Al Caniff PhD

Biography

Positions

• Western Colorado University
  • Professor of Art
  • Chair of the Art & Design Department
  • Gallery Director
• Nazareth College, Michigan
  • Professor of Art
  • Chair of Fine Arts
  • Gallery Director
• Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
  • Professor of Art
• Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo
  • Assistant Professor (part-time)
• Union Institute Doctoral Program, Cincinnati
  • Adjunct Professor
• Professional Artist

Professional Associations

• Michigan Potters Guild
• National Art Educators
• Michigan Art Educators

Exhibitions

• Gunnison Arts Center, Gunnison
• Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo
• ARSC Traveling Show (Art Resources of Southern Colorado)
• Carnegie Center for the Arts Area Show, Three Rivers, Mich.
• Art Faculty Show, Western Michigan University
• One Man Show, Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York
• Personal Imagery, Goodman Theatre Studio, Chicago
• Exhuming: One Man Show, Kalamazoo
• Crosscurrents: Contemporary Approaches to Clay, Henderson, Ky.
• Ceramic and Sculpture Exhibition: River Falls, Wis.
• Pacesetters, Concord, N.H.
• Jackson Area Art Show, Jackson, Mich.
• Additional Exhibitions over a 35-year period

Campus Contributions

• Served as chair and member of several standing committees