Bowes | The Marks Project

Posey Bacopoulos is known for functional tablewares with brightly colored surface decoration. Her pots combine thrown, altered and hand-built sections that are assembled to create novel forms. She uses low fired terra cotta clay with a majolica surface technique.

Bacopoulos' approach to majolica involves the use ofa smooth, opaque white glaze of Zircopax, a replacement for the traditional tin glaze, to which colorants are applied in a thin wash to create colorful decoration. Occasionally, she incorporates gold decals in addition to the majolica decoration.

Bacopoulos' work explores the relationship between surface decoration, form and function. Her motifs, shapes and colors reflect her interest in textiles and interior design.

1999

Visiting Artist, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

1995

Assistant Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

1996

1997

Assistant Professor, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

2001

2002

Assistant Professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

2003

Assistant Professor, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

2003

2004

Assistant Professor, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

2004

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Professor, College of the Mainland, Texas City, Texas

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California

Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC

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George Bowes

Typical Marks

Other

rosenfieldcollection.comDallas, Texas

Take your place among TMP artists

rosenfieldcollection.com
Dallas, Texas