Resume – Long
Dan Allen Gunderson
Stetson University Art Department
421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8252
DeLand, Florida 32723
386-822-7264
Education
1974 M.F.A, University of Wisconsin
1968 B.F.A., University of South Dakota
Employment 1976 – present
Professor of Art, StetsonUniversity
StetsonUniversity, DeLand, Florida
1991-2012 Gallery Director, Homer & Dolly Hand Art Center
1976-91 Associate Professor of Art
StetsonUniversity
DeLand, Florida
Ceramics, Sculpture, 2D and 3D
Design, Drawing; obtain and arrange gallery exhibits
1975-76 Ceramics and Drawing Instructor
StateUniversity of New York
Fredonia, New York
1974-75 Ceramics Instructor
WashingtonUniversity
St. Louis, Missouri
1973-74 Ceramics Instructor
MadisonArtCenter
Madison, Wisconsin
Teacher’s Assistantship
Ceramics and 2D Design Instructor
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
1969-71 Managed own gallery; made and sold ceramics
OldTown, Los Gatos, California
EXHIBITIONS
Ormond Beach Art Museum Jan-Mar 2018
Ormond Beach, FL
Vero Beach Art Museum Jun-Sept 2017
Vero Beach, FL
Rochester Art Center Mar-Apr 2017
Rochester, NY
The Hand Art Center Jan-Feb 2016
DeLand, FL
The Polk Museum of Art Mar – Jun 2014
Lakeland, FL
Mennello Museum of American Art Sept – Oct 2012
Orlando, Florida
Museum of Florida Art Sept – Oct 2011
Deland, Florida
Stetson Art Faculty Exhibition Jan – Mar 2011
DeLand, Florida
Stetson Art Faculty Exhibition Jan – Feb 2009
DeLand, Florida
The DeLand Museum of Art Sept-Nov 2006
DeLand, Florida
Gibran Gallery Oct – Nov 2005
DeLand, Florida
Stetson Art Faculty Exhibition Jan-Feb 2005
DeLand, Florida
Crealde
Platters Revisited Nov-Dec 2004
DeLand Museum of Art
Mother Art
DeLand, Florida Sep – Oct 2004
Stetson Art Faculty Exhibition
DeLand, Florida Jan – Feb 2003
Stetson Art Faculty Exhibition
DeLand, Florida Jan – Mar 2001
DeLand Museum of Art
A View at the Edge of the Millennium
DeLand, Florida Jan – Feb 2001
Sunrise Artworks Gallery
University of Wisconsin Art Alumni Exhibition
Aurora, Colorado Mar – Apr 2000
Galerie Michael Rasche May – Jun 1999
Freiburg, Germany
Valencia Community College Small Works Invitational June-August 1999
Orlando, Florida
Winter Park Art Festival Mar 1999
Winter Park, Florida
Stetson University Faculty Exhibition Sep – Oct 1998
DeLand, Florida
Mirror Images Jun – Jul 1998
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Mayfaire by the Lake Apr 1997
Lakeland, Florida
Formed in Clay Feb – Mar 1997
Miami, Florida
Alabama Clay Conference Invitational Feb – Mar 1997
Jacksonville, Alabama
SOFA – The New Gallery Feb – Mar 1997
Miami Beach, Florida
Duncan Gallery of Art Sep – Oct 1996
“A Work in Progress: Twenty Years at Stetson”
DeLand, Florida
Art Works May 1996
Prime F. Osborne Convention Center,
Jacksonville, Florida
Schmidt Center Gallery Nov – Dec 1995
Boca Raton, Florida
Southeastern Fine Crafts Biennial Invitational I Sep – Nov 1995
FloridaGulfCoastArtCenter
U.C.F. National Ceramics Invitational Jan – Feb 1995
Orlando, Florida
Stetson University Faculty Exhibition Jan – Feb 1995
Deland, Florida
Santa Fé Community College Oct 1994
Gainesville, Florida
(Two-person exhibition with painter, Gary Bolding)
Harris House Feb 1994
Images Award Show
New SmyrnaBeach
Ormond Beach Memorial Art Museum Sep – Oct 1993
“Silent Spaces”
Ormond Beach, Florida
Stetson University Jan – Feb 1993
Contemporary American Ceramics
DeLand, Florida
Samford University Jun 1993
Birmingham, Alabama
Stetson University Faculty Exhibition Jan 1992
DeLand, Florida
Dunedin Fine Art Center Feb 1992
“Painted Clay”
Dunedin, Florida
Harris House Dec 1991
“Under Wraps”
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
A Step Above Gallery Jan 1991
DeLand, Florida
Educators 26 Apr – Jul 1989
The duPont Centre Business Forum & Maitland Art Center
Orlando, Florida
CLAY AZ ART Mar 1989
Northern Arizona University Art Gallery
Flagstaff, Arizona
12th National Clay Exhibition Feb 1989
Millersville University Gallery
Millersville, Pennsylvania
Walker Student Center Gallery Nov – Dec 1988
One-man show, Louisiana College
Pineville, Louisiana
Chicago International New Art Sep 1988
Forms Exposition
Navy Pier – Chicago, Illinois
Atlantic Center for the Arts Mar 1988
Images Award Show
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Maurine Littleton Gallery Aug 1987
Washington, D.C.
Florida Artisans Gallery Mar 1987
St. Petersburg, Florida
Crealde Ceramics Invitational Nov – Dec 1986
Winter Park, Florida
Gunderson Highlights Sep 1986
A Decade at SampsonArtGallery
StetsonUniversity, DeLand, Florida
Albertson-Peterson Gallery, Inc. Jun – Jul 1986
Contemporary Works in Clay
Winter Park, Florida
Seminole Community College Jan – Feb 1986
Sanford, Florida
Visual Arts Gallery Nov – Dec 1985
PensacolaJunior College
Pensacola, Florida
Stetson University Faculty Show Dec 1985
DeLand, Florida
Erie Art Museum Clay National Jun – Jul 1985
Erie, Pennsylvania
Maurine Littleton Gallery Jun – Jul 1985
Washington, D.C.
Craft Alliance Gallery Apr 1985
NCEGA Members Show
St. Louis, Missouri
Stetson University Faculty Show Dec 1984
DeLand, Florida
University of Florida Oct 1984
One-Man Show
Gainesville, Florida
Florida State University Sep 1984
Group Show
Tallahassee, Florida
Valencia Community College Sep 1984
Florida Fellows Show
Orlando, Florida
Brevard Art Center Sep 1984
One-Man Show
Melbourne, Florida
Heller Gallery Mar 1984
“Tradition and Change”
New York, New York
Goddard Center Gallery Jan 1984
Two-Person “Paper and Clay”
Daytona BeachCommunity College
Daytona Beach, Florida
Heller Gallery Feb 1983
One-Man Show
New York, New York
Stetson University Faculty Show Dec 1982
DeLand, Florida
BCC Cocoa Gallery Nov 1982
One-Man Show
Cocoa, Florida
BCC Melbourne Gallery Oct 1982
One-Man Show
Melbourne, Florida
Form and Function Jun 1982
One-Man Show
Atlanta, Georgia
Crealde Art Center May – Jun 1982
Winter Park, Florida
Stetson University Faculty Exhibition Dec 1981
DeLand, Florida
Branch Gallery Jul 1981
Washington, D.C.
Rollins College Mar 1981
One-Man Show
Winter Park, Florida
Images ’81 Feb 1981
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Ringling Museum Art Festival Nov 1980
Sarasota, Florida
Stetson University Faculty Exhibition Dec 1980
DeLand, Florida
Gulf Coast Art Center Jan 1979
Clearwater, Florida
Images ’79 Feb 1979
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Florida Clayworks Aug 1979
DaytonaMuseum of Arts and Sciences
Daytona Beach, Florida
Walt Disney’s Festival of the Masters Nov 1979
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Stetson University Faculty Exhibition Dec 1979
DeLand, Florida
Images ’78 Feb 1978
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Walt Disney’s Festival of the Masters Nov 1978
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Ringling Museum Art Festival Nov 1978
Sarasota, Florida
Stetson University Faculty Exhibition Dec 1978
DeLand, Florida
Images ’77 Feb 1977
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Seminole Community College Mar 1977
Faculty Invitational
Sanford, Florida
Museum of Arts and Sciences Jun 1977
Members’ Exhibition
Daytona Beach, Florida
War Memorial Gallery Aug 1977
Ormond Beach, Florida
Valencia Community College Sep 1977
Orlando, Florida
Walt Disney’s Festival in the Village Nov 1977
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Space Coast Art Festival Nov 1977
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Ringling Museum Art Festival Nov 1977
Sarasota, Florida
Crafts Invitational Nov 1977
Sarasota, Florida
Crafts Invitational Dec 1977
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Stetson University Faculty Exhibition Dec 1977
DeLand, Florida
University of Arizona Dec 1976
Invitational Show, Flagstaff, Arizona
Stetson University Faculty Exhibition Dec 1976
DeLand, Florida
University of Texas Dec 1975
Invitational Show
Arlington, Texas
Hugheson Gallery Dec 1975
Fredonia, New York
State University of New York Dec 1975
Faculty Show
Fredonia, New York
Craft Alliance Gallery Mar 1975
St. Louis, Missouri
Steinberg Gallery, Washington University Nov 1974
Faculty Show
St. Louis, Missouri
University of Missouri Sep 1994 (on tour until 7/75)
Missouri Crafts ’74
University of Wisconsin Jun 1974
Marathon Campus Wausau
Wausau, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin 1971 – 1974
