Paul McMullan
Associate Professor of Art in
Ceramics
M.F.A. New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University

Paul McMullan teaches ceramics and drawing. He has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and recently in Europe at venues such as the John Michael Kohler Center for the Arts in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the Clay Studio in Philadelphia, and the Louisiana State University School of Art Gallery in Baton Rouge. He is also the recipient of a Mcknight Award at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His work deals with the use of clay as a collage material, incorporating the use of photo-silkscreen, molds, transfer decals, drawings and paintings as well as various handbuilding techniques to achieve an image-packed surface.

Visit Paul's website at www.mcmullanceramics.com.

Teaching Statement
To engage, encourage, and empower. My aim as a teacher is to help each student discover their own individual expression by exposure to the foundations, use of materials, contemporary issues and history of art.

Educators are role models and as an educator being engaged and excited about my own artwork is very important; it brings the studio a sense of passion and energy that is easily communicated to the student. I require a high level of skill and engagement as well as a grounded understanding of material and process. I expect the student to gain strong observational skills through group critiques and individual meetings, which in turn, will add to their ability to self-critique, verbalize and write about their work.

In the studio/classroom I want students to feel freedom to explore ideas and materials, not always focusing on an end product but to gain an understanding for the content which lies in the process.

A leader is best
When people barely know he exists
Not so good when people obey and acclaim him
Worse when they despise him.
Fail to honor the people,
They fail to honor you.
But of a good leader, who talks little,
When his work is done, his aim fulfulled,
They will say, "We did this ourselves."
-Lao Tzu