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Kathryn Holt

Biography to Display: 

EDUCATION 

BA Art, Ceramics: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado  

MFA Art, Ceramics: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado  

 

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES 

1985 Resident, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana 

 

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE 

1978-2010 Professor, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado 

1983-1987 Instructor, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado

1984-present Studio Artist

1986-1987 Instructor, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado 

2010-2012 Dean, School of Arts, Music, Design, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado 

 

BIOGRAPHY 

Kathryn Holt is known for colorful ceramic work, clay tiles, murals, and site-specific work. In 1988, Holt expanded her artistic practice into other media, such as painting on canvas and paper. 

Holt spent most of her career in Littleton, Colorado where she was both a teacher and a studio artist, and moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 2012. Kathryn Holt also worked as a contributing writer to Studio Potter magazine and conducted an oral history interview with ceramic artist Nan McKinnell for the Smithsonian Archives of American Art in 2005. 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display: 

Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana 

Avellaneda Instituto Ceramica, Argentina  

Banff Center School of Fine Arts, Alberta, Canada 

Brunnier Art Museum, Ames, Iowa 

University of Anatolia, Eskisehir, Turkey 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display: 

Holt, Kathryn. “Remembering Jim McKinnell.” Studio Potter, December 2005, Vol. 34, Issue 1, p88-89. 

Holt, Kathryn. “TodoCeramica, Cuba, 1999.” Studio Potter, June 2000, Vol. 28, Issue 2, p97-99. 

 

WEBSITE(S):

https://kathrynholtstudio.com/

Artist's Studio: Kathryn Holt Studio

 

The Marks Project is not aware of any signatures or marks for this artist.
Platter
Materials: Earthenware
Method: Hand-Built
Dimensions: 2" x 15" x 15'
Surface Technique: Glaze
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, gift of Carmon Slater and Donald Randall. um2016.363.09.2022.jb
Photo: ISU
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, gift of Carmon Slater and Donald Randall. um2016.363.09.2022.jb
Plaque
Date: 1980s
Materials: Earthenware
Method: Hand-Built
Dimensions: 4' x 20" x 19"
Surface Technique: Glaze
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, gift of Carmon Slater and Donald Randall, um2016.376.09.2022.jb
Photo: ISU
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, gift of Carmon Slater and Donald Randall, um2016.376.09.2022.jb

Citation: Beul, Jasmine. "The Marks Project." Last modified August 9, 2024. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/holt-1

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Colorado, tile mural, Archie Bray, Iowa State, Brunnier, tile