Sheldon Ganstrom
206 West 26th Street
Hays, KS 67601
785-628-8678
Education
Master of Fine Arts Studies, 1980 to 1994
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
(Major in Ceramics, Minor in Drawing)
Bachelor of Science in Art Education, 1975
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Experience
Ceramic Artist, Hays, KS, 1994 - present
Ceramic Artist, Great Bend, KS, 1984 - 1994
Ceramic Artist, St. John, KS, 1986 – 1987
Art Teacher K – 12, Unified School District #350 St. John – Hudson, KS, 1975 – 1986
Adjunct Faculty, Barton County Community College,Great Bend, KS, 1979 – 1994
Publications
The Contemporary Potter, Jonathan Fairbanks, Angela Fina, and Chris Gustin, Rockport,Publishing, Inc.,
page 9, 2000.
“Stained Surfaces,� Linda Ganstrom , Photographs by Sheldon Ganstrom,Vol.6,No. 2, pp16– 19
“Kansas Interviews,� Gerry Williams, The Studio Potter, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 80, June 1999
The Ceramic Design Book, Introduction by Val Cushing, Altamont Press, Inc., Lark Books, Asheville, NC,
page l4l, 1998
“Meet the Masters,� Lynne Thompson, Cleveland Magazine – Special Promotional Section, pp.
5,6, June 1998
“Bold Vision in Coconut Grove,� Joan McIver and Barry Grossman, Florida Design, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp.
176 – 184, 1997
The Best of Pottery, Jonathon Fairbanks and Angela Fina, Rockport Publishers, Inc., page 9, 1996
“Review: The National Decorative Art Exhibit,� Stephen Gleissner, New Art Examiner, page 62, 1985
Juried Exhibitions
Included in over 50 regional and national exhibitions with over 30 awards
Television
Kansas Arts Today with Sheldon and Linda Ganstrom, No. 38 Smoky Hills Public Television, KOOD, Bunker
Hill, KS
January, 1997
Interview on WFTV Channel 9 in Orlando, FL, March, 1998
Interview on the News in Dallas/Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, April 1998
Booth Shot, Cable News Network (Spanish), Atlanta, GA, September 1997
Interview, OC-4 Public Access Television Channel 52, Oakland County Communications Corporation,
Detroit, MI, September 1996
Juror for:
Hidden Glen Arts Festival, Olatha, KS, 1990
Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina, KS, 1993, 1994
Kansas Watercolor Society Signature Membership Exhibit, 1999
Juried Art Festivals
Over 160 exhibitions since becoming a full-time artist in 1986.
2001
Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Coconut Grove, FL (Invited to exhibit in Claywork and Sculpture)
Boca Raton Museum of Art Festival, Boca Raton, FL
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL
Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City, OK
Lakefront Art Festival, Milwaukee, WI
Boston Mills Art Festival, Peninsula, OH (Award)
State Street Art Festival, Ann Arbor, MI (Reinvited since 1986)
Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
2000
Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Coconut Grove, FL (Invited to exhibit in Claywork and Sculpture)
Naples National Art Festival, Naples, FL
The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL
Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH
State Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI (Award 2000 - Reinvited since 1986)
Boston Mills Artfest, Peninsula, OH
Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City, OK
Kansas City Plaza, Kansas City, MO
Cottonwood Art Festival, Richardson, TX (Spring and Fall Exhibits)
206 West 26th Street
Hays, KS 67601
785-628-8678
Education
Master of Fine Arts Studies, 1980 to 1994
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
(Major in Ceramics, Minor in Drawing)
Bachelor of Science in Art Education, 1975
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Experience
Ceramic Artist, Hays, KS, 1994 - present
Ceramic Artist, Great Bend, KS, 1984 - 1994
Ceramic Artist, St. John, KS, 1986 – 1987
Art Teacher K – 12, Unified School District #350 St. John – Hudson, KS, 1975 – 1986
Adjunct Faculty, Barton County Community College,Great Bend, KS, 1979 – 1994
Publications
The Contemporary Potter, Jonathan Fairbanks, Angela Fina, and Chris Gustin, Rockport,Publishing, Inc.,
page 9, 2000.
“Stained Surfaces,� Linda Ganstrom , Photographs by Sheldon Ganstrom,Vol.6,No. 2, pp16– 19
“Kansas Interviews,� Gerry Williams, The Studio Potter, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 80, June 1999
The Ceramic Design Book, Introduction by Val Cushing, Altamont Press, Inc., Lark Books, Asheville, NC,
page l4l, 1998
“Meet the Masters,� Lynne Thompson, Cleveland Magazine – Special Promotional Section, pp.
5,6, June 1998
“Bold Vision in Coconut Grove,� Joan McIver and Barry Grossman, Florida Design, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp.
176 – 184, 1997
The Best of Pottery, Jonathon Fairbanks and Angela Fina, Rockport Publishers, Inc., page 9, 1996
“Review: The National Decorative Art Exhibit,� Stephen Gleissner, New Art Examiner, page 62, 1985
Juried Exhibitions
Included in over 50 regional and national exhibitions with over 30 awards
Television
Kansas Arts Today with Sheldon and Linda Ganstrom, No. 38 Smoky Hills Public Television, KOOD, Bunker
Hill, KS
January, 1997
Interview on WFTV Channel 9 in Orlando, FL, March, 1998
Interview on the News in Dallas/Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, April 1998
Booth Shot, Cable News Network (Spanish), Atlanta, GA, September 1997
Interview, OC-4 Public Access Television Channel 52, Oakland County Communications Corporation,
Detroit, MI, September 1996
Juror for:
Hidden Glen Arts Festival, Olatha, KS, 1990
Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina, KS, 1993, 1994
Kansas Watercolor Society Signature Membership Exhibit, 1999
Juried Art Festivals
Over 160 exhibitions since becoming a full-time artist in 1986.
2001
Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Coconut Grove, FL (Invited to exhibit in Claywork and Sculpture)
Boca Raton Museum of Art Festival, Boca Raton, FL
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL
Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City, OK
Lakefront Art Festival, Milwaukee, WI
Boston Mills Art Festival, Peninsula, OH (Award)
State Street Art Festival, Ann Arbor, MI (Reinvited since 1986)
Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
2000
Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Coconut Grove, FL (Invited to exhibit in Claywork and Sculpture)
Naples National Art Festival, Naples, FL
The Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL
Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH
State Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI (Award 2000 - Reinvited since 1986)
Boston Mills Artfest, Peninsula, OH
Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City, OK
Kansas City Plaza, Kansas City, MO
Cottonwood Art Festival, Richardson, TX (Spring and Fall Exhibits)