Memorial Gallery
Several Student Exhibitions, Madison, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Apr 1974
MFA Exhibition
Madison, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Designer 1974
KohlerArtCenter – Wisconsin Designer Craftsman Show
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Penn State University 1972
Super Mud Invitational
Ames Gallery 1970
Berkeley, California
Gunderson Studios 1969 – 1970
Los Gatos, California
University of Wisconsin 1965, 1966, 1967
Several student exhibitions
Whitewater, Wisconsin
Lake Front Art Show 1966
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Art Show on the Green 1965, 1966
Whitewater, Wisconsin
AWARDS
Winter Park Art Festival ’99
First Place, clay category
Disney’s Festival of the Masters ‘97
Merit Award
ArtWorks ’97
Best of Show
Mayfaire in the Park ’97
Award of Merit
Boca RatonMuseum Festival ’97
Award of Merit
DeLand Fall Festival of the Arts ’96
Award of Excellence
Gulf Coast Art Center ’96
Purchase Award
Dunedin Fall Harvest Art Festival ’96
Award of Distinction
Halifax Art Festival ’96
Museum of Arts and Sciences Purchase Award
Halifax Art Festival ’96
Award of Excellence
Art Works ’96
Award of Excellence
State of Florida joint award with Architects Design Group
of Winter Park, FL for VOTRAN bus transfer facility in
Daytona Beach, FL ’96
Images ’81
Merit Award, Sculpture
Ringling Museum Art Festival ’80
Best in Sculpture
Images ’79
Merit Award, Sculpture
Walt Disney Festival of the Masters ’79
Merit Award, Sculpture
Images ’78
Best in Show
Walt Disney Festival of the Masters ’78
Purchase Award
Ringling Museum of Arts and Sciences ’78
Purchase Award
Images ’77
Best in Media Award
Merit Award
Walt Disney Festival in the Village ’77
Best in Sculpture
Ringling Museum Art Festival ’77
Best in Sculpture
Winter Park Art Show ’77
Best in Sculpture
SpaceCoast Art Festival ’77
Best in Sculpture, Best in Ceramics, Best in Display
Missouri Crafts ’74
Best in Media Award
Wisconsin Designer, Craftsman Show ’73
Cash Award
GRANTS
StetsonUniversity Summer Grant 1998
StetsonUniversity Fall Sabbatical 2005, 1998, 1991, 1983
State of Florida Individual Fine Arts Grant 1983-1984
WORKSHOPS/LECTURES
Stetson University Jan 2001
In conjunction with Art Faculty Exhibition
New Smyrna Beach High School Jan 2001
Two-day workshop/demonstration
Cornell Fine Arts Museum Oct 1999
“Contemporary American Ceramics”
Slide Lecture
Daytona Beach Community College Apr 1996
Daytona Beach, Florida
Workshop
University of Central Florida Apr 1996
Orlando, Florida
Workshop/Lecture
Canterbury School Mar 1992
Fort Meyers, Florida
Workshop
Florida Atlantic University Feb 1992
Boca Raton, Florida
Workshop/Lecture
University of Florida Nov 1991
Gainesville, Florida
Workshop/Lecture
University of Georgia May 1991
Athens, Georgia
Slide Lecture
California State University Nov 1986
Hayward, California
Workshop/Lecture
University of Santa Clara Nov 1986
Santa Clara, California
Workshop/Lecture
Hartnell College Nov 1986
Salinas, California
Slide Lecture
University of Central Florida Nov 1986
Orlando, Florida
NCECA Conference Discussion Group Leader Mar 1986
“Pressures on Students to Keep
Up with What’s Happening”
San Antonio, Texas
West Volusia Artists’ Association Jan 1986
DeLand, Florida
Demonstration and Lecture
NCECA Conference, Discussion Group Leader Apr 1985
“Successful Projects for Teaching Ceramics”
St. Louis, Missouri
University of Florida Oct 1984
Gainesville, Florida
Daytona Beach Community College Jan 1984
Daytona Beach, Florida
University of California Apr 1982
Hayward, California
Santa Clara Community College Apr 1982
San Jose, California
University of Miami Feb 1982
Miami, Florida
Broward Community College 1979
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Valencia Community College 1977
Orlando, Florida
PUBLICATIONS
Books:
Hands in Clay
Speight, Charlotte, Mayfield Publishing Company
1989 – 1995
Sculpture Technique Form Content
Williams, Arthur Davis Publications, Inc.
