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Education
2008 MFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Post Baccalaureate Fellowship, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2005 BFA Cum Laude, Ohio University, Athens, OH

Selected Exhibitions (Click on links for more information)
2010NEW, Juried by Roberta Fallon, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
Medium Resistance, International Exhibition, Curated by Philip Glahn (Ph.D. Professor of Critical Theory at
Tyler School of Art), Ice Box Project Space, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Constructs, 3 Person Exhibition, Flux Space, Philadelphia, PA
Intersections, Recent Tyler Ceramics Grads, The Piazza, Tyler School of Art, Temple University,
Philadelphia PA
3rd Biennial Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition, International Exhibition, Juried by
Wil Shynkaruk, Concordia University, St. Paul, MN
Place, Group Exhibition, Curated by Ben Ahlvers,The Lawrence Arts Center Gallery, Lawrence, KS
In And Out Of Place, Solo Exhibition, Chang Gallery of Seaton Hall, Department of Architecture, Planning,
and Design, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
2009POR-CE-LA-NE-OUS, three person exhibition, invitational, Funke Fired Arts Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
K-State Ceramics, The Mercer Gallery, Garden City Community College, Garden City, KS
Material Mastery, Juried by Glen R. Brown and Linda Ganstrom, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art,
Fort Hays University, Hays, KS
Kansas Artisans and Craftsmen Association Members Exhibition, Juried by Glen R, Brown and
Linda Ganstrom, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, Fort Hays University, Hays, KS
It’ Got A Lot To Fill Up Your Eyes, Solo Exhibition, Kahmeyer Lecture Series Art Exhibition, invitational,
Mingenback Gallery, Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS
Renewal: KSU Art Faculty Biennial, The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Hyle Family Gallery and
Marion Pelton Gallery, Manhattan, KS
Co-Modify, Solo Exhibition, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
Small Favors IV, invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Crossing Lines, 2009 Members’ Juried Exhibition, Juried by Darsie Alexander, Chief Curator at the
Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Carole Bieber/Marc Ham Gallery, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art
Transgressions, Hopkins Gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Clay & Context National Juried Exhibition, juror: Sherman Hall, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Kansas State University Ceramics: Leading in Functional and Sculptural Design, 5.4.7 Art Center, Greensberg, Kansas
2008The Fantastic Four, Chapman Gallery, Manhattan, KS
Ad Astra Per Aspera 2008, Kansas State & Kansas City Art & Design Faculty Exhibit, Juried exhibition,
Art & Design Gallery, Lawrence, KS
Sprawlification, Solo Invitational Exhibition, Koa Art Gallery, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, PA
Cast: Sculpture, invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
K STATE: Yoshi Ikeda, Dylan Beck & Graduate Students, Conkling Gallery Minnesota State University,
Mankato, MN
thixatropic, Ann Miller Gallery, Whittenberg University, Springfield, OH
Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition, juried, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
semi, Juried MFA exhibition, Juror Elizabeth Grady, The Ice Box, Philadelphia, PA
Small Favors III, invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Your Larger Body, Solo MFA Exhibition, Temple Galley, Philadelphia, PA
Terra Incognita: Unknown Land an Invitational Exhibition, Curated by Rebecca Harvey,
Baltimore Clay Works, Mt Washington Village, Baltimore, MD
2008 NCECA Regional Student Juried Exhibition, jurors: Alleghany Meadows and Kristen Kieffer,
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
2007        Cheltenham Biennial II, A Short Term Strategy: Art in the Future Subjective, Blai Hall, Elkins Park, PA
From One State To Another, Curated by Gregory Volk, FAB Gallery, Richmond, VA
Every Artist Is A Person, Flux Space, Philadelphia, PA
Tyler SOA Exhibition, the Chestnut Hill Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Craftapalooza, Tyler Gallery, Elkins Park, PA
       Voxxoxo, jurors: Sheryl Conkelton and Kirby Gookin, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
Here and Now, The Copy Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Small Favors II, invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Ceramic Abstraction, juror: Paula Winokur, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Selections, Exhibition of works by 1st year MFA students at Tyler, juror: Lorie Mertes, Tyler Gallery, Elkins Park, PA
2006Thing Thang, juror Ian Burns, Penrose Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA
Illinois State Student Annual, juror: Judy Ledgerwood, Illinois State Gallery, Normal, IL
Irving & Jobie Tick Sculpture Award
2005Industry & Progress, Solo BFA Exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH
Annual Undergraduate Art League Show, Ohio University Gallery, Athens, OH
2004Watershed Summer Staff Exhibition, Beehive Kiln Gallery, Newcastle, ME
Annual Undergraduate Art League Show, juror: Todd Slaughter, Ohio University Gallery,
      Athens, OH, Awarded Best in show, Margaret Brown Krecker prize (chosen by
      Raymond Tymas-Jones, Dean of Fine Arts)

