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Justin Novak
American ceramic sculptor. American ceramist Justin Novak received a BFA in Communications Design (Illustration) from the Pratt Institute, New York in 1983 and an MFA in 1996 from the State University of New York (SUNY), New Paltz, where he taught from 1997-2000. He has been Assistant Professor of Ceramics at the University of Oregon, Eugene since 2000.... Read More
Gundi Dietz
Austrian ceramist Austrian ceramist Gundi Dietz has become known for her figurative porcelain sculpture, mainly of the female figure. Each work is a sensitive character study. Dietz studied ceramics and sculpture under Professor Leinfellner at the University of Applied Art in Vienna from 1965–70. She has also worked with the Viennese Porcelain Manufactory in Augarten. She has... Read More
Maija Grotell (1899-1973)
American studio potter Maija Grotell was an American studio potter and teacher. Born in Finland, Grotell studied painting, sculpture and design in Helsinki, Finland, then studied pottery for six years under Alfred William Finch. After emigrating to the USA in 1927, she studied under Charles Fergus Binns at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. From the... Read More
Three Contemporary Greek Ceramists
Stella Bakatsi (b. 1945). After initially studying English Literature, Bakatsi studied ceramics at the Central London Institute of Adult Education from 1974-77. In 1977, she established her studio in Athens, where she makes abstract sculpture and elaborate sculptural installations. Bakatsi has won awards at the Panhellenic Ceramics Competition in Marousi, Greece, in 1993, 1996 and... Read More
Grayson Perry
British ceramist, visual artist & writer Grayson Perry was born in Chelmsford in 1960. He studied at Braintree College of Further Education and at Portsmouth Polytechnic. His numerous solo exhibitions since the early 1980s include James Birch Gallery, London (1984), Birch & Conran Gallery, London (1987), Fig 1, London (2000) and the recent major solo presentation... Read More
Furutani Kazuya
Japanese studio potter Furutani Kazuya (b. 1976) is the son of Furutani Michio (1946-2000), a Shigaraki potter greatly respected for his work with the anagama, or wood-burning tunnel kiln. Before his death, Michio could lay claim to having the best firings in Shigaraki. Actually, it was Furutani who reintroduced the anagama to Shigaraki since medieval times, and... Read More
Raku Teabowl ‘Fujisan’
made by Hon’ami Koetsu Fujisan, or ‘Mount Fuji’, by Hon’ami Koetsu (1558-1637), is one of Japan’s most revered Tea bowls. The name derives from the white glaze, which appears to sit on the bowl like snow on Mount Fuji, Japan’s most tallest and respected mountain. It is said that Koetsu softened the contrast between the... Read More
Roseline Delisle
Article by Penny Smith Article reprinted with kind permission of Ceramics, Art & Perception. My first encounter with the work of Roseline Delisle was at the Frank Lloyd Gallery in the Bergamot Station complex in Santa Monica, LA, where she was one of the artists in a show entitled Contemporary Ceramics: Nine Artists, held in June, 2000. Delisle’s... Read More
Deirdre McLoughlin
Irish ceramist resident in The Netherlands Photos: Rob Bohle Irish ceramist Deirdre McLoughlin makes high-fired biomorphic sculpture, which is polished with diamond pads. McLoughlin received a BA from Trinity College, Dublin in 1972, before travelling to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where Rosemary Andrews’ sculptures inspired her to work with clay. She shared a studio in Dublin... Read More
Bill Abright
American ceramist American ceramist Bill Abright studied under Bruce Duke at San Joaquin Delta College, receiving an AA in 1970 and at San Francisco State University, earning a BA in 1973 and an MA in 1974. He has taught at the College of Marin in Kentfield, California since 1975 and has been the Chairman of Fine and... Read More
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