David Orser

Born: 1959, Wellesley, MA

Paul Lanier is a son of Ruth Asawa with whom he occasionally collaborated. He studied with Marguerite Wildenhain at Pond Farm. His work ranges from thrown and altered vessel forms that are ...
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    Paul Lanier is a son of Ruth Asawa with whom he occasionally collaborated. He studied with Marguerite Wildenhain at Pond Farm. His work ranges from thrown and altered vessel forms that are wood fired to large murals and installations in public spaces and private residences. Carrying on his mother?s commitment to art education in public schools Lanier has worked as an artist in residence at a number of schools in the San Francisco area creating large scale murals with the students.

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    Primary Work Experience
    1991
    -
    2004

    Instructor/Studio Manager, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts

    1991
    -
    1999

    Instructor, Mudflat Pottery School, Somerville, Massachusetts

    1999

    Studio Potter/Ceramic Artist, Cedar Mountain Potters, Parsonsville, Maine

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    Bibliography

    Ceramics Monthly (October 1996).

    Clay Times (September/October 1997).

    Daniels, Diana L. and Martha Drexler Lynn. The Vase and Beyond, The Sidney Swidler Collection of Ceramics Catalog of the Permanent Collection. Sacramento, CA: Crocker Museum, 2010.

    Galloway, Julia and Ray Hemachandra. 500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form. New York, NY: Lark Crafts, 2010.

    Lark Books. 500 Pitchers: Contemporary Explorations of a Classic Form. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2006.

    Tourtillott, Suzanne J. 500 Cups: Ceramic Expressions of Utility and Grace. New York, NY: Lark Crafts, 2005.

     

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    Citation: David Orser, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/david-orser

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