The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Jeremy Hatch
1974 Born Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
EDUCATION
2000 BFA Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia
2003 MFA New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
RESIDENCIES
2000 Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine
2001 Takumi Art Center, Japan
2007 Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine
2007 European Ceramics Work Center, Oisterwijk, Netherlands
2008 – 2009 Taunt Fellow, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
2009 Dehua Yueji Kiln International Ceramic Art Center, Caijing Village, China
2011 Arts/ Industry Residency, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
2011 Medalta, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
2013 Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
2009–2011 Visiting Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
2011—Assistant Professor of Ceramics, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
BIOGRAPHY
Jeremy Hatch is known for porcelain sculpture that deals with memory, nostalgia and oftentimes childhood. The artist employs the process of slip casting, taking objects that deal with these themes to make ceramic objects that are assembled into large and small scale installations. Hatch’s goal is to freeze these familiar objects in time. Hatch's work ranges from functional to decorative, architectural to domestic, experimental to traditional.
Hatch stresses the importance of the viewer’s interaction with his ceramic objects, either to stimulate a memory or develop a personal narrative. At times, Hatch invites audience participation, providing plaster molds and liquid clay so the public can try their hand at casting ceramic objects for themselves.
In 2011, Hatch was profiled by the Gardiner Museum in Toronto as an RBC emerging artist nominee. The artist explains his artistic motivations here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX1ptgWMviY.
In addition to his personal creations, Hatch is the founder of Ricochet Studio Inc. where he and other artists from various disciplines create limited-edition ceramic pieces that span a wide-range of purposes. The studio’s website can be accessed here: http://www.ricochetstudio.com/.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska
Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, New York
Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, British Columbia
John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Autoportrait." Ceramics Art and Perception (Spring 2003).
Baird, Daiel.“Two for the Road.” Design Lines Magazine (Winter 2012).
Boccia, Nina. “Fringe Benefits,”’ Azure Magazine (May 2012).
Bozikovic, Alex. “Street Smarts.” Dwell Magazine (April 2013).
Donahoe, Emily. “Clay on the Boundary.” Ceramics Monthly (February 2012).
Kohler, Ruth DeYoung. Arts/ Industry: Collaboration and Revelation. Edited by Mariah Keller. Sheboygan, WI: John Michael Kohler Art Center, 2014.
McKeough, Tim. “Suspended Animation.” New York Times, Sept 15, 2011.
Waks, Jessica. “Trompe L’Oeil.” Style at Home Magazine (February 2014).
Welch, Adam. “The Margins, A Theory of Resistance in Contemporary Ceramics.”
Ceramics Art and Perception, no.79 (2010).
Willis, Emily Schroeder. “No Rules,” Ceramics Monthly (April 2013).
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