Robert E. Chance
Ceramics, Sculpture, and 3D Design
Education
1974, M.F.A - Ceramics, Virginia Commonwealth University
1972, B.F.A - Ceramics, University of Hawaii
Faculty Positions
1988 - present, Professor, Art Department, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
Solo Exhibitions
2005
Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, South Carolina, July/August 2005
USC-Sumter, Main Gallery, Sumter, South Carolina, March 2005
2003
Furman University, Thompson Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina, October 2003
2001
Francis Marion University, Fine Arts Gallery, Florence, South Carolina, March 2001
2000
Hampton III Gallery, Taylors, South Carolina, February 2000
1997
Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden, South Carolina, September 1997
1996
Virtual Exhibition - University of Idaho, Group Virtual Exhibition, Moscow, Idaho, September-November 1996
1995
Furman University Thompson Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina, October 1995
Columbia College Art Gallery, Columbia, South Carolina, September 1995
Hampton III Gallery, Taylors, South Carolina, April 1995
North Greenville College, Tigerville, South Carolina, January 1995
1992
Fine Arts Center, Fine Arts Center Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina, March 1992
1991
Anderson College, Anderson College Fine Arts Center Gallery, September 1991
Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, November 1991
Furman University, Thompson Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina, December 1991
1990 Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, Georgia, July 1990
1989 Francis Marion University , Fine Arts Gallery, Florence, South Carolina, November
1979
Converse College, Milliken Gallery, Spartanburg, South Carolina, March 1979
Clemson University, Lee Hall Gallery, February 1979
1976
Limestone College, Fine Arts Gallery, Gaffney, South Carolina, March 1976
Exhibition Awards
1991 Award, Anderson Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Anderson Arts Center, Anderson, South Carolina, April 1991
Award, Spartanburg Annual Spring Exhibition, Spartanburg Arts Center, Spartanburg, South Carolina, May 1991
1988
Purchase Award, Pickens County Art Museum, Pickens, South Carolina, April 1988
Best in Show, Greenville Artist Guild, Furman University Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina, September 1988
1984
Work selected for Touring Exhibition, Spotlight 1984 - Southeast Crafts, University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, Kentucky
Selected Group Exhibitions - Juried and Invitational
2011
Further Along, Sabbatical Work, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, March 2011
2010
From the Anagama, Works from the Clemson University Anagama Wood Kiln, Catherine Hayes Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina, December 2010
Faculty Exhibition, University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona; Palazzo Vignotti, the Bishop's Palace, Cortona, Italy, July 2010
2009
Participated in Group Exhibition at Frame Designs Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina, June 2009
Participated in Exhibtion, "From the State Museum Collection", Lee Hall Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, February 2009
Participated in "Woodfired" Exhibition at Anderson Art Center, Anderson South Carolina, March 2009
2008
King Snake Press - Ten Years After, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina, June 2008
2006
Expositions of the Heart: Works by Michael Brodeur and Bob Chance, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina, May 2006
2005
From the Artists Studio, Upstairs Art Space, Tryon, North Carolina, April 2005
"The Reedy River", A Group Exhibition at the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina, April 2005
2004
Billy Henson Memorial Show and Groundhog Kiln Firing, Lyman, South Carolina, September 2004
Clemson University, Two Person Exhibition, Lee Hall Gallery, Clemson, South Carolina, February-March 2004
South Carolin Governors School for the Arts, Furman University Faculty Exhibition, August-September 2004
2002
See How We Are - An Exhibition of Prints by Artists who Work in other Media, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina, January 2002. Prints by Bob Chance were produced in the studio/print shop of printmaker Phil Garrett in August 2001.
