Paul Kotula
Paul Kotula is known for hand-built or wheel-thrown stoneware functional ceramics. Signature forms include tableware, especially squared plates. Kotula's plates feature rims that are developed using a double-walled construction method, adding volume ...
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- Biography
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Paul Kotula is known for hand-built or wheel-thrown stoneware functional ceramics. Signature forms include tableware, especially squared plates. Kotula's plates feature rims that are developed using a double-walled construction method, adding volume to an otherwise flattened form. Works are glazed using a minimal decorative palette of lines or shapes. Kotula's finished surfaces typically appear in a variety of earth tones, shades of black, or tints of white.
" - Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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1985-1987
Gallery Director, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan
1993-2005Director, Revolution Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan
2006—Sole Proprietor, Paul Kotula Projects, Ferndale, Michigan
Instructor, College of Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan
2009—Associate Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Other
- Public Collections
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Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, Michigan
- Bibliography
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“Paul Kotula: On art, design and living in the Motor City.” American Craft (December/January 2009).
- CV or Resume
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Kuratnick, Jeffrey
- Website(s)
Citation: Kuratnick, Jeffrey Paul Kotula, "The Marks Project."
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