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Eva Zeisel
Hungarian-born American studio potter and designer Eva Zeisel was born in Hungary in 1906. She initially trained in painting in Britain, then, in the tradition of the journeyman, went to work as a designer in various European factories in Hungary and Germany. In 1932 she went to the Soviet Union, again working in various factories and... Read More
June 12, 2019
Wilhelm Kagel (1867–1935)
German pottery manufacturer German frescoe painter, studio potter and pottery manufacturer Wilhelm Kagel was born in Mecklenburg in 1867. He initially worked as a tradesman painter, then from 1887 studied Frescoe and Decorative Painting at the School of Applied Crafts (Kunstgewerbeschule) in Munich. He finally settled in Patenkirchen, establishing a studio in 1892. Works –... Read More
June 12, 2019
Kevin White
East meets West Kevin White was born in England in 1954. He studied art and ceramics at various institutes between 1973-1979, after which he became a ceramics research student at Kyoto City University of Fine Arts, Japan, studying under the late Professor Yutaka Kondo. From 1980-83 White worked in Kyoto in the studio of Mr. Satoshi... Read More
June 12, 2019
Kurt Weiser
Contemporary American Studio Potter Kurt Weiser was born in 1950 in Lansing Michigan. He studied ceramics under Ken Fergusen at the Kansas City Art Institute from 1972-76 and then completed an MFA at the University of Michigan. In 1988, after a stint as Director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT, Weiser started teaching ceramics... Read More
June 12, 2019
Uraguchi Masayuki
Japanese Celadon Master. Uraguchi Masayuki was born in Tokyo, 1964. He studied ceramics at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music learning the secrets of celadon with Living National Treasure Miura Koheiji. He established his kiln in 1991 and has since become on of the ‘stars of celadon’ in Japan. Works have been shown... Read More
June 12, 2019
Jack Sures Canadian ceramist
Jack Sures (b. 1934). Canadian ceramist making wheel-thrown, vessel-based work as well as hand-built sculpture. Sures graduated with a BFA in painting and printmaking at the University of Manitoba in 1957 and earned an MA in ceramics at Michigan State University in 1959. From 1960-61 he worked in London, Britain, learning mold making, slip casting... Read More
June 12, 2019
Stan Welsh
American ceramic sculptor. American ceramist and teacher Stan Welsh received his BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1974 and his MFA at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1978. He has taught at San Jose State University, California since 1981. He has received several grants and awards, including an *NEA... Read More
June 12, 2019
Adelaide Paul – American ceramist.
American ceramist Adelaide Paul received her BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1993 and an MFA from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, in 1996. She received Leeway Foundation grants in 2002 and 2004. Paul has taught at universities in Texas and Montana and currently teaches at the... Read More
June 12, 2019
Richard Notkin
American ceramist. American ceramist Richard Notkin studied under Ken Ferguson at the Kansas City Art Institute, earning a BFA in 1970 and under Robert Arneson at the University of California, where he earned an MFA in 1973. He is well known for his socio-critical tile mural ‘The Gift’ and his sculptural re-interpretations of the Yixing teapot, e.g. his ‘Curbside... Read More
June 12, 2019
Milton Moon
Australian Studio Potter. Australian studio potter and teacher Moon Milton studied pottery at Sandison Pottery in Brisbane and worked with Australian potter Harry Memmott in the late 1950s. He was Senior Instructor in Pottery at Brisbane Technical College from 1962–68 and Head of the Pottery Department at the South Australian School of Art from 1969–74. In 1966... Read More
June 12, 2019