Randy Johnston | Also Known As: Randy Johnston
Blair Clemo is known for functional pottery and decorative vessels. Clemo is best known for a body of works entitled 'Deco'. These pieces are hand-built using a combination of wheel-thrown elements and ...
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Blair Clemo is known for functional pottery and decorative vessels. Clemo is best known for a body of works entitled 'Deco'. These pieces are hand-built using a combination of wheel-thrown elements and press-molded elements.
Many of the press molds used by Clemo show his interest in period architectural ornamentation. Pieces in the Deco series are created using red earthenware or stoneware and are glazed using a manganese-saturated glaze that gives the vessel, on first glance, the appearance of ornate silver work.
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1975
Studied in Japan with potter Shimoaka Tatsuzo
- Primary Work Experience
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1972-present
Studio Artist, River Falls, Wisconsin
1992-2006Professor of Ceramics, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, River Falls, Wisconsin
Other
- Public Collections
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Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Banff School of Art, Alberta, Canada
Emison Galleries, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum, Providence, Rhode Island
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Weisman Museum Collection, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Bibliography
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Goldate, Steven. Encyclopedia of Ceramic Art and Artists. London, England: A and C Black, 2005.
"MacKenzie and Johnston 83 Years.” Ceramics Monthly, December, 2000.
Minoque, Coll and Robert Sanderson. Wood-fired Ceramics: Contemporary Practices. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000.
Peterson, Susan. Smashing Glazes. Madison, WI: Krause Publications, 2001.
_____________. Working with Clay. New York, NY: Prentice Hall, 1998.
“Randy Johnston.” Clay Times, May/June 2002.
"The Studio Potter." American Craft, August/September, 1984.
- CV or Resume
- Website(s)
Citation: Randy Johnston, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/randy-j-johnston
Objects
Collections
rosenfieldcollection.com
Dallas, Texas
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