Worchester, Mass., 1995
The Art of the Dot
Paschal, Robert
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., Inc., 1986
Advanced Airbrush
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., Inc., 1984
Low Fire–Other Ways to Work in Clay
Nigrosh, Leon
Davis Publications
Color Section Publication, 1980
PUBLICATIONS
Articles:
Orlando Arts Magazine
Jan/Feb 2006
PH-FR (German magazine published by Pädagogische Hochschule)
February 1999
The Studio Potter
June 1998
American Craft
January 1997
Arts & Sciences Magazine
The DaytonaArt Museum
December 1990
Mono magazine
Published in Japan
November, 1987
Ceramics Monthly
“Dan Gunderson’s Airbrushed Spheres”
April, 1985
Craft Arts magazine
“American Ceramics Reports on the Latest Developments in
the United States,” published in Australia, January/March, 1985
Pottery in Australia
“Visual Containers”
November/December 1984
American Craft
October, 1984
Cover and Article:
Gallery Guide
Southeast Region, US
Museums and Galleries
2014
CERAMICA
Published in Spain
1986
Art and Activities magazine
“Extending the Media”
May, 1981
Arts, Crafts magazine
Profile, June/July 1980
ART SHOWS JUDGED
42nd Annual Spring Art Festival in Gainesville, FL 2011
ArtWorks Arts Festival in Eau Gallie, FL 2011
AtlanticCenter for the Arts, CountyHigh School Art Show 2008
Vero Beach Art Show, “Under the Oaks” 2008
Ponce Inlet Fine Arts Festival 2008
Gainesville Spring Art Festival 2008
Port Orange Art Festival 2008
Heathrow Festival of the Arts 2008
Sebring Art Show 2006
LakeHelen Equestrian Art Show 2007
Cape Coral Festival of the Arts 2006
Vero Beach Art Show, “Under the Oaks” 2005
AppletonMuseum of Art 2005
Cape Coral Festival of the Arts 2005
Ocala Art Festival 2005
Beaux Arts of VolusiaCounty, DeLand, Florida 2005
CrealdeSchool of Art, Winter Park, Florida 2005
AppletonMuseum Art Show, Ocala, Florida 2005
Art Festival, Cape Coral, Florida 2005
Under the Oaks, Vero Beach, Florida 2005
Beaux Arts of VolusiaCounty, DeLand, Florida 2004
Catfish Art Festival, Crescent City, Florida 2004, 2000, 1986, 1985
“Black and White,” St. Augustine, Florida 2004
Dunedin Art Show, Dunedin, Florida 2003
Winter Park Art Festival, Winter Park, Florida 2003
Art at the Met, Jacksonville, Florida 2003
Downtown Art Festival, Gainesville, Florida 2002
Ocala Art Festival, Ocala, Florida 2002
Maitland Art Festival, Maitland, Florida 2002
Melbourne Art Festival, Melbourne, Florida 2002, 1985
Leesburg Art Festival, Leesburg, Florida 2001
“Arts on the Park,” Lakeland, Florida 1999
St. Augustine Art Association Members’ Show 1999
LakeWales Art Festival 1997
Winter Springs Art Festival 1994
FlaglerCounty Creative Art Show 1994, 1993, 1992
VolusiaCountyArt Show 1994, 1993
Art in the Air – Fort Myers 1990
DeLandMuseum Members Show 1990
Heathrow Art Festival – Lake Mary, Florida 1990
New Smyrna Art Festival, New Smyrna, Florida 1989, 1986, 1985
DeLand Art & Craft Festival – Barnett Bank/EarlBrownPark 1987, 1984
Images Art Festival 1987
CocoaVillage, Cocoa Beach, Florida 1987
Festival of Masters (Disney World) 1987, 1985
Halifax Art Festival, Ormond Beach, Florida 1983, 1986
SpaceCoast Festival, Cocoa Beach, Florida 1986
DeLand Art Festival, DeLandMuseum 1985
Key West Art Festival, Key West, Florida 1984, 1983
Arts 4th, Jacksonville, Florida 1981
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Vero Beach Art Museum Vero Beach, Florida
Appleton Art Museum Ocala, Florida
The Polk Museum of Art Lakeland, Florida
Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota, Florida
OrlandoCity Hall Orlando, Florida
ErieArt Museum Erie, Pennsylvania
Daytona Museum of Arts and Sciences Daytona Beach, Florida
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Grand Cypress Hyatt Orlando, Florida
ArkansasArtCenter Little Rock, Arkansas
5th District Court of Appeals Daytona Beach, Florida
AtlanticCenter for the Arts New Smyrna Beach, Florida
MONO Publishers Tokyo, Japan
Walt Disney World Orlando, Florida
Seminole Community College Sanford, Florida
Gulf Coast Art Center Belleair, Florida
University of Miami Miami, Florida