Richard Burkett - functional & sculptural ceramics

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RICHARD BURKETT

1969-1973 B.A. Art, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin
1973-1983
founded and ran Wild Rose Pottery, Bainbridge, Indiana
1983-1986 M.F.A. Ceramics and Photograph, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
1989-present Professor of Art, San Diego State University, San Diego, California

Selected Exhibitions

2008

Dust to Decadence, Boehm Gallery, Palomar College, San Marcos, California, curated exhibition
Master Artist Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida

2007

Clay & the Transferred Image, concurrent with NCECA Conference-Louisville, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana
Hot Clay, Idylwild School of the Arts, Idylwild, California

2006

Style & Function: National Ceramics Invitational, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
Out of the Fire: Twenty Years of Anagama Firing at EKU, Living Arts & Science Center, Lexington, Kentucky
Three Potters, Charlie Cummings Clay Gallery, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Surface Matters, curated, Emporia State University Gallery, Emporia Kansas
The Art of The Teapot, curated, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Context: The Written Word, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CLAY + FIRE + MOBILITY + EDUCATION, Anadolu University, Eshkeshihir, Turkey

2005

Cups, Cups, Cups, curated, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Teapot Invitational, curated, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Clay Cup 9, juried, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois
For the Table, Santa Fe Clay, at NCECA conference, Baltimore, Maryland
Clay and Print I, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Indiana
The Devil Is in the Details, with Nan Coffin, Prima Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana

2004

34th Annual CeramicsExhibition, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Hoosier Expatriates, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
For the Table, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Indiana University Alumni Exhibition, Indiana University, Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana

2003

Pressure Vessels, Debra Owen Gallery, San Diego, California – one person exhibition
21st Century Ceramics, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH – curated international exhibition
Pots in the Kitchen, Rufford Craft Centre, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Hundreds of Cups, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Generations: Impending Lineage, Arts and Industry Building, San Diego, California – curated
27@999, Publication artGallery, San Diego, California – curated
SDSU Ceramics: Faculty and MFA Alumni Exhibition, Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, California
Tea for Two: Teapots and Cups, Pannikin, San Diego, California
Ceramics from San Diego Collections, Mission Valley Public Library Gallery, San Diego, California
San Diego Potters and Their Mentors, Ceramic Artists of San Diego – invitational

2002

Cup: The Intimate Object, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Indiana; juried by Dick Lehman


2001

Two Person Exhibition, The Kingman Foundation, Quito, Ecuador
Two Person Exhibition, The Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana
Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio
Viewpoint: Ceramics 2001, Grossmont College, San Diego, California

2000

Functional Ceramics 2000, invited artist, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, Ohio
25th Anniversary Cup Show, Gallery 1021/Lill Street, Chicago, Illinois
Winterfest 2000, invitational/curated, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt, Folk Art Center, Ashville, North Carolina

1999

NCECA International Juried Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio
The Clay Cup, University of Illinois-Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois
California Craft, juried exhibition, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California

1998

Ceramics: Viewpoint ‘98, Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College, San Diego, California
Pouring Vessels, Gallery 1021:Lill Street, Chicago, Illinois
Tea for Two, Grove Gallery, University of California- San Diego, La Jolla, California
Current Clay and Fiber Invitational, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California
6th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
28th Annual Ceramics Invitational Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin

1997

Companions of the Cupboard: Interpretations of the Cup, Gallery 1021:Lill Street, Chicago, Illinois
Clay & Metals Invitational, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky
Richard Burkett & Joe Molinaro, ArtsPlace Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky
The Evocative Object: New Work in Clay, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California
Smashing Clay, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, California
Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt, Contemporary Artifacts Gallery, Berea, Kentucky

Grants

School of Art, Design & Art History Faculty Development grant (for research and professional growth), SDSU 2006, 2007
International Travel Grant - SDSU2005, to develop exchanges in England, Ireland and Wales
School of Art, Design & Art History Faculty Development grant (for research and professional growth), SDSU 2005
Adams Mini-Grant (for student foreign travel and study in Ecuador), San Diego State University, 2001
Research, Creativity & Scholarship Award, San Diego State University, 2000-2001
Adams Mini-Grant (for student foreign travel to study in Scotland), San Diego State University, 1999
Research, Creativity & Scholarship Award, San Diego State University, 1999-2000
Research, Creativity & Scholarship Award, San Diego State University, 1998-99
Research, Creativity & Scholarship Award, San Diego State University, 1995-96

