EDUCATION

2017–2019
Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR
B.F.A. with a focus in Ceramics

2020–2022
Studio Potter Grant for Apprenticeship, Portland, OR
Under the instruction of Chris Baskin. Funding provided time to focus on apprenticeship for a second year, learning Baskin’s throwing, decorating, and firing techniques.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2020–Present
Dwayne Sackey Ceramics, Portland, OR — Potter
Producing, marketing, and selling pottery as primary source of income.

2024–Present
Cascade Ceramics Studio, Tigard, OR — Teacher
Intermediate throwing classes focused on faceting and altering. Curriculum includes tea bowls, trimming, glazing, and form/function conversations.

2024–Present
Heirloom Ceramics Studio, Portland, OR — Teacher
Mixed-level throwing classes.

September 2025
Okie dokie ceramics studio Germantown, NY — Visiting Artist
Led soda firing workshop on layered glazes, application, placement, and technique. Included wheel throwing demonstration.

August 2025
Cobb Art and Ecology Project, Loch Lomond, CA — Visiting Artist
Led soda firing workshop on layered glazes, application, placement, and technique. Included wheel throwing demonstration.

August 2025
Clayroom San Mateo, San Mateo, CA — Visiting Artist
Workshop on faceted and altered wheel-thrown forms and slip decoration.

August 2025
Clayroom Oakland, Oakland, CA — Visiting Artist
Workshop on faceted and altered wheel-thrown forms and slip decoration.

August 2025
Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco, CA — Visiting Artist
Demonstration and slide talk.

March 2025
Mayco Colors, Salt Lake City, UT — Demonstrating Artist
Demonstration at the Mayco Colors booth at NCECA.

October 2024
Sam & Dwayne's Wood-Soda Workshop, Willamina, OR — Co-Leader
Workshop on glaze application, placement, and soda/wood kiln firing.

March 2024
Clayroom San Mateo, San Mateo, CA — Visiting Artist
Workshop on faceted and altered wheel-thrown forms and slip decoration.

March 2024
Clayroom San Francisco, San Francisco, CA — Visiting Artist
Workshop on faceted and altered wheel-thrown forms and slip decoration.

September 2023
Burnish Clay Studio, Bellingham, WA — Visiting Artist
BIPOC soda firing workshop focused on glaze application and firing technique. Included demo and hands-on instruction.

2020–2024
Kaabo Clay Collective, Sarasota, FL — Board Member
Assisted with collective development and outreach.

2023
The Mud Room, Portland, OR — Teacher
Intro-level wheel throwing classes focused on building foundational skills.

March 2022
NCECA, Sacramento, CA — Demonstrator
Wheel throwing demonstration focused on faceting and altering tea bowls.

February 2022
Clay by the Bay, San Francisco, CA — Visiting Artist
Slide talk, demos, and hands-on throwing with advanced students.

2021
Oregon Potters Association, Portland, OR — After School Teacher
Taught elementary school ceramics with a local afterschool program.

2020
Oregon Potters Association, Portland, OR — Zoom Demo Teacher
Taught virtual workshop on throwing a water-sealing sauerkraut crock.

2020–2021
Oregon Potters Association, Portland, OR — Zoom Demo Tech
Helped members set up, rehearse, and host online workshops.

2018
Lilith Rockett Ceramics, Portland, OR — Intern
Hands-on experience in a full-time potter’s studio.

2017
Mudshark Studios, Portland, OR — Mold Making Intern
Worked in slipcasting and mold-making at a production ceramic facility.

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

2020
East Creek Art, Willamina, OR — Golden Spot Residency
One-month immersive residency focused on deepening ceramic practice.

GRANTS & AWARDS

2022
Studio Potter — Studio Potter Apprenticeship Grant

2017
Oregon College of Art and Craft — Community College Transfer Scholarship

2017
Clayfolk — Ellice T. Johnston Scholarship for the Ceramic Arts

EXHIBITIONS

2025
Strictly Functional, 33rd Annual, Lancaster, PA
Charlie Cummings, The Intimate Object XXI, Gainesville, FL
Companion Gallery, Material Mugs X, Humboldt, TN
Red Lodge Clay Center, NCECA Gallery Expo

2024
Companion Gallery, Last Call IX, Humboldt, TN

2023
Companion Gallery, Last Call VIII, Humboldt, TN
Companion Gallery, Material Mugs VIII, Humboldt, TN
Charlie Cummings, Noodle Bowls, Gainesville, FL
Northern Clay Center, NCECA Gallery Expo
Charlie Cummings, Intimate Object XIX, Gainesville, FL

2022
Companion Gallery, Material Mugs VII, Humboldt, TN
Companion Gallery, Surface II, Humboldt, TN
Above Board Ceramics, Above Board, online
Eutectic Gallery, NCECA Gallery Expo
Charlie Cummings, Plant Pots II, Gainesville, FL

2021
Companion Gallery, Clay Siblings Holiday Benefit, Humboldt, TN
Penland Gallery, “Ramen + Rice,” Penland, NC
Red Lodge Clay Center, Objects of Desire, Red Lodge, MT
Good Habit Pottery Co., Sheep-ish, online
Charlie Cummings, Fall Clay Jam, Gainesville, FL
Charlie Cummings, Woodfireworks IV, Gainesville, FL
OPA, Governor's Mansion Show, Portland, OR

2019
Multnomah County Justice Center, Portland, OR

PUBLICATIONS

2024
Ceramics Monthly, Emerging Artist

2023
Pottery Making Illustrated, Faceted Tea Bowls
Pottery Making Illustrated, Faceted Margarita Chalice

2022
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler, Podcast Interview

2021
Pottery Making Illustrated, "Fluid Forms and Glazes"

2020
The Potters Cast, Podcast Interview.