Robert Harrison
Suzi Pleyte is most well known for her large ceramic murals installed in public spaces throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Her work is characterized by bright colors and shapes influenced by her Hawaiian ...
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- Biography
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Suzi Pleyte is most well known for her large ceramic murals installed in public spaces throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Her work is characterized by bright colors and shapes influenced by her Hawaiian surroundings.
No assignment was too large for her design team who together with Pleyte did a great deal of research before beginning a project. Pleyte moved to Hawai?i in 1964 and married Claude Horan also a ceramic artist.
- Apprenticeships & Residencies
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1983-1985
Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
1989Kohler Company – Arts/Industry Program, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1994Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, Colorado
1999Medalta International Artists-in-Residence Program; Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
2000National Academy of Art and Design, Oslo, Norway
2003International Ceramics Festival; University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom
2004University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
2006International Ceramics Studio; Kecskmet, Hungary
2007Arta Park; Alassio, Italy
2009Australian National University, School of Art, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia
2014Danish International Wood Fire Conference; Guldagergaard, Skaelskor, Denmark
2015WABA: Clayarch Gimhae Museum of Architectural Ceramics, Gimhae, Republic of Korea
- Primary Work Experience
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1980-1981
Graduate Teaching Assistant-Ceramics, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
1981-1983Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics Department Head, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
1985Ceramics Instructor, The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
1985-1987Assistant to the Head, Ceramics, The Banff Centre School for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
1987-1988Lecture Tour of the British Isles (10 lectures)
1988-1989Acting Head, Ceramics, The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Other
- Public Collections
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Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
Museum of Science and Culture, Helena, Montana
Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, Wyoming
Ruth Chandker Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California
Sonderborg Municipality Collection, Sonderborg, Denmark
State Art Collection, Office of Public Works, Dublin, Ireland
University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, Kentucky
- Bibliography
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Harrison, Robert. The Architecture of Space. Helena, MT: Drumlummon Institute Publishers, 2009.
_____________. Sustainable Ceramics: A Practical Approach. London, England: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013.
Heeney, Gwen. Brickworks. London, United Kingdom: A&C Black Publishers, 2003.
Held, Peter. A Ceramic Continuum; Fifty Years of the Archie Bray Influence. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2001.
Jones, David. Firing: Philosophies Within Contemporary Ceramic Practice. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England: Crowood Press, 2007.
King, Peter. Architectural Ceramics for the Studio Potter. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1999.
Nelson, Glenn and Richard Burkett. Ceramics: A Potters Handbook, 6th Edition. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Publications, 2001.
Pancioli, Diana. Extruded Ceramics. Ashville, North Carolina: Lark Books, 2000.
Robison, Jim. Large Scale Ceramics. London, England: A&C Black Publishers, 1997.
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- Website(s)
Citation: Robert Harrison, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/robert-harrison
Objects
Collections
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Claremont, California
