Peter Beasecker
Eric Serritella is known for trompe l?oeil stoneware ceramic sculptures that challenge the [no-lexicon]viewer[/no-lexicon] with both the nature of the material and its transformation to tree bark and branches. Whether wheel-thrown or ...
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- Biography
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Eric Serritella is known for trompe l?oeil stoneware ceramic sculptures that challenge the [no-lexicon]viewer[/no-lexicon] with both the nature of the material and its transformation to tree bark and branches. Whether wheel-thrown or hand-built, these forms are completely hand-carved and transformed to mimic weathered logs and birch trees. His interest in the Asian aesthetic led him to two residencies with his role model, Taiwanese potter, Ah Leon.
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-1977
International Workshop of Ceramic Art, Tokoname Japan
- Primary Work Experience
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1992-2009
Professor of Art, Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, Dallas Texas
2009-—Associate Professor of Art, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Other
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Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Permanent Collection, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Bemidji State University, The Margaret Harlow Collection, Bemidji, Minnesota
Crocker Art Museum, Swidler Collection, Sacramento, California
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
International Workshop of Ceramic Art, Tokoname, Japan
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, California
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Southwestern University, Permanent Collection, Georgetown, Texas
World Ceramic Exposition, Permanent Collection, Yoju, Korea
- Bibliography
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Beasecker, Peter. “Utilitarian Clay IV Survey,” The Studio Potter 33, no. 2 (June 2005).
_____________. “Acknowledging Mentors,” The Studio Potter, 32, no.1 (June 2003).
Rosenfield, Louise. “The Tei Tei Project.” Ceramics Monthly 54 no. 2 (February 2006).
Van Keuren, Philip. “Adapted to a Condition: Recent Work by Peter Beasecker.” Ceramics Art and Perception 55 (2004).
- CV or Resume
- Website(s)
Citation: Peter Beasecker, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/peter-beasecker
Objects
Collections
Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
United States
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Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
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