Nate Cotterman

612 Pico Blvd.  Apt 3 Santa Monica, Ca 90405

216-973-3460

jnatecotterman@gmail.com

www.natecotterman.com

ABOUT

Nate Cotterman received his BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art, as well as the highly prized Hellen Green Perry Traveling Scholarship.   Post graduation, Nate worked out of Benchmark Studios, with Brent Kee Young in Cleveland, Ohio. He also taught at the Cleveland Insititute of Art.

In addition to studying and working with many glass artists, Nate has had the pleasure of assisting some of today’s front runners such as Jeff Mack, Adam Holtzinger, Therman Statom, John Miller, and Joe Cariati.   Nate was recently invited as a visiting artist to the University of Montana, as well as having been chosen to participate in the Emerging Artist Program at the Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival in Winter Park, Flordia.

Nate is currently working as a gaffer for Joe Cariati Glass, in Los Angeles, California.

TEACHING/EDUCATION

2012      -Summer- 141 Penn Studios

                              Adam Holtzinger- TA

2011       -Summer- Pilchuck Glass School 

                             Benjamin Moore/Adam Holtzinger- TA

2010       -Summer- Pittsburg Glass Center

                             Adam Holtzinger/Joe Cariati- TA

2009       -Winter- Cleveland Institute of At

                             Jeff Mack - TA

2009        -Summer-Penland School of Craft;

                             Joe Cariati & Adam Holtzinger

2008        -Summer-Penland School of Craft;

                             John Miller, Session 3 - TA

                             Keke Cribbs, Session 2  - TA

                             Therman Statom, Session 1 - TA

2002-07 -Bachelor of Fine ArtsCleveland Institute of Art

2007       -Summer-Cleveland Instistute of Art

                             Jeff Mack - TA

                 -Summer- Pilchuck Glass School- Richard Royal

EXHIBITIONS

2010       -Ohio Glass, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield Oh

                -Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winterpark, Fl

                -Featured Artist Show, Geode Gallery, Cleveland, Oh

2009     -Gift Shop, San Francisco Museum of Art and Design, S.F, Ca    

                -Flash Forward, Spaces Gallery,  Cleveland, Oh

                -Jon Cotterman/Mike Greenwald, River Gallery, Cleveland, Oh

                -Hold It, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, Oh

                -Cleveland Glass, Fava Gallery, Cleveland, Oh

                -Latest Addition, Arts Collinwood, Cleveland, Oh

2008     -Vini Vino Vin, Pomerene Art Center, Coshocton, Oh

               -On a Pedestal, Off the Wall, Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH

               -Art of Dinning, Krikorian Gallery, Worcester, Mass.

               -Shall We Dine, Orange Art Center, Pepper Pike, OH

               -Collectors Choice, Heights Arts Gallery, Cleveland Hts, OH

2007     -Recent Works, Gallery West, Parma, OH

               -Some Assembly Required,  The Schumacher Gallery, Co, OH

               -Constructions of Reality, Bachelor of Fine Arts, CLE, OH

               -International Student Exhibition, GAS Conference, Pitts, PA

                    *Honorable Mention

               -The Best of 2007, Ohio Craft Museum, Traveling Exhibition

                    *Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Oh; Southern Ohio Museum,

                             Portsmouth, Oh; Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, Oh

               -NICHE Student Awards, The Rosin Show, Philadelphia, Pa

2006    -The CIA Show, River Gallery, Rocky River, Oh

               -Springboard, The Schumacher Gallery,  Columbus, Oh

AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS and PUBLICATIONS

2010     -Emerging Artist, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

2009    -Windgate Work Study Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts

2008    -New Glass Review, Annual Publication, Corning Museum of

                             Glass

2007     -Hellen Green Perry Traveling Scholarship, Cleveland Institute

                             of Art

              -Honorable Mention, International Student Exhibition,    

                             Glass Art Society Conference

2006      -Finnalist, Niche Student Awards, Sculptural Glass

                 -Pilchuck Partner Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art

                 -Victor Schreckengost Excellence in Glass, Cleveland Institute of

                             Art

2005      -Jack D. Zipp Excellence in Glass, Cleveland Institute of Art

2004      - Robert Jergens, Excellence in Glass, Cleveland Institute of Ar

2002      -Portfolio Admissions Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art