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 Lisa Soranaka

Spokane, Washington
l.soranaka@gmail.com

 

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/curriculum vitae

 

Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

2013

 

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art, Ceramics

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

Cum Laude

2009

 

Professional Experience

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Adjunct Instructor

North Idaho College

Coeur D’Alene, ID

Courses Taught: Ceramics 1 (3 semesters), Ceramics 2 (3 semesters)

Other Duties: supervise studio technicians and work study students, manage and maintain ceramics studio and kilns, manage ceramics budget

 2023 - Present

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Adjunct Instructor

Columbia Basin College

Pasco, WA

Courses Taught- Appreciation – 3 Quarters

2022 - 2023

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Quarterly Faculty

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA

Courses Taught: Art for Elementary Education  (9 quarters), Foundations of Art Education (2 quarters), Beginning Ceramics (1 quarter)

Other Duties: Manage and maintain art education studio, manage art education budget

2022 - Present

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Teaching Artist

Northwest Museum of Art and Culture

Spokane, WA

2021-2022

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Adjunct Instructor

Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute

Spokane, WA

Courses Taught: Art for Elementary Education Majors – 4 Quarters 

2018 - Present

 

Adjunct Academic Advisor

Spokane Falls Community College

Spokane, WA

2018 - Present

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Adjunct Instructor

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Courses Taught: Fundamentals of 2-D Design/DigitalFoundations (16 semesters), Beginning Ceramics (6 semesters), 3-D Design (7 Semesters), Beginning Drawing (2 semesters)

2016 to Present

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Fine Art Instructor

Spokane Falls Community College

Pullman, WA 

Courses Taught: Beginning Ceramics (1 quarter) Art Appreciation (12quarters), Beginning Drawing (3 quarters), Color and Design (3 quarters), Non-Western Art (1quarter)

2014 to Present

 

Adjunct Instructor

Community Colleges of Spokane, ACT 2 Program 

Colfax, WA

Courses Taught: Continuing Art Courses in Mosaic Sculpture, Beginning Watercolor, Beginning Drawing, Beginning Photography, Beginning Chalk Pastels, Beginning Printmaking

2013 to Present

 

Sabbatical Replacement Adjunct Instructor

Yakima Valley Community College

Yakima, WA

Courses Taught: Beginning Ceramics, Beginning Pottery, Intermediate/Advanced Pottery, Independent Study Ceramics (1 quarter)

2013

 

Cougar Quest Instructor

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

Courses Taught: Printmaking: Intorduction to Woodblock and Linoleum Block Carving, Mosaic Sculpture

2013

 

Teaching Assistant, (Instructor of Record)

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

Courses Taught: 2D Foundations (1 semester), 3D Foundations (2 semesters), Beginning Ceramics (1 semester)

TA: Ceramics Studio (4 semesters), Art History 101 (2 semesters), Intermediate Sculpture (1 semester), Wood Shop and Sculpture Studio (2 semesters)

2011-2013

 

Studio Assistant

Michelle Forsyth 

Pullman, WA

2012

 

Upward Bound Instructor

Trio Progam, Washington State University

Pullman, WA

Courses Taught: Introduction to Digital Media

2012

 

Studio Assistant

Steve Gardner

Ballard, WA

2010-2011

 

Teaching Assistant

School of Art and Innovation 

Duvall, WA

2010-2011

 

Awards/Grants

 

Spokane Arts Award 

​2023

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SAGA Grant: $10,000

​2022

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Avista Grant: $2500

​2023

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Rotary Grant: $2500

​2023

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Artist Trust Relief Grant: $2500

​2020

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Cerf+ Grant: $1500

​2021

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Terrain Grant: $1000

​2020

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Spokane Arts Grant:  $1500

​2020

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BIPOC Artist Relief Grant: $5000

​2020

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Artist Relief Project Grant: $5000

​2021

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Clay VI People’s Choice Award

​2018

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Cooke Fund for the Arts Grant: $1000

​2015

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SEB Arts Excellence Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts 

​2015

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Visual, Performing and Literary Arts Committee Grant: $1000

​2013

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College of Arts and Sciences Grant: $1000

​2013

 

Graduate and Professional Studies Association Grant

2013

 

Dick and Jane Spot Award

2009

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Workshops/Residencies

 

Artist in Residence

The Hive

Spokane, WA 2022-2023

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Artist in Reseidence

The Museum of Art and Culture

Spokane, WA 

2021-2022

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Studio Assistantship

Arrowmont School of Art and Craft

Gatlinburg, TN

2016

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Forms in Paper

Arrowmont School of Art and Craft

Gatlinburg, TN

With Elizabeth Alexander

2016

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Stretching Your Techniques

Arrowmont School of Art and Craft

Gatlinburg, TN

With Steve Loucks and Lynette Hesser

2016

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Outcomes 101

Spokane Falls Community College 

Spokane, WA

With Sarah Martin and Gabriel Valenzuela

2015

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French Romanesque and Gothic Art and Architecture Study Abroad Course

Central Washington University

France

With Dr. William Folkestad

2009

 

Glass Blowing Workshop

Pratt Fine Arts Center

Seattle, WA

With Patricia Davidson

2007

 

