Robert Shay | Also Known As: Bob Shay
Les Miley is best known for functional salt-fired wheel-thrown stoneware functional pieces. Decorative techniques include combing, sprigging, and manipulation of ash glaze.
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About
- Biography
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Les Miley is best known for functional salt-fired wheel-thrown stoneware functional pieces. Decorative techniques include combing, sprigging, and manipulation of ash glaze.
" - Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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2010
Studio Potter
Faculty Artist, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Dean, Herron School of Design, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana
1998-2010Dean, College of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
2010Professor for Ceramics and Drawing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Other
- Public Collections
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American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio
Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
Tempe, Taideteollisuus Museo, Helsinki, Finland
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
- Bibliography
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Features. “Bob Shay,” Ceramics Monthly, (September 1981): 32. Accessed 29. October 2021 ceramics-monthly-sep81-cei0981d.pdf (ceramicartsnetwork.org)
Hale, Whitney. “Fine Arts Dean Robert Shay to Resign,” University of Kentucky News, September 11, 2009. Accessed 29. October 2021 Fine Arts Dean Robert Shay to Resign | UKNow (uky.edu)
Horrell, Deborah. “Bob Shay: New Work,” Ceramics Monthly, 31, no. 2 (February 1983): 31 – 34. ceramics-monthly-feb83-cei0283d.pdf (ceramicartsnetwork.org)
- CV or Resume
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Lange, Hanna
- Website(s)
Citation: Lange, Hanna Robert Shay, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/robert-shay
Objects
Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California -
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California -
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
