Born in 1958 in Houston, TX
EDUCATION
1983 MFA in Ceramics, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1981 BA in History, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
BFA in Ceramics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1999 Artist Talk, Fresh Flowers, Bellevue Art Museum
Workshop, Steward Park Art Studio, Seattle, WA
1998 Visiting Artist, Emily Carr College of Arts and Design, Vancouver, Canada
Juror, Washington Potters Association Annual Exhibition, Seattle, WA
1997 Art Fair '97 Seattle, panel discussion, Legacy of the Vessel
Artist Talk, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
Artist Lecture, University of Peugeot Sound, Tacoma, WA
1995 Artist Lecture, William Traver Gallery
Juror, Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair
Workshop and Lecture, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR
1994 Artist Lecture, Kirkland Arts Center
Artist Lecture, Focus on Fire Conference, Bellevue Community College
1991 Visiting Artist, Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Artist, Long Beach State University, Long Beach, CA
1989 Discussion Facilitator for Topical Discussions at NCECA '89, Contemporary Alternatives to the Vessel and Figure,
Kansas City, MO
1988 Lecturer, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Visiting Artist, Walnut Creek Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA
1987 Lecturer, Summer Quarter, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1986 Artist-in-Residence, Arts/Industry Program, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, Co., National Endowment for the
Arts, Sheboygan, WI
Visiting Artist, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Visiting Artist, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Visiting Artist, Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1985 Berkeley Academy Workshop, Supported by the California Arts Council and Studio One, Oakland, CA
Visiting Artist, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Guest Lecture, Emidio Galassi Summer Workshop, Faenza, Italy
Lecturer/Visiting Artist, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1983 Wheel Thrown Pottery, Rhode Island, School of Design, Providence, RI
Continuing Education, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Observations, Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2005 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003 Sight and Sound, Suzzallo Library, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2002 Flowers, The Works Gallery, Philidelphia, PA
2000 Pause, William Traver Gallery, Millenium Series, Seattle, WA
1998 Lou Cabeen and Jamie Walker, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1997 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Passage, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
1996 Jim Melchert and Jamie Walker/ Affinities, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1992 Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Shirley Scheier/ Jamie Walker, Tenure Review Exhibition, School of Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1990 Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1988 Jamie Walker, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco,CA
1987 Ceramic Sculpture, Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA
1986 Jamie Walker/ Ceramic Work, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1985 Jamie Walker/ Ceramics, Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA
Kay Walkingstick/ Jamie Walker, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1984 Jamie Walker/ Ceramic Installation, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1981 Jamie Walker/ Recent Work, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 The Nature of Growth, Purser Art Gallery, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA
No Joke: Selections from the Pruzan Collection, Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
2007 Visual Artists Collective, 3 Person Show, Boise, ID
Circle, Triangle, Square, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
2006 The Politics of Place, Clackamas Community College Gallery, Portland, OR
2004 Forms: Clay Invitational, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina
2002 Material Speculations, NCECA Invitational, H&R Block Artspace Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Fundamentally Clay: Ceramic Abstraction 2002, Scripps Annual, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College,
Claremont, CA
25th Anniversary Exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2000 Ceramic National 2000, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, traveling
1/2: Looking Forward, Looking Back, Seattle Art Museum, curated by Trevor Fairbrother, Seattle, WA
The Wood Show, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1999 25th Anniversary Show, John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI
The Pouring Vessel, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Fresh Flowers, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
1998 A Fire for Ceramics: Contemporary Art from the Daniel Jacobs and Derek Mason Collection, Hand Workshop Art Center,
Richmond, VA
1997 Studio Days 97, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs,PA
Wit and Wisdom, Susan Leslie curator, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
20th Anniversary Show, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1996 Clay: A Continuing Tradition, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Fifty Years/ Fifty Artists, 50th Pacific Northwest Arts Fair, Bellevue Art Museum
A Million Pounds of Clay: Thirty Years of Pottery Northwest, Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA
Magic Mud Northwest Invitational, Traveling exhibition, Curated by John Takehara, Gallery by the Lake, Coer d'Alene, ID;
College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID; Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID; University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
1995 Influence and Introspection, Pacific Northwest Ceramics, Willamette Ceramics Guild and Salem Art Association, Oregon
Invitational Teapot Exhibition, MIA Gallery, Seattle, WA
1994 Teapot Invitational, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Clay Collaboration: Eva Kwong, Paul Martinez, Jamie Walker, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA
The Cup, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Cups 1994, Artworks Gallery, Seattle, WA
Clay Selections, Dorothy Weiss Gallery", San Francisco, CA
1993 Clay 1993: A National Survey Exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Cup Invitational, Artworks Gallery, Seattle, WA
Teapots, The Farrell Collection, Washington, D.C.
