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Education

Bachelor of Science and Art, Graduated May 2005

Concentrations in Fine Art and Chemistry

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Public Art Boot Camp, May 2015

An intensive, juried workshop for emerging public artists

City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture

Seattle, Washington

Residencies And Symposium

XXIV Kohila Symposium, July 2023

Three week international wood firing symposium 

Kohila, Estonia 

Visiting Artist Residency, March 2022

Manchester Craftsman Guild Youth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Artist in Residence, June – July 2019

Guldagergaard Center for International Ceramic Research

Skaeskor, Denmark

Artist in Residence, September – October 2010

Guldagergaard Center for International Ceramic Research

Skaeskor, Denmark

Wood firing

Cloud Kiln, built Spring 2023

Train kiln style wood fired kiln

Fundraised, designed, and built

Kiln Manager 2021- 2023

Santatsugama wood kiln,

Seabeck, Washington 

Organized and lead firings

Shift Leader, 2014- present

Wood firing Crew, September 2006- present

Santatsugama wood kiln

Selected Installations

Murmuration, July 2022 – August 2023

Temporary installation as part of “Mythical Worlds” solo show

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

self funded

Arboreal, August 2020- August 2021

Temporary Installation in North East Seattle, Washington

Funded by the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture.

$6,000 budget

Looking Forward, Looking back, August-November 2016

Temporary installation in a Tacoma, Washington

Presented by Spaceworks, Tacoma. 

$500 stipend

Viral, July – November 2016

Temporary installation in the South Lake Union, Seattle, Washington

Presented by Storefronts – a program of Shunpike, 

$500 stipend

Mental Habitat: Gruzzlies and Memebles, September – December 2015, 

Temporary Installation at Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington

Funded by the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture.

$4,000 budget

Beasts of Love, February 2014

Permanent Installation at the University Child Development School

Seattle, Washington

Dirona, September – December 2014, 

Temporary installation at Whatcom Museum 

as part of “Reaching Beyond: NWDC at 60” Bellingham, Washington

Ghostdogs, September – October 2011

Temporary installation at a vacant storefront in the Ballard Neighborhood, 

Seattle, Washington

Swarm, October 2010

Temporary Installation at Skaelskor Elementary School, 

Skaelskor, Denmark.

Selected Exhibitions

Gifts of the Forest, January 2025 (solo show)

J. Rinehart Gallery, Seattle, Washington

The Places We Hide, May 2024 (three person show)

Archimedes Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon 

Mythical Worlds, July – August 2022 (Solo show)

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, Washington

Celestial Beasts, December 2021 – March 2022 (solo show)

Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Youth, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Myths and Warnings, November 2021 (three person show)

Archimedes Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon

Free Range, April 2021 (solo show)

Saltstone Ceramics, Seattle, Washington 

Tides and Currents, May 2018 (three person show)

Archimedes Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon

Making Our Mark, 2017-2018 (juried show of teaching artists)

Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington

Beneath Still Waters, December 2016 (solo show)

The Island Gallery, Bainbridge Island, Washington. 

Overgrown, July 2016 (two person show)

Archimedes Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon

Awarded best “And more” artist of the “Plein Air & More” art festival. 

Stormy Weather, November 2015 (invited)

Archimedes Gallery, Cannon Beach, Oregon

Reaching Beyond: NWDC at 60, September 2014 (juried)

Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington

We <3 Monsters, April – June 2012 (invited)

Andromeda Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts

Washington Clay Artist Annual Juried Show, March 2012, (juried)

Art Stop Gallery, Tacoma, Washington, 

Selected Exhibitions Denizens of the Forest Kings, May 2010 (3 person show)

Twilight Art Collective, Seattle, Washington

CVG 2010, February 2010 (Juried)

Collective Vision Gallery, Bremerton, Washington

3rd annual Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition, February 2010

Concordia University, St Paul, Minnesota (Juried)

Beauty and the Beasts, December 2009 (Featured Artist)

The Island Gallery, Bainbridge Island, Washington

Funderburgh & Tiller, August 2009 (Two Person Show)

Northwinds Art Collective, Port Townsend, Washington

10th Annual Clay Invitational, May 2009 (Invited)

The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Design Festa vol.29 May 2009  (Art Fair)

Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan

The Day After Tomorrow, March 2009 (Invited)

Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, Pennsylvania

A Path of Flame 2009, February – April 2009 (Invited) Gallery Madera, Tacoma, Washington

Endangered, February 2009 (Juried)

Gloria Kennedy Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

Washington Clay Artists Annual Juried Show, September 2008 (Juried)

Awarded people’s choice

The Art Stop, Tacoma, Washington

Beasts of the Kiln, May 2008 (three person show)

The Island Gallery, Bainbridge Island, Washington

Synthetic Aesthetics, February 2005 (two person graduation show)

The Frame, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Junior Sculpture Class Show, December 2003

D Gallery, Nagoya Zokei University, Kasugai city, Japan

Teaching/workshops

Weekend Workshop

Two four hour sessions on sculpting beasts

Pottery Northwest, May 2024

Seattle, Washington

Burnish Clay studio, September 2024

Bellingham workshop

Saltstones Ceramics, May 2023

Seattle, Washington

Morning Ceramics, October 2022

Portland, Oregon

Beginning Bronze Casting, June 2014 – present

8 week introduction to bronze casting

Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle ,Washington

Patina Workshop, September  2014 – present

Two day workshop covering torch, burial, and vapor patinas, 

Pratt Fine Art Center

Selected Lectures

Pottery Northwest, Visiting artist lecture

Lecture on work to students and general public, May 2024

Seattle, Washington

Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Visiting Artist Lecture

Lecture on work to students and general public, March 2022

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Seattle Metals Guild Panel Discussion 

Panel Discussion, October 2018

Tacoma, Washington

Making our Mark Artist Discussion Series: Emerging Artists

Panel discussion, January 2018

Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington. 

Visiting Artist’s Artist Talk

Lecture on work, May 2016

Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington

North West Designer Craftsmen Artist’s Lecture

Lecture on work, April 2013

Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center, Seattle, Washington. 

Selected Press

Mini Documentary with Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

“Eva Funderburgh : Mythical Worlds”

July 2022

Sixteen minute YouTube documentary 

Feature in Stackedd Magazine

“Firewoman – Eva Funderburgh Goes for the Bronze”

November 2015

Online Magazine, Seattle, Washington,

Feature /Cover of “Weave – Seattle urban & contemporary art”, Winter 2014

Print Magazine, Seattle, Washington

Feature in Eloquence, September 2012,

Print Magazine, South Korea

Interview in Combustus, March 2013

Online magazine, United States

Interview in Another Passion, August 2010

Print and online magazine, United States

Permanent Collections

Kohila International Ceramics Symposium, 

Kohila, Estonia

Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center, 

Skaelskor, Denmark

Blanden Art Museum, 

Fort Dodge, Iowa 

University Child Development School, 

Seattle, Washington

Pieces held in private collections 

in at least twenty two countries

Rosters

ArtsWA Public Art Roster 2021-2025