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McKenzie Smith

Biography to Display: 

EDUCATION 

BFA University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 

MFA University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 

 

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES 

Residency, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana 

Core Student, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina 

Residency, Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada 

Residency, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland 

 

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE 

Studio potter 

 

BIOGRAPHY 

McKenzie Smith is known for functional stoneware pottery influenced by English folk pottery. The pots are typically wheel thrown and often altered. Areas are left unglazed to contrast the warm stoneware color with the tan, black, and occasionally blue brush strokes1Regarding firing, Smith says, “I am drawn to wood and salt/soda firing because of the rich effects these firings techniques have on the clay, slips, and glazes I use.”2 

 

2.https://www.sasweb.org/page.cfm?p=816-Cited February 18, 2019, 4:00PM. 

Public Collections

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display: 

Burleson, Mark. The Ceramic Glaze Handbook: Materials, Techniques, Formulas. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2003. 

Hluch, Kevin A. The Art of Contemporary American Pottery. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2000. 

Turner, Anderson. Electric Firing: Creative Techniques. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2008.

 

 

 

Center for CraftCenter For Craft

 

 

AMOCA American Museum of Ceramic ArtAMOCA American Museum of Ceramic Art

 

Typical Marks
ca 1995-1999
Pitcher
Date: ca 1995-1999
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown
Dimensions: H. 6.69 x W. 2.76 x D. 14.9 inches
Surface Technique: Glaze
American Museum of  Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.77
Photo: TMP
American Museum of Ceramic Art, gift of The American Ceramic Society, 2004.2.77
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP

Citation: Clark, Donald. "The Marks Project." Last modified March 29, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/smith-9