Kathryn Finnerty

EDUCATION

1986Commercial Industrial Arts Diploma, Ceramics and Design, George Brown College of Applied Arts, Toronto, Canada

1987Special Student, Ceramics and Design, Sheridan College of Applied Arts, Ontario, Canada

1989BFA Studio Art, Ceramics, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

1993MFA Studio Art, Ceramics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1991Visiting Instructor, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

1994-1995Visiting Artist | Lecturer, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1995-1996Lecturer, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1996-1997Ceramics Instructor, Calgary Board of Education, Calgary, Canada

1996-1997Ceramics Instructor, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

1997Visiting Lecturer, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska

1998Visiting Lecturer, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

1998Visiting Lecturer, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

1997-2000Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

2000—Studio Potter, Pleasant Hill Pottery, Pleasant Hill, Oregon

BIOGRAPHY

Kathryn Finnerty is known for earthenware wheel-thrown and/or hand-built decorative and functional vessel forms. Heavily influenced by 19^th-century British Victorian majolica, Finnerty develops surfaces focused on the overall ornamentation of the vessel. Glazes are applied over a white base coat. Finnerty uses sprigging, raised line and sgraffito techniques.

Later work looks to the natural world for subject matter although her interests in the European decorative ceramic sensibilities are still evident. The functional vessel form is consistent throughout Finnerty’s career.