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Norm Schulman
Norm Schulman is an America ceramic artist who lives in Penland, North Carolina. During a retrospective show of his work he commented,”I wanted to start all over again and get back to the essence. I’ve been working [with clay] for 50 years, and I’ve been constantly changing and developing, making one series after another. But I’ve always wanted to do what I’m doing right now…taking care of my own creative needs".

Early Life
Norm Schulman was born in 1924, in New York City. He attended and earned a bachelor of science in art from Parsons School of Design, New York State College. He earned his master of fine arts in ceramic design from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1958.

Work
Schulman’s work is based on intuition and inspiration. At times it has been socially driven but it is often a response to his understanding of the clay and his visual awareness of design. He has always been receptive to the material and process. The process is not just in the making of the object but in the firing process as well. He uses different clay bodies and firing processes but is currently using a coarse clay bodies and primitive wood burning kiln to achieve the results he desires. Schulman refers to his work from the 1980-1990's as “searching for poetry rather than descriptive and narrative”.

His work includes functional pottery and sculptural works which he defines as “three-dimensional paintings.” He is known within ceramic circles for his complex double walled vessels. He has worked and experimented with a series of work called “Arlecchino,” or Harlequin works. He considered these works part of a series that acknowledges fantasies and daydreams.

A Life in Clay
A Life in Clay was a retrospective traveling exhibit that featured the work of Schulman during his long career as a ceramic artist.The exhibit was shown at the Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramics Art,Alfred,New York and The Asheville Museum of Art, Asheville,North Carolina.

Schulman is an important and well respected ceramic artist, teacher and mentor. His influence spans several generations of potters in both North Carolina and around the world. His work and his willingness to mentor young ceramic students is the reason he is viewed as a highly regarded artist to both his peers and former students. In 1978 Schulman opened Norman Schulman Studio in Penland, NC, near the prestigious Penland School of Crafts.

Living Treasure
In 2009, Schulman was awarded the North Carolina Living Treasure Award for his contributions to his field in ceramics. His work is in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum of Art and Design, and the Mint Museum of Craft & Design.

Education

 * 1950: Diploma. Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
 * 1951: BS/Art, School of Education, New York University, New York, NY
 * 1958: MFA, Ceramic Design, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY Teaching & Research Fellowship

Professional Career
1951-1954: Packaging & Materials Handling Engineer, Wright Aero Division of Curtis Wright, Woodridge, NJ 1954-1956: Supervisor of Packaging Engineering, Wright Aero Division of Curtis Wright, Woodridge, NJ 1958-1965: Instructor of Ceramics, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio 1965-1976: Professor, Head of Ceramics & Glass, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island -: Visiting Artist, Fall Semester, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY -: Visiting Artist, Spring Semester, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1978-1982: Norman Schulman Studio, Penland, NC 1982-1984: Head of Ceramics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1984-Present: Norman Schulman Studio, Penland, NC

Group and Solo Exhibitions
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio Lee Hall Gallery, University of Northern Michigan, Marquette, Michigan Cooper Gallery, Newport Rhode Island New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, New York Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina Goldsboro Art Center, Goldsboro, North Carolina Southeast Center for Contemporary Art (with painter), Winston-Salem, North Carolina Lee Hall Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina Gallery II, Sangren Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan American Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA Columbus Cultural Arts Center (with 2 painters) Columbus, Ohio North Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky Gaston County Museum of Art & History, Dallas, North Carolina Chelsea Gallery, Western Carolina University, Cullawhee, North Carolina Holden Gallery, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North Carolina Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington, D.C. Day Dreams & Fantasies, Harper Gallery, Presbyterian College, Clinton, New Jersey

Invitational Shows
The Human Figure as Subject, Green Hill Art Gallery, Greensboro, North Carolina Ceramics: Southeast University of Georgia Gallery, Athens, Georgia NCECA Past President’s Invitational, Wichita Art Institute, Wichita, Kansas American Porcelain, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C. N.C. Sculpture Exhibit, North Telecom, Raleigh, North Carolina “Porcelain” SITES, Smithsonian International Traveling Exhibition, Washington D.C. “Soup, Soup, Beautiful Soup: Tureen Show”, Campbell Museum, Glassboro, New Jersey The University of Ohio Ceramics Faculty Show, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio “Porcelain”, Pewabic Pottery Museum, Detroit, Michigan “4 Artists”, Piedmont Crafts Gallery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina “Ohio Connection” Ohio Designer Craftmen’s Gallery, Columbus, Ohio “Decade of Eighties Crafts”, Piedmont Crafts Gallery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Cedar Creek National Teapot Show, Creedmore, North Carolina Functional Potters Exhibition, Arrowmont School, Tennessee Majolica Exhibition, North Carolina Art Center, Durham, North Carolina Teapots: Contemporary Views 1992, ProArt Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri N.C. Clay 1992, Foundation Gallery, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. Contemporary Artifacts, National Museum of Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA Penland Overlook, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina “The American Craft”, Trinity Art Group, Atlanta, Georgia “The Fine Art of N.C. Craft” Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, N.C. Third Annual Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, Missouri Common Borders, Rudolph Lee Gallery, Clemson University, South Carolina Working Potters Around Penland: Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA Jewish Ceremonal Art, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina NCECA Symposeum Show, Odyssey Gallery for Ceramic Art, Asheville, NC

Lectures and Workshops
1st World Congress of Craftsmen (Conference Panelist), New York City, NY Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Kansas Master’s Tea, Calhoun College, Yale University, New Haven, CT North Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana Asheville Art Museum Lecture series, Asheville, NC

Panelist
Utilitarian Clay Conference #3, Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, SC

Personal
Norm Schulman lives with his wife Gloria Schulman in Penland, North Carolina.