The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
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Mary Roehm
1951Born Endwell, New York
EDUCATION
1973BFA Ceramics, Daemon College, Buffalo, New York
1979MFA Ceramics/Sculpture, Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts, Rochester, New York
2012Certificate, Pastry and Baking, New England Culinary Institute, Montpelier, Vermont
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1974-1977Owner, Mary Roehm Clayworks, Buffalo, New York
1991-2009Professor of Art, Ceramics, State University of New York, New Paltz, New York
1980-2009Studio Artist
2010-2011 Visiting Scholar, Ceramics, Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Boca Raton, Florida
1987-1991 Executive and Artistic Director, Pewabic Pottery
1979— Studio Artist, Detroit, Michigan
Mary Roehm is known for paper-thin wheel-thrown or cast porcelain vessels.
She explores the possibilities for manipulating her vessels, often twisting, tearing the edges, and creating less than round rims. The pieces are usually left unglazed so the effects of wood-firing can be most evident. Although she creates many domestic forms, she is most well known for her bowls, pouring, and conceptual sculptural vessels.
Public Collections
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, New York
Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts
Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit, Michigan
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Guardian Industries, Detroit, Michigan
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
The Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Museum, Shigaraki, Japan
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Bibliography
Adamson, Glenn and Davira S. Taragin. Tea Anyone? The Donna Moog Teapot Collection, Racine, WI: Racine Art Museum, 2003.
Koplos, Janet, "Knowing Objects: An Unfinished Rumination,” New Art Examiner (April 1996).
Lauria, Jo, “Clay & the Nature of Things,” Ceramic Art and Perception, no. 51.
Levin, Elaine. Exhibition Catalog. Claremont, CA: Scripps College 59th Ceramic Annual, 2003.
Newby, Rick. Perforations. Minneapolis, MN: The Northern Clay Center, 2005.
Princenthal, Nancy, “Mary Roehm, Emptiness Deferred,” Ceramic Art and Perception, no. 48.
Sheets, Hilarie M., “Living with Art: Dynamic Ceramics,” ARTnews (Summer 2007).
Roehm, Mary, New Work Address, NCECA Conference Catalog, 2007.
Wardol, Sasha. Porcelain and Bone China, United Kingdom: Crowood Press Ltd, 2004.
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