Ronald Burke

Ronald Burke is known for stoneware functional wares made using a variety of forming techniques including coil and slab building, wheel throwing and extruding. Burk used numerous surface techniques including wax ...
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    Ronald Burke is known for stoneware functional wares made using a variety of forming techniques including coil and slab building, wheel throwing and extruding. Burk used numerous surface techniques including wax resist. He also made sculptures, bath and kitchen accessories, clocks, and tiles. In 1998 he ceased full time operation of the pottery and became a teacher.

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    Primary Work Experience
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    1965

    Studio Potter, Rock Tavern, New York

    1973
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    1997

    Studio Potter, Shapleigh, Maine

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    Professor Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

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    Teacher, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine

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    Resident Craftsman, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina

    1998
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    2005

    Teacher Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire

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    Southern Highland Craft Guild

    Center for Craft

    functional

    coil built

    Slab Built

    wheel-thrown

    extruded

    Citation: Ronald Burke, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/ronald-burke

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