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1. Growth/Deterioration, 2004- continuous, porcelain, size varies
2. Growth/Deterioration, 2004- continuous, porcelain, size varies
3. Growth/Deterioration, 2004- continuous, porcelain, , size varies
4. Growth/Deterioration, 2004, porcelain, 90" x 60" x 60"
5. Growth/Deterioration, detail
6. Growth/Deterioration, 2004, porcelain, 90" x 60" x 60"
7. Growth, 2003, earthenware and terra sigillata, 108" x 22" x 48"
8. Growth, detail

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9. Connection Between, 2007, porcelain, size varies
10. Connection Between, 2007, porcelain, detail
11. Helminthology, 2008, ceramic, slip, glaze, colored clay,
      size varies
12. Helminthology, 2008, ceramic, slip, glaze, colored clay,
      detail
13. These are a Few of my Favorite Things, 2008, ceramic,
      slip, glaze, colored clay, whiskers, size varies
14. These are a Few of my Favorite Things, 2008, ceramic,
      slip, glaze, colored clay, whiskers, size varies

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1. Anemone, 2008, colored clay and glaze, size varies
2. Entrail I, 2007, ceramic, slip, stain, glaze, 10”x 3-1/2”x 3-1/2”
3. Entrail II, 2007, ceramic, slip, stain, glaze, 10”x 3-1/2”x 3-1/2”
4. Bottom of my Heart, 2006, ceramic, slip stain, glaze, 12-1/2”x 10”x 1-1/2”
5. Blues, 2006, ceramic, slip, stain, glaze, 11”x 10”x 1-1/2”
6. Surface, 2006, ceramic, slip, stain, glaze, 5”x 5-1/2” x 1-1/2”

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7. Untitled, 2005, porcelain, 36" x 5" x 3"
8. Skin & Flesh, 2005, porcelain, 12" x 3" x 5"
9. Skin & Flesh, detail
10. Flow, 2005, porcelain, 7" x 5" x 14"
11. Misoneism, 2003, earthenware, 60" x 12" x 40"
12. Natural Beauty, 2003, earthenware, 108" x 12" x 72"

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Contact Information
915 Art Studios, Studio #309
Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
tel: 215-200-9896
e-mail: brookehine@hotmail.com
www.brookehine.com
www.behance.net/bhine
www.artaxis.org
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.
Please note mail not accepted at this address.

Artist Statement
The act of art making involves an innate spirituality that enables me to address the cycle of life and death. As a ceramic artist, my work is influenced by qualities observed in nature: the negative space created by naked branches in winter, the path traced by insects in a hollow log, or fossils found in the ground. The repetitions of curvilinear forms create a lively visual field that evokes life energy. In my artwork, traces of a history are evident, but the subtler details of a forgotten past entice discovery.

Education
2004
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
MFA

2000
Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI
BFA

Studies Abroad, Art of Italy, Florence and Venice, Three-week studio session, Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI

Professional Experience
2008
Curatorial Assistant, The Career Development Program, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists(CFEVA), Philadelphia, PA

Visiting Curator, CFEVA, Philadelphia, PA

Instructor, The Rainbow Project, Outreach Program, CFEVA, Philadelphia, PA

Artist in Residence, Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Instructor, Introductory wheelthrowing, The Ceramic Shop, Philadelphia, PA

2007
Administrative Coordinator, CFEVA, Philadelphia, PA

2006
School Exhibitions Coordinator, CFEVA, Philadelphia, PA

2004
Vice President, Graduate Artists Association, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Selected Bibliography
Haggard, Valley, “The Artistic Body”, Style Weekly, Richmond, VA, May 14, 2008

Tiger, Caroline, “If Walls Could Talk”, American Style Magazine, pgs. 62- 69, April 2008

Fallik, Dawn, “Art Hangs Around”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 8, 2007

Blanchard, Matt, “Come on In- POST”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, pgs. 24- 26, October 6, 2006

Commisions
2004
Baptismal Font, Epiphany Catholic Church, Chesterfield, VA

Selected Exhibitions

2008
Art of the State 2008, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA

Live With It- Premiere, Photo West Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Exintrinsic, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA

Adaptation: Celebrating Growth and Change, The Felicity R. (Bebe) Benoliel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

From the Ground Up, Fe Gallery, NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA

Intertwine, Sam Quinn Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2007
POST Preview, Freeman’s Auction House, Philadelphia, PA

Gallery in the Garden 9, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Orwigsburg, PA

Disappearance, The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

4/4- Circles, Squares, and the City Grid- Home and Design, Liao Collection, Philadelphia, PA

Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Field Manual- Maneuvers in the Natural World, Hopkins House Gallery, Collingswood, NJ

2006
Gallery in the Garden 8, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Orwigsburg, PA

Eternal Temporality, StrataSphere Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Amazing Clay 3, Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA

Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

Crossovers: Craft, Art, and Design, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

Exhibitions Curated

2008
Adaptation: Celebrating Growth and Change, The Felicity R. (Bebe) Benoliel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Other

2008
A Show of Hands 18, Manna Art Auction, Philadelphia, PA

Spiral Q Benefit, Founder’s Hall, Philadelphia, PA

2007
A Show of Hands 17, Manna Art Auction, Philadelphia, PA