Vala Zupko Curriculum Vitae
Ceramic Artist
Education
- 2024 : Bachelors of Fine Arts in Ceramics
- Arizona State University
- Tempe, Arizona, USA
- 2022: Associates in Arts: Fine Arts: Emphasis in Art
- Paradise Valley Community College
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Exhibitions
- Group
- 2024: Gallery 100 at Mirabella, “A Mile Through My Eyes”, Curated by students at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- 2024: ASU School of Art Case Installation, “Slipcasting”, Curated by Susan Beiner, Professor at Arizona State Univeristy, Tempe, Arizona
- 2024: ASU School of Art Case Installaton “Clay Club”, Curated by Clay Club at ASU, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- 2022: Center for the PErforming Arts, “Teacher’s Invitational”, Curated by faculty at Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
- 2020: Center for the Performing Arts, “The Art of Photography”, Curated by Kip Sudduth, Faculty, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
Awards, Fellowships, Residencies, Grants
- 2022: Coca Cola Academic Team, Bronze level, Phi Theta Kappa
- 2022: Zeitgeist Achievement Award, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
- 2022: Honors Scholarship, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
- 2021: Honors Scholarship, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
- 2020: Honors Scholarship, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
- 2020: Gina Kranitz Memorial Scholarship, Phoenix, Arizona.
- 2020: Wayland Educational Foundation General Scholarship, Phoenix, Arizona
Professional Experience
- 2023-2024: President, Clay Club at ASU, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- 2023- Present: Speaker, Human Library
- 2022-2023: Treasurer, Clay Club at ASU, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- 2022-Current: Member, Arizona Artist Guild, Arizona
- 2022: Speaker, Living Library, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
- 2021-Current: Speaker for Mental Health
- 2021: Organizer and Speaker, Living Library, Paradise Valley College, Phoenix, Arizona
- 2021-Current: Member, Arizona Clay Association, Arizona