The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Alison Reintjes
1976 Born Canton, Ohio
EDUCATION
1995-1998 School of Art, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
1997 Canberra School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
1998-2000 Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan
1999 Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington
RESIDENCIES
2001-2003 Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
2005 Jentel Foundation, Banner, Wyoming
2005Greenwich House Pottery, New York, New York
2008 Mary Anderson Center, Mount St. Francis, Indiana
2010-2012Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
2001-2003Instructor, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
2004-2006Instructor, Hawthorne Elementary School, Helena, Montana
2005Workshop Instructor, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, Washington
2008-2009 Instructor, Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, Louisville, Kentucky
2010-2012 Instructor, Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana
2012Guest Artist, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
2011-2014 Art Instructor, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, Montana
2015Visiting Artist, College of Western Idaho, Nampa, Idaho
2014-2016 Volunteer Art Instructor, Paxson Elementary School, Missoula, Montana
2016Visiting Artist, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan
2017Instructor, SPARK Arts, Missoula, Montana
Alison Reintjes is known for geometric vessel forms and spatial wall installation groupings. Work is primarily hand built or slip cast with simple volumetric geometric forms. Reintjes works with color, pattern, geometric shape and space.
With the primary concern of discovering sculptural possibilities through the making process: Reintjes’ functional work often takes the form of a polygon. Surface treatments reference processes from science and nature, exploring abstractions in color, shape, and pattern. Reintjes uses surface glazes to complement the vessel. These surface patterns are also intended to be seen independent of the object as compositions of color, shapes.
Spatial groupings take the form of wall murals or bas relief installations. In this work, Reintjes is strictly motivated by offering a visual experience through shape, space, and pattern. Each spatial grouping is brought together by a series of objects, often relating to her vessel work in terms of surface design. From biomorphic organization to geometric and grid-like arrangements, Reintjes’ wall objects and installations are determined by the interplay of repeated forms.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
City of Missoula, Pineview Park, Missoula, Montana
Russell Smith Federal Courthouse, Missoula, Montana
State of Montana, University of Montana Chemistry Building, Missoula, Montana
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“21 Young Potters.” Studio Potter Magazine no.32 (2004).
Alfio. “Functional Ceramics: Alison Reintjes.” Formagramma. December 20, 2013, http://www.formagramma.com/design/10609/functional-ceramics-alison-reintjes.
“Alison Reintjes: Double Column.” Art Babble, August 2014, http://www.artbabble.org/video/mam/alison-reintjes-doublecolumn.
Buck, Leland. “Double Column.” Corridor Magazine (April 2014).
Butters, Jeremiah. “Patterned Pottery Steeped in History.” CAN (Ceramic Artists Now), February 2016
http://ceramicartistsnow.com/2016/02/10/alison-reintjes-ceramic-artist/.
Chacon, Rafael, Stephen Glueckert, and Rick Newby. Persistence in Clay: Contemporary Ceramics in Montana. Missoula, MT: Missoula Art Museum, 2011.
“From Idea to Finished Form.” Ceramics Monthly (September 2016).
Glueckert, Stephen. Double Column. Missoula, MT: Missoula Art Museum, 2014.
Held, Peter. Montana Triennial. Missoula MT: Missoula Art Museum, 2015.
Lincoln, Marga. “A Study in Contrasts.” Independent Record, October 24, 2014.
Reintjes, Brandon, “Hope and Possibility in Montana Clay.” Ceramics Monthly (January 2016).
Silberman, Robert. “Alison Reintjes: Pattern, Order & Structure.” Ceramics Art & Perception no. 68 (2007).
“Upfront Feature.” Ceramics Monthly (December 2003).
“Upfront Feature.” Ceramics Monthly (September 2010).
Walsh, Corey. “Missoula Ceramicist Thinks Big.” Missoulian, May 2, 2014.
___________. “Mural Accents Park.” Missoulian, August 14, 2015.
Wells, Keith. Montana Triennial 2012. Missoula, MT: Missoula Art Museum, 2012.
Citation: Jeff Kuratnick. "The Marks Project." Last modified April 2, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/reintjes
