Matthew Metz Ceramic Artist

Born in kendallville indiana in 1961 he received a b f a from ball state university and his mfa from edinboro university pa.
Matthew metz ceramic artist. Metz has lectured and demonstrated extensively across the united states and received numerous awards and grants including an individual craft fellowship through the national endowment for the arts. From 1989 to 1991 he was a resident at the archie bray foundation in helena montana. The pots are then finished by firing in a wood gas or electric kiln with soda or salt firing. Apr 5 2020 explore deb kaplan s board matthew metz followed by 279 people on pinterest.
Matthew metz has been a making his living as a studio potter for the last 26 years. Awards include a nea crafts fellowship and two mcknight fellowships. Matthew metz is a studio potter living in alfred station new york where he has maintained a studio since 2006. The decorations draw from metz s interest in a variety of artistic and historical traditions as well as an interest in the natural sciences and man s place in the world.
He shares a home and studio in alfred station ny with potter educator linda sikora. Features include biography photo gallery and contact details. Matthew metz has been a making his living as a potter for 25 years. Ceramic sculptor and potter based in vancouver washington.
Functional one of a kind pottery by matthew metz. See more ideas about metz pottery ceramics. Studio artist matthew metz is noted for his functional work wheel thrown pots primarily of porcelain that are then richly decorated in a variety of techniques sprigging carving drawing. 1989 1991 resident artist archie bray foundation helena montana studio potter alfred new york.
Metz received a bfa from ball state university in muncie indiana and mfa from edinboro university in edinboro pennsylvania. The surfaces of the pots are noteworthy for their intricate narrative carved decoration. Matthew metz s pots are thrown using porcelain or procelaneous clay body that is often paddled to create multi sided boxes.