Clay National, NCECA Juried exhibition, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, catalog, traveling
Mug O Month Alumnus Show, Pannikan Coffee, San Diego, CA
Howard Kottler Legacy, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA
1992 Teapots, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
12x12x12, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Artistic Generations: Jacquie Rice & Her Students, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Spirit of the West, Traveling exhibition sponsored by West One Bank, Boise, ID
A Constellation of Cups, Peter Kirk Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1991 Salon Show, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
War in the Gulf, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Clay With An Attitude, Peter Kirk Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1990 Uncommon Vessels, Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Bellair, FL
Teapots, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1989 Four Artists, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA
Art on the Table: Crafts Designed for Use, The Society for Art in Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA
Teapots, Lee Sclar Gallery, Morristown, NJ
Dorothy Weiss Gallery, Chicago New Art Forms Expo, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Mermaids and Creatures of the Sea, 440 South Hope Street Lobby Gallery, Olympia and York/O'M&M Associates,
Los Angeles, CA
California Artists Who Are Educators, Arts Commission, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA
Clay Revisions: Plate, Cup and Vase, Scottsdale Museum of Art, Scottsdale, AZ
1988 Clay Revisions: Plate, Cup and Vase, the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
Clay Revisions: Plate, Cup and Vase, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Tea and Ceremony, Faith Nightingale Gallery, San Diego, CA
1988 Annual Art Faculty Exhibition, University Art Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
University of Washington School of Art, 1975-1988, Safeco Insurance Companies, Seattle, WA
Clay and Glass, Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA
Tea for Two, National Juried Exhibition, Grove Gallery, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA
The Aesthetic Edge, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR
Functional Ceramics and Beyond: Inspiration From the Vessel Aesthetic, Union Gallery, Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, LA
Beyond Function, Washington Square Building, Washington, D.C., Catalog
1987 Clay Revisions: Plate, Cup, Vase, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Birthday Cakes/20th Anniversary Show, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Cups, By Design, Minneapolis, MI
RISD Faculty and Alumni Show, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1986 Jamie Walker/Michael Lamar, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Teapots: New Boundaries, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Clay for the Tabletop, Netsky Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL
National Ceramics, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
West Coast Clay, Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
1985 Primary Color, Gallery Eight, La Jolla, CA
Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition, California State University, Hayward, CA
1984 The Teapot, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
American Ceramics National Exhibition, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
Teapots 1984, Gallery Eight, La Jolla, CA
Clay 1984, A National Survey Exhibition, Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA
Cup Invitational, Martha Schneider Gallery, Highland Park, IL
1983 CUPS, By Design, Minneapolis, MN
1981 The June Show, Whitebird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
Works on Paper and Clay, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
1980 May Show, Gail Chase Gallery, Bellevue, WA
Dedication Exhibition, Ura Senke Tea House, United Nations, New York
PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS AND COLLECTIONS
Ann and Steven Walrod, CA
ATT Gateway Tower, Seattle, WA
Becky and Jack Benaroya, Seattle, WA
Betty Lou and Irwin Treiger, Seattle, WA
