Bianka Groves De La Cruz
Artist Curriculum Vitae
Education
2024- MFA Candidate, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
2009- 2012 BFA, George Washington University/Corcoran College of Art & Design, Washington DC
2010, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Il
2006- 2009 Pikes Peak State College, Colorado Springs, Co
Publications
-We Are Makers, Edition Seventeen, Desert Porcelain, 2026
-Ceramics Monthly/Pottery Making Illustrated, Studio Talk, ‘Abundance & Resource’, Summer Issue, 2026
-International Ceramic Artists Network, Wall Calendar, January 2026
-Western New Mexico University News Release, Workshop Interview, July 2026
-New Mexico Potters & Clay Artists, Meet the Member, February 2025
-The Studio Potter, ‘It’s Only Momentary’, January 2022
-Baltimore’s Art Authority, ‘Art I’d Buy’, March 2014
-Ceramics Monthly, ‘Exposure’, November 2013
-Washington DC City Paper, Art Desk Review, 2012
Awards/ Scholarships/ Grants
Joan Gentry Endowed Scholarship, UNM, 2025, 2026
Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant, Norther Clay Center, 2016
Arrowmont School of Arts & Craft Workshop Scholarship, 2012
Anne & Ronald Abramson Ceramic Excellence Award, 2012
Martha von Hirsch Memorial Scholarship for Sculpture, 2011
Foundation Faculty Award, Ceramics, CCAD, 2010
Director’s Choice Award, Functional Ceramics, CCAD, 2009
Juror & Panel Invitationals
-Juror, Artaxis Network Representation, December, 2025
-Juror, Perception Exhibition, Light Art Space, Silver City, NM, July 2025
-Juror, Exhibition & Gallery Selection Panel, Northern Clay Center, MPLS, Mn, 2025
-Invited Panelist, New Mexico Potters & Clay Artist 50th Year Celebration, The Future
of Studio Ceramics: Challenges & Opportunities with AI, June, 2025
-Invited Panelist, Minnesota Women Ceramic Artist Organization, Career Paths, 2017
Workshops & Artist Talks
Western NM University, ‘Tattooing Fine Lines into Round Pots, Silver City, NM, 2025
Northern Clay Center, American Pottery Festival, Minneapolis, MN, 2023
Northern Clay Center, American Pottery Festival, Minneapolis, MN, 2019
Northern Clay Center, American Pottery Festival, Minneapolis, MN, 2017
Solo Exhibitions
Light Art Space, ‘It’s a Fine Line Between…’ Silver City, NM, July 2025
Digital Debut Online Solo Show, Belger Crane Yard Studios, KC, MO, 2019
Selected Invitational Group Exhibitions
2025
NCECA Gallery Expo, NCC, Detroit, MI
Art Cups Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, MI
October Featured Artist, Art Axis, online
‘It’s a Fine Line Between…’ Art Space, Silver City, NM
10th Anniversary Cup Show Invitational, Plough Gallery, GA
Cup Show, Abel Contemporary, Stoughton, WI
Perfect Pour, Clay Akar, Iowa City, IA
Pass the Butter, Clay Akar, Iowa City, IA
Belger Holiday Exhibition, Kansas City, KS
2024
NCECA Gallery EXPO, Salt Lake City, UT
At First Sight, Graduate Exhibition, UNM, New Mexico
Yunomi Invitational, ClayAKAR, Iowa City, IA
Simple Cup Show, KOBO Gallery, Seattle, WA
Featured Artist, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
Holiday at the Crane Yard, Belger Studios, Kansas City, MO
2023
NCECA Gallery EXPO, Cincinnati, OH
Cups, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
Out Of Hand, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Online Solo Feature, Clay Akar, Iowa City, IA
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Yunomi Invitational 2023, Clay Akar, Iowa City, IA
CLAYFEST, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, NY
Holidays, Belger Crane Yard Gallery, KC, MO
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, MPLS, MN2022
Regalos, Hecho Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
MoMo Taos Pop UP, Santa Fe, NM
Americano Invitational, ClayAKAR, Iowa City, IA
Holiday Sale & Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, MPLS, MN
Crafted, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Yunomi Invitational, ClayAKAR, Iowa City, IA
Cups Invitational, C2C Gallery, Grand Haven, MI
Out of Hand, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2021
Americano Invitational, ClayAKAR, Iowa City, IA
Featured Artist, Northern Clay Center, MPLS, MN
Still Shakin’ Exhibition, Belger Crane Yard Studios, KC, MO
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
100 Cups Invitational, Muskegon Museum of Art, MI
2020
International Salt & Pepper Exhibition, Belger Crane Yard Studios, KC, MO
Yunomi Invitational, ClayAKAR, Iowa City, IA
Americano Invitational, ClayAKAR, Iowa City, IA
Winterfest, Baltimore Clayworks, MD
2019
Digital Debut Online Solo Show, Belger Crane Yard Studios, KC, MO
Art of the Cup, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, LA
Americano, ClayAkar, IA
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, MPLS, MN
Out of Hand, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2018
NCECA Ceramicidal Tendencies, Punk & Clay, Pittsburgh, PA
Critical Function, Frame House & Jask Gallery, PA
American Pottery Festival, Northern Clay Center, MPLS, MN
Art of the Cup, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
One & Only, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI