Penny Truitt

EDUCATION

1962 BA Classical Archeology, Boston University, Boston, MA

APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

1990 Winter Apprenticeship, Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

2008 Residency, Sanbao International Ceramic Artist Residency Program, China

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

—Ceramic Sculptor

Penny Truitt is known for mixed media sculptural forms. 

Beginning her career as a clay sculptor, Truitt added graphic elements of steel to her work forming a visual contrast to the clay. This work, addresses the interaction of metal elements which change over time with fired ceramic which does not. She uses line and texture on both materials. The drawings on the ceramic element typically reference a landscape.

Truitt says this about this body of work, “In 2010, I presented work addressing the issue of boundaries, encompassing Border walls, obstructions and impositions. Years later, this theme prevails.”