2001
NCECA - National Conference for Education in the Ceramic Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 2001
2000
South Carolina Clay, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, September 2000
1999
Columbia College, "Upstate to Midstate" Exhibition, Columbia College Art Gallery, Columbia, South Carolina, November 1999
100 Years/100 Artists, South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina, October 1999
1998
Faculty Exhibition, University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona; Palazzo Vignotti, The Bishop's Palace, Cortona, Italy, August 1998
1997
Upstate-to-Date: Upstate Artists from the Permanent Collection; Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina, September 1997
Tusculum College, Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Art Department Gallery, Greenville, Tennessee, April 1997
1993
Morris Gallery, Invitational Exhibition, Columbia, South Carolina, January 1993
Meredith College, Invitational Exhibition, Raleigh, North Carolina, February 1993
1992
Converse College, Two Person Exhibition, Milliken Gallery, Spartanburg, South Carolina, January 1992
Augusta College, Two Person Exhibition, Augusta College Gallery, Augusta, Georgia, February 1992
1991
Nina Liu Gallery, Two Person Exhibition, Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina Crafts Guild Exhibition, Anderson Arts Center, Anderson, South Carolina, February 1991, and 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981
Upstairs Gallery, Two Person Exhibition, Tryon, North Carolina, April 1991
Spartanburg Arts Center, Two Person Exhibition, Spartanburg, South Carolina, April 1991
Furman University, Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Thompson Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina, April 1991
1990
Lander University, Two Person Exhibition, Monsanto Gallery, Greenwood, South Carolina, January 1990
Fine Arts Center, Furman Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Greenville, South Carolina, January 1990
Louisiana College, Furman Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Pineville, Louisiana, September 1990
Springs Mill Art Exhibition, Lancaster, South Carolina, September 1990
1989
Columbia College, Furman Art Faculty Exhibition, Columbia College Art Gallery, Columbia, South Carolina, January
1989
Sumter Gallery of Art, Two Person Exhibition, Sumter, South Carolina, October 1989
Guild of South Carolina Artists, Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg, South Carolina
1988
Artists-in-Residence, Invitational Exhibition, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina, January 1988
Monsanto Gallery, Greenwood, South Carolina, March 1988
Pickens County Museum, Two person Exhibition, Pickens, South Carolina, April 1988 and 1981
1987
Guild of South Carolina Artists, Juried Exhibition, Anderson Art Center, Anderson, South Carolina, October 1987
Greenville Artist Guild Annual Juried Exhibition, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina, 1987, 1986, 1985
1986
South Carolina Arts Commission Annual Juried Exhibition, 1986, 1984, 1983, 1982
Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina, Two Person Exhibition, January 1986
1985
Functional Ceramics, Invitational Exhibition, The Columbia Museum, Columbia, South Carolina, January 1985
Greenville County Museum of Art, Two Person Exhibition, Greenville, South Carolina, November 1985
Fine Arts Center Faculty Exhibition, Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina, November 1985
1984
Teabowl, Juried Exhibition, Crafts Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, January 1984
Ceramics: Southeast, Invitational Exhibition, Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, Clearwater, Florida, March, 1984
Rome Exhibit USA: Portrait of the South, Invitational Exhibition, Palazzo Venezia, Rome, Italy, September 1984
Spartanburg Art Center , Three Person Exhibition, Spartanburg, South Carolina, September 1984
Fine Arts Center Faculty Exhibition, Kershaw County Fine Arts Center, Camden, South Carolina, November 1984
Clay Matters, 1984, Juried Exhibition, Spirit Square Art Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina
Spotlight 1984 - Southeast Crafts, Juried Exhibition, University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, Kentucky
1982
Asheville Museum of Art, Two Person Exhibition, Asheville, North Carolina, October 1982
1979
Appalachian Crafts, Juried Exhibition, Appalachian Craft Center, Smithville, Tennessee, Fall 1979
1977
Curator's Choice Invitational, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina, April 1977
Collections - Public and Corporate
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina
State Art Collection, State Museum of South Carolina
Lander University, Fine Arts Division, Greenwood, South Carolina
Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina
Pickens County Museum, Pickens County, South Carolina
North Carolina National Bank, Tryon, North Carolina
Federal Reserve Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina
Office of the Secretary of Education, Washington, DC.
