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…

2025 Its Only Clay National Competition and Exhibition Untitled Cup

Watermark Art Center, MN

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

Pottery Studio 1 Boston, Pottery Instructor September 2025 - Ongoing

Teaching wheel throwing and hand building to beginners

Teaching during events or

Loading, firing, unloading kilns

Studio management, cleaning, organizing

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

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