Past Exhibitions

National & Regional Competition


2024 Strictly Functional Pottery National
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA

2024 Ink & Clay Kellogg University Art Gallery
Pomona, CA

2024 Feats of Clay
Lincoln Arts League, Lincoln, CA

2023 Strictly Functional Pottery National
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA

2022 Contemporary Clay Biennial Juried Exhibit
The Art Center, Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

2022 Workhouse Clay International Exhibition
Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA

2022 Off-Center – An International Ceramic Competition
Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

2022 Strictly Functional Pottery National
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA

2022 California Clay Competition
The Artery, Davis, CA

2022 Seismic State:  California Ceramics Exhibition
Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2020 Workhouse Clay International Exhibition
Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA

2020 Off-Center – An International Ceramic Competition
Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

2020 Contemporary Clay Biennial
The Art Center, Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

2019 Strictly Functional Pottery National
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA

2019 Clay Matters – National Ceramic Competition
Epperson Ceramics Gallery, Crockett, CA

2019 Ceramic Wall Works
Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

2019 Purposeful Pottery
Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

2019 Off Center
Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

2018 Visions of Clay
LH Horton Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA

2018 Off Center
Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

2018 Contemporary Clay Biennial
The Art Center, Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

2018 California Clay Competition
The Artery, Davis, CA

2017 4th Clay & Glass Biennial
City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA

2017 Ink & Clay 43
Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State University, CA

2017 Purposeful Pottery
Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

2017 Off Center
Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

2017 California Clay Competition
The Artery, Davis, CA

2016 Ink & Clay 42
Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State University, CA

2016 Contemporary Clay Biennial
The Art Center, Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

2016 California Clay Competition
The Artery, Davis, CA

2015 Ink & Clay 41
Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State University, CA

2015 Visions of Clay
LH Horton Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA

2015 California Clay Competition
The Artery, Davis, CA

2015 3rd Contemporary Ceramics International
Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN

2015 Strictly Functional Pottery National
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA

2015 3rd Clay & Glass National
City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA

2014 Watertight: Beyond the Vessel
The Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA

2014 Ink & Clay 40
Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State University, CA

2014 Influenced and Inspired by Big Ideas
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

2014 From the Earth National Competition
Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, Arizona

2014 Contemporary Clay Biennial
The Art Center, Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

2014 California Clay Competition
The Artery, Davis, California

2014 Strictly Functional Pottery National
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA

2014 Visions of Clay
LH Horton Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA

2013 Clay & Ink 39
Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State University, CA

2013 Visions in Clay
LH Horton Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA

2013 America’s ClayFest
Blue Line Art Gallery, Roseville, California

2013 California Clay Competition
The Artery, Davis, California

2013 ACGA Clay & Glass National
City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA

2012 Julia Terr Ceramics Annual
Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma, CA

2012 Strictly Functional Pottery National
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA

2012 Contemporary Clay Biennial
The Art Center, Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

2012 Vision in Clay
LH Horton Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA

2011 National Biennial Juried Ceramics Exhibition
NAU Art Museum, North Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

2012 Ink and Clay 38
Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State University, Pomona, California

2011 The Art of Clay
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

2011 Strictly Functional Pottery National Competition
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA

2011 California Clay Competition
The Artery, Davis, CA

2010 Strictly Functional Pottery National Competition
Market House

2010 Contemporary Clay Biennial
The Art Center, Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

2010 Feats of Clay XXIII
Lincoln Arts and Cultural Foundation, Lincoln, CA

2010 FILL-adephia – Potters Council Show
In conjunction with the NCECA Conference, Philadelphia, PA

2010 Ink & Clay 36
Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State University, Pomona, California

2008 Feats of Clay – XXI
Lincoln Arts and Cultural Foundation, Lincoln, CA

2008 Clay & Ink 34
Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State University, Pomona, California

2006 Strictly Functional Pottery National Competition
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA

2004 California Clay Competition
Davis, CA

2003 California Clay Competition
Davis, California

2003 Functional Ceramics 2003
Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH

International Competitions


2024 Korea-US Invitational Ceramic Exhibition
Seoul Cyber University, Seoul, Korea

2021 Shanghai International Woodfire Ceramics Festival
Shanghai, CHINA

2020 Changchun International Ceramics Exhibition

Changchun Ceramics Museum, Jilin, CHINA

2018 CERAmini International Exhibition
Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, TURKEY

2018 International Ceramic Triennial UNICUM
National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana, SOLEVNIA

2003 International Competition
World Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, KOREA

Solo Exhibitions


2013 Lee Middleman
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

2008 Lee Middleman Exhibition
Tsugaru Kanayama Gallery, Aomori, Japan

2005 Lee Middleman Exhibition
Tong-In Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Juried Group Exhibitions (USA)


2019 Clay From ACGA
Epperson Ceramic Gallery, Crockett, CA

2019 Heated Expression
Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA

2018 This Is Us
Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA

2016 Potters Council Juried Show
Resource Hall, Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, MO

2015 California Invites Exhibition 5 + 5
TRAX Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2015 Fourth Annual Clay and Glass
Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA

2015 Potters Council Juried Show
NCECA, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI

2014 Best of Kind, San Francisco Bay Area Ceramics
Smith Andersen Editions, Palo Alto, CA

2014 ACGA SMArt Invitational
SMArt Gallert, San Francisco, CA

2014 Vessels – Juried Exhibition
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

2013 Eight from ACGA
Davis Art Center, Davis, CA

2012 Ahhh! Silica
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA

2012 Fire Inspired: Asian Techniques & Traditions in Ceramic Art
San Jose City Hall, CA

2012 Eight from ACGA
Davis Art Center, Davis, CA

2012 Good Company, Great Clay and Glass in California 1932-2012
Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA

2011 Saratoga Fine Arts Show
West Valley College, Saratoga, California

2010 ACGA @ Museum of Art & History
Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, CA

2010 ACGA Exhibition
Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA

2010 Strictly Functional Pottery: Then and Now
In conjunction with the NCECA Conference, Philadelphia, PA

2010 Eight from ACGA
Davis Art Center, Davis, CA

2009 AGCA at PARC
Palo Alto, CA

2008 Exploring the Surface
Pence Gallery, Davis, CA

2007 Follow the Line: Traditions Revealed by ACGA Artists
Pence Gallery, Davis, California

2005 60 Years of Fire, Form & Function
Fallkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA

2005 San Francisco Clay & Glass
Fort Mason, CA

2004 San Francisco Clay & Glass Festival
Fort Mason, CA

2004 East Meets West
Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, CA

2003 to 2014 Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival (yearly)
Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, California

2002 Opaque/Transparent: Clay/Glass
College of Marin Art Gallery, CA

2002 Triton Museum of Art
Santa Clara, CA

International Group Exhibitions


2024 “International Ceramic Art Exhibition”
Shredharani Gallery, New Delhi, India (presented by the Indian Ceramics Triennale)

2020 & 2021 China Changchun International Ceramics Symposium
Changchun Museum/Gallery, Changchun, China

2020 “New Members’ Exhibition 2020/2021” – The International Academy of Ceramics
Guozhing Ceramics Art Museum, Beijing, China

2019 “Hong Guang ZiQi” International Ceramic Art Exhibition
Yixing, China

2017 International Celadon Exhibition
Huamao Art Museum, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China

2017 “A Thousand Years of Black Porcelain,”
Yaotou Kiln Ceramic Festival, Weinan, China

2017 “Hong Guang ZiQi” International Ceramic Art Exhibition
Yixing Museum, China

2016 Superconductivity – Contemporary Ceramic
798 Art Bridge, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China

2016 “The East Style Ceramic Art Works Collection”
Henan Ceramic Assoc, Zhengzhou, China

2016 International Macsabal Exhibition
International Macsabal Museum, Samnye City, Korea

2015 Glorious Light & Auspicious Air – International Pottery Exhibition
Yixing Ceramics Museum, Yixing, China

2014 Jak Dang Tableware Exhibition
Jaun Ceramic Art Factory, Ulsan, Korea

2013 International Macsabal Ceramics Exhibition
Taisan Ceramics Ltd., International Ceramics Expo, Jinan, China

2013 International Ceramic Art Exhibition
QiLu University of Technology, Jinan, China

2012 International Ceramic Artists Association Exhibition
Red Clay Galleries, Baroda, India

2012 International Macsabal Exhibition
Hae Gang Ceramic Museum, Icheon City, Korea

2012 Hacettepe University – Ceramic Symposium Exhibition
Faculty of Fine Arts, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

2011 100 Years – New Works From the Restored Gimje Onggi Kiln
Korea Craft and Design Foundation Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2011 International Ceramics Exhibition
An Yang Foundation for Culture and Arts, An Yang City, Korea

2011 China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair
Shenzhen, China

2010 Selections of Ceramic Art from International Masters
Qingdao Art Museum, China

2010 19th Sosabeol International Art Expo 2010
Pyeongtaek, Korea

2009 The Best of American Ceramic Art
12th International Art Exposition, China World Trade Center, Beijing, China

2008 & 2010 International Ceramic Forum
Zibo, China

2008 The International Ceramic Forum
Zibo, China

2007 International Macsabal Exhibition in Insadong
Gallery 21 & Gallery Gac, Insadong, Seoul, Korea

2007 Contemporary International Exhibition
Jingdezhen, China

2007 The 10th International Macsabal Woodfire Festival
Zibo, China & Osan, Korea

2005 Winter Macsabal Festival, Yangpyeong, Korea
Yangpyeong, Korea

2004 to 2010 The International Macsabal Woodfire Festival (yearly)
Osan, Korea

2003 to 2009 Goshogawara Artist-in-Residence Exhibition (yearly)
Woodfire Festival, Aomori, Japan

2002 Aomori International Wood Fire Festival
Aomori, Japan