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Donna Usher
Associate Professor of Art
Office 218, Mitchell Hall
610- 436-2680
dusher@wcupa.edu
Education
MFA, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, with Honors
BFA, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
BS, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Teaching Experience
West Chester University, West Chester, PA, 1991-present
Widener University, Chester, PA, 1987-1991
University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 1979 & 1985
Selected Exhibitions
Permanent Collections
The Museum of Cozumel, Mexico
The National Centre of Fine Arts, Cairo, Egypt
Reading Art Museum, Reading, PA
American Restaurant Association Corporate Offices, Philadelphia, Pa
Verizon Corporate Offices, Philadelphia, PA
Franklin Mint, Aston, Pa
West Chester University, PA
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
Meditations, The Museum of Cozumel, Mexico
Meditations, Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA
Aqua Indigena, DeBottis Gallery, West Chester, PA
Aborigine Art Journey, Green Library, West Chester University, PA
Genesis, Mitchell Gallery, West Chester University, PA
Water Series, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA
The Art-Front Partnership, Philadelphia Mayor's Art Committee Commission, PA
High Sphere, Benjamin Mangel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Water Spiral & Performance, Mitchell Gallery, WCU, West Chester, PA
Water Spiral, Widener Art Museum, Chester, PA
Prime Movers, Main Street Gallery, Nantucket, MA
Female Icons, Benjamin Mangel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Painting Award Solo Exhibition, Delaware Art Museum, DE
Donna Usher- Invitational Solo Show, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE
Delaware Fellowship Solo Show, Carvel State Building, Wilmington, DE
Selected Juried and Invitational Exhibitions
ART OF THE STATE: PENNSYLVANIA The State Museum of PA Harrisburg PA
Visual Contacts Points, WCU Cultural Exchange Faculty Exhibition Guizhou University China
Woodmere Museum Juried Exhibition Founder's Award Philadelphia PA
Artists' Equity Juried Exhibition, Widener University Chester PA First Place Exhibition Award
Annual National Juried Exhibition, Palm Springs Art Museum Palm Springs CA
Survey Summer 2007, Artists of Gallery Siano, Group Exhibition Philadelphia PA
Dreams, International Arts and Humanities Conference Honolulu HA
Berks Art Alliance Juried Exhibition, Reading Public Museum Reading PA
COMBINED TALENTS: Florida Internat. Juried Comp., FSU Mus. Tallahassee FL
Pastoral: Quiet Pleasures of the Landscape, Reading Public Museum Reading PA
Phila/TriState Artists Equity Juried Exhibition, American College Bryn Mawr PA
Harmonies Invitational Exhibition, The Arts Scene West Chester PA
Central Coast National Fine Art Compet., Morro Bay Art Gallery Morro Bay CA
New Directions 06 Juried Art Exhibition, Barrett Art Center Poughkeepsie NY
New Arts Program, Kutztown University Kutztown PA
Pastels USA 2005 International Juried Exhibition, San Luis Obispo Art Cent. San Luis Obispo CA
New Jersey Center for Visual Arts 19th International Juried Show Summit NJ
All Media Juried Show, Plastic Club Philadelphia PA
77th Annual Juried National Exhibition, Art Association of Harrisburg Harrisburg PA
Small Worlds Juried Exhibition, Plastic Club Philadelphia PA
Philadelphia/Tri State Artist Equity 54th Ann. Exhib. Cheltenham Art Ct. Cheltenham PA Exhibition Award
International Association of Pastel Societies Placerville CA
Craft Forms National Juried Exhibition, Wayne Art Center Wayne PA
World Triennale Exhibition of Small Ceramics, Croatian Minist. of Cult. Zagreb Croatia
Invitational Alumni Ceramic Exhibition, Univ. of Delaware Newark DE
Monarch National Ceramic Compet. Kennedy-Douglass Cent.for the Arts Florence AL
Cairo International Biennale for Ceramics National Centre of Fine Arts Giza Egypt Permanent Collection
Annual International Exhibition Laredo Art League, Exhibition Award Laredo TX
The ARTFRONT Partnership 1211 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA
Deposit Guaranty Salon International Mississippi Arts Complex Jackson MI
National Ceramic Competition San Angelo Museum San Angelo TX
Vahki National Exhibition Galleria Mesa Mesa AR Juror's Award
48th Internat. Ceramic Art Compet. Palazzo delle Esposizioni Faezna Italy
BIENNIAL '93 Delaware Art Museum Wilmington DE
New Ceramics Creative Arts Workshop New Haven CT
W&J National Painting Show Washington & Jefferson College Washington PA
The Artists National Competition Coastal Center for the Arts St. Simons Island GA
ANA 22 Holter Museum of Art Helena MT
Northern National Art Competition Nicolet College Rhinelander WI
Counterpoint, National Exhibition McAshen Visual Arts Center Ingram TX
National Juried Art Exhibition Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts New Castle PA
National Juried Works on Paper Noyes Art Museum Oceanville NJ
True Blues Traveling Exhibition Arizona Arts Commission The Western States TravelingExhibition Award
Artists Group Show Helio Gallery New York NY
Invitational Exhibition University of Delaware Newark DE
National Juried Exhibition Galleria Mesa Mesa AZ
Awards
1999 “WCU Faculty Merit Award
for Collaborative and Creative Endeavors with Students”
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