Peter Ernest Kuentzel

Biography to Display:

Born 1943

EDUCATION

1963 Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, California

1966 BA University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

1972 MFA Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES

1972-1973 Laguna Beach School of the Arts, Laguna Beach, California

1973 Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa

1975-1976 Tuscarora Pottery School, Tuscarora, Nevada

1985 Sun Valley Arts Center, Sun Valley, Idaho

2003 Museum of International Ceramic Art, Guldagergaard, Skaelskor, Denmark

2005 Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, California

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1973-2008 Professor, Miami Dade Community College, Miami, Florida

1983 Visiting Professor, Scripps College, Claremont, California

BIOGRAPHY

Peter Kuentzel is known for sculptures, often in the form of boats, and wall pieces. Each piece is hand built from stoneware using slabs. His work is typically composed of rectangles, triangles, and circles. Surfaces finishes include glaze, stamping, and scraffito. His color palette most often includes yellows, reds, and blues. The work is raku fired. Kuentzel has also produced mixed media drawings with collage elements. Kuentzel studied with Paul Soldner at Claremont.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display:

Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida

Florida Gulf Coast Museume of Art, Largo, Florida

Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida

Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California

World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, Korea

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