EDUCATION
2000 M.F.A., Sculpture/Ceramics, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
1998 B.A., Humbolt State University, Arcata, California
1994-96 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
FACULTY
2002-Present Sculpture Department, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2007 "Premio Faenza" by the Fondazione Banca del Monte e Cassa di Risparmio Faenza, Italy,
Museo Internazionale della Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy
2006 Project Grant (as part of Curatorial Team, Dijkstra, McDonald, Vossen)-AFK Amsterdam,
for "Facts and Figures," The Netherlands
2005 Artist-in-Residence, Museum of Fine Arts San Francisco, De Young Art Center
2004 Artist-in-Residence, EKWC (European Ceramic Work Center), s'Hertogenbosch, Holland
2002 ASAP47 Award, Public Glass, San Francisco, CA
2000 Artist-in-Residence, Museum of International Ceramics, Ceramic Center, Denmark
1999 Levitan Memorial Grant, UC Santa Barbara, CA
1999 Artist-in-Residence, ART FARM, Marquette, NE
1998 Floyd Betiga Scholarship, Humboldt State University, CA
COMMISSIONS
2007 Robin Wright Collection, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 "Ian McDonald: Optimism (if you want it)," Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008 Queens Nails Annex, San Francisco, CA
2005 "Ian McDonald: jets warm the come here," Adobe Backroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 "Ian McDonald: Asthma," A.O.V., San Francisco, CA
2002 "Ian McDonald: Ventrilla/Ventrilla," Clark Contemporary, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 "Ceramic 30," John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
2007 "55 Concorso," The Museo Internazionale della Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy
2006 "Facts and Figures," ArtWalk Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006 "On the Road Again, Beat Culture, Bush Era," Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 "tranSFOrm and reLAX," P. Casero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 "Ceramic 30," John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA (catalogue)
2006 "Monster Drawing Rally," Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 "Edelweiss," Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem, The Netherlands (permanent public project)
2005 "My Room," Sophienholm Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark (catalogue)
2005 "the is and the was of what will be," De Young Art Center, San Francisco, CA
2005 "Ceramic 30," John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA (catalogue)
2004 "Sucker," European Ceramic Work Center, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
2004 "Turn Left, Flash Right," Art Walk Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004 "Landscapes," Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 "Ceramic 30," John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
2003 "Ceramic 30," John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
2001 "Hi/HiHi," International Ceramic Center, Skaelskor, Denmark
2001 "Form 4," Kunstinbygning Museum, Svendborg, Denmark
2001 "Pryd og Punt," Ruhwald Ruhwald w/ nam nam beauty, Copenhagen, Denmark
2000 "F.I.T.," New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (catalogue)
2000 "Beast Wars," Ridley Tree Art Center, Santa Barbara, CA
2000 "Focus on the Forum," Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
1999 "The Farm Denizen Design Series," Art Farm, Marquette, NE
COLLECTIONS
The Museo Internazionale della Ceramiche, Faenza, Italy
JP Morgan Chase, New York, San Francisco
International Ceramic Center, Denmark
ART FARM, Marquette, Nebraska
2002 "Ian McDonald: Ventrilla/Ventrilla," Clark Contemporary, CA