Experience
Highwater Clays, Technical Sales, Asheville, NC, May 2000 - Nov. 2001
Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC, Pottery Instructor Aug. 2000 - April 2001
Asheville High School, Asheville, NC, Art Teacher, Ceramics Teacher Feb. 2002 - June 2002
Carpenter Pottery, Asheville,
NC, Studio Potter, Sole Proprietor June 2002 – Present
Clayspace Co-op, Asheville, NC, Studio Member, August 2007 - Present
Education
University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, Bachelor of Fine Arts 2000
Exhibitions
“Ceramic
Invitational,” Oak Park, Illinois, Terra Incognito, 2009
“Winterfest,”
Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Clayworks, 2008
“O
the Art of Giving,” New Orleans, LA, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art and
Craft, 2008
“Asheville
in Atlanta,” Atlanta, GA, Acted as curator, Mudfire Gallery, 2008
“Form
& Function: An Invitational,” Santa Barbara, CA, Westmont College, 2008
“NC
Potters Invitational,” Charlotte, NC, Mint Museum Outdoor Craft Show, 2008
“Exploring
Surface Design,” Asheville, NC, American Folk Art & Framing, 2008
“13 Ways of Looking at a
Blackbird,” Asheville, NC, American Folk Art & Framing, 2008
“O the Art of Giving,”
New Orleans, LA, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Craft, 2007
“Performances in Clay
II,” Chattanooga, TN, The Gallery, 2007
“Creative Diversions:
Influences of Traditional NC Art & Craft,” Manteo, NC, Roanoke Island
Festival Park Gallery, 2007
“Asheville in Atlanta,”
Atlanta, GA, Acted as curator, Mudfire Gallery, 2007
“Pushing Tradition:
Asheville’s New Voices,” Athens, GA, Good Dirt Gallery, 2007
“100 under 100,”
Columbia, NC, Pacosin Art Center, 2007
“Put a lid on it,”
Atlanta, GA, Mudfire Gallery, 2007
"Contemporary Tradition,” Atlanta, GA, Mudfire Gallery, 2007
"Sculptural/Functional: UNCA Clay,” Hendersonville, NC, Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, 2006-2007
"Moments in Nature,” Chattanooga, TN, The Gallery, 2007
"Performances in Clay,” Chattanooga, TN, The Gallery, 2006
"Jerry Miller Award Winners,” Cary, NC, Town Hall, 2006
“UNCA Clay,” Asheville, NC, Artemisia Gallery, 2006
"Local Clay,” Asheville, NC, Asheville Arts Alliance, Front Gallery, 2005, Acted as curator
"The Abundant Table,” Asheville, NC American Folk Gallery, 2005
“Kyle Carpenter: New Works," Carrboro, NC, NC Crafts Gallery, 2005
"Kyle Carpenter: New Works,” Atlanta, GA, MudFire Gallery, 2005, 2006
"Butter Dish," Asheville, NC, Odyssey Gallery, 2004
Two Person Exhibition Asheville, NC, Asheville Arts Alliance, Front Gallery, 2004
"Serve This!,” Atlanta, GA, MudFire Gallery, 2004
"Asheville in Atlanta ," Atlanta, GA, Acted as curator, MudFire Gallery, 2004
"Functional Ceramics & Experimental Fibers,” Tryon, NC, The Upstairs Gallery, 2004
Art in the Park Arts & Crafts Festival, Blowing Rock, NC, 2004
"Potters & Their Mentors," Asheville, NC, American Folk Gallery, 2004
"Rhythm," solo show, Atlanta, GA, MudFire Gallery, 2004
"Kyle Carpenter: New Works,” solo show, Cary, NC, Jordan Hall Arts Center, Oct. 2003
"Salt & Pepper Show,” Asheville, NC, Odyssey Gallery, 2003
"Asheville in Atlanta,” Atlanta, GA, Acted as curator, MudFire Gallery, 2003
Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival, Cary, NC, 2003-2005, Jerry Miller Award Recipient 2003
"Teapots-A-Go-Go,” Atlanta, GA, MudFire Gallery, 2003, 2004, 2006
"Making Marks," solo show, Atlanta, GA, MudFire Gallery, 2003
"Stoneware Forms," solo show, Cary, NC, Jordan Hall Arts Center, 2003
"Hand-Held Cup Show," Asheville, NC, Odyssey Gallery, 2001
“Strictly Functional Pottery National Lancaster,” PA, Market Place Craft Center, 2001
“UNCA Alumni Exhibition,” Asheville, NC, Owen Gallery, 2000-2006
“UNCA Student Invitational,” Asheville, NC, Asheville Gallery of Art, 1999
"NC Student Exhibition,” Greensboro, NC, 1998, 1999
“UNCA Student Exhibition,” Asheville, NC, Owen Gallery, 1998, 1999, 2000
Publications
Clay Times Magazine, "The Gallery" July/August 2003. Teapot image.