Rick Hensley | Also Known As: Richard Hensley
John Gill is well known for his brightly colored sculptures that often begin with vessel forms. Each sculpture begins with a thrown component that is then altered and completed with slab built ...
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- Biography
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John Gill is well known for his brightly colored sculptures that often begin with vessel forms. Each sculpture begins with a thrown component that is then altered and completed with slab built additions. He is known to have worked with stoneware and earthenware.
- Apprenticeships & Residencies
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Resident, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
Resident, Izmir, Turkey
- Primary Work Experience
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1974
Studio Potter
2004Professor of Ceramics at Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia
Other
- Public Collections
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American Museum of Ceramic Arts, Pomona, California
Erie Art Museum, Erie, Pennsylvania
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
Lannan Museum, Palm Beach Community College, West Palm Beach, Florida
- Bibliography
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Hluch, Kevin. “Pots with a View: The Work of Richard Hensley and Donna Polseno.” Ceramics Monthly, March 2005, Vol. 53, Issue 3, pg.76-79. Archive Article: Pots with a View: The Work of Richard Hensley and Donna Polseno (ceramicartsnetwork.org)
Martin, Andrew. The Essential Guide to Mold Making and Slip Casting. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2007.
Museum of Contemporary Crafts (New York, N.Y.), and Tucson Museum of Art. 1978. Young Americans: Clay [and] Glass; [catalogue of an exhibition held at] the Tucson Museum of Art May 6 to June 11, 1978 [and] the Museum of Contemporary Crafts of the American Crafts Council, sponsored by the American Crafts Council. New York: Museum of Contemporary Crafts of the American Crafts Council.
“Richard Hensley Pottery.” Personal Website, accessed Aug. 6, 2021. https://richardhensleypottery.com/richardhensleypottery/Welcome_1.html
Romtvedt David. “The Ceramics of Donna Polseno and Richard Hensley.” Ceramics: Arts and Perception, 2016, Issue 104, pg. 68-71.
- CV or Resume
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Beul, Jasmine and Donald Clark
- Website(s)
Citation: Beul, Jasmine and Donald Clark Rick Hensley, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/rick-hensley
