Kyle Barry Carpenter

Biography to Display:

1976 Born Durham, North Carolina

EDUCATION

2000 BFA University of North Carolina, Asheville, North Carolina

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

2002—Present Studio Potter, Carpenter Pottery, Asheville, North Carolina

2007—Present Studio Member, Clayspace Co-op, Asheville, North Carolina

2002—Ceramics Teacher, Asheville High School, Asheville, North Carolina

2000-2001 Pottery Instructor, Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, North Carolina

—Technical, Sales, Highwater Clays, Asheville, North Carolina

BIOGRAPHY

Kyle Carpenter’s work is wheel-thrown and salt-fired. He uses brushwork decoration to adorn his pottery with natural images, often of reeds, grasses and birds, inspired by his native state of North Carolina. Influences include North Carolina folk pottery, the Japanese mingei arts and crafts movement and his training as an illustrator.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display:

Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina

rosenfieldcollection.com

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display:

Hemachandra, Ray. 500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form. New York: Lark Crafts, a division of Sterling Pub, 2010.

Katz, Jan. "Shards: Report from New Orleans," Studio Potter (2006).

"The Gallery," Clay Times (July / August 2003).

"Upfront," Ceramics Monthly (April 2004).

WEBSITE(S):

www.carpenterpottery.com