James Lovera
James Lovera?s fascination with the bowl form led him to produce a large focused body of work. He used porcelain to throw his perfect paper thin walled pieces that flare out from ...
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James Lovera?s fascination with the bowl form led him to produce a large focused body of work. He used porcelain to throw his perfect paper thin walled pieces that flare out from a tiny ring foot. The types of glazes he used are direct opposites although both reference the natural world he saw around him. They can range from the textural crater glazes for which he is perhaps most well-known to glossy Asian inspired glazes in vivid colors.
Early on he spent time with Margurete Wildenhain at Pond Farm, California. Lovera credits Wildenhain's work ethic as an important influence on his studio practice.
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Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
Helsinki Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki, Finland
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California
Mesa Arts Center, Me
Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Museum of Contemporary Ceramics, Shigaraki, Japan
National Museum of History, Republic of China, Taipei, Taiwan
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum,Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- Bibliography
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Brown, Claudia and Robert D. Mowry. Ancient China-Modern Clay: Chinese Influences on Five Ceramic Artists. Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Art Museum, 1994.
Lovera, James. Craters from Fire: Ceramics of James Lovera. Sacramento, CA: Crocker Art Museum, 2006.
Lynn, Martha Drexler. Clay Today: Contemporary Ceramists and Their Work. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1990.
Moore, Eudorah M., Suzanne Baizerman, Jo Lauria and Toni Greenbaum. California Design: The Legacy of West Coast Craft and Style. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2005.
Peterson, Susan. The Craft and Art of Clay. New York, NY: Prentice Hall, 1995.
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Citation: James Lovera, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/james-lovera
Objects
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Everson Museum of Art Collection
United States
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Everson Museum of Art Collection
United States
