MEREDITH HOST RESUME
EDUCATION
•2008•
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
•2001•
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics
RESIDENCIES
•2020-present•
Print League KC, Kansas City, MO
Artist in Residence
•2024•
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Visiting Artist in Residence
•2020•
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Pentaculum Participant
•2019•
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
25th Anniversary Salad Days Resident
•2018•
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
Working Collectively Resident
•2016•
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Surface Forum Participant
•2012•
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Surface Forum Participant
•2011•
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
Material Commonality Resident
•2008•
Porcelain Society of Saxon Porcelain Manufactory, Dresden, Germany
Ceramic Residency at Dresdener Porzellan
•2007•
The Belden Brick Company, Sugarcreek, OH
Ceramic Residency in Factory
•2005-2006•
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Post-Baccalaureate Assistant
•2004-2005•
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
Juried Winter Resident and Salad Days Artist
•2002-2004•
School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Studio Resident in Ceramics
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
•2014-present•
Kansas City Urban Potters. Founding Member.
Kansas City, MO
•2025-2026•
Visiting Assistant Professor of Ceramics.
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
•2021 - 2025, 2026 - present•
Adjunct Faculty. Ceramics I, II, III.
Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS
•2024•
Kleppe Visiting Artist Lecture.
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
•2017-2023•
Lecturer. Professional Practice - Ceramics.
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
•2023•
Artist Interview. (live broadcast) "42nd Annual Art Birmingham," interview by Veronica Meadows.
Fox 2 News Detroit, May 13, 2023, 8:40am & 8:43am
•2022•
Adjunct Faculty. Ceramics I, II, III, IV.
Metropolitan Community College - Longview, Lee’s Summit, MO
•2020•
Juror. PMA Craft Show.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Podcast Interview. Meredith Host: Moving Forward.
January 20, 2020, The Boldli Podcast
•2019•
Part-Time Faculty. Ceramics Senior Presentations.
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
•2018•
The Potters Cast Guest.
Episode 391: How to Make a Push to Grow.
•2017•
Juror. Four Rivers Craft Show.
Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina, KS
•2016•
Presenter & Panelist. Utilitarian Clay Symposium.
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Panelist. Making It: Artist as Entrepreneur.
NCECA, Kansas City, MO
Guest Speaker. What Works Wednesday.
Kansas City, MO
Juror. Four Rivers Craft Show.
Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina, KS
Artist Talk.
Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA
•2015•
Panelist. Art & Commerce.
Central Standard on KCUR 89.3, Kansas City, MO
Artist Lecture.
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
•2014•
Artist Lecture.
The Pottery Workshop. Jingdezhen, China
•2013•
Podcast Interview. Episode 44.
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler with Ben Carter.
Panelist. Episode 40: Kansas City Live Ramble.
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler podcast with Ben Carter.
•2011-2012•
Beginning Wheel Throwing Instructor.
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
•2011•
Emerging Artist Presentation.
NCECA Conference, Tampa, FL
Artist Lecture.
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
•2009•
Guest Speaker. Monsters of Design: Pecha Kucha
Kansas City, MO
LIAEP Grant Presentation.
Kansas City Artist Coalition, Kansas City, MO
•2008•
Beginning Wheel Throwing Instructor.
Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
SELECTED WORKSHOPS
•2026•
St. Johns Clay Collective. Portland, OR
•2025•
KC Clay Guild. Kansas City, MO
H.O.T. Clay at Idyllwild Arts. Idyllwild, CA
•2024•
Cornell Studio Supply. Dayton, OH
•2020•
Decals for Post-Glaze Ware. Frankarts.com
•2019•
Hudgens Art Center. Duluth, GA
Clay Studio of Craft Council of Labrador & Newfoundland. St. John’s, NL, Canada
•2018•
Lee Arts Center. Arlington, VA
Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts. Newcastle, ME
Lots O’ Layers. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Gina DeSantis Ceramics. Lakewood, OH
•2017•
Florida Heat: Surface. Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL
•2016•
Arts Unleashed. Chesterfield, MO
Johns Creek Art Center. Johns Creek, GA
Bracker’s Good Earth Clays. Lawrence, KS
•2015•
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center. Birmingham, MI
Saratoga Clay Arts Center. Schuylerville, NY
Fairbanks Potters Guild. Fairbanks, AK
Anchorage Clay Arts Guild. Anchorage, AK
The Clay School. Lynn, MA
Amaco Showcase at NCECA. Providence, RI
West Michigan Potters Guild. Grand Rapids, MI
•2014•
Lots O’ Layers. Penland School for Crafts, Penland, NC
•2013•
Lots of Layers. Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
•2012•
Engaging Ceramic Surfaces: Potters Council Workshop. San Diego, CA
SELECTED VISITING ARTIST GIGS
•2024•
University of Central Missouri. Warrensburg, MO
•2023•
University of West Virginia. Morgantown, WV
•2022•
University of Missouri. Columbia, MO
The University of the South (virtual). Sewanee, TN
•2021•
Haywood Community College (virtual). Clyde, NC
Pennsylvania State University (virtual). University Park, PA
•2020•
Guest Speaker on Wheel Throwing Panel (virtual). Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Guest Speaker on Dinnerware Surface (virtual). Doane University, Crete, NE
Visiting Artist in Foundations. University of Central Missouri (virtual), Warrensburg, MO
Scripps College (virtual). Claremont, CA
•2019•
Pace Academy. Atlanta, GA
Guest Speaker for Entrepreneur Class. Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
Johnson County Community College. Overland Park, KS
•2018•
Maine College of Art. Portland, ME
University of Nebraska-Kearney. Kearney, NE
•2017•
Art Camp Visiting Artist. University of Central Missouri. Warrensburg, MO
Emporia State University. Emporia, KS
•2016•
University of Tennessee-Martin. Martin, TN
Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA
Wesleyan College. Macon, GA
Art Camp Visiting Artist. University of Central Missouri. Warrensburg, MO
Oregon College of Art & Craft. Portland, OR
East Central College. Union, MO
•2015•
Doane College. Crete, NE
•2014•
West Virginia University at The Pottery Workshop. Jingdezhen, China
•2013•
University of Arkansas at The Random Lab. Kansas City, MO
University of Kansas. Lawrence, KS
Wichita State University. Wichita, KS
•2012•
Guest Speaker for Entrepreneur class. Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, MO
Guest Speaker for Career Services. Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, MO
•2011•
University of Western Illinois. Macomb, IL
Lecture for Career Services. Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, MO
University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, OH
•2010•
University of Northern Colorado. Greeley, CO
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
•2018•
Dot Pop!
Bredin Lee Gallery, Kansas City, MO
•2016•
Domestic Landscape.
East Central College, Union, MO
•2015•
Translated Pattern.
Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
•2014•
Overlooked & Overlapped.
Mudfire, Decatur, GA
•2013•
Domestic Setting.
Hallmark, Kansas City, MO
•2011•
Dot Domestic.
Naked City Gallery, Wichita, KS
Featured Artist.
AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
•2010•
Dot Dot Dash.
Flotsam + Jetsam, Philadelphia, PA
•2008•
Residue.
Kingswood Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
•2007•
Body Organs & Wedding Bells.
Beco Gallery, Kansas City, MO
•2004•
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice.
Genesee Pottery, Rochester, NY
Slice ‘n Dice.
The Mary Switzer Gallery, Dyer Arts Center, Rochester, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
•2026•
Kansas City Urban Potters.
Gallery Expo, NCECA, Detroit, MI
Yunomi Invitational.
Clay Akar, Iowa City, IA
Victor & Friends.
Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
It's Serving.
Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Saints, Sinners, and Potters Invitational.
Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI
•2025•
SVPA Faculty Exhibition.
UCM Gallery of Art & Design, Warrensburg, MO
Put a Lid on It.
Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Pots & Plants.
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Midwest Pottery Fest.
ArtsKC, Kansas City, MO
•2024•
Winter Exhibition.
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Visiting Artist Exhibition.
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
American Pottery Festival.
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Atmosphere: Moods and Minerals.
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Bottles.
Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
Northern Clay Center NCECA Gallery Expo.
Richmond, VA
Yunomi Invitational.
Clay Akar, Iowa City, IA
Teacher/Maker.
Roeland Park Community Center, Roeland Park, KS
Midwest Pottery Fest.
Zhou B Art Center of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
American Pottery Festival Preview.
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
•2023•
Mo'town Studio Tour.
Morgantown, WV
FAB Five: Five Years of the Mo'town Studio Tour.
Monongalia Arts Center, Morgantown, WV
Kansas City Urban Potters.
Gallery Expo, NCECA, Cincinnati, OH
Authenticity.
80 Santa Fe Art Gallery, Overland Park, KS
Impostors Cup.
virtual
KCKCC Faculty Exhibition.
Alcott Arts Center, Kansas City, KS
•2022•
Mug Shots.
Phoenix Gallery, Lawrence, KS
Lamp-Lighters.
Vulpes Bastille, Kansas City, MO
Smokeshow.
KC Urban Potters, Kansas City, MO
Plant Playground.
KC Urban Potters, Kansas City, MO
Impostors Cup.
Gallery Mostaza, Harper, KS
Midwest Pottery Fest.
Kansas City, MO
Valentine's Day- Dessert Night.
Clay Akar, Iowa City, IA
MCC-Longview Faculty Exhibition.
MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center, Lee's Summit, MO
•2021•
Impostors Cup.
Gallery Mostaza, Harper, KS
Still Shakin'.
Belger Arts, Kansas City, MO
•2020•
Surface Exploration- From the Uncanny, the Uncouth, to the Sublime.
Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, VA
Southern Crossings Pottery Festival.
Louisville, KY
Margarita Cup Invitational.
Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Yunomi Invitational.
ClayAkar, Iowa City, IA
•2019•
Highland Park Pottery Tour.
Pittsburgh, PA
The Cup Show.
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
One & Only.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Lip. Body. Foot.
Blockfort, Columbus, OH
Art Blender.
KC Urban Potters, Kansas City, MO
Exuberant Ornament.
The California Building, Minneapolis, MN
Yunomi Invitational.
ClayAkar, Iowa City, IA
Pittsburgh Pottery Invitational.
Standard Ceramics Supply, Pittsburgh, PA
Cup: The Intimate Object XV.
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Garden Party.
Watson McRae Gallery, Sanibel, FL
Salad Days Invitational.
Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
Midwest Pottery Fest.
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Urban Potters.
Gallery Expo, NCECA, Minneapolis, MN
The Cup Show.
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
•2018•
Bling!
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
Cup: The Intimate Object XIV.
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Salad Days Invitational.
Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
The Cup Show.
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
Midwest Pottery Fest.
Kansas City, MO
American Graphic.
Skelton Jewelry, Pittsburgh, PA
Growlerfest.
Brewhouse Association, Pittsburgh, PA
Darkslide.
Gallery East, Cuyahoga Community College, Highland Hills, OH
•2017•
Crafted.
Society of Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA
The Cup, The Mug.
Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
The Bowl Show.
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
The Cup Show.
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
Cup: The Intimate Object XIII.
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Roth Ayers Design.
KC Urban Potters, Kansas City, MO
REDUX: Transformations 6x6.
The Clay Art Center. Port Chester, NY
Philadelphia Potters Urban Studio Tour Preview.
The Clay Studio, Philadephia, PA
Yunomi Invitational.
