Peter Kuentzel

Born: 1943
Peter Kuentzel is known for sculptures, often in the form of boats, and wall pieces. Each piece is hand built from stoneware using slabs. His work is typically composed of rectangles, triangles, ...
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    Peter Kuentzel is known for sculptures, often in the form of boats, and wall pieces. Each piece is hand built from stoneware using slabs. His work is typically composed of rectangles, triangles, and circles. Surfaces finishes include glaze, stamping, and scraffito. His color palette most often includes yellows, reds, and blues. The work is raku fired. Kuentzel has also produced mixed media drawings with collage elements. Kuentzel studied with Paul Soldner at Claremont.
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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    1972
    -
    1973

    Laguna Beach School of the Arts, Laguna Beach, California

    Primary Work Experience
    1973
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    2008

    Professor, Miami Dade Community College, Miami, Florida

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    Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida

    Florida Gulf Coast Museume of Art, Largo, Florida

    Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida

    Ruth Chandler  Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California

    World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, Korea

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    Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery

    Scripps College

    Claremont, California

    Citation: Peter Kuentzel, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/peter-ernest-kuentzel

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