Thaddeus (TJ) Erdahl

Creative Art Teacher possessing in-depth knowledge of various art theories and principles. Engaging and energetic professional certified in the Visual Arts. Polished in integrating art appreciation, art criticism, design thinking and technology into projects and collaborating with classroom teachers to incorporate learning through art. Committed to designing lessons to accommodate broad range of learning styles and encouraging students to reach fullest potential.

• Coffee Roasting - Owner Zaggs Coffee
• Hiking, running, outdoor activities.
• Private Chef (for my family)
• Home repair and renovations

2019

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,

Gatlinburg, TN

Co-Coordinator, Intersections: Makers and Teacher, An invitational gathering of K-12 Art Teachers

2012

Guldagergaard - International Ceramic Research Center, Skælskør, Denmark

Selected Artist-in-Resident, Summer 2012

2011

Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ

Selected Artist-In-Resident, Aug - October

2011

Kellogg Center for Craft, Creativity & Design

Hendersonville, NC

Contemporary Craft Think Tank, invited participant

2009

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,

Gatlinburg, TN

Selected Artist–in-Resident (A.I.R.), July 2009 –June 2010

2008

The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Selected Participant in Think Tank 3

1996-2000

United States Army Ft. Bragg, NC

12 Bravo - Airborne Combat Engineer

• Emerging Voice in Craft (1 of 4)_ American Craft Council_2012
• Invited Emerging Artist (1 of 10)_Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft, National Figurative Sculpting Symposium, Figurative Association: The Human Form in Clay_2009
• Graduate Fellowship Recipient, 1 of 3NCECA (National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts)_2009
• Graduate Fellowship Recipient 1 of 15_Think Tank Three, Institute of Art Chicago_2008
• Best In Show, Student Arts Juried Exhibition, Office of the Dean_University of Florida_2007
• Alumni Fellowship Recipient 1 of 3_ University of Florida_2006
• Best of Show Art in the Park_Pearson Lakes Art Center_2006
• Honorable Mention_Twenty-Ninth Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition Augustana College_2005
• Purple and Old Gold Award, For outstanding achievements in the arts_University of Northern Iowa_2005
• Student NICHE Awards Finalist_Buyers Market In Philadelphia_2005
• Summa Cum Laude Graduate_University of Northern Iowa_2004
• Departmental Competitive Full Tuition Scholarship Recipient_University of Northern Iowa_2003
• David Sands Wright Scholarship Recipient_University of Northern Iowa_2003

• Schiemann Studio, St Petersburg, FL, Tampa Tour de Clay, 2 days, Ceramic art sale and demo, 33 participating artists_2019
• Morean Center for Clay, St Petersburg, FL, Shaped Narratives, 2 days, Casting and surface workshop_2019
• Clay Houston, Houston, TX, Clay Houston 5th Annual Symposium, Demonstrating Artist_2019
• Anderson Ranch Center of Art, Snowmass Village, CO, The myth, the bust, & the object, 2 weeks, Workshop_2018
• Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, Invited Visiting Artist, 3 days, Workshop and Lecturer_2018
• University of Alaska, Anchorage, AL, Invited Visiting Artist and Lecturer_2017
• Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Invited Visiting Artist and Lecturer_2016
• Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT, Invited Visiting Artist and Lecturer_2015
• Ohio University, Athens, OH, Invited Visiting Artist and Lecturer_2015
• Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, Surface and the Human Figure_2015
• Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 2 weeks, Nature/Nurture, Workshop_2014
• Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, Myth in the Modern Age: The Figure as Artificial Artifact_2013
• Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA, Invited Demonstrator_2013
• Pocosin Arts Folk School, Columbia, NC, 4 days, FIGUREing it out, intensive retreat_2013
• Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL, FIGUREing Out the Past, Contemporary Narratives in Clay_2013
• Ceramic Supply Inc., Lodi, NJ, One day Surface Workshop_2013
• Young Harris College, Young Harris, GA, Invited Lecture_2012
• New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL, Invited Visiting Artist, 3 days, Workshop and Lecturer_2012
• Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Saratoga, NY, Ceramic Workshop, 2 days, Intensive retreat_2012
• Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA, Invited Visiting Artist and Lecturer_2012
• Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, Creating in the Past: The Figure as Artificial Artifact_2012
• Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, Invited Visiting Artist and Lecturer_2011
• Roswell Art Center West, Roswell, GA, Constructing Artificial Artifacts - Workshop/Demo_2011
• Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC, Building Surface Content - Summer Workshop_2011
• Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, Invited Visiting Artist and Lecturer_2010
• Savannah Country Day School, Savannah, GA, Invited Visiting Artist and Lecturer_2010
• Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA, Sculpting Heads and Surreal Figures_2009
• Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, The Human Figure, Focus on the Head, Tom Bartel_2008
• Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL, Invited Visiting Artist, Family Day_2006
• Cedar Falls Community Schools, Cedar Falls, IA, Resident Artist, Organized and taught 5-week ceramic sculpture workshop for 5th graders (Urban Totem Poles)_2006
• Jesup Community School, Jesup, IA, Resident Artist, Organized and taught two-week ceramic sculpture workshop K-12th grade_2005