Stephen Earp
Matt Kelleher is known for his investigation of soda-fired tableware, including jars, boxes and serving pieces. He has broadened his practice to include sculptural vessels, bird inspired forms, and collaborative work with ...
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Matt Kelleher is known for his investigation of soda-fired tableware, including jars, boxes and serving pieces. He has broadened his practice to include sculptural vessels, bird inspired forms, and collaborative work with Shoko Teruyama, his wife.
Kelleher studied with Victor Babu and Ken Ferguson at Kansas City Art Institute and with Gail Kendall, Peter Pinnell and Eddie Dominguez at the University of Nebraske-Linclon.
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1987-1988
St. John’s Pottery, Collegeville, Minnesota, under master potter and Artist-in-Residence Richard Bresnehan
- Primary Work Experience
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1989-1992
Ceramic Technician, Potters for Peace, Nicaragua, Central America
1995-2002Master Potter, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
1995-—Studio Potter
Other
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Early American Life, A Directory of Traditional American Crafts http://ealonline.com (accessed February 8, 2016).
Earp, Stephen and Peter Chartrand. “Ron Rivera: Activist Potter. Two Tributes.” The Studio Potter, Vol. 37, No. 2. Summer/Fall 2009.
___________. “What About Redware?” The Studio Potter, Vol. 41, No. 2 Summer/Fall 2013.
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Citation: Stephen Earp, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/stephen-earp