Selected Bibliography

Porcelain Masters: major works by leading ceramists Lark Books, curated artists for this book, 2008
500 Pitchers
Lark Books, 2005
HyperGlaze,
Author of this noted glaze and clay calculation software
500 Cups
Suzanne Tourtillot, editor, Lark Books, 2004
The Ceramic Surface by Matthias Ostermann, University
of Pennsylvania Press, 2003
Pottery Making Illustrated Guest Editor of January/February 2003 issue, and author of these articles; “Organic Burnout Materials for Texture” and “Ed Thompson’s Slip Marbling”
Ceramics: A Potter’s Handbook, 6th edition by Glenn Nelson and Richard Burkett, Wadsworth–Thomson Learning, 2002. Co-author of this major revision of one of the most popular ceramics textbooks.
Pots in the Kitchen by Josie Walter, Crowood Press, 2002
Ash Glazes by Phil Rogers, new edition published in England in 2004
Ceramics Monthly “Functional Ceramics 2000” October 2000, pp. 37–39
Potters Guide 2000 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated, photos on cover and page 9
Pottery Making Illustrated “Industrial Worker’s Cups: The Intersection of Industry, Hard Times, and Clay” by Richard Burkett, April, 2000 cover and feature article
The Extruder Book by Darryl Baird, American Ceramic Society
Extruded Ceramics by Diana Pancioli, Lark Books
Ceramics: Art & Perception “Cups of Utility and Concept” by Joe Molinaro, 1999, issue 34, pp. 82-85
Ceramics: Art & Perception “The Evocative Object” by Mark Messenger, 1998, issue 31, pp. 86-90
Networks in Ceramics included in conference publication, “Bridging the World: Ceramics in the Virtual Age” by Richard Burkett, pp. 10-15, UIAH, Helsinki, Finland
Pottery in Australia “Cyber Clay: Glaze Calculation Software” by Leonard Smith, issue 35/2 Winter 1996, pp. 72-73
Ceramic Industry September 1996, “Touting the Good Graces of Glaze Calculation Software” by Rick Malmgren pp. 31 - 34
Jatun Molino: a Pottery Village in the Upper Amazon Basin” video by Prof. Joseph Molinaro, 1996 technical adviser: Richard Burkett


Recent Workshops and Lectures

2007

Glaze workshop at Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Lectures on my personal work and Ecuadorian Ceramics, Hot Clay, Idyllwild School of the Arts, Idyllwild, CA.
Workshop and Lecture, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California

2006

Form, Surface & Glaze workshop at Penland – co-taught with Pete Pinnell

2005

Demystifying Glazes, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
Artist Lecture and Workshop, University of Wales Institute-Cardiff, School of Art, Cardiff, Wales
Artist Lecture, National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland
Artist Lecture, Anadolu University, Eskeshihir, Turkey

2004

Glaze Workshop, co-taught with Lana Wilson, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Workshop, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

2003

Ecuadorian Ceramics Lecture, Phoebe Hurst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, California
NCECA Emerging Artists lecture, co-lecturer at SOFA (Sculpture Objects & Fine Art exhibition), Chicago, Illinois

2002

Workshop and Artist Lecture, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah
Ecuadorian Ceramics Lecture, Museum of Man, San Diego, California

2001

Workshop and Artist Lecture, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

2000

Workshop, Functional Ceramics 2000, Wooster, Ohio

1998

Lecture, Keramik ‘98 conference, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden

1997

Artist Lecture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Artist Lecture, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky
Artist Lecture and workshop, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky
Artist-in-residence, October-November, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky

1996

Networks and Ceramics international conference, keynote speaker, UIAH, Helsinki, Finland
Computers and the Arts symposium, presenter, Sawtooth Center for the Arts, Winston Salem, N.C.
Artist lecture, Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury, England

Recent Professional Activities

2007-2009 Director of Communications, NCECA board member
Artist-in-Residence, University of Wales Institute - Cardiff, April 2005
National Conference Liaison for 2003 conference in San Diego of National Council on Eduction for the Ceramic
Arts (NCECA), beginning in Fall 2000, officially appointed as Board member in March 2001.
Co-owner of ClayArt listserver, a e-mail ceramics discussion group, 1993-2000
ClayArt is now run by the American Ceramics Society
Webmaster of the CeramicsWeb (formerly Ceramics Gopher), a ceramics information website the Internet 1993-


Exhibitions Curated

2004

Hoosier Expatriates: from Indiana to the World, co-curator with Bill Griffith and Joe Molinaro, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana (set to open in March 2004)

2003

Re-Inventing Pleasure: Ornamentation in Contemporary Ceramic Art, co-curator with Joanne Hayakawa and Tina Yapelli, SDSU University Gallery, San Diego, California
Ecuadorian Pottery Traditions, co-curator with Grace Johnson and Joe Molinaro, Museum of Man, San Diego, California. Traveled to the Phoebe Hearst Museum in Berkeley California.
 
 

 

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