Matt Hyleck

EDUCATION

—BFA Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio

RESIDENCIES

2000Artist in Residence, Baltimore Clayworks, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

2000Artist in Residence, Tainan University for the Arts, 66 Kuantien, Tachi, Taiwan

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

2000—Education Director, Baltimore Clayworks, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

BIOGRAPHY

Matthew Hyleck is known for wheel-thrown reduction fired stoneware or porcelain utilitarian pottery. Signature forms are plates, platters, drinking vessels, and bottles. Surface techniques include colored slips (liquid clay) as the preliminary design element and shino glazes that develop in reduction firing. Vertical, horizontal and diagonal line work on exterior surfaces is achieved by painting wax lines directly over the glazes prior to firing. Harder edged line work typically retains an orange hue in the finished state. 

Hyleck bisque fires to cone 04 (1922°F) in an electric kiln.  Glaze firing is completed to cone 10 (2350F) in a propane-fueled downdraft reduction kiln.

Public Collections

M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, New Jersey

rosenfieldcollection.com

Skutt Kilns, Portland, Oregon

Bibliography

Hall, Sherman. “Emerging Artist: Matthew Hyleck.” Ceramics Monthly (May 2008).

Hyleck, Matthew. “Functional Intent.” Ceramics Monthly (December 2011).

Tourtilliot, Suzanne, J.E. 500 Plates and Chargers: Innovative Expressions of Function and Style. New York, NY: Lark Books, 2008.

Website: http://www.matthewhyleck.com/

Southern Highland Craft Guild