Kari Radasch

Biography to Display:

—Born Maine

EDUCATION

1997 BFA Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

2003 MFA University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

1997IWCAT Resident Artist, the International Workshop of Ceramic Art, Tokoname, Japan

1999-2000 Resident Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, New Castle, Maine

—Resident Arts and Industry Program, Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin

2004-2005 The Evelyn Shapiro Fellowship, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

2003—Studio Potter

—Adjunct Instructor, Southern Maine Community College, Portland, Maine

Kari Radasch uses Radasch Red Earthenware Pottery Body, a terra cotta pottery body, and simple forming techniques including pinching, coiling, and the rolling of slabs to create functional pots.

The pieces are covered with white slip before overpainting with glazes. The surfaces are often embellished with applique, knobs, handles, and screen printed decals. Both her pots and their surfaces are inspired by gardens, mosaics, and contemporary textiles.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display:

Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana

rosenfieldcollection.com

San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

University Museum at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display:

"Kari Radasch.” American Craft (December 2004/ January 2005.

Radasch, Kari. "Using Gravity to Enhance Glaze Surfaces.” Pottery Making Illustrated, (May/ June 2004).

"Raising the Bid", Omaha City Weekly (April 16, 2006).