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EDUCATION
1991BA Studio Art, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin
1996MFA Ceramics, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
RESIDENCIES
2000Summer Resident, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1996-1997Ceramics Program Director, Alliance for the Varied Arts, Logan, Utah
1997Visiting Assistant Professor, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas
1997Instructor, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
1998Visiting Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
1998-2000Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana
2001-2006Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
2009—Head Ceramics Program, Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona
2006-2013Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
2013—Professor of Art, Ceramics, Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona
BIOGRAPHY
Jason Hess is known for stoneware and porcelain functional wood-fired pottery. Signature forms include groupings of capped bottles and teapots.
Hess studies wood-firing effects using a variety of clays, glazes, slips, and kiln loading methods to document the effects of the wood kiln atmosphere on vessels.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Fina, Angela, Chris Staley, and Chris Gustin. The Best of Pottery. Beverley, MA: Rockport Publishers, 1996.
Hluch, Kevin A. The Art of Contemporary American Pottery. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2001.
Salamoni, Amedeo. Wood Fired Ceramics: 100 Contemporary Artists. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Books, 2013.
Tourtillot, Suzanne J.E. 500 Cups: Ceramic Expressions of Utility and Grace. New York, NY: Lark Books, 2004.
Citation: Kuratnick, Jeffrey. "The Marks Project." Last modified May 23, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/hess