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ZAK HEMSTEGER
413 Broxburn Avenue
Tampa, FL 33617
(517) 404-8368
zhemsteger@yahoo.com
http://www.zakhemsteger.com

EDUCATION
2007 BFA Western Michigan University, ceramics
2011 MFA University of South Florida, ceramic sculpture

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003-2007 Art History Teaching Assistant,
Western Michigan University
2008-2009 Teaching Assistant in Ceramics,
University of South Florida
2009-2011 Beginning Ceramics Instructor,
University of South Florida
2012-2014 Adjunct Instructor, Ceramics, Sculpture
University of South Florida
2015-Present Artisan, Environ Studio of Tampa


WORKSHOP/PRESENTATIONS
2013 Sculpture Workshop, Art Department, Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida
2013 Lecture/Presentation, Recent Work, Kendall Gallery, Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida

GRANTS and AWARDS
2007 Western Michigan University Dean’s List
2009 University of South Florida Student Travel Grant
2010 Jane & Harrison Covington Award

ORGANIZATIONS
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts

EXHIBITIONS
2006 BUSTED, solo show, Rotunda Gallery,
Western Michigan University
2007 Octoped Inc., collaborative performance,
Kalamazoo, MI
2008 Liminal Acts, collaborative performance,
Tampa, FL
2008 Art School Romance, multimedia project,
Tampa, FL
2008 Poseurs, group show,
William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, Tampa, FL
2009 Quarry, collaborative performance,
Tampa, FL
2009 Breakdown: A Mental Incursion, performance,
Tampa, FL
2009 USF MFAO, group show, Centre Gallery,
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2010 Vitriolic Vehicles and Vignettes, solo show,
William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, Tampa, FL
2010 Contain it!, collaborative performance,
Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL
2010 Day One, MFA candidates’ exhibition,
William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, Tampa, FL
2010 Vous Etes Ici, 2010 Paris Program Exhibition,
Centre Gallery, Tampa, FL
2011 Sacrosanct, juried show,
West Tampa Center for the Arts, Tampa, Fl
2011 Starting Fires, MFA Exhibition,
Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, Fl
2011 Big Trouble in Little America, two person show,
Larson Gallery, University of Minnesota, St.Paul, MN
2011 Hemsteger/Keaveny, two person show, 202 Gallery,
Park Trades Center, Kalamazoo, MI
2012 DeLuce Clay National. group exhibition, juried,
DeLuce Gallery Northwest Missouri State University, MO
2012 Miami's Independent Thinkers,
The Armory Studios, Miami, FL
2013 Out of the Blue, Juried National Ceramics Exhibition,
The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2013 Zak Hemsteger, Ceramic Sculpture, solo exhibition, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
2014 History in the Making, Juried National Ceramics Exhibition,
Firehouse Gallery, Rochester, NY

REVIEWS / ARTICLES
2006 Eric Puninsky, Interview, WIDR Radio,
Kalamazoo, Michigan
2010 Emily Handy, Creatures from Clay,
The Oracle USF, Tampa, FL
2012 Working Title Publications, December issue, USF Affiliated Artists, Southeast Florida

TECHNICAL ABILITIES
Fabrication
Metal Casting
Carpentry
Heavy Equipment Operation
Electrical Work
Kiln Repair
Clay Mixing
Firing
Mechanical Engineering

TRAVEL
2006 China
2010 France
2014 England

REFERENCES
Wendy Babcox
Assistant Professor of Art
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620
FAH 0110
813.974.2360
wbabcox@usf.edu

John Byrd
Assistant Professor of Art
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620
FAH 0110
813.974.2360
byrd@usf.edu

Dick Keaveny
Professor Emeritus, Art and Art History
Western Michigan University
Home:  2708 Mockingbird
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
269.382.1610
richard.keaveny@wmich.edu