Rhode Island School of Design - MAT - 1974
Kansas City Art Institute - BFA - 1972

National Endowment of the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship - 1986
Virginia Museum Artists Fellowship - 1984
National Endowment of the Arts Craftsman Fellowship - 1978

La Meridiana School of Ceramics, Certaldo, Italy Summer 2007 Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO - Summer 2006
Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina - June/July-2005
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, China - in conjunction with University of West Virginia - Fall 2004
Hollins University, Roanoke, VA - part time faculty beginning 2004
Long Beach Island Foundation, New Jersey - Summer 2003
Portland School of Art, Oregon - Summer 1987
Brookline College, Texas - Summer 1986
Rochester Institute of Technology - Summer 1985
Memphis Academy of Art - Winter Session 1984
Ohio State University - Summer 1983
Arrowmont School of Crafts, Tennessee - Spring 1982
University of Michigan - Summer 1981
Alfred University, New York - Summer 1977

American Museum of Ceramic Art - Pomona, CA
Joan Mannheimer Collection - Iowa
Federal Reserve Bank - Virginia
R.J.Reynolds Co. - North Carolina
St.Louis Museum of Art - Missouri
Kansas City Art Institute - Missouri
Silber Collection - California
Allen Chasanoff Collection - Mint Museum, NC
Roanoke College - Virginia
Art Museum of Western Virginia - Virginia
Mint Museum of Contemporary Crafts - Chalotte, NC

Ceramics Monthly - Pots with a View - March 2005 (325KB)
Clay Times -”16 Hands Studio Tour”- Sept/Oct. 2003
21st Century Ceramics in the United States & Canada - The American Ceramics Society - 2003
Ceramics Monthly - -”Crafts in the Castle” - March 2002
The Art of American Contemporary Pottery - Kevin Hluch - Krause Publications - 2001
Mold Making & Slip Casting - Andrew Martin-Magus Art Publications - 2000
Art and Perception #37 - ”The Container as Metaphor-Figurative Work by Donna Polseno”- Fall 1999 (900KB)
Ceramics Monthly - “Four Virginia Potters” - Dec. 1999
Clay Times - “Four Potters of Floyd County, Virginia” - July 1999
Sculptural Ceramics - Ian Gregory - A&C Black Ltd - Cover Photo - 1999
Clay Times - “Go Figure”- May 1997
Ceramics Monthly-Cover Story-"Accepting Change”- March 1990 (2MB)
Sculptural Ceramics - Chilton Book Company-Back Cover Photo-1988
Ceramics Monthly - "Art,Money,and the NEA" - Feb.1987
American Craft - “NEA Visual Artists Fellowships” - Jan.1987
The Robb Report - "Ceramic Art-It's on Fire" - March 1986 (875KB)
Studio Potter - Vol.13,No.2 - "Potters of the Blue Ridge" - 1985 (478KB)
Clay Revisions - 1984 (430KB)
NCECA Journal Vol.4 - "Spotlight" - 1983
American Ceramics Vol 2,No.1 - Review - 1983
Ceramics Monthly - 1983 (2.6MB)
American Crafts - Katherine Pearson-Stuart,Tabori,Chang Publishers - 1983
Low Fire Ceramics - Susan Wechsler- Watson&Guptil Publishers -1981
New York Times - Show Review - 1978 and 1982
Craft Horizons - 1977 (510KB)
Ceramics Monthly - “Studio Potters”- 1976

Invited Participant - International Ceramics Symposium - Dokuz Eylul Univ.-Izmir, Turkey-2002
Honorary Chairman-Kansas City Art Institute Scholarship Auction - 2001
Panelist- NCECA -Columbus-1999
Juror - ACC Craft Fairs -1996 and 1999
Juror - Richmond Craft Fair - Virginia -1990
Juror - National Clay Biennial- Radrord University - 1989
Artist in Residence - Archie Bray Foundation -1984
Board of Trustees - Piedmont Craftsmen - 1981-1984
Juror - Biennial Craft Exhibition-Washington,D.C. - 1984
Presenter - NCECA Atlanta - 1983
Panelist-High Museum - "Regionalism & Contemporary Crafts" - 1982

" Concreta-Sculpture Ceramiche"
Six artists: Lee Babel, Aldo Rontini, Donna Polseno, Lisa Nocentini, Ingrid Mair Zischg, Betty Woodman.
Palazzo Pretorio
Certaldo, Italy 2008

