School of Art

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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Warren MacKenzie

Born: 1924, USA, Missouri, Kansas City   Died: 2018, USA, Missouri, Stillwater

Ceramicist. Mackenzie studied ceramics at the Art Institute of Chicago. Following a three-year apprenticeship under Bernard Leach at the Leach Pottery in St. Ives, Cornwall, England he established his own studio in Stillwater, Minnesota, USA.

Mackenzie taught at the University of Minnesota, becoming a professor in 1966 and teaching there until 1990. He was a Fellow of the International Academy of Ceramics and was honoured with a Gold Medal from the American Crafts Council in 1998.

His main interest was in the form and surface of the pots. Decoration is minimal, using poured glazes and brushwork.

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

Fluted Bowl no. 8 C1425 Ceramics




 
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