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Carly Riegger is from Ann Arbor, Michigan where she took a strong interest in ceramics in high school.  She attended Bowling Green State University and graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Fine Art Degree with a specialization in Ceramics.  One of her most vital experiences was traveling abroad to Florence, Italy for a semester at Studio Arts International College (SACI).  She was inspired create figures that explore internal body pain.  This opportunity developed into her BFA Thesis Exhibition, where she depicted her own chronic pain in small scenes using her ceramic dolls which incorporated fabric.  Carly is currently working on a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Ceramics at Indiana University Southeast.  Carly is dedicated to continuing her work advocating for those with disabilities as she moves forward in her ceramic art.

Artist Statement

     I was diagnosed with Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome (EDS) in 2012 which causes constant, widespread pain in my body, but is completely invisible to the outside world.  I create ceramic figures that allow me a voice in my pain in ways that words cannot communicate. Health issues of all kinds are among us, visible or not, and my goal is to bring these invisible symptoms to life with my figures. My work uses ceramic parts that merge with different fibers materials to juxtapose the softness of my body, tissues, and fibers with the hard, solid, sharp ceramic. Most recently, I have been creating installations with ceramic pieces entangled in crocheted yarn.  

     I aim to eliminate the invisibility of this huge part of my life.  With illness and changing circumstances all around us now, adaption, honesty, and humility are very important.  Health issues of all kinds are among us, visible or not, and my goal is to bring these silent struggles to life with my figures.  

Education

2022     Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana                 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Ceramics

2020    Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio             BFA in Studio Art focused in Ceramics

2018     Studio Arts College International (SACI), Florence, Italy         Semester Abroad

Organizations

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Exhibitions & Shows

2021     Press Pause.  IUS Ceramics Exhibition
             Online and in-person at Houseguest Gallery, Louisville, KY

2021     BO/DY Exhibition and Zine
             Nefarious Contemporary
             Available Online

2020    16th Annual Rites of Passage, National Emerging Artists Show 2020
             Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
             Available Online

2020    Sheroes in Quarantine
             
Online Art Exhibition by Lon-Art

2020    Art in Isolation
             Envision Arts Online Exhibition
             Art Show

2020     
BFA Thesis Exhibition
              Bowling Green State University, Dorothy Uber Bryan
              Gallery, Bowling Green, Ohio.
              Online Exhibition here.


2020    Representation Matters:  I See Me Exhibition
             Indiana University Kokomo, IUK Art Gallery,
             Kokomo, Indiana.
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2019    Acceptance and Attendance at 
Propel Ohio at
            Bowling Green State University in Fall Semester,
            Bowling Green, Ohio.

​2018     Fall Semester Exhibition at Studio Arts College
​             International (SACI) in Florence, Italy.


2018     67th Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition at
             Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green
             Ohio


2018     The Millennial Show, Dayton, Ohio

2018     Featured Poetry in Bowling Green State University
             Arts Village Zine, Bowling Green, Ohio

​2017     66th Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition at
            Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green,
            Ohio

Accomplishments

2020      James W. Strong Studio Achievement Award, BGSU
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2020      James W. Strong Outstanding Senior Award, BGSU
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​2019     Merit Award from the Toledo Arts
            Commission

2018     Jules Maidoff Award for Best Student
​             Artwork in Fall Semester


2018     Honorable Mention in Painting Category at
             the 67th Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition
             at Bowling Green State University, Bowling
             Green, Ohio

2017      First place in the First Year Program
             Category at the 66th Annual Undergraduate Art
             Exhibition
at Bowling Green State University,
             Bowling Green, Ohio

2017      Freshman Bravo Talent Award from Bowling 
             Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio


2016      Incoming Freshman Bravo Talent Award from
              Bowling Green State University, Bowling 
              Green, Ohio

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