Kirk Jackson

Biography to Display:

—Born Lewis Center, Ohio

EDUCATION

2013MFA, The Ohio State University, Athens, Ohio

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES
2012Resident Artist, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine

2013Resident Artist, Belden Brick Company, Canton, Ohio

2014Resident Artist, Seward Park Clay Studio, Index, Washington

2014-2016Long-Term Resident Artist, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana

2016-2018Long-Term Resident, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

2013Studio Manager, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine

2013—Studio Artist

Kirk Jackson is known for wheel-thrown and altered porcelain functional pottery. Surface techniques include mottled glazed surfaces achieved by mixing silica sand into the clay body before wheel-throwing. Jackson's work is fired in a gas kiln with the addition of baking soda and soda ash.

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display:

Friesen, Peter. “Variation through Repetition: Clay Studio Resident Finishes Tenure with Exhibition.” The Missoulan, July 27, 2018.

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