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2010 Summer McKnight Resident Artist
Alexandra Hibbitt currently resides in Athens, Ohio, where she is the assistant professor of ceramics at Ohio University School of Art. She received her M.F.A. from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred, a Higher Diploma Ceramics from Gerrit Rietveldd Academy of Art and Design in Amsterdam, and her Bachelor of Art in 3-D design from the Central School of Art in London. She has been a visiting artist at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Arizona State University in Tempe, and the University of Minnesota, among others. Hibbitt's ceramic work has been featured in such publications as 500 Ceramic Sculptures; (Lark Books) and Ceramics Monthly. Recent exhibitions include 3 Weeks, The International Ceramic Studio in Kecskemet, Hungary; In The Margins, The Icehouse Contemporary Arts Center, NCECA, in Phoenix, Arizona; 23rd International Ceramics Symposium Bechyne, The School of Ceramics, Bechyne, Czech Republic; and Souvenirs of Louisiana, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, Ohio.While in residence, Hibbitt hopes to create a body of work that addresses "the mediation of experience through technology," the intersections of craft, art and design, and notions of cultural identity. She plans to combine handcrafted and digitally formed materials in her exploration as she creates ceramic forms that will be scanned and later digitally fabricated into medium density fiberboard and Plexiglas vinyl.
Hibbitt, a 2009 McKnight Residency recipient, will be in residence at NCC from July 1 through September 30, and will present a free slide lecture on Tuesday, July 20, at 6:30 pm in NCC's library.