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EDUCATION
BFA Ceramics, Mills College, Oakland, California
MA Art Education, Louisville University, Louisville, Kentucky
APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES
1990 Short term resident: Mary Anderson Center: Mt. St. Francis, Indiana
1996 Summer resident: Archie Bray Center, Helena, Montana
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
Studio potter
BIOGRAPHY
Sarah Frederick is known for her functional press-molded terracotta jars, teapots, plates, and bowls, often decorated with painted fruit and vegetables. Frederick’s surface technique employed the mixing of glaze, stain, slip, and flux resulting in a velvety matte finish. Early in her career, Frederick worked in porcelain.
At Louisville, Frederick studied with Tom Marsh. At the Appalachian Craft Center in Tennessee, she studied with Joe Bova, Sandy Simon, who taught her how to paint on pots, and Cynthia Bringle.
A 2008 oral history interview with Sarah Frederick, recorded by the Kentucky Historical Society, is accessible here
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Hunt, William C.(Ed.).“Sarah Frederick.” Ceramics Monthly 38, no 6, (June/July/August 1990).
Triplett, Kathy. Hand built Ceramics: Pinching, Coiling, Extruding, Molding, Slip Casting, Slab Work. United States: Lark Books, 2000.
Willihnganz, Greg. “Interview with Sarah Frederick.” Kentucky Craft History & Education Association: Oral History Project, Kentucky Historical Society, Sept. 19, 2008. http://kyoralhistory.com/ohms-viewer-master/viewer.php?cachefile=2012OH02_30a.xml
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Citation: Beul, Jasmine. "The Marks Project." Last modified August 1, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/frederick