Catharine Hiersoux

Biography to Display:

Born 1938 Los Angeles, California

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

Ceramic Artist, Hiersoux Gallery in Berkley, California

BIOGRAPHY

Catharine Hiersoux is known for wheel-thrown sculptural and functional porcelain. Her dishes often feature incised shapes and slip trailed designs in dark colors on a white porcelain ground.

Hiersoux was one of thirteen potters commissioned by Rosalyn Carter to make dishes for the 1977 Senate Ladies Luncheon at the White House. Hiersoux’s “Columns” series (1979), consists of tall thrown porcelain vases with a typical transparent cone 10 glaze is at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Public Collections

Public Collections to Display:

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York

Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display:

“About the Artist.” Hiersoux Gallery, accessed, Aug. 6, 2021. http://www.hiersoux.com/theArtist.php.

Malcolm, Del. “Catharine Hiersoux.” Ceramics Monthly, May 1979.

Website(s):

www.hiersoux.com