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About Von Venhuizen

I am currently an Associate Professor of Art – Ceramics, at Texas Tech University, in Lubbock, Texas.   Before Texas Tech University, I was the Production Manager and Educational Coordinator for Dahlquist Clayworks, in Des Moines, Iowa.  I received my M.F.A. in 1996 from Indiana University – Bloomington , Indiana.  After receiving my MFA, I was hired at Herron School of Art for the summer, then promptly employed as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art at Michigan State University for 3 years.  I have pieces in permanent University collections, museums, and private collections.  I am published in numerous books (i.e 500 Ceramic Sculptures), and have been in over 100 juried exhibitions, solo and two person exhibitions.