ClayAkar, Iowa City, IA
Ready to Ware: Contemporary Place Settings.
Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
Florida Heat Surface.
Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL
Mornings With…
BRICK Ceramic + Design Studio. Cleveland, OH
Major Mud 3.
Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
•2016•
Cup: The Intimate Object XII.
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Designed + Crafted.
Signature Gallery/Atlanta Contemporary. Atlanta, GA
Decalcomaniacs.
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
Yunomi Invitational.
AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Flora.
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Kansas City Urban Potters.
Gallery Expo, NCECA, Kansas City, MO
100 Cups.
The Clay Studio Gallery Expo, NCECA, Kansas City, MO
The Heartland Table.
Tom’s Town Distillery, Kansas City, MO
Across the Table, Across the Land.
La Esquina, Kansas City, MO
Decalcomaniacs.
Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
Pop Up.
Cerbera Gallery, Kansas City, MO
New Ceramic Surface.
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Every Semester: Collecting KCAI Ceramics.
Belger Art Center, Kansas City, MO
•2015•
Americano Invitational.
AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Crafted.
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
State of the Art 2015: One by Four.
Giertz Gallery, Champaign, IL
Cup: The Intimate Object XI.
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
One & Only.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Steinfest 2015.
Claymakers, Durham, NC
The Bowl Show.
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
KC Urban Potters: Urban Crafted.
Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Cup: The Intimate Object XI.
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Salad Days Invitational.
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
Artistic Intersections.
Gallery Z, Providence, RI
Dot Dot Dot.
Pawtucket Armory, Providence, RI
To Be Determined.
Pawtucket Armory, Providence, RI
Amaco Showcase.
Amaco NCECA booth at the Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI
Graphic Clay: Illustrated, Printed and Innovative Surfaces.
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Printed.
Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC
Salad Days: Second Course.
New Bedford Museum of Art, New Bedford, MA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
•2025•
“Midwest Pottery Fest” Ceramic Arts 2025 Yearbook and Buyers Guide, Cover & p. 24.
“Region’s best potters’ showcase art at Midwest Pottery Fest in Kansas City”, Carey Wickersham, Fox 4 News Kansas City, April 13, 2025, online article, fox4kc.com
•2024•
“Midwest Pottery Fest” Ceramic Arts 2024 Yearbook and Buyers Guide, p. 24
•2023•
The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Pottery. Emily Reinhardt, Quarry Books, Beverly, MA, p. 44, 89, 106, 151, 152.
“Midwest Pottery Fest”, Ceramic Arts 2023 Yearbook and Annual Buyers Guide, p. 25.
•2022•
“Lamplighters, Vulpes Bastille”, Neil Thrun, KC Studio, October 13, 2022, online review, kcstudio.org
“Midwest Pottery Fest”, Ceramic Arts Yearbook and Annual Buyers Guide, p. 23.
•2021•
The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing. Julia Claire Weber, Quarry Books, Beverly, MA, p. 32, 64, 90, 136.
The Anatomy of a Good Pot. Ryan Coppage, PhD, The American Ceramics Society, Westerville, OH, p. 110.
•2020•
“Collectives: The Model for Success”, Ceramics Monthly, March 2020, Vol. 68 No. 3, p. 46-51.
“Midwest Pottery Fest”, 2020 Ceramic Arts Yearbook and Annual Buyers Guide, p.21.
•2017•
“Hey Bud”, KC Studio, July/August 2017. Vol. 9, issue 4, p. 72.
•2016•
“Making It: Artist as Entrepreneur”, NCECA Journal 2016: Makers, Mentors & Milestones, Volume 37, p. 60-62.
The Clay Studio: 100 Artists 1000 Cups. The Clay Studio, Kirkwood Printing, p. 89-90.
“Clay for All” KC Studio, March/April 2016. Vol. 8, issue 2, p. 45.
