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Jim Koudelka

Biography to Display: 

 1953 Born Cleveland, Ohio

 

EDUCATION

BFA      The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

MFA     Indiana University

 

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES

1997    Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana

 

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

Studio Potter

1992-2017 Professor, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon

2017-onward  Professor Emeritus Oregon College of Art and Craft

 

BIOGRAPHY

Jim Koudelka is known for stoneware pottery with surface decorations inspired by mid-century modern designs. Koudelka refers to this work as “mid-century modern plus.” The work is often salt-fired to cone 10.  Koudleka also makes sculptural vessels, such as the series “Man Cans and Boy Toys 2” that combine industrial referenced objects made of clay, glass, and metal to create unique forms.

Koudelka and Janet Buskirk share a studio but work independently.

 

Public Collections

Public Collections to Display: 

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display: 

Duforad, Daniel. “Jim Koudelka’s Layered Contraptions.” Ceramics Monthly 49 no. 4 (April 2001).

 

Website(s):

https://janetbuskirk.com/home.html

 

 

Center for CraftCenter For Craft

 

 

AMOCA American Museum of Ceramic ArtAMOCA American Museum of Ceramic Art

 

Typical Marks

“Jim Koudelka” inscribed, printed, with a year.

Jim Koudelka
Jim Koudelka
1999
Sculpture
Date: 1999
Form: Sculpture
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Hand-Built
Dimensions: 22.8 x 21.5 inches
American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.411
Photo: TMP
American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.411
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
1999
Photo: TMP

Citation: Beul, Jasmine. "The Marks Project." Last modified May 20, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/koudelka