Richard T. S. McColl
EDUCATION
1982-84 Continuing study with Ralph Bacerra, Otis Parsons Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
1981 MFA, California State University at Long Beach
California Community College Credential in Art
California Secondary Credential in Art
1973 BA, Cum Laude, California State University at Long Beach
1970 AA, West Los Angeles College
PROFESSIONAL
2016-2020 Chair, Ceramics Instructor, Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA
2015-2016 One year full time contract, Ceramics Instructor, Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA
2006 -2015 Senior Instructional Laboratory Technician, Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA
2004 -2015 Lecturer, Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA
1995-2006Lecturer, Santa Monica Community College, Santa Monica, CA
2001-2004Partner, Jennifer Joyce Pottery Studio & Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1988-2003Lecturer, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
2002 Lecturer, California Summer School for the Arts, Valencia, CA
2001 Lecturer, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
2000 Lecturer, temporary full time, El Camino Community College, Torrance, CA
1995 Lecturer, El Camino Community College, Torrance, CA
1994 Lecturer, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
1994-1999Board member, The Artists Studio Gallery, Palos Verdes Art Center, RPV, CA
1992 Co-curator, “California Legacy: Concepts in Clay,” Palos Verdes Art Center, RPV, CA
1986-89 Lecturer, Otis Parsons Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
1984-85 Lecturer, California State University at Long Beach
1977-83 The Clay Company, Gallery & Studio, Playa del Rey, CA
I produced and marketed ‘contemporary urban folk pottery’ for the local community, including functional, decorative and sculptural work. I was involved in a variety of commissions, including architectural wall tiles and interior lighting pieces. My work is found in the Design and Research Labs of Hughes Corporation and in a variety of private collections throughout the United States. I have consulted on kiln construction, glaze calculation, and studio design.
1977 Production Potter and Assistant Manager, Earthgender Inc., El Segundo, CA, with David Cressey
1976-1977Lecturer, California State University at Long Beach
AWARDS RECEIVED
2000 Santa Monica College, Board of Trustees Recognition Award
2000 Santa Monica College, Outstanding SMC Instructor, International Students
1998 Palos Verdes Art Center, Best of Show, Circle Award
1996 Palos Verdes Art Center, Off the Wall Award
1992 Palos Verdes Art Center, Best of Show, Circle Award
1991 Palos Verdes Art Center, Third Dimension Award
1991 Sixth Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition, Merit Award
1977 Wolper Scholarship Award
COLLECTIONS
Skirball Museum, Los Angeles California
Stephane Janssen and R. Michael Johns Collection at the, Arizona State University Ceramics, Tempe, Az.
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo Texas
Carolyn L.E Benesh, Co-editor of Ornament Magazine
PUBLICATIONS
"Ralph Bacerra, Exquisite Beauty," by Jo Lauria\
"Natural Progression," The Argonaut, Santa Monica California
"Gallery, Richard McColl/Artissimo," American Craft
"Earthshaking Art," by Reed Johnson, L.A. Life Weekend
EXHIBITS
2015 “Crossroads in Clay at Chouinard and Otis: The Ralph Bacerra Years,” Vincent Price Art Museum, Monterey Park, CA
2014 “Form Beyond Function,” Free Hand Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012 “Perceptions and Perspectives,” Lee and Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012 “Kiln Opening,” American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
2010 “Kiln Opening,” American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
2008 “Influences: A Survey Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics of Southern California,” Palos Verdes, CA
2007 “New Work at the Tang Gallery,” Bisbee, AZ
2007 “Kiln Opening,” American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
2006 “Richard McColl & Franklyn Phillips,” Santa Monica Community College, Santa Monica, CA
2006 “Made by Heart, Defined by Desire,” Xiem Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2005 “Textural Temptations, Recent Work by Richard McColl & Karen Kyler,” Tang Gallery, Bisbee AZ
2005 “Kiln Opening,” American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
2004 “SMC Faculty Exhibit,” Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2003 “SMC Faculty Exhibit,” Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2002 “Group Ceramics Exhibit,” Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002 “SMC Faculty Exhibit,” Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2001 “Celebrating Passover with Contemporary Ceramic Judaica,” Finegood Gallery, West Hills, CA
2001 “Group Show,” Tang Gallery, Bisbee, AZ
2001 “SMC Faculty Exhibit,” Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2000 “SMC Faculty Exhibit,” Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2000 “Ninety Nine,” Miller Durazo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2000 “American Ceramic Society/Design Chapter, President’s Show,” Los Angeles, CA
2000 “SMC Faculty Exhibit,” Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2000 “Current Works,” El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA
1999 “SMC Faculty Exhibit,” Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1998 “Vessels: Form and Function,” Palos Verdes, CA
1998 “From the Ground Up,” San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts & Contemporary Clay in Texas
1998 “PVAC JuriedMembership Exhibition,” Palos Verdes, CA
1998 “SMC Faculty Exhibit,” Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1997 “Clay Times,” Los Angeles Harbor College Art Gallery, Wilmington, CA
1997 “Inside Spaces,” Miller Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
1997 “SMC Faculty Exhibit,” Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1996 “The Gate’s Own,” Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
1996 “Ephemeral Control,” Artissimo, Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
1996 “Off the Wall,” Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
1996 “SMC Faculty Exhibit,” Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1995 “Richard McColl and Gerry vom Steeg,” Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1995 “Intimate Dialogues,” South Bay Contemporary Museum of Art, Torrance, CA
1993 “Simple Complexity,” Collectors Gallery, Palos Verdes, CA
1992 “PVAC JuriedMembership Exhibition,” Palos Verdes, CA
1991 “PVAC JuriedMembership Exhibition,” Palos Verdes, CA
1991 “Monarch Tile National Ceramic Exhibition,” San Angelo, TX
1989 “Richard McColl, New Work,” Contemporary Images, Sherman Oaks, CA
1987 “Contrasts,” Contemporary Images, Sherman Oaks, CA
1986 “Series,” Contemporary Images, Sherman Oaks, CA
1985 “Black and White,” Guilford Handcrafts Center, Connecticut
1985 “Created by Hand,” AAO Galleries, New York