The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
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EDUCATION
1993 BFA, BA University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
1997 MFA Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1996-1998 Instructor, Kishwaukee Community College, Malta, Illinois
2011—Associate Professor of Art and Ceramics, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois
BIOGRAPHY
Doug Jeppesen uses stoneware to make a wide range of functional work. The majority is thrown then altered by paddling, carving and cutting away layers of clay. Jeppesen specializes in wood firing. Jeppsen teaches at Waubonsee Community College where he built a number of wood kilns including one of three Anagama kilns in Illinois.
Public Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Crossman Gallery, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin
Kishwaukee College, Malta, Illinois
Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois
Bibliography
Hluch, Kevin. American iPottery. ttps://itunes.apple.com/us/book/american-ipottery/id905569043?mt=11.
Salamoni, Amedeo. Wood Fired Ceramics: 100 Contemporary Artists. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2013.
“Strictly Functional.” Clay Times 15, no. 83 (September/October 2009).
“Time and Place.” The Studio Potter 43, no. 1 (Winter/Spring 2014-15).
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