“Merging Mid-Century Inspiration”, Pottery Making Illustrated, Jan/Feb2016, p. 21-23.
“Meredith Host: Translated Pattern”, Tanya Hartman, Ceramics Art and Perception, Dec2015-Feb2016, Issue102, p. 28-31.
•2015•
New Ceramic Surface Design. Molly Hatch, Quarto Publishing, p. 130.
“the BIG picture”, American Craft, Aug/Sept 2015, Vol. 75 No. 4, p. 65.
“Taming Nature”, Ceramics Art and Perception, June-Aug 2015, Vol. 25, Issue 2, p. 8.
Graphic Clay: Ceramic Surfaces & Printed Image Transfer. Jason Bige Burnett, Lark Books, New York, NY, p. 99, 131.
Electric Kiln Ceramics. Richard Zakin & Frederick Bartolovic, The American Ceramic Society, p. 65, 104.
•2014•
“Made in China”, China Ceramic Art, December 2014, p. 62-65.
Glaze: The Ultimate Ceramic Artist’s Guide to Glaze and Color. Brian Taylor & Kate Doody, Quarto Publishing, p. 278-9.
“The New Philadelphia Story: Culture & Collaboration”, Modern, Fall 2014, p. 62.
“These Vases Stand Alone”, The Kansas City Star, May 4, 2014, C1, C6.
“Surface Decoration by using Image-Transfer Techniques”, Monthly Ceramic Art,Feb2014, Vol215,p.36-41.
•2013•
“Red Star Rising”, The Kansas City Star Magazine, August 4, 2013, p. 4-11.
“Carving out the Future”, NCECA Journal 2013: Earth/Energy, Vol. 34, p.112-113.
•2012• 500 Prints on Clay. Lark Books, NY, NY p. 222.
“Connect the Dots“, American Craft, Dec/Jan 2012, Vol. 71 No. 6, p.16-17.
•2011•
“Emerging Artists 2011”, Ceramics Monthly, May 2011, Vol. 59 No. 5, p. 66.
“For the Table: Dinnerware Review”, May 2011, Vol. 59 No. 5, p. 80.
“Dot Dot Dash - 2011 NCECA Emerging Artists”, NCECA Journal 2011: Tidal Forces–The Next Wave, Vol 32, p. 24-25, 127.
“Kansas City Clay: What’s Happening Now”, Ceramics Art & Perception, March-May2011, p. 22-25.
•2009•
“Made in KC”, KC Magazine, July 2009, Vol. 16 No. 11, p. 77.
“Ceramelicious”, Ceramics Monthly, January 2009, Vol. 57 No. 1, p. 6, 16.
•2007•
“The New Aesthetics of Ceramics”, Ceramics Monthly, April 2007, Vol. 55 No. 4, p. 30, 32.
•2006•
“Common Ground: A Showcase of National Ceramics Artists-in-Residence”, Ceramics Monthly, Jan 2006 p. 34-39.
•2005•
“A Partnership in Clay“, Ceramics Monthly, Sept. 2005, Vol. 53 No. 7, p. 6, 24.
•2004•
500 Cups: Ceramic Explorations of Utility & Grace. Lark Books, New York, NY p. 394.
SELECTED AWARDS & GRANTS
•2026•
Missouri Featured Artist.
Missouri Arts Council, St. Louis, MO
Peoples' Choice Award.
Saints, Sinners, and Potters Invitational. Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI
•2023•
Best in Show.
Art Birmingham, Birmingham, MI
•2019•
Invitation Award.
Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
•2017•
Friends of Arrowmont Scholarship.
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
•2016•
Martha Rhea Award of Merit (Best of Show).
Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina, KS
•2015•
Invitation Award.
Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
•2011•
NCECA Emerging Artist.
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Tampa, FL
Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist.
Ceramics Monthly Magazine.
Best Table Setting.
Dining In. 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX
•2008•
LIAEP International Travel Grant.
Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO
