Ursula Goebels-Ellis

Academic Background/Credentials

	American Art Therapy Association (No.85-067), Reston, VA	A.T.R. 1985
	University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, Art Therapy	M.A. 1983
	University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, Psychology	B.A. 1979

Juried Exhibitions/Invitational (selected)

2002

• Foshan Ceramic Exposition 2002 China, Guangdong, China, Invitational (Oct.2002)
• Public Arts Commission, Chapel Hill, NC, 3rd Annual Sculpture on the Green
• Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC, 45th Annual National Juried Exhibition

2001

• Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, 45th Annual Juried Exhibition
• Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC, Second Annual Spring Garden Show
• Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC, Juried Theme Show

2000

• J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC, 15th Annual Sculpture Celebration
• North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Invitational Theme Show
• Moring Arts Center, Asheboro, NC, 13th NC Potters Conference & Invitational Show
• Fine Arts Society, Raleigh, NC, 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition

1999

• Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, 45th Annual Juried Exhibition
• Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, 10th Annual New Show
• Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT, USA Craft Today '99
• North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC, Invitational

1998

• Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, 44th Annual Juried Exhibition
• Campbell House Gallery, Southern Pines, NC, Invitational Theme Show
• The Women's Center, Chapel Hill, NC, 14th Annual Art Exhibition

Group Shows

• Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, Summer 2002 Exhibition, Juried, Invitational
• Durham Arts Guild, Durham, NC, 3 Person Show, Resonance in 3-D
• Governors Club, Chapel Hill, NC, Mixed Media Sculptors Group
• Arts & Things, Morehead City, NC, 7 Artists one Celebration

Honors and Awards

2001

• Carolina Artist Studio Gallery, Morehead City, NC, Juried Exhibition, First Place
• Public Arts Commission, Chapel Hill, NC, 2nd Annual Sculpture on the Green, Merit Award
• Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, NC, 20th Annual Exhibition, Merit Award

2000

• Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, 46th Annual Juried Exhibition, Third Place

1999

• Cedar Creek Pottery, Creedmoor, NC, Triangle Potters Guild, Group Exhibition, Second Place
• Fine Arts Society, Raleigh, NC, 21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention

1998

• Carolina State Fair, Raleigh, NC, Arts and Photography, Second Place
• Cedar Creek Pottery, Creedmoor, NC, Triangles Potters Guild, Group Exhibition, Best of Show

Permanent Collection

2002

• Hildegard Ryals, Collector, Durham, NC
• Durham Public Library, Durham, NC

2001

• Sue and Bart Bielawski, Collector, Chapel Hill, NC

Publications

Ceramics: Art and Perception, International. 40:63-65, June 2000. "Outer Reaches of Inner Space".

Ceramics Monthly. February 2002, Volume 50number 2, pgs 77 - 80, "The Making(s) of a Sphere".

Presentations (selected)

Moring Arts Center, Asheboro, NC, 13th NC Potters Conference & Invitational Show, 2001

Clayworks, Durham, NC, 2001

Triangle Potters Guild, Raleigh, NC, 2000

Memberships

Tri State Sculptors Educational Association	1999 - Present
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts	1998 - Present
Clayworks, Durham, NC	1997 - Present
Triangle Potters Guild, Raleigh, NC	1997 - Present

Professional Experience

Ceramic Artist Durham, NC (working in clay since 1969) Creating sculptural art work emphasizing through archeological presence, form, and presentation the origin of things and universal interconnectedness.	Feb. 1997-present
Clinical Associate, Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Durham, NC Held faculty appointment while fulfilling clinical, administrative, and teaching responsibilities.	July 1987-Feb. 1997
Substance Abuse Counselor, Wake County Alcoholism Treatment Center, Raleigh, NC Provided crisis intervention and educational/therapeutic services to patients and their families.	Aug. 1985-July 1987
Psychotherapist/Art Therapist, Burr Ridge Educational Center, Burr Ridge, IL Treated students of an alternative high school by utilizing art as a therapeutic technique.	July 1982-Aug. 1984
Office Manager, RG Service, Addison, IL, Schuler Presses America, Hinsdale, IL Managed offices for German companies while raising a family and continuing my education.	Aug. 1976-Aug.1981