Gary Ratcliff, Associate Professor of Art and Head of the ULM Division of Art, teaches beginning and advanced level pottery at ULM. He exhibits his work extensively in regional shows and actively participates in the Monroe community as a ceramics demonstrator and workshop performer.
A former math major turned artist, Mr. Ratcliff holds the B.A. degree in ceramics from Greenville College in Illinois and the M.F.A. in ceramics from East Texas State University. His work is characterized by fine craftsmanship and creativity, incorporating a variety of traditional and non-traditional techniques. Ratcliff also specializes in designing, building and repairing pottery equipment.

EDUCATION
M.F.A., East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas, 1977
B.A., Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois, 1973

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Louisiana at Monroe, 1977- present
Head, ULM Division of Art, June, 2005
Interim Head, ULM Division of Art, November, 2004
Spring Arbor College, Spring Arbor, Michigan, Spring 1977

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
One-person show at Roundtree Gallery, Monroe, LA, December 1994

One-person show at Archer Gallery Greenville College, Greenville, IL, November, 1994

Show at the L.S.U. Library at Eunice LA, April 1994

RiverFest '89, Monroe, LA (Best of Show and first place)

Louisiana Festival of Arts, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA (1989, Purchase Award; 1988,     Honorable Mention; 1986, Purchase Award; 1985, Second in Sculpture and Crafts,

Purchase Award, Bancroft Paper Co.; 1984, First in Sculpture and Crafts; 1982,

    Third in Crafts; 1980, Second in Sculpture; 1978, First in Crafts)

The S.M.C.A.C. Invitational Clay Exhibit, Snyder Museum and
    Creative Arts Center, Bastrop, LA, 1984

RELATED ACTIVITIES
May Day at the Masur Museum of Art- May, 1991, 1992, 1993
    (demonstrator by invitation only)

Demonstration at Ouachita Christian, March 24, 1992

Workshop at First Baptist Church, Monroe, LA, November, 1991

Raku Workshop- Randy Brodnax- February 15-17, 1991, Ruston, LA

All crystalline glazed pottery show, Creative Arts Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, 1986

Guest speaker at the Optimist Club in Bastrop, LA, 1986

Demonstrator, Columbia Arts Festival, Columbia, LA, annually since 1979

Demonstrator and workshop leader at
    Superintendent's Festival of Arts, Monroe, LA, 1980-85

Workshop leader, "A Very Special Arts Festival", annually since 1979

Selected to represent The Visual Arts by the Northeast Louisiana Regional Arts in
Education Consortium Board to participate in a state-funded grant program to bring art professionals into public schools in five parishes during the 1984-85 school year

OTHER AWARDS/HONORS
Full assistantship,
    West Texas State University, Commerce, Texas, 1976

Scholarship, Spring Scholarship Show,
    East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas, 1976

Art award for level of studio accomplishment,
    Visual Awareness in art, 1973, Greenville College, Greenville, Il