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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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    1987
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    1988

    St. John’s Pottery, Collegeville, Minnesota, under master potter and Artist-in-Residence Richard Bresnehan

    Primary Work Experience
    1989
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    1992

    Ceramic Technician, Potters for Peace, Nicaragua, Central America

    1995
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    2002

    Master Potter, Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

    1995
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    Studio Potter

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    Bibliography

    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

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