albert Murray Grant, Adamsville, OH
            Recipient, Studio Assistantship Scholarship, UMD
            Invited Artist, Chautauqua Literary Arts Trophy Creator, Chautauqua, NY
            Invited Artist, Woodfire Invitational, Clay Studio of Missoula, MT
            Finalist, Tinworks Art Grant, Bozeman, MT
            Finalist, SDA Educator Grant
            Finalist, NCECA Emerging Artist
2020    Recipient, CERF+ Artist Relief Grant
            Recipient, First Place, Artrepreneur, Nostalgia Exhibition
            Recipient, SDA Grant
            Recipient, Alumni Association Graduate Student Scholarship, UMD
            Recipient, Samuel Gamburd Memorial Art Scholarship, UMD
            Recipient, CVPA Graduate Student Scholarship, UMD
2019    Invited Artist, Taoxichuan Autumn Fair, Jingdezhen, China
            Recipient, Provost Office Travel Grant, UMD
            Recipient, Graduate Student Senate Travel Grant, UMD
            Recipient, Graduate Teaching Assistant Scholarship, UMD

            Recipient, Ulrich Alliance Graduate Student Scholarship, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS (2018-19)
            Recipient, Graduate Teaching Assistant Scholarship, WSU (2017-18)
2018    Recipient, Arts and Advocates Travel Grant, WSU
2016    Recipient, Exhibition Purchase Award, Northwest Art Gallery, Minot, ND
            Recipient, Juror's Choice Award, Dairy Barn Gallery, Athens, OH
2014    Recipient, Best in Show, Wheeling Artisan Center, WV
2012    Recipient, BFA Thesis Distinction Award, PSU                                                                                   
            Recipient, Blanche Stacy Teaching Scholarship, PSU                                                                     
            Recipient, Karl Drerup Scholarship, Karl Drerup Art Gallery, Plymouth, NH

TEACHING EXPERIENCE                                                                                                              
2024        Instructor, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
2020-23   Instructor, UMass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
2021        Instructor, Chautauqua Institute for Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY
2019-20   Teaching Assistant, UMass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
2017-19   Teaching Assistant, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
2014-15    Instructor, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
2012-13    Instructor, Free Ceramics, Helena, MT

WORKSHOPS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND LECTURES PRESENTED                                     
2027    Invited Demonstrating Artist, Linfield University, Portland, OR
2026    Invited Demonstrating Artist, Montana State University Billings
2025    Invited Demonstrating Artist, Tinwork Arts, Bozeman, MT
2024    Invited Demonstrating Artist, Montana State University
            Invited Lecturer, Artist Amplified, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts
            Invited Lecturer, Distinguished Artist Series, Open AIR, Missoula, MT
2023    Juried Workshop Presenter (Project Space), NCECA Current, Cincinnati, OH
2022    Juried Workshop Presenter (Maker's Space), NCECA Fertile Grounds, Sacramento, CA
2021    Invited Workshop Presenter, Chautauqua Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY
2020    Juried Workshop Presenter, Kansas City Clay Guild, Kansas City, MO
2019    Invited Lecturer, Mikrokosmos Journal Release Party, Wichita State University, KS
2018    Invited Lecturer, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
2016    Invited Workshop Presenter, Minot State University, Minot, ND
2015    Invited Workshop Presenter, Bethany Community College, Bethany, WV

INTERVIEWS                                                                                                                                   
2026    Interview, Canvas Revel, Stories and Insight
2025    Interview, MTPR, Front Row Center, 10/10/25
2024    Interview, Not Real Art Podcast, Episode 288
            Interview, Open AIR MT, Artist Interviews
2023    Interview, Tales of A Red Clay Rambler Podcast, Episode 458

