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