Georgette Zirbes

EDUCATION
1964-65 Kyoto City College of Fine Arts, Kyoto, Japan
1963 San Jose State College, San Jose, California
1962-64 The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, M.A.
1962 DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, B.A.

APPOINTMENTS. POSITIONS
1972--- Professor, School of Art and Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arborr
1972 Visiting Lecturer, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
1970-72 Lecturer in Art, Residential College, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
1968-69 Lecturer in Art, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan

AWARDS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS
2001 International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva, Switzerland, Elected Member
1999 Office of Vice President for Research Grant, "Latitudes and Longitudes," University of Michigan
1986-87 Fulbright Senior Research Grant for work in Czechoslovakia
1975-76 National Endowment for the Arts Craftsmen's Fellowship
1964-65 Fulbright Junior Research Grant for study in Japan

EXHIBITIONS (SOLO AND GROUP)
2001 Galerie im Burgerhaus, Zella-Mehlis, Germany
2001 Kulturni dum mesta Sobeslavi, Galerie v kostele sv. Marka, Sobeslav, Czech Republic
2000 Burg Giebichenstein, Hochschule Fur Kunst Und Design, Halle, Germany
2000 Vaclav Cellars Gallery, State Castle Museum, Cesky Krumluv, Czech Republic
1999 East-West Ceramics Collaboration II Exhibition, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii

COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
Burg Giebichenstein, Hochschule Fur Kunst Und Design, Halle, Germany
Purple Sands Factory No.5 International Collection,Yixing,China
Museum of the Mukhina School of Art and Design, St. Petersburg, Russia
International Experimental Ceramics Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Czech Republic

PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER WORKS
2000 Intersymposium Bechyne conference presentation on International Symposia, article submitted
2000 NCECA Journal, "International Collaborations," article published from conference presentation
1999 Mlade Fronta Newspaper, Czech Republic, article published on residency
1998 East-West Ceramics Collaboration, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, CD Rom catalog
1996 Yixing Symposium for Western Potters Yixing,China, Video documentation