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1947Born New Orleans, Louisiana
EDUCATION
1971BFA Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
1975MFA Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1975Instructor of Ceramics, Extension Program, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
1975Instructor of Ceramics, Extension Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
1976-1979Studio Potter, Athens, Georgia
1979-1982Resident Potter, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
1982-1983Instructor of Ceramics & Director of Ceramics Apprenticeship Program, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
1987-1999Adjunct Professor Instructor, Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, Virginia
1982—Studio Potter, Floyd, Virginia
1997—Assistant/Mentor Program for emerging potters, Floyd, Virginia
2008—Gallery Owner, TROIKA Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Floyd, Virginia
BIOGRAPHY
Silvie Granatelli is known for thrown and altered functional porcelain pieces influenced by Italian ceramics and the natural world around her rural Virginia studio. She is well known for her swan-handled pouring vessels. Granatelli primarily uses a porcelain body mixed with apple cider vinegar to create slip cast works. These are finished with either a stain or glaze and can be fired in a range of atmospheres. She typically uses a gas kiln fired up to cone 10.
Her work explores themes surrounding food and meals. She is especially interested in rituals and culture and the particular moods her tablewares evoke when used.
Granatelli's first experience with clay was in 1966 at the Kansas City Art Institute. She studied with Ken Ferguson who encouraged his students to pursue careers as potters. After graduate school she began creating pottery that focused on enhancing the serving of food and has followed this path for over 40 years. Each piece is created with the end use in mind
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
rosenfieldcollection.com
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Burkett, Richard. The Masters: Porcelain. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2007.
Granatelli, Silvie. “Sharing My Studio.” The Studio Potter (winter 2007-08).
_______________. “The Potter’s Life: Deeply Invested.” Ceramics Monthly (June-August) 2008.
Lark Books. 500 Animals in Clay. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2007.
Mills, Maureen E. Ceramic Surface Design. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2007.
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Wheel thrown and altered. Crystalline matte glaze.
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