Education:
1976 CORNELL UNIVERSITY, BA, Asian Studies, Ithaca, NY
1975 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC of CHINA, Friendship Delegation
1974 MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, Chinese Language Program, VT
1990s SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston, MA
Solo Shows:
2007 "Green", Toscanini, Cambridge, MA
2005
“It’s all in the Ingredients”, TOSCANINI, Cambridge, MA
2003 Passages, ZEITGEIST GALLERY, Cambridge, MA
2003 Motzkin, AN AMERICAN CRAFTSMAN, NYC, NY
2001 Offerings, LEFT BANK GALLERY, Wellfleet, MA
1998 Tea and Tears, GROHE GALLERY, Boston, MA
1998 New Work-New Media, GALLERY 57, Cambridge, MA
1992 Bachrach and Motzkin, WORTH GALLERY, Taos, NM
1988 Motzkin and Schon, SURROUNDINGS, NYC, NY
Teaching and Professional Experience:
1985-Present TUFTS STREET STUDIO, Cambridge MA, Owner, Studio Artist
2009 Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, Jiangxi, PRC, China, Residency
2007 MA Commonwealth Award Art Object Commissioned Artist
2006 International Ceramic Artist Workshop, Gangjin, S. Korea
2006 ART UP FRONT, Cambridge Arts Council collaborative
2006 MIT Raku workshop, Wellfleet Ma
2005-1992CAMBRIDGEPORT ARTISTS OPEN STUDIOS, (CAOS), Director
2005, 02 INTERLAKEN SCHOOL OF ART, Stockbridge, MA, workshop faculty
2004, 2002 HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Office for the Arts, Ceramics visiting faculty
2003 MASS COLLEGE OF ART, visiting artist
2003 Tabor Academy, Marion MA, Visiting Artist
2003 LBI Foundation for the Arts and Sciences, NJ, visiting faculty
2001 Brookfield College, Linfield NJ, Workshop, faculty
2000, 1994-97 JUROR, American Craft Council, Danforth Museum Craft Show
1997LEXINGTON ART GUILD, Lexington MA, workshop faculty
MIDDLESEX SCHOOL, Concord MA, workshop faculty
1995-6 CAMBRIDGE ARTS COUNCIL, Board of Advisors
1993 YEAR OF AMERICAN CRAFT LECTURE, Cambridge Ctr for Adult Education
1992, 2000 ARTIST IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM, Graham and Parks School
1991 RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE, Providence RI, Workshop Instructor
1991 MUDFLAT STUDIO, Cambridge, MA, Workshop Instructor
1988 MASSACHUSETTS CRAFTSPEOPLE WORKSHOP SERIES, Signature
1979-1987MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA Ceramics Instructor
1985 RADCLIFFE COLLEGE, Workshop presenter
1978-1985 CLAY DRAGON STUDIOS, Artist, member
1984 LONG ISLAND CRAFTSMAN'S GUILD, Workshop, Instructor
1983 MARBLEHEAD ART ASSOCIATION, Guest Juror
1979-80 HAYSTACK MT. SCHOOL OF CRAFTS, Studio Assistant/Coordinator
1977 RAKU STUDIO, Elizaville, NY, Set up Studio and Kiln
1973-1976 CORNELL UNIVERSITY CRAFTSHOP, Instructor, Studio Manager
Public Collections
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston, MA
DANFORTH MUSEUM OF ART, Framingham, MA
SULTAN CENTER OF KUWAIT, Kuwait
MAYOR'S OFFICE OF TSUKUBA, JAPAN, Cambridge Sister City, Mayoral Gift
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, Purchase Award
Group shows:
2011 The Shoulders We Stand On, Nancy Markoe Gallery, Tampa, FL
2011 So Big!, Cotuit Center for the Arts, Cotuit, MA
2010 Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
2010
Small works , SACRAMENTO STREET GALLERY, Cambridge, MA
2007 Tabletops, LBI Foundation for the Arts, Long Beach Island, NJ
2006 Summer Solstice, Boston Convention Center, Boston, MA
2006 New Clay Invitational, Collins College, Plano TX
2006 Potters of the World, Gallery 23, Seoul, S. Korea
2006 Future of Clay, Geongju, South Korea
2005 Teapots, CEDAR CREEK GALLERY, NC
2004, 2003 Small works, SACRAMENTO STREET GALLERY, Cambridge, MA
