Phie Deal (They/ Them)
Skidmore College | Milton, MA
Phone: 617-852-8530 | Email: phiedeal@gmail.com | Instagram: phiedealart
EDUCATION
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY September 2021 – May 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Bachelor of Science in Studio Art: Concentration in Ceramics and Sculpture
HONORS & AWARDS
Skidmore College Dean’s List Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025
Departmental Honors for Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition Spring 2025
Magna Cum Laude Spring 2025
Patricia Weller Prize Spring 2025
EXHIBITIONS
2023 Juried Skidmore Student Exhibition Le Petit Déjeuner
Schick Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2025 Juried Skidmore Student Exhibition Cradled
Schick Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
2025 Senior Thesis Exhibition (Awarded Honors) …By the Elements of Being
Tang Teaching Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY
2025 Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition Decomposed…
The Art Center, Dover, NH Connected…
PUBLICATIONS
Lunchbox Magazine
Topography of Tears (Poem Inspired by Rose-Lynn Fisher’s Photo Series) Fall 2024
Bird Reflecting (Photograph) Spring 2025
AHHH (Self Portrait Photograph)
Grounded (Self Portrait Photograph)
Cradled (Photo of Ceramic Sculpture)
PROFESSIONAL/ RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
JCC Camp Grossman, Ceramics Specialist June 2025 - August 2025
Preparing lesson plans and teaching ceramics to children ages 7-11
Processing clay
Loading, firing, unloading kilns
Studio management, cleaning, organizing
Skidmore College Ceramics Department, Studio Assistant January 2025 - May 2025
Mixing clay
Loading, firing and unloading electric and gas kilns
Mixing glazes
Cleaning floors, surfaces, wheels, sink traps
Other basic studio management tasks
Skidmore Psychology Department, Research Assistant September 2024 - May 2025
Collecting data
Statistical analysis
Designing research experiment
Publishing surveys on Prolific
Lucy Scribner Library, Library Circulation Student Supervisor September 2023 – Spring 2025
Circulation assistant tasks
Checking other students’ work and providing feedback
Lucy Scribner Library, Circulation Student Assistant September 2022 – September 2023
Managing the circulation desk
Checking books out to patrons and back in
Shelving books
Helping patrons when they have questions
SKILLS
Technological
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Canva, Qualtrics Microsoft Excel, SPSS, R
Social
Speaks French, experience working with people of all ages and abilities, organized, dedicated, detail oriented
Artistic
Ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, fiber arts, jewelry and metals, digital, dance, photography