The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Marina Kuchinski
—Born, Latvia
EDUCATION
1992 BFA Ceramics, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
1995 MFA Ceramics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
RESIDENCIES AND APPRENTICESHIPS
2014 Kohler Arts and Industry Residency, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1994, 2012 Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine
1999-2000 Artist in Residence, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania
1998 Residency Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1998 The McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists Grant, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1994-1995 Teaching Assistant, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
1995-1998 Assistant Professor of Ceramics and Foundations, St Cloud University, St Cloud, Minnesota
2000 Ceramics Instructor, Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania
2000—Professor of Art, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
BIOGRAPHY
Marina Kuchinski uses a variety of material but predominately ceramics and earthenware to hand build and slip cast sculptures that often take the form of animals, frequently in series of one form.
She uses the animals to comment on the issues important to her be they political, social or spiritual. It is not uncommon for her sculptures to exclude found or narrative details. The surfaces are left unglazed and reduced to their essential form. Kuchiniski had several important Residencies including Kohler Art & Industry Residentcy and The McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists Grant.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Big Fat Scary Deal. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, 2013.
“Beyond the Brickyard.” Helena, MT: Archie Bray Foundation, 2012.
Carpenter II, Stephen. Uncanny Congruences. Palmer Museum of Art, 2013.
Cullum, Jerry. “There’s Room for Many Modern Sensibilities in Creative Arena.” The Atlantic Journal-Constitution, October 8, 1999.
Donohoe, Victoria. “Chester Springs Studio.” The Philadelphia Enquirer, July 16, 2000.
Ecumene: Global Interface in American Ceramics. Santa Fe, MN: Santa Fe Community College of Art and Design, 2012.
Merino, Tony. “Surreal Ruminations on the NCECA Clay National.” Ceramics: Art and Perception (December 2009-February 2010).
McQuaid, Cate. “In a Group Show Artists Embrace a Faux Naïve Style.” The Boston Globe, July 29, 2005.
Schira, Ron. “PSU Graduates Create a Visual-Arts Event.” Reading Eagle, February 17, 2002.
Shames, Germaine. “2009 NCECA Clay National Biennial Exhibition.” Ceramics Monthly (June-August 2009).
Weir, Elizabeth. “Art Center’s Exhibits Are Playful Angry and Zany.” Lakeside Weekly News, February 12, 1998.
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