Exhibitions/Galleries

• Odyssey Gallery Student Exhibition, May 2001, 2^nd Prize Award, Juror Mark Burleson
• Meridian Arts Gallery, Huntsville, AL 2005-2007
• Hendersonville Arts Council, River Arts District Group Show, 2009
• Asheville Area Arts Council, July 2009
• Curve Studios, 2007 - 2009
• Hendersonville Arts Council, summer 2009
• Haywood Arts Council, Gallery 86, Jan/Feb 2010
• North Carolina Potters Center, May-July2010

Publications

• Hand Building, Shay Amber, Lark Books, 2008

Education

• NCECA, 2005, Baltimore, MD
• NCECA, 2004, Indianapolis, IN
• Alabama Clay Conference, 2007, Florence, AL
• Alabama Clay Conference, 2005, Jacksonville, AL
• Alabama Clay Conference, 2006, Monticello, AL,
• NC Clay Conference, Asheboro, NC, 2003
• NC Clay Conference, Asheboro, NC, 2004
• NC Clay Conference, Asheboro, NC 2006
• Utilitarian Clay Conference, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, 2004

Workshops/Classes

• Mark Burleson. Handbuilding Ceramics, Winter 1997 1999, Building from Molds, Winter 2001, Surface Considerations, Fall 2002
• Dinah Wilde Ramsing, Summer 1998
• Sandi Pierantozzi, Developing Your Voice in Clay, June 1997
• Kathy Triplett, Two Day Workshop, Spring 1999, Handbuilding, Summer 1999
• Mary Kay Botkins, Handbuilt Dinnerware, Winter 1999
• Pete Pinnell, Summer 1998
• Shay Amber, Handbuilding, 1998, 1999
• Mimi Strang, Objects for the Garden, Winter 1999
• Kent McLaughlin, Tools & Techniques, late Summer, 2000
• Linda Christianson, April, 1999
• Gail Kendall, October 2002
• Rudy Autio, Ron Meyers, "Clay: An Artist's Canvas", Finch Studio,

Bailey, NC, 2003

• Linda McFarling, Throwing and Altering, Summer 1999, Cups, Bowls, & Plates Late Summer 2003
• Melisa Cadell, The Sculptural Box, Winter 2002, Sculptural Work for the Wall, Winter 2003
• Shay Amber, Art for the Garden, Spring 2002, Handmade Tiles, Late Summer 2003
• Holly Walker, Handbuilt Dinnerware, Late Summer 2002, 2004
• Lisa Naples, Flat to Functional 2005
• Gestural to Architectural, Margaret Bohls, July 2006

Teaching History

• Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC
• Beginning Handbuilding, Late Summer, Winter 2002
• Introduction to Clay, Fall 2003
• Mid-range Glazing & Firing, Winter 2005
• Mud-lucious Handbuilding, Spring 2008
• K-12 Educator Workshop, annually 2000-2008
• Handbuilding, Summer 2008
• Mud-lucious II, Late Summer 2008
• Introduction to Mosaics, Fall 2008
• Box Fetishes, Late Summer 2009
• Creative Inspiration, Fall 2009
• Tile Design, Winter 2010

     •  Wild Acres Retreat, Creative Handbuilding Workshop, August 2009

• Wild Acres Retreat, Surface Embellishment & Ornamentation, September 2010
• Red Door Arts Studio, Weaverville NC, July 2010
  

Curator

• Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC, Butter Dishes, Oct.-Dec. 2004
• Odyssey Gallery, Summer Visiting Artist, Summer 2004
• Odyssey Residency Exhibitions:
• Asheville Area Arts Council Front Gallery, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
• Roswell Art Center, Odyssey Resident Artist Exhibition, 2006
• Odyssey Gallery, Past Residents of Odyssey, 2003
• Odyssey Gallery, Odyssey Resident Artist Exhibition, 2004
• Grove Arcade Arts & Heritage Gallery, 2007

Organizations

• River Arts District, Asheville, NC