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Peter Leach

Biography to Display: 

1934 Born Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

2021 Died St. Paul, Minnesota

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE:

 Studio Potter

BIOGRAPHY:

Peter Leach is known for functional stoneware pottery; he studied with Warren MacKenzie.  

Peter Leach was an important figure in the Midwest ceramic community for over 40 years. In 1972, Leach founded the Sogn Valley Art Fair near Cannon Falls, Minnesota; the 50th year of this Art Fair was in 2022.  In 1990, Leach was a founding member of the Northern Clay Center, now in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an important studio and gallery for the ceramic community in the upper Midwest.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display: 

Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

 

 

Typical Marks
Mug
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Dimensions: 3.25" x 3.25"
Surface Technique: Glaze
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, gift of Ingrid Lilligren, um2019.09.2022.jb
Photo: ISU
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, gift of Ingrid Lilligren, um2019.09.2022.jb
Photo: ISU

Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified April 29, 2026. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/leach-1