Kathy Goos

1951 Born Long Island City, New York

EDUCATION

1973 BA Fine Arts with Honors, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts

1976 MS Art Education, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts

APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

1973-1974 Herring Run Pottery, East Weymouth, Massachusetts

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1973—Production Potter

1973-1974 Pottery Teacher, Polyarts, Cambridge, Massachusetts

1976-1979 Teacher, grades 9-12, public school, Westborough, Massachusetts

1998–2000 Teacher, Smith College Campus School, Northampton, Massachusetts

1989-1991 Adjunct Professor of Art, Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts

2000-2013 Teacher, K-6 public school, Granby, Massachusetts

BIOGRAPHY

Kathy Goos is a functional potter, making wheel-thrown and slab-built casseroles, bowls, mugs, dinnerware, teapots, and pitchers. Her stoneware is oxidation-fired in an electric kiln with spotted oatmeal and colored glazes dipped and poured. In the late 1990’s, she began working with low-fire red earthenware; these pots are decorated with slip and brightly colored underglazes.

Influences include her own gardens and her work with elementary school children.