Professional Experience
2008 - Present Assistant Professor of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Graduate Faculty
Ceramics 3, Advanced studio and critical practices
Ceramics 1, hand building and wheel throwing
Ceramics 2, Mold Making, Advanced throwing, Advanced hand building, Alternative Processes
2008Instructor of record, Mold Making, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Instructor of record, Intermediate Ceramics, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2007        Instructor of record, Beginning Ceramics, throwing and hand building, Tyler School of Art, Temple University,
Philadelphia, PA
Assistant Admissions Advisor, Office of Admissions, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA     
Developed Curriculum for Summer Pre-college Ceramics program, Temple Continuing Education,
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Instructor, Earth, Fire, and Form ceramics, Tyler Pre-college Summer Workshop, sessions 1 & 3,
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Instructor, The Potters Wheel, Weekend Workshop, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
       Teaching Assistant to Julie York, Advanced Mold Making, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2006–07   Ceramic Technician, Del Val Potter’s Supply, Full service ceramic supply, Wyndmoor, PA
2005        Teaching Assistant, Advanced Ceramics, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2004–05   Studio Assistant, Brad Schwieger, Ohio University Ceramics Area Chair Person
       Studio Assistant, Chuck McWeeny, Dean Of Fine Arts, Ohio University
       Studio Assistant, Joe Bova, Professor of Art, Ohio University
2004        Studio Technician, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, summer staff, Newcastle, ME
       Workshop Assistant, Brad Schwieger at “The Functional Workshop”, the Wooster Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
2003        Gallery assistant, Star Brick Clay National, Star Brick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH

Awards
2008University Small Research Grant, Rapid Prototyping and the Ceramic Arts, funds awarded for equipment
to aid in research of rapid prototypical production as it relates to the ceramic arts.
Winokur Award, Outstanding Graduate Work in Ceramics, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Academic Internship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Tuition Scholarship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2007Academic Internship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Tuition Scholarship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2006Irving & Jobie Tick Sculpture Award, ISU Student Annual, Illinois State University Gallery, Normal, IL
2005Cum Laude, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2004Best in show, Margaret Brown Krecker prize, purchase award, (Chosen by Raymond Tymas Jones, Dean of Fine Arts),
Undergraduate Art League show, Ohio University Gallery, Athens,OH
2003Edna Way Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Francis M. Paulson Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Organizations and Memberships
2009     SIGGRAPH, Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques
2008-PresentKACA, Kansas Artisans and Craftsmen Association
2006-PresentDCCA, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
2005-PresentNCECA, National Conference for the Education of the Ceramics Arts

Publications
2010Supermodernity, Emergence, and the Built Environment: Reinterpreting the Human-Made Landscape,
Ceramics: Art and Perception No. 80 2010

