Jim Koudelka

Born: 1953, Cleveland, Ohio

Jim Koudelka is known for stoneware pottery with surface decorations inspired by mid-century modern designs. Koudelka refers to this work as ?mid-century modern plus.? The work is often salt-fired to cone 10. ...
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    Jim Koudelka is known for stoneware pottery with surface decorations inspired by mid-century modern designs. Koudelka refers to this work as ?mid-century modern plus.? The work is often salt-fired to cone 10. Koudleka also makes sculptural vessels, such as the series ?Man Cans and Boy Toys 2? that combine industrial referenced objects made of clay, glass, and metal to create unique forms.

    Koudelka and Janet Buskirk share a studio but work independently.

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    1997

    Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana

    Primary Work Experience
    2017-
    -
    onward

    Professor Emeritus Oregon College of Art and Craft

    Studio Potter

    1992
    -
    2017

    Professor, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon

    Other

    Public Collections

    American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

    Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio

    Bibliography

    Duforad, Daniel. “Jim Koudelka’s Layered Contraptions.” Ceramics Monthly 49 no. 4 (April 2001).

    CV or Resume

    Beul, Jasmine

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    American Museum of Ceramic Art

    AMOCA

    American Ceramic Society

    ACerS

    Center for Craft

    CfC

    Janet Buskirk

    mixed media

    sculpture

    Citation: Beul, Jasmine Jim Koudelka, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/jim-koudelka

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