Lampworking Workshop

Pratt Fine Arts Center 

Seattle, WA

With Stacey Frost

2007

 

Drawing and Design Workshop

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI

2005

 

Solo/Two Person Exhibitions

 

MFWI

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Pleurotus Minima

Art Box Gallery

Mukogawa Women’s University

Nishinomiya, Japan

2023

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Floral Repercussions

Kolva-Sullivan Gallery

Spokane, WA

With Meghan Flynn

2021

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Hortus Temporum

Esvelt Gallery,

Columbia Basin College

Pasco, WA

2021

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Natural Abstractions

Saranac Art Projects Gallery

With Mariah Boyle

Spokane, WA

2019

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Pluerotus Temporum

Kolva-Sullivan Gallery

Spokane, WA

2015

 

Fleeting

Office of Student Conduct and Responsible Citizenship, Central Washington University 

Ellensburg, WA

2013

 

Ochita Hanabira

Gallery 2, Washington State University

Pullman, WA

2012

 

Group/Juried Exhibitions

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Regional Faculty Invitational

Gonzaga University Urban Art Center

Curated by Laura Truitt

Spokane, WA

2020

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Pink {SPEAK}

Terrain Gallery

With Mariah Boyle, Meghan Flynn, and Meghan Hedley

Spokane, WA 

2018

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10 Years of Terrain: A Look Back

Terrain Gallery

Spokane, WA 

2018

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Spread

Saranac Gallery

Group Show with Invited Artists

Spokane, WA

2017

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Clay? VI

Kirkland Arts Center 

Kirkland, WA

Juried by Jamie Walker, Doug Jack, and Michael Swaine

2016

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Women of WSU - Pullman Artwalk

Gladish Community Center 

Pullman, WA

Group Show with Mariah Boyle, Meghan Hedley, Kathleen Ryan, and Jennifer Saracino

2016

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Different Directions

Spokane Falls Community College

Spokane, WA 

Group Show with Brian Frink and Brad Schwartz

Curated by Thomas O'Day

2016

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YVCC Invitational 

Yakima Valley Community College 

Group Show with JJ Harty, Meghan Flynn,  and Jennifer Saracino

Curated by Jennifer Saracino

2016

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Print and Relief

Collaborative Linocut and 3D Installation

University of Wisconsin Marinette

Marinette, WI

2015

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Terrain 7

Terrain Spokane

Spokane, WA

Juried by Kay O'Rourke, Brooke Keiner, Jeff Simonsen, Jeni Riplinger, and Ginelle Hustrilid

2014

 

Create Spokane First Friday Art and Mural Walk

River City Brewing

Spokane, WA

2014

 

Modern Art 2014

The Modern Hotel 

Boise, ID

Juried Installation Exhibition

2014

 

Art Social

Cloud Painter Gallery

Chehalis, WA

Curated by Patricia Kalin-St. Clair

2014

 

13th Annual Inter/National Exhibtion…Here and Abroad

Box Heart Gallery

Pittsburgh, PA

Juried group Exhibition

2014

 

CVG Show 2014

Collective Visions Art Gallery

Bremerton, WA

Juried by Jamie Walker

2014

 

Faculty Art Exhibition Invitational

Community Colleges of Spokane ACT 2 Program

Spokane WA

2013

 

Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition       

Washington State University Museum of Art

Pullman, WA

Curated by Keith Wells and Zach Mazur

2013

 

Reinterpreting Reality

CUB Gallery, Washington State University

Pullman, WA

2012

 

8 1/2"

Gallery 3, Washington State University

Pullman, WA

2012

 

Art From the East Side

Seattle Design Center, NCECA Conference

Seattle, WA

Curated by Ann Christenson and Io Palmer

2012

 

Dia de Los Muertos Exhibition

Gallery 3, Washington State University 

Pullman, WA

2011

 

Broken

Sixth Street Gallery 

Vancouver, WA

Juried by Jan Harris, Traci Donahue, Amy Horstman, and Sam MacKenzie

2009

 

Endangered?
Gloria Kennedy Gallery

Brooklyn, NY

Juried by Gloria Kennedy

2009

 

The Feast

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Juried by Liz Hickok

2009

 

Collaborative/Public Works

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Harmon Park Murals

Spokane, WA

2017

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Lilac City

Cedar St. Railway Underpass Mural

Commissioned by Spokane Arts Commission

Spokane, WA

2014

 

Publications

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Permafrost Magazine

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks AK

2014

 

Lectures and Conferences

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Guest Artist Lecture

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

2016

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Studio Assistant Lectures

Arrowmont School of Art and Craft

Gatlinburg, TN

2016

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Cooke Fund Visting Artist Lecture

University of Wisconsin Marinette

Marinette, Wisconsin

2015

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Visiting Artist Guest Speaker

School of Art and Innovation

Duvall WA

2014

 

First Year Graduate Lecture

Washington State University

Pullman WA

2012

 

National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference

Seattle, WA

2012

 

National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Conference

Philadelphia, PA

2010

 

Handmade Tile and Mosaic Conference/Workshop

Handmade Tile Association and Potter’s Council

Minneapolis, MN

2009

 

Education
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