Bibliography
2010Dylan J. Beck; Environment, Design, and Sustainability, feature article by Glen R. Brown,
Ceramics: Art and Perception No. 80 2010
Fired up about clay–we take a tour; Flux Space; Tyler; Crane Arts, By Libby Rosof and Roberta Fallon,
The Art Blog, April 2, 2010
KMAN radio interview with Cathy Dawes, First Broadcast January 15, 2010
2009DCCA Announces Dylan Beck’s Solo Exhibition, Co-Modify, Do–Delaware Online, September 15, 2009
Art On The Town Magazine, Wilmington, Delaware September 2009, Cover image and image on pg 4
Cast: Sculpture, Up Front, Ceramics Monthly January 2009
500 Ceramic Sculptures: Contemporary Practice, Singular Works, Edited by Glen R. Brown,
Lark Books, 2009
NCECA Journal 2008, Volume XXIX, Confluence: Innovation, Community, Environment,
Craft As Idea As Idea, by Glen R Brown
2008Access Ceramics, Ceramic Artist Database, Juried by Ted Vogel (Assistant Professor of Art,
Program Head in Ceramics, Department of Art, Lewis & Clark College) and
Margo Ballantyne (Visual Resources Curator, Watzek Library, Lewis & Clark College)
Two Shows at The Clay Studio, by Roberta Fallon, ART - Philadelphia Weekly, July 2008
Figuring out the future -- student shows from Tyler, PAFA, Penn , by Roberta Fallon, Artblog, Thursday, May 29,
semi essay, by Elizabeth Grady, April 2008
2007Pttsburgh Center for the Arts, gallery web page, http://www.pittsburgharts.org/gallery_shows/nceca.html
From One State to Another, by Gregory Volk, November 2007
Rival schools set aside differences in name of art, by Roberto Curtis, Spectrum Editor, Commonwealth Times,
Section: Spectrum, 12/3/07
Cheltenham Biennial 2007 catalog, by Philip Glahn
CAW exhibit mines clays’ boundless possibilities, New Haven Register, Arts, Sunday, April 15
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Catalog 2007 – 2008
ArtAxis, www.artaxis.org
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, 2007 Summer Residency Book
2005 –    Ohio University Galleries webpage, http://www.finearts.ohio.edu/art/pages/galleries/index.htm
present   Ohio University Arts webpage, http://www.finearts.ohio.edu/pages/artsou/index.htm
2005 Artery 2005, Ohio University School of Art Newsletter

Visiting Artist Activities
2009Lecture, Kahmeyer Lecture Series, Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS
Gallery talk, Co-Modify, Solo Exhibition, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
Mold Making and Slip Casting Workshop, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Lecture, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Lecture, SIGGRAPH conference, New Orleans, LA
Visiting Artist, graduate critiques and studio visits, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Lecture, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, School of Landscape Architecture
2008Lecture, KOA Gallery, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, PA
Lecture, Studio visits, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
Lecture, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
2007Lecture, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
Lecture, Watershed Center for the Ceramics Arts, Newcastle, ME
2004Lecture, Watershed Center for the Ceramics Arts, Newcastle, ME

Artist in Residence
2009AiR (Artist in Residence) SIGGRAPH, Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques, New Orleans, LA
2007Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME

Commissions
2007Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia, Plaster molds for traditional drinking steins, Philadelphia, PA
2005International Brick Collectors Association, 250 miniature “Athens Block” bricks for “Spring Swap, 2005” Athens, OH

Collections
Ohio University School of Art, Athens, OH
Illinois State University Ceramics Department, Normal, IL
IDL Merchandising Solutions, Butler, PA

Technical Expertise
Computer/media skills: Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, web design, digital audio editing,
SketchUp, Rhinoceros, digital photography and printing, Fab@Home Rapid Prototypical Production
Kiln building, maintenance, and firing: wood, soda, salt, gas reduction, raku, electric
Sculptural production: Wood working, metal fabrication, wood frame construction, installation theory,
fibers, vacuum forming
Mold making: plaster, wood, synthetics, alternative/primitive processes
Printmaking: Serigraphy, lithography, digital imaging and printing