Ginny Sims
Born in Little Rock, AR 1977
Lives and works in Minneapolis, MN
Education
2012 MFA Ceramics, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, MN MFA
2005-2006 Post-baccalaureate studies in Ceramics, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2004 Trinity Certificate TESOL, Trinity College London/Windsor Institute, BCN, Spain
2001 BA Political Science, Minor: Studio Art, Emphasis in Ceramics and Drawing--Dean’s list (with honors) University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Awards and Grants
2025/26 Mark Hampton | Henry W. and Marian T. Mitchell Rome Prize, American Academy in Rome
2022/23 McKnight Fellowship for Ceramic Artists, McKnight Foundation, MN
2022 Minnesota State Arts Board, Creative Support for Individuals
2020 Jerome Ceramic Artists Project Grant awarded by Northern Clay Center
2017/18 Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Initiative Grant
2015 Jerome Foundation Study and Travel Grant, Jerome Foundation, MN
Powderhorn Kitchen: 38th and Chicago Association Pop-Up Art Storefronts
2014 Northern Spark: Dosha Kitchen
Community Supported Art (CSA), Springboard for the Arts, MNartists.org
2013 Jerome Ceramic Artists Project Grant awarded by Northern Clay Center
Community Supported Art (CSA), Springboard for the Arts, MNartists.org
2011 Patricia Tillberg Hasselmo Fellowship, University of Minnesota, MN
2010 University of Minnesota Graduate Research Project Travel Grant, Research Project:
Ceramics History and Contemporary Practices in Ceramics and Design in England, Germany, Denmark, and The Netherlands
2006 Diner Fund Purchase Award, Student Competitive, University of Arkansas Little Rock
Art Supply Award, Student Competitive, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
1999-2001 Work Study Scholarship Recipient for six consecutive terms, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Residencies
2019 Women’s Studio Workshop Parent Residency, Rosendale, NY
2017 The White Page, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais, MN
2008-2009 Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2006-2008 Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
Solo Exhibitions
2024 COQUILLAGE, 0fr., Paris, France
Maud’s Bed, Hair + Nails Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Rocks and Water, The Ann Maners and Alex Pappas Gallery,
Windgate Center for Art & Design, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
2023 Une Vie de Terre/Catalogue Release, 0fr., Paris, France
Dinner One Night, Charleston Farmhouse, East Sussex, UK
2022 Recent works, 0fr., Paris, France
Recent Works, Ti-Wa Select, Los Angeles, CA
Brief Histories, Nemeth Art Center, Park Rapids, MN
2019 Chorus, Forage Modern Workshop, Minneapolis
2018 No Creature Loves an Empty Space, Lacuna Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2017 Six Towns, The White Page, Minneapolis, MN
On the Table, The Shop Floor Project, Cumbria, England
2014 New Work, Bottle Rocket Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2011 Peter, I Will Miss You, University of Wisconsin, Wausau, WI
2009 Prince William Sound, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Group Exhibitions
2024 Hair + Nails Gallery Featured Artist, Felix Art Fair, LA, CA
Ephemeral Alters, NCECA, Richmond, VA
Checkmate, Nationale, Portland, OR
2023 Hair + Nails Gallery Featured Artist, NADA Miami
Six McKnight Artists, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2022 Pattern of Hand, Mast Books, New York, NY
2021 Right Now, Hair + Nails Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
In the Pleasure Garden, The Shop Floor Project, Cumbria UK
2020 Future Future, Hair + Nails Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Little Red Quartet, The White Page, Minneapolis, MN
Object Lessons, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
2017 The Painted Parlour, The Shop Floor Project, Cumbria UK
Small Objects, Lacuna Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Collecting Art, Hair + Nails Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Bedfellows Club, Kate Shannon’s Apartment, Oakland, CA
On View at ACC, American Craft Council, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Stool Show, The Midnight Brigade, Minneapolis, MN
Ginny Sims & Katherine Rutter, Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, AR
The Art of the Cup, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
Traveling Jerome Show, Paramount Arts, St. Cloud, MN
2014 Red River Reciprocity: Contemporary Ceramics in Minnesota and North Dakota,
Plains Art Museum, ND
The Art of the Cup, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
From Away: 75th Anniversary show, Dow Studio, Deer Isle, ME
A Home for Joe: Cup invitational, Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, OH
