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Peter Pinnell

Biography to Display: 

EDUCATION

1976 BA Music,  Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri

1980 BFA New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

1982 MFA University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

       1982-1994 Studio Potter, Kansas City, Missouri

       1995 -  Professor of Art, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

       2008-2014 Hixson-Lied Professor of Ceramics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

                         2011-2016Department Chair, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Pete Pinnell is known for porcelain, stoneware, and earthenware pottery, made with great attention to surface detail. Pinnell worked exclusively in porcelain until 1992, then switched to  earthenware and developed his own recipe to suit his needs. Pinnell sites the Chinese ceramics of the Song, Yuan, Ch’ing, and Yixing movements as major inspiration for his work.  

Pinnell is also well known in the American ceramics’ community for his technical knowledge. Pinnell has been in over 120 exhibitions since the beginning of his teaching career. The University of Nebraska Lincoln, where he teaches, was ranked in the top ten ceramics programs by US News and World Reports in 2022.  

In 2019, Pinnell was elected president of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) for a four year term.

 

            

 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display: 

Brunnier Art Museum, Ames, Iowa 

Frederick Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota 

The Rosenfield Collection 

Sheldon Art Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display: 

Brown, Geln R. “Peter Pinnell’s Concept of Quietness.” Ceramics: Art & Perception, 2000, Issue 42, p8-13.  

“Pete Pinnell Thoughts on Cups: Video Gallery.” Lawndale High School, Feb. 9, 2015, accessed Aug. 22, 2022. https://www.lawndalehs.org/apps/video/watch.jsp?v=72537 

Pinnell, Peter. “Terra sigillata and patina finishes.” Studio Potter, Dec. 1997, Vol. 26, p18-20. 

Pinnell, Peter. “Using Celadons.” Studio Potter, Dec. 1998, Vol. 27, Issue 1, p35-37. 

Sweet, Marvin. “The Yixing Effect.” Ceramics Monthly, Jan. 1999, Vol. 47, Issue 1, p66-69. 

 

WEBSITE(S):

http://arts.unl.edu/art/faculty/peter-pinnell

 

Typical Marks

“Pinnell” printed on base

Yunomi
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown and Altered
Surface Technique: Glaze
The Rosenfield Collection
The Rosenfield Collection
Teapot
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Incised
The Rosenfield Collection
The Rosenfield Collection
Plate
Materials: Porcelain
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa,09.2022.jb
Photo: ISU
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa,09.2022.jb
Photo: ISU

Citation: Beul, Jasmine. "The Marks Project." Last modified May 22, 2026. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/pinnell

TAGS

Lincoln, Nebraska, Brunnier, ISU, Iowa, Rosenfield