The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Jeffrey Oestreich, Jeff Oestreich
1947Born St. Paul, Minnesota
EDUCATION
1965-1967, 1968-1969BA Studio Art, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota
1967-1968University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
WORK EXPERIENCE
1971-presentStudio Potter and Instructor
APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
1969-1971Apprenticeship, Bernard Leach Pottery, St. Ives, England
BIOGRAPHY
Jeffrey Oestreich’s functional porcelain or stoneware pots are thrown and then altered or slab built. In the early 1980s Oestreich wood fired, then, he began soda firing. His most common decoration is a series of Art Deco inspired motifs on contrasting color grounds that move around the form exploring figure ground relationships.
Oestreich was first introduced to ceramics by Warren Mackenzie at the University of Minnesota.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Auckland Museum of Art, Auckland, New Zealand
Augsburg College Art Galleries, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bermuda National Gallery, Hamilton, Bermuda
College of Fine Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian National Museum of Design, New York, New York
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gold Coast City Gallery, Surfer’s Paradise, Australia
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia
Icheon World Ceramic Center, Korea
J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Science, Ceramics Collection, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
La Trobe University, Shepparton, Australia
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
Margaret Harlow Collection, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
National Museum, Taiwan, Republic of China
Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Nottingham City Museum, Nottingham, England
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan
Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Clark, Garth. American Ceramics, 1876 to the Present, New York, New York: Abbeville Press, 1987.
Ferrin, Leslie. Teapots Transformed: Exploration of an Object. Madison, Wisconsin: Guild Publishing, 2000.
Fina, Angela and Jonathan Fairbanks. The Best of Pottery I. Rockport, Massachusetts: Rockport Publishers, 1996.
Harris, Jim. “Jeff Oestreich: Studio Potter.” American Ceramics 7 no. 3 (July 1989).
Hluch, Kevin A. The Art of Contemporary American Pottery. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 2001.
Hopper, Robin. Functional Pottery: Form and Aesthetic in Pots of Purpose. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 2000.
Lauria, Jo. Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics 1950-2000. Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles County Museum of Art with Rizzoli International Publishers, 2000.
Levin, Elaine. The History of American Ceramics from Pipkins and Bean Pots to Contemporary Forms. New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, Inc.,1989.
Oestreich, Jeff. “Glazes-Honoring the Past and Celebrating the Present.” Studio Potter 48 no 1.
____________. “Some Thoughts on Studio Pottery.” Ceramics Monthly 31 no. 8 (October 1983).
The Penland Book of Ceramics: Masterclasses in Ceramic Techniques. Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Books, 2003.
Perry, Barbara. American Ceramics: The Collection of the Everson Museum of Art. New York, New York: Rizzoli International Publishers, 1989.
Riddle, Mason. “St. Croix Valley Potter’s 10th Annual Studio Tour.” Ceramics Monthly 50 no.5 (May 2002).
Simon, Sandy. “The Mingei-sota Movement.” Ceramics: Art and Perception no. 21.
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