Liz Worthy
San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 602-9409
liz@lizworthy.com
SCIENCE EDUCATION
BS Neuroscience, 1998
Trinity College, Hartford, CT
CERAMIC EDUCATION
Classes, mentorships, workshops, Ruby’s Clay Studio, 1999-present
Community ceramics class, Archie Bray Foundation, Summers 1996, 1997
Woodfire workshop, Archie Bray Foundation, Summer 2006
Residency, Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, August 2005
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Soupcon, December 2008: Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, California
Clay (re)Emerge, July 2005: Red Ink Studios, San Francisco
Ruby's Celebrates Pride, June 2005: Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Message in a Bottle window display, September-November 2010: 826 Valencia, San Francisco
Light Sweet Crude, November 2008: Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco
Reflections on Water, June 2007: Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco
Window Display, February - May, 2006: Leather Tongue Video, San Francisco
Pieces of China, February 2006: Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco
She @ Fish, August 2005: Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China
Things to Amuse You, March 2004 : Ruby’s Clay Studio, San Francisco
Ink Drawings, November 2002-January 2003 : Java Supreme, San Francisco
Ceramics Show, September 2002 : Ruby’s Clay Studio, San Francisco
Message in a Bottle for Japan, Spring 2012: Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco (with Heather Bourbeau)
Vanquished Terraines | Broadside Attractions, Spring 2012: Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco
Taking Root, April-July 2010: The Gallery at Ruth's Table, Bethany Center, San Francisco
Kinetic Transformations, May 2009: Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco (with Pati Hays, Mitsu Kimura, Ryan Gordon, Nina Robin, and Cody Meeks)
Green Room, July 2007: Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco (with Ilana Crispi)
Flowers and Vessels, March 2007: Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco
The Whole Story, October 2006: A Muse Gallery, San Francisco
Teapot Show, May 2006: Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco
What's in a Book? June 2004 : New Langton Arts, San Francisco
Trabajos Del Corazon, June 2004 : The Lab, San Francisco
Women Show, January 2004 : Balazo Gallery, San Francisco
Seeing Exhibit (video), June 2003 : Exploratorium, San Francisco
TEACHING
Bikram Writing Classes, San Francisco, September 2009-present
Friday art classes as Artist in Residence, Ruth's Table, Bethany Center, October 2009-January 2011
Dinosaurs and Other Decals, 2-day workshop at Creative Growth in Oakland, June 2009
Ceramics in Nepal, slide show to San Francisco City College studio ceramics class, December 2007
Mad for Madlibs, workshop on creating Madlibs for 8-10 year olds at 826 Valencia, October 2006
Science Writing, workshop on writing scientific fairy tales for 8-12 year olds at 826 Valencia, July 2004
SELECTED DESIGN PROJECTS
Books
Lotus - How Queen Francine, the Fix-It Fanatic, Got Her Incredibly Clean Car Paint
Tumble Goes to Glacier
Highlife Café Cookbook
Health Related Projects
Healthy Kids, Healthy Teeth Program: Celebration Invitation, Flipchart Supplement, and other materials as part of my Adminstrative Assistant position for the program
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Bikram Writing 101, McSweeney's online, June 2009
Pieces of China, Noe Valley Voice, February 2006
Love Potion No. 9 – An Explanation on the Neurobiology of Love, Watchword, Spring 2002
Stress and Behavior, Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter, March 2001
The Cartwheel Galaxy, Cogniz, December 1998
Musical Mastery of the Coke Bottle, with Mark Silverman, PhD, The Physics Teacher, February 1998
Mechanisms of Pain in Hypnotic Analgesia, The Trinity Papers, Spring 1997
ORGANIZATIONS
Ruby’s Clay Studio, Artist, Workshop Committee member