The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
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Virginia Scotchie
EDUCATION
1973-1975 Undergraduate Study, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina
1977 BA University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1978 American School of Oriental Research, Merion, Israel
1985 MFA New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1986-1989 Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
1989-1992 Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
1992—Professor, Head of Ceramics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Virginia Scotchie began her career making functional work then moved to sculpture.
The influence of the vessel appeared in the form of spouts, handles, and knobs added for decorative, non-functional purposes. Typically she works in series, exploring the possibilities of a form before moving on.
Scotchie uses very basic tools. She hand builds most of her work, sometimes using a ceramic mold to press clay into as seen in her series of spheres. She favors rough surfaces, an effect achieved by using various scrapers and forks.
Public Collections
Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina
Colorado Mountain College, Vail, Colorado
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri
Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, Florida
The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, Pennsylvania
Kruithuis Museum, s’Hertongenbosch, The Netherlands
Contemporary Carolina Collection at Ashley River Tower, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Arts, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina
Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Bibliography
American Craft, “Virginia Scotchie: Object Lessons at McKissick Museum.” Gallery Section, August/September 1996.
Burkette, Richard. Ceramic Art. New York, NY: Overlook Press, 2002.
Cushing, Val. The Ceramics Design Book. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998.
Gallery Section. “Virginia Scotchie, Blue Spiral 1.” American Craft (August/September 1998).
Lark Books. 500 Bowls; Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2003.
Lark Books. Ceramic Sculptures. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2011.
Neal, Dale. “Odd Objects: Ceramic Sculptor Virginia Scotchie Explores the Ordinary Objects.” Asheville Citizen Times, August 23, 1998.
Pancioli, Diana. Extruded Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2000.
Peters, Lynn. Surface Decoration for Low-Fire Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1999.
Peterson, Susan, Working With Clay, 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Prentice Hall, 2002.
Scotchie, Virginia. Clay and Glaze Compendium. University of South Carolina Press, 2011.
______________. Setting Up Your Ceramic Studio. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2003.
“Southeastern Clay Invitational” The Asheville Citizens Times, August 15, 1999.
Triplett, Katherine. Handbuilt Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1997.
Up Front. “Zanesville International Exhibition.” Ceramics Monthly (April 1999).
Up Front. “Virginia Scotchie.” Ceramics Monthly (October 1998).
Up Front. “Zanesville International Exhibition.” Ceramics Monthly (April 1999).
Zakin, Richard. Hand-formed Ceramics: Creating Form and Surface. Radnor, PA, Chilton & Co., 1995.
____________. Electric Kiln Ceramics. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1994.
____________. Ceramics, Ways of Creation. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1999.
____________. Ceramics: Mastering the Craft. Radnor, PA, Chilton & Co., 1990.
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