Education
1964 B.A. Degree, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida
1966 M.S. Degree, University of Wisconsin, Madison,Wisconsin
1967 M.F.A. Degree, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Professional Experience
Professor Emeritus Minnesota State University at Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota
1968-2003 Professor of Art, Ceramics, Minnesota State University at Mankato, MN
2005 Penland School of Crafts, ceramic sculpture, Penland, NC (summer)
2002 Penland School of Crafts, ceramic sculpture, Penland, NC (summer)
1998 Penland School of Crafts, ceramic sculpture, Penland, NC (summer)
1993 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ceramic sculpture, Deer Isle, MA (summer)
1993 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, ceramic sculpture, Snowmass, CO (summer)
1990 Penland School of Crafts, ceramic sculpture, Penland, NC (summer)
Recent Solo Exhibitions
2013 St. Paul Academy&Summit School, ‘Digesting Matter’, St.Paul, MN
2009 Western Carolina University, Fine Art Museum, ‘Sculptural Ceramics’, Cullowhee, NC
2008 St. Paul Academy&Summit School, ‘Potential Flying Objects’, St. Paul, MN
2008 Craft Alliance, ‘Inside/Inside Out: A Profile of Awareness’, St. Louis, MO
1999 Minnesota State University, Conkling Gallery, Mixed Media Sculpture, Mankato, MN
1995 Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MAEP Program, ‘Unrolling Reflections’, Minneapolis, MN
1995 Northwest Missouri State University, DeLuce Gallery, ‘Ceramic and Bronze’, Maryville, MO
1994 Maurine Littleton Gallery, ‘New Work in Ceramic’, Washington, D.C.
1992 Rochester Art Center, ‘Old Dog New Tricks’, Rochester, MN
1992 Sioux City Art Center, ‘Wall Relief Ceramics’, Sioux City, IA
Selected Invitational Exhibitions
2011 Conkling Gallery, Minnesota State University, Mankato, ‘Three Ways: Robert Finkler, James Tanner, Janice Tanner’, Mankato, MN
2009 St. Olaf College, Flaten Art Museum, ‘The Unorthodox Work of James and Janice Tanner’, Northfield, MN
2007 Rochester Community College, ‘Dancing on Center: Recent Works’, Tanner/Tanner, Rochester, MN
2007 Jaques Art Center, ‘OUTSIDE of Time: Sculptural Paintings’, Jim and Jan Tanner, Aitken, MN
2007 St. Olaf College, Flaten Art Museum, ‘Ceramics Today’, Northfield, MN
2006 Western Carolina University, Fine Art Museum, ‘Harvey K. Littleton+friends: A Legacy of Transforming Object, Image and Idea’, Cullowhee, NC
2005 Morgan State University, James E. Lewis Museum, ‘Unity and Legacy: Umoja’, Baltimore, MD
2005 Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, ‘Diverse Domain of Contemporary North American Ceramic Art’, curated by NCECA, Taiwan
2004 Columbus College of Art&Design, Canzani Center Gallery, ‘21st Century Ceramics’,Columbus, OH
2003 American Craft Council, 2003 Aileen Osborn Webb Awards, Chicago, IL
2003 Mint Museum of Craft&Design, ‘The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience’, Charlotte, NC
Selected Awards/Honors
2003 Council of Fellows, American Craft Council, presented at SOFA, Chicago, IL
2002 Lifetime Achievement Award, Minnesota Craft Council
2001 Fellow of the Council, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
1997 Jerome Foundation, Visual Arts Travel and Study Grant: Greece and Rome
1993 Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship
1991 McKnight Foundation Fellowship
1990 NEA Visual Artist Fellowship
1984 NEA Visual Artist Fellowship
Recent Workshops/Lectures
2013 St. Paul Academy&Summit School, 1 week residency for students in ceramics, St. Paul, MN
2009 Cultural Diversity Program, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Lecture/slide presentation in College Access Program, Mankato, MN
2009 St. Olaf College, Flaten Art Museum, 3 Day Residency, Mixed Media, Northfield, MN
2009 Community & Technical College Fine Arts Conference, Keynote Lecture, Duluth, MN
2009 Western Carolina University, ceramic workshop, Cullowhee, NC
2008 St. Paul Academy&Summit School, lecture & student discussions, St. Paul, MN
2008 Ohr-O’Keege Museum of Art, Hunting Intuition, ceramic workshop, Biloxi, MS
2005 St. Olaf College, Arnold Flaten Lecture Series, Northfield, MN
2004 University of North Carolina at Charlotte, ceramic workshop/lecture, Charlotte, NC
2004 Mint Museum of Craft&Design, lecture, Charlotte, NC
2004 University of Mississippi, ceramic workshop, University, MS
2003 Florida Craftsmen Regional Conference, ‘Clay: Handbuilding Sculpture, Lowfire Color on Stoneware, DeLand, FL
2002 Kansas State University, lecture, Manhattan, KS
2000 Northern Clay Center, lecture: ‘University Education and the Making of Art,' Minneapolis, MN
1999 University of Northern Iowa, ceramic workshop/lecture, Cedar Falls, IA
Selected Professional Activities
2008-09 Advisory Panel Member, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Curator, ‘Three Dimensions of Expression: Mind on Clay Matter’, ceramic work by Victor Spinski, Joe Bova and Roy Strassberg, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2008 3D Juror and judge, Ohr-O’Keefe Musuem of Art, George E. Ohr National Challenge,Biloxi, MS
2007 Juror, Minnesota State Arts Board, Visual Arts Panel, St. Paul, MN
2006 Juror, Ohio Arts Council, Crafts Panel, Columbus, OH
2006 Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Retreat, Hendersonville, NC
2005 Board of Trustees, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2004-06 Panel Member, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2003 Print Studio Residency, Littleton Studios, created 2 prints using the vitreographic process,