REJSE
Rejse aka RJ Christensen Houston, Texas Rejseart.com Rjchristensen.art 307-431-1320 rjcollaborationstudio@gmail.com Instagram: @rjchristensenfineart Facebook: RJ Christensen Fine Art
Education and Training
2023 Fund For Teachers Fellowship in Ceramics
Tokyo, Wazuka, Kyoto, and Mashiko; Japan
2013 Fund For Teachers Fellowship in Whakairo Wood Carving
Te Wananga o Aotearoa, New Zealand
2011 Rice University Glasscock School of Continuing Studies
AP Summer Institute; Houston, Texas
2006-2007 Tufts University and School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Master of Art in Teaching – Art Education; Boston, Massachusetts
2002-2006 Brigham Young University Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Art – Sculpture, Cum Laude; Provo, Utah
Collections
2022 Fresh Air, Midway Auto Sales
Cody, Wyoming
2021 Dios Bendiga, Dykes Private Art Collection
Missouri City, Texas
2019 Three Sons, Swiss Master Builders, LLC
Houston, Texas
2018 Rising Above, Smith Contemporary Arts
Richmond, Texas
2017 Flood Waters Can’t Stop Me, Clay Arts Museum
Houston, Texas
2017 Emergence, Lemaster Private Collection
Houston, Texas
Major Comissions
Boulder, Colorado
2023 Land and Sea for You and Me, Lauren and Joshua Eppich
Dallas, Texas
2021 Seven Waves, Kalee and Pete Baxendale
Lovell, Wyoming
2021 Feel Free, Wes Carter
Houston, Texas
2019 Static Movement, Diane McMahon
Houston, Texas
2019 Phoenix and Butterfly, Konnie Tran
Richmond, Texas
2018 Two Wave Teapots, Heather Westendarp
Houston, Texas
Awards
2019 People’s Choice Award, Texas Teapot Tournament
Clay Arts Museum and Education Organization; Houston, Texas
2018 Memorial Award, Texas Teapot Tournament
Clay Arts Museum and Education Organization
2016, 2017, 2018 1st Place 3-D, Membership Showcase,
Texas Art Education Association
2017 Regina Brown Teacher Development Award, National K12
Ceramic Exhibition; Portland, Oregon
Lectures, Workshops, and Presentations
2017 How to Teach Art for Social Justice, National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Portland, Oregon
2015 Maori Art Projects That Empower Students and Preserve Culture, National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Providence, Rhode Island
2014 Transformative Approaches to Multicultural Education, Texas Art Education Association Conference
San Antonio, Texas
2014 Cultural Preservation and Empowerment Through Art Education in Diverse Contexts, InSEA World Congress
Melbourne, Australia
2013 New Zealand to Texas: Preserving Culture through Art Education and The Do-able Wheel Throwing Curriculum, Texas Art Educators Association Conference
Dallas, Texas
2013 The Currency of Your Education, Te Wananga o Aotearoa Institute
Te Awamutu and Rotorua, New Zealand