Jonathan Kaplan
Johnathan Kaplan is known for slip-cast vessels, teapots, and sculptures inspired by industrial forms.
Kaplan started his career as a studio potter in Reading, Pennsylvania, then moved to Telluride, Colorado, where he worked ...
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Johnathan Kaplan is known for slip-cast vessels, teapots, and sculptures inspired by industrial forms.
Kaplan started his career as a studio potter in Reading, Pennsylvania, then moved to Telluride, Colorado, where he worked in the ski and bike industry before returning to his career as a studio artist. In 2006, Kaplan moved to Denver and opened Plinth Gallery focusing on contemporary ceramic artists.
Kaplan published an in-depth article about his slip casting process on his website: http://www.plinthgallery.com/new-page.
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- Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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1994-2004
Colorado Mountain College, Steamboat Springs CO Adjunct professor, ceramics department coordinator
2011-presentAdams State College Professor of Record for off-site ceramics programming, Alamosa, Colorado
2014-presentArapahoe Community College Adjunct professor, ceramics , Arapahoe, Colorado
2013-presentArt Students League of Denver, Instructor, ceramic materials, Denver, Colorado
Other
- Public Collections
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American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Colorado Northwestern Community College, Rangely, Colorado
Craig Campus, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
- CV or Resume
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Beul, Jasmine
- Website(s)
Citation: Beul, Jasmine Jonathan Kaplan, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/jonathan-kaplan
Objects
Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
