Paul Briggs
Paul Briggs creates functional and non-functional work. His vessels are stoneware, hand-built, using slabs and coils, then fired in an oxidation atmosphere. The majority of his sculptures are ceramic; others are mixed ...
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Paul Briggs creates functional and non-functional work. His vessels are stoneware, hand-built, using slabs and coils, then fired in an oxidation atmosphere. The majority of his sculptures are ceramic; others are mixed media incorporating felt and plywood as well as fired clay.
Briggs has an extensive background in spiritual leadership, in addition to art education and ceramics.
His inspirational sources include nature and the reinterpretation of classical forms.
" - Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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1996-2000
Faculty, Art Education, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts
1999-2001Faculty, Education, Harvard University, Ceramics Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2000-2014Pastor, Antioch Baptist Church, Bedford Hills, New York
2014-2016Adjunct Professor of Art Education, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts
2016-—Assistant Professor of Art and Art History, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota
1995,-1996Chair, Art Education, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Other
- Public Collections
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Wellesley College Multifaith Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley Massachusetts
- Bibliography
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Briggs, Paul S. “Art Education Through Ceramics: From Clay to Culture.” The Studio Potter 29, no.1 (December 2000).
___________. “Concerning the Religious in Art Education” In Contemporary Issues in Art Education. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentiss Hall, 2001.
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- Website(s)
Citation: Paul Briggs, "The Marks Project."
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