2003, 1999Tea and Fantasy, ALIANZA GALLERY, Boston, MA
2002-01 Ashes to Art, FUNERIA San Francisco CA
2000 Commence Vision, PECK GALLERY, Providence , RI
Pacific Tides, Lancaster, PA
1998 Global Ceramics, GALERIE BABEL, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Re:Form, FULLER MUSEUM OF ART, Brockton MA
Ceramic Invitational, MUSEUM OF TEXAS Tech, Lubbock, TX
1996,98 Tea, IMAGES FRIEDMAN GALLERY, Louisville, KY
Celebration of Tea, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon CT
1995 Rice, WORKS/SAN JOSE Asian American Women Artists, San Jose, CA
A Gathering of Leaves, Artists’ Books, BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, Boston MA
Celebrating Excellence, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS with Soc. Of Arts and Crafts
Spirit of Massachusetts in Form and Function, SIGNATURE, Boston, MA
1992-99 Crafts Park Avenue, New York, NY
1992 Vessels, ELIZABETH FORTNER GALLERY, Santa Barbara, CA
1991 American Craft Classics, CRAFTSMANS GALLERY, Scarsdale, NY
Spring Showcase, SHEILA NUSSBAUM GALLERY, Millburn, NJ
Northeastern Splendor, SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS, Boston, MA
Boston Artists: New Work, ARDEN GALLERY, Boston, MA
Studio Days, CHESTER SPRINGS STUDIO, Chester Springs, PA
Thirteen in Clay, BRICKBOTTOM GALLERY, Somerville, MA
1990 Glorified Goblet, SIGNATURE GALLERY, Boston, MA
Studio Potter, NORTH LIGHT GALLERY, Covington, KY
Artcetera, ACTION AGAINST AIDS, Boston, MA
Gifts of Art. MILLS GALLERY, Boston, MA
1989 Three Approaches to Clay, SWIDLER GALLERY, Royal Oak, MI
Artful Crafts, FITCHBURG ART MUSEUM, Fitchburg, MA
25th Holiday Exhibit, CRAFT ALLIANCE GALLERY, St. Louis, MO
Group Show, BROOKFIELD CRAFT CENTER, Brookfield, CT
1988Craft of Containment, BERKSHIRE MUSEUM, Pittsfield, MA
New Work, WOLOV-THE DESIGNERS GALLERY, Design Center, Boston, MA
Massachusetts Craftspeople, SIGNATURE GALLERY, Boston, MA
1988-02 The Two Collection, WGBH STUDIOS, Boston, MA
1988-91 Gifts of Art, MILLS GALLERY, Boston, MA
1988-02 Crafts at the Castle, FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER BOSTON, MA
1987 Clay Spectrum 5, CRAFTSMAN'S GALLERY, Scarsdale, NY
Clay Treasure Boxes, PINCH POTTERY, Northampton, MA
New Work, SHOWCASE GALLERY, Coldspring Harbor, NY
1987-93 Holiday Exhibit, PEWABIC POTTERY, Detroit, MI
1986Not to Meddle with my Toys, BERKSHIRE MUSEUM, Pittsfield, MA
Small Works, SUSAN CUMMINS GALLERY, Mill Valley, CA
Pottery about Pottery, PINCH POTTERY, Northampton, MA
Museum Shop Feature, FULLER ART MUSEUM, Brockton, MA
Group Show, SILVERMINE GUILD, New Canaan, CT
1986-91 Holiday Exhibit, CRAFT ALLIANCE GALLERY, St. Louis, MO
1985 Prints and Pots, NEWPORT ART MUSEUM, Newport, RI
Invitational, FORTNER GALLERY, Santa Barbara, CA
25th Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, DELAWARE ART MUSEUM
Essence Beyond Form, CHINESE CULTURE INSTITUTE, Boston, MA
NCECA Juried Members Exhibit, CRAFT ALLIANCE, St. Louis, MO
1985-2003 Open Studio, TUFTS STREET STUDIO, Cambridge, MA
1984 Currents '84, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIV, Murfreesboro, TN
New England Regional Clay, BOSTON VISUAL ARTISTS UNION, Boston, MA
Tea Bowl Invitational, CRAFT ALLIANCE, St. Louis, MO
Massachusetts Clay, SIGNATURE GALLERIES, Boston, MA
The Last Holiday Show, CLAY DRAGON STUDIOS, Cambridge, MA
1983 Northeast Clay-Newly Scene, COLLEGE ART GALLERY, New Paltz, NY
Vessels Aesthetic '83, TAFT COLLEGE ART GALLERY, Taft, CA
Massachusetts Women, SIGNATURE GALLERY, Boston, MA
Collectibles, MONA BERMAN GALLERY, New Haven, CT
