Jake Allee

Jake Allee holds an Associate Degree in Art from Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa Iowa, a BFA from The University of Iowa, and an MFA from the University of North Texas. During his academic carrier he has participated in study abroad programs in Italy at the International School of Graphic Arts in Venice Italy, and The University of the Andes in Venezuela. Other highlights include attending Utah State University as a special student in the ceramics program in 1999, travel abroad to Belgium, The Czech Republic, France, Germany, Holland, Jamaica, Mexico, and Panama. During Graduate School Jake worked as an art handler serving all the Major art galleries and Museums in the Dallas Fort Worth area and participated in the construction of the firing facilities at the St. Petersburg Clay Company in Florida. Upon completion of his formal education Jake served 9 months as a studio assistant to Don Reitz and was a summer assistant in the Ceramics program at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Jake has taught at Yavapai Community College in Clarkdale Arizona, McLennan Community College in Waco Texas, and currently teaches full time at Tyler Junior College in Tyler Texas. His work, photographs, and writings have been published in Clay Times Magazine, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Pottery Making Illustrated, California Homes, The Best of Artists book series by Kennedy Publishing, and Surface Design for Ceramics by Lark Books. Jake’s work has been exhibited in 36 of the 50 United States, China, England, Japan, Spain, and The United Arab Emirates. The Northern Arizona Tozan Ceramics Collection, The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, The Las Cruses Museum of Art, The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, The Harlow Collection at Bemidji State University, The private collection of Robert and Louise Arnold, and the FLICAM Ceramic Museum in Fuping China are some of the permanent collections holding his work. Jake currently lives in Tyler Texas and fires a 40 cubic foot wood kiln conducting two free workshops a year at his kiln sight attracting participants from Dallas, Austin, Houston, and Shreveport. Community service activities include continuous donation of art work to local charity auctions and a holiday ceramics sale of his work benefitting Tyler Aids Services and The Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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		Luly Sosa almost 3 years Thanks Jake¡ good luck at Grand Junction ¡ I hear you happy¡ As soon I have the chance to visit you , sure I will ¡ Besos too¡
		Luly Sosa almost 3 years Hey Jake¡ Have you heard about Art Vallauris France? There is a convocatory http://www.air-vallauris.com/index.asp?PageID=101
		Kathy Rickermann about 3 years Thanks for the info, I will let her know. Kathy
		Kathy Rickermann about 3 years I love your ceramic pottery. My sister makes pottery also. I am having fun browsing, my first day on this site. Thanks Kathy
		Luly Sosa about 3 years <!--StartFragment--> Thanks Jake! Excuse me for replying so late¡ I was very exited by receiving your comments, but I just having this crazy days¡ Thanks for talk me about the Center for the Arts in Colorado, it sounds really good ¡ Let me check it out ¡ I do have plans for visiting Texas, but I do not when, maybe will happen in the middle of the year, you will be for sure gone! Don’t you? Congratulations for the job¡ are your people happy? I will figure soon how we can meet each other! I would love to visit you some day¡ my journeys to Texas are not so continuous anymore. Do you read Spanish? ¡ I been thinking in a place for your work, here in México, let me find a good one and let me share with you some opportunities for exhibits and things that we are looking for, I use spent time in this. It will take its time but things happens¡ Two days ago one of my Mata Ortiz teachers gave me a birthday gift! A big pot! Amazing, immediately I remembered you! I am planning send to you a picture of it! The people that gave us the workshop are not involved with Juan Quezada, he is an mind-blowing artist, but two of my teachers are Indian people with great skills, leaded by a smart one (the one that cut the cake¡) they are very intuitive, their designs are very unique, our art world does not exist for them¡ and that is very sane and refreshing¡ <!--EndFragment-->
		Mariam Muradian about 3 years Your ceramic work and your sketches are EXQUISITE!!! Your level of mastery is evident! I am delighted to make your acquaintance and to be in such a fine company of creative souls! Your leanings toward pattern and texture are particularly to my liking and a similar manner to the way I work in abstract terms. Was a potter too for about 10 years. Keep up the excellent work!!! I will look forward to seeing more of your artistic creations! Namaste and blessings to you!
		Luly Sosa about 3 years Your work is beautiful, and your sketchbook too ¡ I just recently learn how the people in Ortiz Mata made their pottery , from the Paquime culture , is nothing easy¡ congrat¡