Three Jerome Artists, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2013 Group Invitational, Opie Gallery, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO
Fifteen Years Exhibition, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
Artists of NCC, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Home, Invitational Show of Arkansas Artists, Anne Kittrell Gallery University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Cups of Fire, juried show, The Clay Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
Watershed Cup Show, NCECA, Fuel Coffee, Seattle, WA
Featured Artist, Weisman Art Museum Gift Shop, Minneapolis, MN
2011 The Shelf Show, invitational, Secret Knots Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
River 2 River, juried show, Iowa Clay Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA
Faculty Works, group show, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Diverse Perspectives, group show, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
Fresh Works, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Artist-in-Residence Exhibition, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
Faculty Works, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
Art Amiss, juried show of Arkansas Artists, Fayetteville, AR
2007 Small Works 2007, group invitational, DDP Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
Rising Stars, group show, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
Red Star Artists-in-Residence group show, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
Ceramic Works, 3-person show, Laura Phillips Studio, Roland, AR
2006 Student Work, juried show, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
National Teapot Invitational, University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR
Ginny Sims and Kevin Kerby, Gallery 26, Little Rock, AR
Illustration
2025 Canyon Coffee, Coffee Bag Label
2023 Flora H-Z 2, A Book of Flowers, a benefit for Xerces Society for Invertebrate
Conservation
Teaching Experience
2016-2021 Lecturer, Introduction to Art, Art History (Prehistoric-Contemporary), Minneapolis College, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Sabbatical replacement in Ceramics, Minneapolis College, Minneapolis, MN
2014-2020 Lecturer, Beginning Ceramics, University of Minnesota, MN
Related Experience
2017 Visiting Lecturer and Guest Critic, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN
2014 Visiting Lecturer and Guest Critic, Graduate Critique Seminar, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Visiting Lecturer, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2012-present Studio Artist, Minneapolis, MN
2013 Co-founder, Powderhorn Kitchen, Minneapolis, MN
Ceramics Workshop Instructor, Lake Superior Traditional Ways Gathering,
Ashland, WI
Visiting Artist, Powderhorn Kitchen, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN
Visiting Artist Lecture and Demonstration, Powderhorn Park Recreation Center, Minneapolis, MN
Children’s Clay Workshop, Rochester Arts Center, Rochester, MN
2012-2013 Powderhorn Park Empty Bowls Fellow, Powderhorn Park Recreation Center,
Minneapolis, MN
2011 Installation Assistant, Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
Visiting Artist Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Wausau
2010-2011 Research Assistant for Mark Pharis
Graduate Area Research Committee Representative, Department of Art, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
2008-2009 Materials Technician, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Summer Ceramics Intern, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2007 Studio Assistant, Andy Brayman, The Matter Factory, Kansas City, MO
2005-2006 Ceramics Studio Assistant and Technician, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2005 Pottery Apprentice, Mike Dodd Pottery, Somerset, England, UK
2002 Production Potter and Gallery Assistant, Isle of Iona Pottery and Gallery, Isle of
Isle of Iona, Scotland
2002 Production Potter, Smith Ceramica, Centola, Italy
1999-2001 Work Study, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Publications
Architectural Digest Italia, April 2023
Financial Times, How to Spend It, March 2022
The World of Interiors, May 2018, page 33
ALIVE Magazine, Issue 6, Winter 2017, pages 26-29
Food and Wine Magazine, November 2013, page 40
Ceramics Monthly, October 2011, page 51
American Craft Magazine, August/September 2009, page 14
Online Publications
Seize the Clay, The World of Interiors, March 2024
https://www.worldofinteriors.com/story/ginny-sims-home-minnesota
Galleries
0fr, Paris France
The Shop Floor Project, Cumbria, England
Ti-Wa Select, NY
Hair and Nails, Minneapolis, MN
Collections
Marieluise Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock, AR
Nemeth Art Center, Park Rapids, MN