"Influencial Journeys" Univ. of W.VA China Program, NCECA Louiville,KY 2007
Mid-Career Survey: Potter's Space and the Earthbound Goddess - Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Hollins University, Roanoke VA June-July 2006
Former Bray Residents - Turman Gallery, Helena, MT Archie Bray International- June 2006
Poetry of Pottery - Maryland Federation for the Arts, NCECA,  March 2005
Kentucky Museum of Art and Design - “The Splendid Table” - Louisville, KY - 2004
“21st Century Ceramics” - Canzani Center Gallery at CCAD - Columbus,Ohio - 2003
“Releasing the Mold” - Tower Fine Arts gallery at SUNY Brockport,NY - 2003
“Functional Ceramics” - Wooster ,Ohio - 2003
“Amerika Topragindan” - 5 Ceramic Artists - Adnan Franko Sanat Galerisi - Izmir, Turkey - 2002
“The Shape of Color” - Montgomery College Art Gallery - Multi Media Group Show - Md. - 2002
Morgan Gallery - “Friends and Collegues: Victor Babu and Students” - KCMO - 2002
Peck Gallery - 2 Person Show - Providence,RI - 2001
Anderson County Art Center, SC - “Go Figure” - 3 Person Show - 2001
William King Art Center - “Community in Clay” - Abington,VA - 2000
Art Museum of Western Virginia - “Community in Clay” - Roanoke, VA - 1999
Kennedy Museum of Art - “Clay Becomes the Figure” - Ohio University - 1999
Gallery 10 Ltd. - Wash.D.C. - Recent Sculpture - 2 person - 1997
Figurative Ceramic Sculpture Invitational - Montgomery College-Md. - 1997
Survey of Contemporary Ceramics - Tustin Gallery - Ca. - 1996
Virginia Clay Invitational - Longwood Center for the Arts - 1996
“Independant Makers” - Ohio University Seigfred Gallery - 1996
Twist Gallery - Portland,Oregon - Ceramic Sculpture - 1 person - 1994
Exhibits USA - “Built, Thrown, Touched” - Nationally Touring Survey of Ceramics - 1993-1994
American Hand - Recent Work - 1 person -Washington -1993
“Art/Heart of the Figure” - Twist Gallery - Portland, Oregon - 1992
Javier Puig Gallery - Recent Sculpture - 1 person - Minneapolis - 1991
California Museum of Art - “The Winged Gate” - Santa Rosa, Ca. - 1990
The Handcrafters Gallery -Sante Fe , New Mexico - 1 person - 1990
Martha Schneider Gallery - Chicago,Illinois - 1 Person - 1988
Seattle Art Museum & Renwick Gallery - “Clay Revision: Plate,Cup,Vase” - 1987-88
Ree Schonlau Gallery - Omaha,Nebraska - 1 Person -1985
“Raku and Smoke” - American Museum of Contemporary Crafts - 1984
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art-Invitational - 1984
Kansas City Art Institute Alumni Show - 1983
Martha Schneider Gallery - Chicago,Ilinois - 2 Person - 1983
“By Design” - Minneapolis,Minn. - 1 Person - 1983
The Elements Gallery - NYC - 1 Person - 1983
American Hand - Washington,D.C. -2 Person - 1982
“The Basket” - John Kohler Art Center - Wisconsin - 1981
“12 Plus 1” - Ken Ferguson - Surroundings Gallery - NYC - 1981
“Living From Clay” - Berea College - Kentucky - 1980
Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts - 2 Person - 1979
“Biennial of Piedmont Crafts” - Mint Museum,N.C. - 1978
The Elements Gallery - NYC - 1 Person - 1978
“Eight Independant Production Potters” - KC Art Institute - 1976
“Marietta Crafts National” - Judges Award, OH - 1976
“Young Americans Clay/Glass” - Museum of Contemporary Crafts - 1976
“ACC Craft Work” - Miami - 1976

City of Orlando Pottery, Orlando FL 2007
Miami Potters League, Miami 2006
Montana State University - Bozeman - Spring 2005
Craft Alliance-St. Louis-2002
Forest Park Commuity College-St. Louis-2002
East Tennesee Stae University-Tennesee - 2001
William and Mary College-Virginia - 1997
Virginia Clay Conferance-Front Royal,Virginia - 1997
Odyssey Center for the Arts-Asheville,North Carolina - 1997
Oregon School of Art and Craft-Portland,Oregon - 1994
Indiana University-Bloomington-Indiana - 1993
Ohio Designer Craftsman-Columbus,Ohio - 1990
New Mexico State University-Las Cruces - 1988
Southwest Craft Center-San Antonio,Texas - 1986
Edinburgh School of Art-Scotland - 1984
American Contemporary Crafts Museum-New York City - 1984
Banff Center-Alberta,Canada - 1984
Penland School of Crafts-North Carolina - 1983
Georgia State University-Georgia - 1982
Rhode Island School of Design-Rhode Island - 1981
Kansas City Art Institute-Kansas City, Missouri.-1981
Arrowmont School of Crafts-Ten.-1980
Berea College-Kentucky-1980
Cranbrook Academy of Art-Mich.-1979
University of Georgia-1976