Loren Scherbak
http://claymaven.com
lorenscherbak(at)gmail.com
5718 Wainwright Avenue Rockville MD 20851
Instagram @scherbakl
Facebook @claymaven
Professional Art
Printmaking — intaglio, lithography, and monoprints. Worked for several years on an aquatic/ocean series. This water-related imagery described movement by setting up a dynamic tension between static or timeless images and active, sometimes floating, imagery through the use of sea creatures and waterscapes.
Pottery, Sculpture, Wall Plaques– raku and stoneware. Continues the themes of the prints and includes other nature imagery. Functional dinnerware and decorative one-of-a-kind relief plaques. In 2005, built a Bourry Box woodfire kiln. Recent work consists of functional and decorative ware that emphasizes the atmospheric glazing resulting from the ash deposits from the firing.
Education
- 2000 College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. MLS, Library Systems, 4.0 GPA
- 1981–1994 Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland. Printmaking, Ceramics, Computer Programming
- 1979 New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York. BFA, Ceramics and Printmaking
- 1974–1975 University of Wisconsin, Madison. Major – Ceramics
Apprenticeships
- 1979–1980 Geoffrey Meek Designed and assisted with fabrication of molds for ceramic production.
- 1978 Yaakov Bousidan Printed limited editions for the artist. Assisted in design and execution of artist’s books.
Presentations, Prizes, Articles
- July 2021
Inspired By Malcolm: A Passion For Shino
Shino: An American Translation of a Japanese Glaze Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, Maryland
- July 2021
The Creative Crafts Council Biennial Exhibition
Honorable Mention in Ceramic, Creative Crafts Collection, North Bethesda, Maryland
- Published November 2018
The Log Book – Issue 76 Published November 2018
“Why I Fire Alone” International Wood-fired Ceramics Publication
- November 2018
26th Juried Show: Montgomery Potters – Ceramic Dimensions
1st Place, The Clay CoOp, Rockville, Maryland
- September 2016
Internatonal Woodfire Conference
Who Funds the Fun? WCC, Sugar Grove, Illinois
Group Exhibitions and Juried Shows
- January 1 – 31, 2023
Winter Warmers
Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, Washington
- November 4 – December 23, 2022
It’s Only Clay 2022
Kaul Gallery Watermark Art Center, Bemidji, Minnesota
- October 10 – November 6, 2022
Southern Miss Ceramics National, 2022
The University of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- October 7 – November 4, 2022
Cup: The Intimate Object XVIII
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
- September 26 – October 31, 2022
Kindled Spirits 2
Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, Washington
- August 6 – October 9, 2022
12th annual Workhouse Clay International Exhibition 2022
Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, Virginia
- June 13 – July 2022
Woodfireworks V
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
- June 2022
Landscapes: A National Juried Exhibition
Chehalem Cultural Center, Newberg, Oregon
- May 26 – May 31, 2022
International Juried Student Exhibition
STARworks, Star, North Carolina
- June, July, August 2021
Inspired By Malcolm: A Passion For Shino
Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, Maryland
- July 2021
Cheers! Drink Up!
Commonwheel Artists Co-op Gallery, Manitou Springs, Colorado
- July 2021
The Creative Crafts Council Biennial Exhibition
Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda, Maryland
- June 2021
Women of Woodfire
Eutectic Gallery, Portland, Oregon
- May 2021
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show
Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, Georgia
- October 2020
KC Clay Guild Teabowl National
KC Clay Guild, Kansas City, Missouri
- March 2020
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show
Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, Georgia
- February – March 2020
Off the Table! Clay for the Wall
The Missouri Western State University Clay Guild, Saint Joseph, Missouri
- November 2019
Potluck
Washington Street Studios and Front Porch Gallery, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
- August 2019
Proximity
The Clay CoOp, Rockville, Maryland
- July 2019
The Creative Crafts Council Biennial Exhibition
North Bethesda, Maryland
- June 2019
Working Pots III
James May Gallery, Algoma, Wisconsin
- March 2019
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show
Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, Georgia
- February – March 2019
Off the Table! Clay for the Wall
The Missouri Western State University Clay Guild, Saint Joseph, Missouri
- February – March 2019
Twin Cups
The Missouri Western State University Clay Guild, Saint Joseph, Missouri
- February 2019
Vessels for Drinking
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
- February 2019
Artists and Makers Member Exhibition
Artists & Makers Studios, Rockville, Maryland
- November 2018
26th Juried Show: Montgomery Potters – Ceramic Dimensions
The Clay CoOp, Rockville, Maryland
- October 2018
KC Clay Guild Teabowl National
KC Clay Guild, Kansas City, Missouri
- September 2018
Eat Drink and Be Merry
Del Ray Artisans’ Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
- August 2018
Proximity
The Clay CoOp, Rockville, Maryland
- July 2018
Tabletop: Exploring Food and Function
The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia
- July 2017
Proximity
The Clay CoOp, Rockville, Maryland
- April 2017
The Creative Crafts Council Biennial Exhibition
North Bethesda, Maryland
- September 2016
International Woodfire Conference Presenter’s Exhibition
WCC, Sugar Grove, Illinois
- July 2016
Proximity
The Clay CoOp, Rockville, Maryland
- June 2015
The Creative Crafts Council Biennial Exhibition
North Bethesda, Maryland
- June 2015
Tabletop Ceramics Exhibit 2015
The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia
- January 2015
Teapots VII
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
- June 2014
Tabletop Ceramics Exhibit 2014
The Art League, Alexandria, Virginia
- 2014 January
The Resident Artists of Capitol Arts Network: Crossing Paths
Capitol Arts Network, Rockville, Maryland
- 2013 January
The Resident Artists of Capitol Arts Network
Capitol Arts Network, Rockville, Maryland
- 2011 October
Artists at Work
Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- 2009 June
The Crafts Collection
Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, Maryland
- 2008 March-July
Artists at Work
Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Individual Exhibitions
- 1992 July
Prints
Wellfleet Library, Wellfleet, Massachusetts
- 1992 October, 1991 November
Waterscapes: Prints and Ceramics
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster, Massachusetts
Two Person Exhibitions
- 2019 November
Earth Works – Barbara Bell Watercolors and Loren Scherbak Woodfired Ceramics
Artists & Makers Studios, Rockville, Maryland
Commissions
- 1989
Poster selected for museum promotion
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster, Massachusetts
- 1989
50th Wedding Anniversary Print
Private Collection, Chevy Chase, Maryland