Don Davis
Don Davis is known for wheel thrown functional stoneware and porcelain. His later work is ...
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- Biography
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Don Davis is known for wheel thrown functional stoneware and porcelain. His later work is hand built and sculptural earthenware. Surface treatments include sprayed glazes, slip trailing, terra sigillata, and smoky and burnished surfaces created in the spirit of ancient pottery.
- Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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1976-2001
Studio Potter
-1995Director Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, North Carolina
1999-2015Professor of Art
2016-—Studio Potter
Other
- Public Collections
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Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina
Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, Rhode Island
Shirakawa Public Hall, Shirakawa, Japan
- Bibliography
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Clayton, Pierce. The Clay Lovers Guide to Making Molds: Designing, Making, Using. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998.
Daniel, Alice. “Don Davis.” Ceramics Monthly 44, no. 9 (November 1996).
Davis, Don, Wheel Thrown Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998.
Davis, Don. 1997. Pottery Basics. 1, Starting to Throw. Weaverville, NC: Sugar Creek Productions, 1997.
Kortum, Richard. “The Etruscan Kiln.” Etruscan Studies (2014).
Peterson, Jan., Peterson, Susan. The Craft and Art of Clay. 4th ed. (half-title photo). United States: Harry N. Abrams, 2003.
Triplet, Kathy. Handbuilt Ceramics: Pinching, Coiling, Extruding, Molding, Slip Casting. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2000.
- CV or Resume
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McGee, Donna
- Website(s)
Citation: McGee, Donna Don Davis, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/don-davis
Objects
Collections
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina
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Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina -
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina
