Andrea Gill

 Born 1948, Newark, New Jersey

EDUCATION

1971 BFA Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island

1972-1973 Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri

1976 MFA New York College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1978 Lecturer in Ceramics, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

1978 Instructor, Summer Workshop Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

1976-1977 Part-time Instructor, Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

1975 Teaching Intern, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

1975 Teaching Assistant, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

1974-1975 Teaching Intern, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

1984 - 2017 Faculty, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

BIOGRAPHY

Andrea Gill is one of the potters responsible for the resurgence of decorative earthenware and majolica glaze techniques. The surface treatment of her slab built pieces grew out of her interest in painting and fifteenth-century decorated Spanish and Italian tin-glazed majolica pottery. Her bowls and vases explore the possible opportunities for manipulating a recognizable domestic form without losing its identity.