RESIDENCIES                                                                                                                                 
2026      Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT, Short Term
2025      Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, Short Term (’12, 25’)
               Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge Montana, Short Term (’15, ’23, ’25)
               Finalist, Penland, North Carolina, Long Term
               Finalist, Sonoma Clay Center, California, Short Term
2024       Open AIR Montana, Home ReSource, Missoula, MT, Short Term
2022       Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO, Short Term
               Finalist, AMOCA, California, Long Term
               Finalist, Harvard Ceramics, Boston, MA, Long Term
2014-15  Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT, Long Term

PUBLICATIONS                                                                                                                                 
2025    Featured Artist, Ceramics Monthly – Ceramics Yearbook 
            Featured Artist, Ceramics Now - October
           
Featured Artist, Ceramics Monthly - December
2024    Featured Artist, Ceramics Monthly - April
2023    Author, NCECA Annual Journal
            Exhibition Review, Helena Independent Record, Rip-Wrapped: Breaking New Ground by Marga Lincoln, January
                    
https://helenair.com/news/local/rip-wrapped-breaking-new-ground-opens-at-the-myrna-loy/article_bceac617-4ddd-5c65-bc03-fda53e526eef.html 
2022     Author, NCECA Annual Journal 
             Author, Studio Potter – December 2022 Issue
             Featured Artist, Surface Design Association Quarterly Journal – Fall Issue
2021     Featured Artist, Surface Design Association Quarterly Journal– Fall Issue
             Featured Artist, Up the Staircase Quarterly– August 
             Featured Artist, Ceramics Monthly-March
2020     Featured Artist, Ceramics Monthly– September
2015     Exhibition Review, Great Falls Tribune Feature Articles, Great Falls, MT
                          http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/my-montana/2015/07/10/omalley-fires-imagination-sunken-discovered/29964575/
                          http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/entertainment/2015/06/24/paris-gibson-square-artist-brings-taste-sea-great-falls/29235809/

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PANELIST AND JUROR ACTIVITY                                                                                               
2026    Visual Arts Panelist, Mid-American Art Alliance
            Visual Arts Panelist, Oklahoma Arts Council
2025    Visual Arts Grant Panelist, Nevada Arts Council
2023    Visual Arts Grant Panelist, National Endowment for the Arts
            Guest Juror, Youth Electrum Exhibition at the Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT

ART ADMINISTRATION                                                                                                               
2026    Executive Director, Art Mobile of Montana, 2021- present
            Director/Coordinator, Montana Clay, montanaclay.org, 2022-present
2024    Education Assistant/Volunteer Coordinator, Holter Museum of Art
            Docent, Holter Museum of Art
2021    Ceramics Department Assistant, UMass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
2018    Docent, We the People, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS
2012    Gallery Assistant, Karl Drerup Art Gallery, Plymouth, NH
 
ASSISTANTSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS                                                                                     
2024    Studio Assistant, Rebecca Hutchinson, Montana City, MT (Summers ’22-’25)
2021    Studio Technician, Ceramics, UMass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
            Studio Technician, Ceramics, Chautauqua Visual Arts Center, NY
            Assistant, Raven Halfmoon, Helena, MT
2017    Production Potter, Mountain Arts Pottery, Bozeman, MT 2016-17
2014    Pug Room Assistant, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
            Assistant, Tara Wilson, Montana City, MT
            Intern, Beth Cavener, Helena, MT
2013    Intern, Free Ceramics, Helena, MT

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE                                                                                                        
'25-26 The Art of Sovereignty, Art Mobile of Montana Traveling Exhibition (co-curated with Open AIR)
2024    Connectivity, AMM Traveling Exhibition (co-curated with Open AIR)
            Visions and Voices, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT (co-curated with Anna Lund)
2023    Exploring Montana: The Importance of Site, AMM Traveling Exhibition (co-curated with Open AIR)
2022    Rooted in History, AMM Traveling Exhibition
2021    Montana Medley, AMM Traveling Exhibition
2017    We the People, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS (group-curated)

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS                                                                                                        
Taoxichuan Art Gallery: Jingdezhen, China
Northwest Art Gallery: Minot, ND
Silver Bow Art Gallery: Butte, MT


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