Les Miley

Biography to Display:

Born 1934

EDUCATION

BA Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana

MA Indiana State University, Terra Haute, Indiana

MFA Ceramics, Sothern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1961 – 2001 Associate Professor of Art, University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana

1966 – 2009 Director and Instructor, Ceramics Workshop, New Harmony, Indiana

BIOGRAPHY

Les Miley is best known for functional salt-fired wheel-thrown stoneware functional pieces. Decorative techniques include combing, sprigging, and manipulation of ash glaze.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display:

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Axner Contemporary Ceramics Collection, Oviedo, Florida

Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science, Evansville, Indiana

Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display:

Lee, Stanley H. “A Sprigging Variation.” Interview with Les Miley. Ceramics Monthly 22, no. 7 (September 1974). ceramics-monthly-sep74-cei0974d.pdf (ceramicartsnetwork.org)