SPENCER DOFFLEMYER

Email: spencerdofflemyer@gmail.com 

Mercersburg, PA

Artistic professional with a robust portfolio in ceramics, visual design and gallery work that strives to facilitate community engagement

Work Experience

Independent Artist | Freelance | Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia 

June 2015 – Present

• Crafts a diverse mix of engaging artwork for commission, gallery features, and consumer sales

Duties: 

• Drafts graphic design and illustration concepts for advertising, design, and merchandise commissions 

• Works in pencil sketching, pen and ink drawing, watercolor painting, photography, sculpture, and digital media 

• Creates pottery and ceramic figurative sculpture, portraiture, cups, bowls, and vases

Accomplishments:

• Multiple features in both print and digital publications
• Solo and group show exhibitions
• Thousands of hand to hand sales at community events
• Growing Instagram art presence
• Unique apparel designs for gaming streamers and influencers 

• Collaborations and commissions with established businesses

Fabricator | Roberto Lugo Studio and Village Potter | Wyncote, PA

May 2021 – Dec 2024

Duties:

• Responsible for implementing various studio art practices under the direction of artist Roberto Lugo 

• Work includes pottery wheel throwing, sculpting, slip casting, painting, glazing, decal application, and illustrative designs for private collector purchases and gallery features

• Accompanying artist for occasional travel as personal assistant for various gallery shows, art talks, demonstrations and meetings with prospective clients

Skills: 

• Over 8 years of experience in various ceramic, pottery, painting, and drawing techniques including large scale vessels and mural artwork
• Expertise in contemporary visual art, art history, and culture
• Visual design, photography, and written media communication
• Team collaboration with a diverse range of individuals, organizations, and agency groups 
• Excellent written and verbal communication 
• Interpersonal relationships in a specialized environment

Accomplishments: 

• Played an integral role in studio production 
• Facilitated designs for Lugo’s orange and black Greek and Amari Style vessels
• Work done within Lugo Studio is included in multiple private collections, exhibition features, and permanent museum installations around the country including:

• Smithsonian Museum of Art, Washington, D.C.
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
• Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
• Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
• Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, VA
• Atlanta High Museum, Atlanta, GA
• Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
• R & Company Gallery, New York, NY
• Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
• LA County Museum, Los Angeles, CA
• Art Basal, Miami, FL
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
• Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
• Boston Museum of Fine Art, Boston, MA
• Cincinnati Museum, Cincinnati, OH
• Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• Sotheby’s, New York, NY
• Nike
• Walmart

Studio Assistant | Adam Field Pottery | Helena, MT

May 2021 – June 2021

Duties:

• Responsible for monitoring studio practices
• Worked various pottery and ceramic tasks including grinding feet and firing kiln
• Packed products for shipping

Accomplishments:

• Project Wrap-up for Adam Field’s collaboration with Seth Rogan’s company Houseplant 

Curatorial Intern | Washington County Museum of Fine Art | Hagerstown, MD

June 2016 – August 2016

Duties:

• Responsible for the cleaning, archiving, and storage of the museum’s historic artwork collection
• Maintained proper digital cataloguing on TMS database

Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop
• Experience in Museum Collection Database Systems

• Historic artifact handling and archiving
• Exhibit planning and installation
• Project management

Accomplishments:

• Enhanced community outreach through facilitating exhibit installations

• Archiving of over 100 historic sculptures and paintings of the museum’s permanent art collection.

 

Core Skills

Art History, Drawing, Painting, Pottery, Sculpture, Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, Quick Learner, Strong Leadership, Organization, Team Collaboration, Work Independently, Confidentiality, Consistent, Meeting Deadlines, Supervision, Professional Standards, Studio Management, Studio Practice, Visual Communication, Visual Literacy, Public Speaking, Teaching, Customer Service, Consumer Sales, Art Marketing, Visual Display, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Animate, Krita, Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, Digital Art

Education

Temple University – Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA 

September 2018 – May 2021 

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics 

Minor in Art History 

Tyler Ceramics Collective Member (2020 – 2021)

Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA 

September 2016 – May 2018 

Bachelor of Fine Arts 

James Buchanan High School, Mercersburg, PA 

May 2016

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npc.design

Gallery Exhibitions

2025, Small Favors, The Clay Studio, 1425 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

2024, Village Potter Annual Open Studio Sale, Roberto Lugo Studio, 827 Glenside Avenue, Wyncote, PA 19095

2024, 48th Annual Juried Art Show, Burlington County Annex Gallery, 803 Smithville Rd, Eastampton Township, NJ 08060

2024, It Takes A Village, Mainline Art Center, 746 Panmure Rd, Haverford, PA 19041

2023 and 2024, Jerry’s Bar B(L)OK Party, 129 W Laurel St, Philadelphia, PA 19123

2022, We Here, The Seward Johnson Atelier Gallery, Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, NJ 08619

2022, Design Miami, Village Potter Contributor, Miami Design District, 4000 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137

2021, Handle With Care, Art Auction, Gold Door Gallery, 219 N York Rd, Hatboro, PA, 19040

2021, The Third Feint, Solo Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition, Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery, Tyler School of Art, 2001 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

2020, Senior Painting, Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery, Tyler School of Art, 2001 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

2018 Student Art Exhibition, Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Dr, Shippensburg, PA 17257

2018, Faculty Selects Most featured Summer Exhibition, Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Dr, Shippensburg, PA 17257

2016, People’s Choice Annual Exhibit, Franklin County Art Alliance, 15 South Main Street Chambersburg, PA 17201

2016, Franklin County Art Alliance’s 45th Annual Exhibition – Ralph Snider Scholarship Award, 15 South Main Street Chambersburg, PA 17201

2016, Presbyterian Church of the Upper W Conococheague, Local Arts Showing, 34 W Seminary St Mercersburg PA 17236

Digital and Print Publications

2020, Digital Feature, View Hx

2020, Newbies, Digital Instagram Exhibition

2020, Featured Designer, Absinthe Instagram Digital Gallery

2020, Taking Shape, Making Space, Adobe Digital Show

2020, Inktober 20 Top Prize Winner, IPEVO

2017 and 2018, Spawning Pool for Arts, Shippensburg University Campus Publication

2017 and 2018, Reflector for Writing, Shippensburg University Campus Publication

2016, Enactus – Kiosk Concept Designer