Carlos Heredia
carlos_akamba_arts@yahoo.com
Education
2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Kansas City Art
Institute (KCAI), Kansas City, MO
2019 Associate Degree for Transfer, Ventura College,
Ventura, CA
Honors and Awards
2020 President’s List, KCAI, Kansas City, MO
2019 President’s Award Scholarship, Ventura College, CA
2018-2019 Dean’s List, Ventura College, CA
Professional Experience
2019 Kiln Operator, Ventura College, CA
Paid employment firing gas, electric and raku kilns.
Mixing clay, glazes, slip, and engobes. Kiln
furniture and kiln maintenance. Keeping supply inventory.
Internship, Fred Olsen Kilns, Palm Springs, CA
Building gas and wood kilns, cutting wood, basic welding,
mixing clays, wheel throwing, glaze testing, kiln repair.
Kiln Repair Seminar, Paragon Kilns, Mesquite, TX
Two day kiln repair seminar. Replacing kiln elements,
Troubleshooting, brick repair, schematic reading.
Exhibitions
2021 3, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2020 Locked Down Fired Up , Kansas City Art Institute,
Kansas City, MO
2019 Legacy: Seven Decades of Ventura College Art, Museum of
Ventura County, Ventura CA
Ventura College CCACA, CCACA Ceramic Sculpture Conference,
Davis, CA
2018 11th Annual Art About Agriculture, Santa Paula Art Museum,
Santa Paula, CA
Guilin International Woodfired Convention, Guilin, China
Collections
2019 Ventura College Art Collection, Ventura College, Ventura, CA
Skills
Creative thinking, Drawing, Problem solving, Sculpting, Oil painting, wheel throwing, Slab building, Firing gas, Electric kiln, Woodfiring, Raku firing, Mixing clays and glazes, Kiln repair.