National & Regional Competition
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
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