Sinclaire Marie was born in the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, Sinclaire moved and now lives in Northeastern Kentucky. Sinclaire graduated from Morehead State University with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Art, specializing in ceramics. She was awarded the W. Paul and Lucille Caudill Little Scholarship for Study in Fine Arts and received recognition as Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore, and Senior in Art and Design. Sinclaire also served as an Undergraduate Research Fellow at the Golding-Yang Gallery, gaining experience as a gallery assistant.
Sinclaire is a recipient of the KY Great Meadows Foundation Artist Professional Development Grant. She received Best in Show at the Rowan County Spring Showcase and exhibited at the Lexington Art League’s PRHBTN, the Team Kentucky Gallery located in the Kentucky State Capital, featured in a group exhibition “Fire and Clay: A Celebration of Wood Fired Ceramics”, Marshal School of Art and Design, The Craft FARE of NCECA 2023, Tri-State Arts Association Biennial Exhibition, Huntington Museum of Art, and Emerging Artists Exhibition, Appalachian Artisan Center. Sinclaire was published in the Inscape Literary and Visual Arts Journal (2021 and 2022).
In addition to her artistic pursuits, Sinclaire held the position of Director of Education & Lead Curator at the Gateway Regional Arts Center, highlighting her community pottery classes and pottery workshops taught in the Montgomery County Regional Jail. She has also been a visiting artist and workshop presenter at Morehead State University and the Gateway Regional Arts Center.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE
2024
Director of Education & Lead Curator, Gateway Regional Arts Center, Mount Sterling, Kentucky
2023
Education and Events Manager, Gateway Regional Arts Center, Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Community Outreach Coordinator, Gateway Regional Arts Center, Mount Sterling, Kentucky
2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
AWARDS & HONORS
2024
Artist Professional Development Grant, Great Meadows Foundation
2022
Second Place, Everything Considered, MSU Art and Design Senior Exhibition, Morehead, Kentucky. “Ties”
Outstanding Senior in the Department of Art Award, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
2021
Best in Show, Rowan County Spring Showcase, Rowan County Art Center, Morehead, Kentucky. Regionally juried. “Rib”
First Place, Inscape Literary & Visual Arts Journal, Morehead, Kentucky “Yellow”
First Place, 23rd Annual Morehead State University Fall Student Art Exhibit, Gateway Regional Arts Center, Morehead, Kentucky. Regionally juried. “Can You See Me?”
2020
Outstanding Sophomore in the Department of Art Award, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
First Place, Gateway Regional Arts Center, 22nd Annual Morehead State University Fall Student Art Exhibit, Morehead, Kentucky. Regionally juried. “Self-Portrait”
2019
Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Golding-Yang Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
Outstanding Freshman in the Department of Art Award, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
Honorable Mention, Rowan County Spring Showcase, Rowan County Art, Center, Morehead, Kentucky. Regionally juried.
2018
W. Paul and Lucille Caudill Little Scholarship for the Study in Fine Arts, four-year scholarship. Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
EXHIBITION RECORD
2024
Wood & Fire: A Celebration of Wood Fired Ceramics, Marshall University Art & Design Center, Huntington, WV
2023
Craft FARE of NCECA, Cincinnati region, Cincinnati, Ohio
2022
Tri-State Arts Association Biennial Exhibition, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia
Emerging Artists Exhibition, Appalachian Artisan Center, Hindman, Kentucky
University Open 2022, ArtsPlace Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky
BFA Thesis Exhibition, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
Everything Considered, MSU Art and Design Senior Exhibition, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
Inscape Literary & Visual Arts Journal, Morehead, Kentucky
2021
Team Kentucky Gallery, Kentucky State Capital, Frankfort, Kentucky
PRHBTN, Lexington Art League, Group invitational. Lexington, Kentucky
Spring Showcase, Rowan County Arts Center, Morehead, Kentucky
Inscape Literary & Visual Arts Journal, Morehead, Kentucky
2020
In Front of the Scenes, Rowan County Arts Center, Morehead, Kentucky
Spring Showcase, Rowan County Arts Center, Morehead, Kentucky
Works in Progress, Golding-Young Art Gallery, Morehead, Kentucky
2019
Spring Showcase, Rowan County Arts Center, Morehead, Kentucky
20th Annual Student Art & Design Exhibition, Gateway Regional Arts Center, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
2018
19th Annual Student Art & Design Exhibition, Gateway Regional Arts Center, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2024
Inside & Out: The Humanities and Mass Incarceration, Chicago, IL
Museums Advancing Racial Justice, St. Paul MN
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Richmond, VA
2023
American Alliance of Museums, Denver CO
2022
Studio Practice and Marketing with Justin Rothshank, Dayton Society of Arts 2022 Professional Development Workshop Series. Virtual.
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Sacramento, California. Virtual.
The Clay Seminars 2022, NYU and University of Westminster's Ceramic Research Center. Virtual.
2021
Celebration of Student Scholarships, Student Presenter. The Art of Preservation. Informative presentation covering preservation practices for creative works.
Indiana Clay Conference, Indianapolis Art Center, Indiana. Virtual.
Justice Festival, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
2019
National Council on Education For The Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Minneapolis, Minnesota
COLLECTIONS
2022 BFA Thesis, Raku Series, Ceramics. Private Collector.
2020 Yellow, Oil on Canvas. Private Collector.
2018 Green Sheets, Pastel. Private Collector.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 Inscape Literary & Visual Arts Journal, Morehead, Kentucky
2021 Inscape Literary & Visual Arts Journal, Morehead, Kentucky