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Biography

Eva Kwong is known for sensuous, colorful, large and small scale ceramic sculptures, vessels and installations inspired by her longtime interest in the organic forms and colors she sees in nature.Kwong?s glazes can range from subtle greens and browns to bright primary colors.Her thrown and hand built stoneware pieces are often provocative exploring the concept of opposites.

Kwong is most well known for her ceramics but she has also made prints.

Apprenticeships & Residencies

1986

Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina

1991

Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina

Primary Work Experience

1980

1983

Graduate Apprentice, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky

1984

1994

Studio Potter, Floyd, Virginia

1994

Visiting Professor, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, New Yor

1997

1999

Studio Potter and Technical Advisor, Dover Pottery, Seagrove, North Carolina

2000

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Studio Potter and Partner, Bulldog Pottery, Seagrove, North Carolina

Other

Public Collections

Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona

Gregg Museum of Art and Design, Raleigh, North Carolina

Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina

Mobile Museum of Fine Art, Mobile, Alabama

Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Bibliography

Bova, Joe. 500 Animals, Contemporary Expressions of the Animal Form. New York, NY: Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Company, 2006.

Brown, Charlotte Vestal. The Remarkable Potters of Seagrove – The Folk Pottery of a Legendary North Carolina Community, New York, NY: Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Company, 2006.

Gess, Terry. 500 Pitchers-Contemporary Expressions of a Classic Form. New York, NY: Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Company, 2006.

Foster, Eden. “Feats of Clay,” Our State Down Home in North Carolina, July 2006.

Richter, Lester. American Shino, New York, NY: Babcock Galleries, 2001.

Martin, Andy. The Essential Guide to Mold Making and Slip Casting. New York, NY: Lark Books, 2006.

Mills, Maureen. Surface Design for Ceramics, New York, NY: Lark Books, 2008.

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