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1959Born East Windsor, Connecticut
2012Died Tiverton, Rhode Island
EDUCATION
1983BFA Program in Artisanry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
1988MFA Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
—Faculty, Parsons School of Design, New York, New York
—Faculty, City University of New York (CUNY), New York, New York
—Faculty, Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont
1997-2002Co-Owner, Roseberry-Winn Pottery and Tile LLC, Providence, Rhode Island
2002-2012Co-Owner, Roseberry-Winn Pottery and Tile LLC, Tiverton, Rhode Island
2002Koopman Distinguished Chair, Hartford Art School, The University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
—Faculty, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
BIOGRAPHY
Bruce Winn is known for wheel-thrown and altered porcelain functional work. Glazes of a high color key palette are used in repeated geometric or floral motifs.
Winn's pottery and glazing patterns reflect his interest in Japanese, 18th century French, and 19th century British pottery traditions. At Boston University, Winn studied with Richard Hirsh and Christopher Gustin and, later at Cranbrook, studies with Graham Marks.
In addition to individual works in clay, in 1997 Winn with his husband, Michael Rosenberry, developed Roseberry-Winn Pottery and Tile, LLC. Rosenberry specialized in glaze chemistry developing a 14 color glaze palette while Winn focused on slip-casting forms and pottery production. The pottery produced, “Textural, low-relief art tiles, tableware, pottery, vases and lamps ...” [1] Roseberry-Winn Pottery and Tile, LLC’s products features floral and/or geometric motifs in low relief patterns.
[1] https://www.oldhouseonline.com/old-house-directory/roseberry-winn-pottery-tile (09/10/2018 6:25 ET)
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Stockholm Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
Citation: Kuratnick, Jeffrey. "The Marks Project." Last modified July 10, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/winn