8th Annual Ceramics Invitational, MILLERSVILLE STATE COLLEGE, PA
Boston in Philadelphia, GALLERY 500, Elkins Park, PA
Crafts Invitational 5, MULLALY-MATISSE GALLERY, Birmingham, MI
Ceramic Exhibition '83, CRAFTS FAIRE GALLERY, Westhampton, NY
Group Show, BEYOND HORIZONS, Scottsdale, AZ
1982 Porcelain, INCORPORATED, New York, NY
Two Person Show, SURROUNDINGS, New York, NY
Pieces de Resistance, SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS, Boston, MA
Sales Gallery Feature, EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART, Syracuse, NY
National Clay Invitational, THE CLAY POT, Brooklyn, NY
Group Show, ARTISANS GALLERY, Boca Raton, FL
Clay Dragon Group Show, CLARK GALLERY, Lincoln, MA
1982-94 Northeast Craftfair, Rhinebeck, NY, W. Springfield, MA
1982-01 ACE Baltimore Craft Show, Baltimore, MD
1981 National Cone Box Show, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, Purdue, IN
Vessel Show, CARY WINDSOR GALLERY, Richmond, VA
Art in Craft Media: The Haystack Tradition, BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM, ME
1979Clay Dragon Studios at SANS REGRET GALLERY, Boston, MAPublic Collections:
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston, MA
DANFORTH MUSEUM OF ART, Framingham, MA
SULTAN CENTER OF KUWAIT, Kuwait
Mayoral Gift MAYOR'S OFFICE OF TSUKUBA, JAPAN, Cambridge Sister City,
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, Purchase Award
Bibliography: (inclusions in books, reviews, articles)
2011 So Big!, Cape Codder
2007 Commonwealth Awards, Boston Globe, 03/07
2003 500 Bowls, Lark Press, cover
2001 Intentional Serendipity:Profile of Judy Motzkin by Scott Reuscher, Ceramics Monthly, 11/01 Cover article.
2002 Judy Motzkin: Passages, Boston Globe review, by Cate McQuaid
Ceramic Design Book, Lark Books
Best of Pottery II, Angela Fina & Chris Gustin, Rockport Books
Wheel-Thrown Ceramics, Don Davis, Lark Books
1997The Best of Pottery, cover photo, Jonathan Fairbanks and Angela Fina, Rockport Books
Handbuilt Ceramics, by Kathy Triplett
1996The Many Benefits of Craft, Craft Report, cover 6/96
1995 Open Studios of Cambridgeport, article by Kathryn Schultz, 9/8/95
Picks, Boston Globe Calendar, 9/14/95
1994 Artists to Open Studios, The TAB, 9/13/94
1993 Celebrating Excellence, Ceramics Monthly, article, 12/93, pp. 43-5
The Craft Explosion, Art New England, Collins, June/July 1993, p. 34-54
Vibrant...Crafts, review, Temin, Boston Globe, 4/7/93
Gallery Hopping, review, Boston Pheonix, 4/2/93
1992July Parades the Arts, Taos Magazine, Graebner and Kout, 5/92
1991 Sculpting Clay, by Leon Nigrosh
Raku, A Practical Approach, by Steve Branfman
American Craft Classics, Ceramics Monthly, article, 11/91
Crafts Times Three, Boston Globe, Temin, 10/4/91
Going Forward by Looking Back, NY TIMES, Freudenheim, 5/5
Merging Forces, Newark Star Ledger, Howe, 4/26
In the Galleries, review, Mullen, Bernardsville News
Fresh Talent, Fresh Ideas..., Boston Globe, Stapen,review,6/13
1990 Artcetera 90, Action against Aids, Boston Globe, Temin, 10/24
Art, South End News, 10/13; Clay Time, S.End News, 10/6
1989 90 Seconds with Judy Motzkin, WGBH-TV, Video interview
1988 Names Project Support, Bay Windows, Grabosky, review,12/14
1985 St. Louis Globe Democrat, H. Gralnick, review, 4/13
Newport This Week, review 10/24
The Providence Journal, Van Siclen, review, 11/85
1984 Pottery for Form not Function, Boston Globe, Gasbarro,3/30
Native Clay, Time Out, Snow, review 4/1
Massachusetts Clay, Art New England, Kalin, review, 4/84
Cape Cod Antiques and Art, Keyworth, review, 4/84
Artful Gifting, Boston Globe, Temin, 12/6
