Ronald Burke

1935 Born

2016 Died

EDUCATION

—BS education, SUNY Oswego, New York

—MFA Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1965 Studio Potter, Rock Tavern, New York

1973-1997 Studio Potter, Shapleigh, Maine

—Professor Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

—Teacher, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine

—Resident Craftsman, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina

1998-2005 Teacher Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire

BIOGRAPHY

Ronald Burke is known for stoneware functional wares made using a variety of forming techniques including coil and slab building, wheel throwing and extruding. Burk used numerous surface techniques including wax resist. He also made sculptures, bath and kitchen accessories, clocks, and tiles.  In 1998 he ceased full time operation of the pottery and became a teacher.

Southern Highland Craft Guild