Dorothy Bearnson
Dorothy Bearnson created functional, wheel-thrown ceramics with local clays and glazes and images that are inspired by and cultivated from the Salt Lake City landscape.
A major figure in the development of studio ...
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Dorothy Bearnson created functional, wheel-thrown ceramics with local clays and glazes and images that are inspired by and cultivated from the Salt Lake City landscape.
A major figure in the development of studio ceramics in Utah, Bearnson organized the Utah Designer Craftsmen group and taught at the University of Utah for over 50 years.
The Dorothy Bearnson papers are stored in the Special Collections division of the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah.
" - Apprenticeships & Residencies
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1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1958, 1961 and 1964
Student, Marguerite Wildenhain, Pond Farm, Guerneville, California
1956-1957Student, Kyllikki Salmenhaara, Finland
-1963Summer Student, Shoji Hamada, Japan
- Primary Work Experience
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1946-1999
Faculty, Art Department, University of Utah
Other
- Public Collections
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Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Salt Lake City Art Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Bibliography
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Bearnson, Dorothy. "The History of Utah Designer Craftsmen." Utah Artisan, March/April 1972.
________________. "What is a Pot?" Utah Architect. Winter 1966-1967.
"Ceramics in Art Faculty Exhibition, University of Utah." Craft Horizons, March/April 1972.
"Ceramics in Art Faculty Exhibition, University of Utah." Ceramics Monthly, February 1962.
Cox, David. "Features - Dorothy Bearnson - University of Utah Ceramics Pioneer." Ceramics Monthly 1999.
Kemp, Jane, David Kamm, and Greg Tiburzi. Pond Farm Collection: Works of Art Created by Students Who Studied with Marguerite Wildenhain at Her Pond Farm Studio, Guerneville, California. Decorah, Iowa: Fine Arts Collection, Luther College, 2003.
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- Website(s)
Citation: Dorothy Bearnson, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/dorothy-bearnson
