Ellen Schön

EDUCATION

1975 BA Ceramics, Perceptual Psychology, Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vermont

1984 MFA Ceramics, Boston University Program in Artisanry, Boston, Massachusetts

 PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1975-1984 Studio Potter, Clay Dragon, Cambridge, Massachusetts

1985 Faculty, Ceramics, Bradford College, Bradford, Massachusetts

2002Faculty and Clay Studio Supervisor, Lesley University College of Art, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Ellen Schön is known for ceramic vessels and sculptures. Her work is fired either in a fireclay  container ( a saggar), or smoke-fired. She uses low-fired clay.

Ellen Schon's most recent work is  fabricated in stoneware or porcelain, reduced or oxidized, using 3D printing methods.

Public Collections

Fuller Craft Museum, Brocton, Massachusetts

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.

Bibliography

Morell, Greg. “Three Artists Shape Their Visions.” Artscope Magazine, Jan/Feb 2016, http://zine.artscopemagazine.com/2016/01/alt-clay-at-pine-manor/

Schön, Ellen. “The Uncommon Denominator: A Tribute to Richard Hirsch.” Ceramics: Art and Perception 61 (2005).

Southern Highland Craft Guild