Phie Deal (They/ Them)
Skidmore College | Milton, MA
Phone: 617-852-8530 | Email: phiedeal@gmail.com | Website: phiedeal.org
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
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Skidmore College Ceramics Department, Studio Assistant January 2025 - May 2025
Mixing clay and glazes
Loading, firing and unloading electric and gas kilns
Cleaning floors, surfaces, wheels, sink traps
Other basic studio management tasks
Camp Grossman, JCC, Summer Ceramics Specialist June 2025 - August 2025
Teaching classes to children ages 7-11
Processing clay
Loading, firing, unloading ceramic and glass kilns
All studio management tasks
Pottery Studio 1, Pottery Instructor September 2025 - Ongoing
Teaching beginner wheel throwing classes to all ages
Teaching a month long adult pro-course
Teaching date classes and events
Loading, firing, unloading kilns
Mixing engobes
Studio management, cleaning, ordering supplies
The Umbrella Arts Center, Ceramics Instructor January 2026 - Ongoing
Teaching 10 week classes to children ages 8-12
Mother Brook Arts and Community Center, Ceramics Instructor January 2026 - Ongoing
Teaching 10 week classes to children ages 8-12
Teaching birthday parties
GROUP 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…
2025 It’s Only Clay National Juried Competition and Exhibition Untitled Cup
Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, MN
2025 Contemporary Abstract Exhibition Returned to the Earth…
The Art Center, Dover, NH
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) Spring 2025
Grounded (Self Portrait Photograph) Spring 2025
Cradled (Photo of Ceramic Sculpture) Spring 2025
PERFORMANCES
Senbazuru, Maya Kraus Fall 2022
Writing My Imaginary Friends, Kayleigh Duggan Spring 2023
The Grove, Caleb Ballentine Fall 2023
Emerging Ground, Chia-Ying Kao Fall 2023
The Wolves, Avery Mathis Fall 2024
Code Switching, Aminah Hopewell Fall 2024
Mind Traffic, Erika Pujik Spring 2025
SKILLS
Technological
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Canva, Qualtrics Microsoft Excel, SPSS, R
Artistic
Ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, fiber arts, jewelry and metals, digital, dance, photography
Additional
Teaching and supervisory experience, comfortable working with people of all ages and abilities