William Mitch Yung, Mitch Yung, W. Mitchell Yung

Born 1966

EDUCATION

1989 BFA Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

1991 MFA Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES

1991 – 1993 Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona

1992 – 1993 The Phoenix Center, Phoenix, Arizona

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1994 – 2019 Full-time Potter, Mitch Yung Design Inc., Hollister, Missouri

2002 – 2019 Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics, Evangel University, Springfield, Missouri

2016 – 2018 Adjunct Faculty, Exploration of Visual Art, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri

2017 – 2019 Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics, Drury University, Springfield, Missouri

2019 – 2021 Assistant Professor, Ceramics and Sculpture, Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Missouri

2021 – Assistant Professor, Ceramics and Sculpture, Evangel University, Springfield, Missouri

BIOGRAPHY

William Mitch Yung is known for a wide variety of functional and decorative wheel-thrown pieces.  The work was created using stoneware, white and red earthenware, and porcelain. Firing techniques include reduction, oxidation, salt, and wood firing.  Mishima was often used to finish a surface. Yung threw larger vessels to be used for the Korean onggi fermentation method[1].