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Shawn Ireland

Biography to Display: 

EDUCATION

1990 BFA Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

1993-1995 CORE Student Fellowship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina

1996-1999 Resident Artist, Penland School of Crafts

2006-2008 Visiting Artist, University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy

2015 Resident Artist Coordinator, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

2012-2013 Studio Coordinator, University of Georgia Studies Abroad, Cortona, Italy

 

BIOGRAPHY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Shawn Ireland works with a variety of hand processed local clays that are a blend of ingredients from North Carolina and Georgia. Each piece is thrown using a kick wheel. His glazes are also formulated using local materials. The work is then single fired in a wood burning kiln.

Ireland’s work is inspired by local folk traditions and the work of his teachers at Penland, Will Ruggles and Douglass Rankin. Several trips to central Italy inspired figurative work that he calls “Animal Ware” in the form of candlesticks, vases and bowls. 

Public Collections

Public Collections to Display: 

Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina

City of Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display: 

Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E, Jim Lawton, and Linda Kopp. 500 Teapots: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design. New York: Lark Books, 2002.

Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E. 500 Bowls: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design. New York: Lark Books, 2003.

Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E. 500 Pitchers: Contemporary Expressions of a Classic Form. New York: Lark Books, 2006.

 

CV or Resume: Click Here to Download
Source: Artist

Website(s):

www.shawnirelandpottery.com

Artist's Studio: Shawn Ireland Pottery

 

 

Center for CraftSouthern Highland Craft Guild

 

Typical Marks
ca 2008
2009
2011
Ram Candle Holder
Date: ca 2008
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Hand-Built
Surface Technique: Glaze, Woodfire
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
Bird Candle Holder
Date: ca 2008
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Hand-Built
Surface Technique: Glaze
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
La Donna (with Mike Henshaw)
Date: 2009
Form: Sculpture
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Hand-Built
Surface Technique: Glaze, Woodfire
Big Duck Boat Bowl
Date: 2011
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown and Altered, Hand-Built
Surface Technique: Glaze, Woodfire
Rectangular Vase with Birds
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Slab-Built
Surface Technique: Glaze, Woodfire
Vase
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Woodfire
Teapot
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Woodfire

Citation: Reff, Grace. "The Marks Project." Last modified May 21, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/ireland