Lauren Mabry
Bruno LaVerdiere produced functional and nonfunctional vessels. His sculptures range from abstract to figurative. He wass comfortable with the potter?s wheel however he often hand-built pieces either using slabs or coil techniques. ...
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Bruno LaVerdiere produced functional and nonfunctional vessels. His sculptures range from abstract to figurative. He wass comfortable with the potter?s wheel however he often hand-built pieces either using slabs or coil techniques.
His work was not limited by scale. Pieces range from small functional objects to large sculptural works. His ideas came from historic sites such as monuments, temples, and shrines.He was also interested in pursuing the house image in both clay and painting.
After meeting Henry Takemoto in the early 1960s the two worked together pushing each other to explore new ceramic possibilities.
Hewas a Benedictine monk for 14 years before he left the Abbey in 1969 and pursued a career in ceramics.
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2012
Artist in Residence, Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
2012-2015Artist in Residence, Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2014Artist in Residence, LH Project, Joseph, Oregon
2015Artist in Residence, Mission Clay Products, Phoenix, Arizona
2015Artist in Residence, Jingdezhen International Studio at Taoxichuan, Resident Artist, Jingdezhen, China
2017Artist in Residence, Gaya Ceramic, Resident Artist, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
- Primary Work Experience
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2012–
Professional Artist
Other
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Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri
Kansas City Art Institute, Ken Ferguson Teaching Collection, Kansas City, Missouri
LH Project Collection, Joseph, Oregon
Newman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas
Polsinelli Collection, Dallas, Texas
Taoxichuan Ceramic Museum, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Bibliography
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Goring, Holly. Low-fire Glazes and Special Projects. Westerville, OH, The American Ceramic Society, 2016.
Green, Joshua, Jae Won Lee. Transformation Nine: Contemporary Works in Ceramics: the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder's Prize Exhibition: April 25-November 1, 2014. Pittsburgh, Pa: Society for Contemporary Craft, 2014.
Janovy, C.J. “Kansas City Art Institute Grad Reveals Methods – For Self Discovery and Big Cash Awards.” KCUR, March 14, 2016. http://kcur.org/post/kansas-city-art-institute-ceramics-grad-reveals-methods-self-discovery-and-big-cash-awards#stream/0
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- CV or Resume
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Jeffrey Kuratnick
- Website(s)
Citation: Jeffrey Kuratnick Lauren Mabry, "The Marks Project."
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United States
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ex. Candice Groot Collection
United States