Hitachi Corporation, Greenville, South Carolina
South Carolina National Bank, Greenville, South Carolina
First Federal of South Carolina, Greenville, South Carolina
Office of the Secretary of Education, State of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Governor's Mansion, Columbia, South Carolina
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Commissions
South Carolina Make-A-Wish, Pieces given to distinguished contributors, Fall 2008
Piedmont Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Works given to board members and distinguished contributors, Greenville, South Carolina, January 1990
State of South Carolina, South Carolina Arts Commission, Works commissioned for awards for jury panelists, 1987 and 1981
Publications
2006
500 Pitchers, Lark Publications
2000
Extruder Book, American Ceramic Society 2000, Clayart Magazine
1997
Homeplans Magazine, April 1997
1996
Carolyn Watson, "Robert Chance", Art Papers, February 1996
1995
James Stewart, "Designs by Chance", Furman Magazine, Fall 1995
Gerry Williams, "Potters of South Carolina", Studio Potter Magazine, Summer 1995
1993
Cover Photograph, Southern Bell Telephone Book, South Carolina
1989
Sumter News, October 1989
1986
Ceramics Monthly, March 1986
1985
Exhibition Catalog, Functional Ceramics, The Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina, January 1985
Greenville News, Feature Article, May 1985
1981
South Carolina Crafts Guild, Cover Photograph
1979
Exhibition Catalog, Appalachian Crafts, Fall 1979
1976
Greenville-Piedmont, Artist's Profile, October 1976
Awards and Grants
1998
Faculty Research and Professional Growth Grant, Summer 1998
1997
Mellon Foundation Grant, Summer 1997
1996
Furman Advantage Grant, Summer 1996
1991
Knight Foundation Grant, Summer 1991
Faculty Research and Professional Growth Grant, Summer 1991
1989
New Faculty Development Grant, January 1989
Educational Development Grant, December 1989
1987
Teacher of the Year, Fine Arts Center, School District of Greenville County, Greenville, South Carolina, 1986-1987 and 1979-1980
Lectures
2006
Workshop on Japanese Ceramics for the South Carolina Center for Teaching about Asia - Gibbs Museum, Charleston, South Carolina, March 2006
2005
Presentation of Personal Work; Lander University's Distinguished Speakers Series, November 2005
2004
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, Raku Workshop and Lecture, March 2004
1998
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, Raku Workshop and Lecture, May 1998
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, Kiln Building, Lecture and two day Raku Pottery Workshop, February 1998
Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina, Lecture and workshop on Majolica and Tile Making, February 1998
1997
Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Lecture on personal work, September 1997
John C. Campbell Folk Art School, Brasstown, North Carolina, Week-long workshop on Raku Ceramics, June 1997
Lander University, Ceramic workshop and lecture on personal work, Greenwood, South Carolina, June 1997
South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts, Lecture/Demonstration, July 1997
1995
Columbia College, Lecture/Demonstration, September 1995
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Lecture and two day Raku Pottery Workshop, November 1995
North Greenville College, Lecture on personal work, January 1995
Hampton III Gallery, Public lecture in conjunction with opening, April 1995
South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts, Furman University, Lecture on personal work, 1980-95
1992
Augusta College, Augusta, Georgia, Lecture on personal work, February 1992
Fine Arts Center, School District of Greenville County, Throwing Workshop, March 1992
1991
Anderson College, Anderson, South Carolina, Lecture on personal work, September 1991
Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, Lecture on personal work, November 1991
1990
Fine Arts Center, School District of Greenville County, Lecture on Japanese Ceramics
Lander College, Greenwood, South Carolina, Lecture on personal work
1987
Lander College, Greenwood, South Carolina, Ceramic Workshop
1983
Furman University, Kiln Building Workshop
1982
Greenville County Museum of Art, Kiln Building Workshop
1981
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, Ceramic Workshop
1976
Limestone College, Gaffney, South Carolina, Lecture on Personal Work
1974
Virginia Commonwealth University, Kiln Building Workshop
Juries
1996
Graduate Architectural Studies Jury Member, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, Fall 1996
1992
Lander College Arts Magazine, Art Entries, Greenwood, South Carolina, March 1992
1991
Lander College Arts Magazine, Art Entries, Greenwood, South Carolina, April 1991
Fine Arts Center Annual Student Exhibition, Greenville, South Carolina, May 1991
1990
Libertyfest, Liberty South Carolina, May 1990
1989
Asheville Artist's Guild Exhibition, Asheville Museum of Art, Asheville, North Carolina, April 1989
1988
Visual Arts Grants Board Member, South Carolina Arts Commission
1987
Festival of Flowers, Craftsman's Fair, Greenwood, South Carolina
1986
Springfest, Charlotte, North Carolina
1984
Bob Jones University, Student Exhibition, Greenville, South Carolina, May 1984
1979
Spartanburg Spring Art Exhibition, Spartanburg, South Carolina, May 1979
1976
Limestone College, Senior Exhibition, Gaffney, South Carolina
Related Travel
Italy, Arezzo, October 2009, 2008, 2007 to lecture to music students on Italian Art in the Tucson Region
Italy, Summer of 1998, to teach and visit churches, museums and pottery sites.
London, England, December 1989 on a faculty development grant to visit museums and galleries
Japan, Summer of 1984 to visit potteries, kiln sites and to study Japanese ceramics