Bogle and Gates, Seattle, WA
Dan Jacobs, NY
Dorothy and George Saxe, CA
Elaine and Joseph Monson, Seattle, WA
Fred and Ellen Elsas, Birmingham, AL
Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup, WA
Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Herb and Lucy Pruzan, Seattle, WA
Herman Sarkowsky/North Creek Building, Bothell, WA
Hyatt Regency at Gainy Ranch, Scottsdale, AZ
International Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Jack Lenor Larsen, NJ
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Metropolitan Park Tower, Seattle, WA
Nancy and Steven Oliver, CA
Nordstrom stores, TX, NC, FL, HA
Paul Allen Foundation, Seattle, WA
Paul and Debbie Brainerd, Seattle, WA
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
Robert Pfannebecker, PA
Safeco Corp., Seattle, WA
Saks Fifth Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Sherry and Larry Benaroya, Seattle, WA
Steven Walrod, CA
Washington Mutual Corporate Training Center, Auburn, WA
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2008 Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Jack and Grace Pruzan Faculty Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2006 Arts Education Champion, Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, City of Seattle, WA
2005 Flintridge Foundation, Visual Artist Grant, Pasadena, CA
2002 Royalty Research Fund grant, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2000 Jack and Grace Pruzan Faculty Fellow
1992 GSF Grant, UW of Washington Graduate School, Seattle, WA
1986 Craft Artist of the Year, Art Guild of the Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
1985 Merit Award, Art Quest '85, catalog and video, Los Angeles, CA
1980 Artist-in-Square Award, Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair, Bellevue, WA
Ford Foundation Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Tuition scholarship, Lloyd Nordstrom Art Scholarship Fund and Lambda Rho Fund, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA
1978 Ford Foundation Travel Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Ford Foundation Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1999-pres. University of Washington, School of Art, Professor, Seattle, WA
1989 University of Washington, School of Art, Associate Professor, Seattle, WA
1986 San Francisco Art Academy, Guest Instructor, San Francisco, CA
1984 Richmond Art Center, Ceramics Instructor, Richmond, CA
Studio One, Ceramics Instructor, Oakland, CA
1983 Haystack School of Crafts, Teaching Monitor, Deer Isle, ME
PUBLICATIONS
2005 Zelevansky, Lynn, edited by Karen Jacobson. Flintridge Foundation Awards for Visual Artists.
Riggert, Paula. "Reviews." Artweek (June 2005): 20.
2004 University of South Carolina, McMaster Gallery, FORMS: Clay Invitational
2003 Brown, Glen R. "La Natura Morta." Ceramics Art and Perception, Australia 52.
2002 Brown, Glenn and Donald Kuspit. "Material Speculations," NCECA Invitational, H&R Block Artspace Gallery,
Kansas City, MO.
"Fundamentally Clay", 2002 Scripps College 58th Ceramic Annual, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College,
Pomona, CA
2000 Ceramic National 2000, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
1999 Zakin, Richard. "Ceramics: Ways of Creation." Krause Publications 201-208.
1998 Speight, Charlotte and John Toki. "Make it in Clay." Mayfield Publishing Co.
Zakin, Richard. "Hand Formed Ceramics," photograph. Chilton 1st Edition.
1996 Kangas, Matthew. "Reviews", review and photograph. Sculpture (December 1996): 58.
1995 Glowen, Ron. "West Coast Clay," interview. Artweek (May 1, 1995).
1994 Zakin, Richard. NCECA JOURNAL Volume 14 (1993-1994): 93, 94.
1993 Kangas, Matthew. "Reviews". Sculpture Magazine (Nov-Dec 1993): 57.
1991 "Uncommon Vessels," Ceramica, Madrid, Spain 39
1990 White, Cheryl. American Ceramics 8/4: 51.
1989 Lewinson, David. "Four Artists," review. Los Angeles Times 7 April 1989, late ed. 21B.
"Portfolio". American Craft (October/November).
1987 Halper, Vicki, "Clay Revisions: Plate, Cup, Vase". Seattle Art Museum catalog.
Kangas, Matthew. "Puritan Beneath the Surface." The Weekly Seattle, WA (May).
1984 Cover photograph, Ceramics Monthly (December 1984)
Tarzan, Deloris, "CLAY: 1984," Seattle Times 6, 8 April 1984.
