Kevin Crowe
Summary:
Thirty years of experience as a studio potter.
I conduct workshops throughout the United States on throwing large pots, and on the design and construction of wood-fired kilns.
Experience: Potter. Tye River Pottery. 1976- present.
- Established Tye River Pottery In Nelson County, Virginia.
- Built home, studio and two kilns.
- Produce functional stoneware and porcelain pottery.
- Established sales outlets that include galleries, shops and shows throughout the United States.
Related Workshops and Teaching Experience:
- August 2008. Off the Path, Down the Trail. Throwing workshop. Truro Center for the Arts, Castle Hill. Truro, MA.
- July 2008. A Taste for Tea, Throwing Tea Ware. Mud and Fire Studio. Little Meadows, PA.
- June 2008.Throwing Large Pots. Hood College, Frederick, MD.
- March 2008.Throwing Demonstration. Coastal Carolina Clay Guild.
- March 2008. Wood Firing Workshop. Touchstone Center for Crafts. Farmington, PA.
- January 2008. Advanced Throwing. John Campbell Folk School. Brasstown, NC.
- July 2007. Risky Pots, throwing workshop. Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts. Asheville, NC.
- April, 2005. Wood kiln construction workshop. Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
- January 2005. Advanced throwing workshop. John C. Campbell Folk School. Brasstown, NC.
- August 2004. Throwing large pots workshop. Hood College, Frederick, MD.
- April 2004. Throwing workshop. Piedmont Community College, Charlottesville, VA.
- August 2004. Throwing large forms. Hood College, Frederick, MD.
- July 2004. Throwing demonstration. Celadon Gallery, Watermill, NY.
- October 2003. Wood kiln construction workshop. Penland School of Crafts. Penland, NC.
- February 2003. Teapot workshop. Manassas Clay, Manassas, VA.
- April 2002. Functional Ceramics Workshop/Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH. Invited exhibitor and featured workshop presenter.
- April 2002. Hood College, Frederick, MD. Solo exhibition in the Hood Gallery, and workshop presenter.
- June 2000. Frog Hollow/ Vermont State Craft Center, Middlebury, VT. Taught a throwing and firing workshop.
- February 2000. University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, CO. Led a workshop on throwing and glazing large pots for wood firing.
- October 1999. Virginia Clay Conference, Front Royal, VA. Demonstrated throwing large pots and participated as a panelist.
- August 1999. Horseshoe Mountain Pottery, Sprigs City, UT. Conducted a kiln-building workshop.
- June 1999. Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA. Conducted throwing and firing workshop.
- June 1999. Blue Ridge {Potter’s Guild, Lord Fairfax Community College, Strasburg, VA. Demonstrated throwing teapots and large planters.
- February 1998. Florida Craftsmen, Hot Alley Clay, St. Petersburg, FL. Conducted a throwing workshop.
- August 1998. Touchstone Center for Crafts. Conducted workshops on throwing and glazing pots for wood firing.
- June 1997. Touchstone Center for Crafts. Conducted a workshop to build the first wood-fired kiln for the Center.
- July 1994. Penland School for Crafts, Penland, NC. Guest artist.
- July 1994. Hand Workshop, State Craft Center, Richmond, VA. Conducted a throwing workshop.
Articles:
- The Log Book, International Publication for Wood-fired Ceramics. “Good as it Gets”. A description of Kevin Crowe’s kiln and firing process. Volume 14. 2003.
- Studio Potter Magazine. Volume 27, No. 1, Dec 1998. “That Leach Thing”. A collection on alternative perspectives on Bernard Leach.
- The Crafts Report, “The Work at Hand.” A discussion of the impact of crafts on the environment.
- Ceramics Monthly. Oct 1992. “Feeding the Fire”. A discussion of aesthetic and personal choices facing the contemporary potter.
- Ceramics Monthly. Feb 1990. A critical response to Australian Terry Davis’ commentary on plagiarism.
- Studio Pottery Magazine. Volume 13, No. 2. “Blue Ridge Potters”. An essay on the distinction between art and craft.
Exhibitions:
- Expressive and Aesthetic Ends. Wood-Fired and Shino Group
Show. Weyrich Gallery. Albuquerque, NM. April-May 2009.
- Vessels. Piedmont Virginia Community College. Charlottesville
VA. March-April 2009.
- Southern
Exposure: Atmospheric Pots and The Penland Connection.
The Rye Arts Center, Rye, New York. Sept 2008.
- Castle Hill, Faculty Show. Truro Center for the Arts. Truro, MA. Aug 2008.
- Kevin Crowe, Wood Fired Pots. The Butternut Gallery, Montrose, PA. July 2008.
- Fireworks: A Celebration of Wood Fired Ceramics. Ice House Gallery, Berkeley Springs, WV. July 2008.
- Table of Elements. Functional Pots. D.L.Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA. March 2008.
- Endless Variations: Shino Review, 2005. Baltimore Clayworks.
- Smithsonian Craft Show. Washington, DC. April 2004.
- 16 Hands Show. Floyd County, VA. April 2004.
- Wood fired Invitational Exhibition. East Tennessee State University, Knoxville, TN. Sept 2004.
- Twenty first Century Ceramics in United States and Canada, Columbus College of Art and Design. Columbus, OH. Oct 2003.
- Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, VT. “Two Approaches to Woodfire.” Works by Kevin Crowe and Robert Compton. Vermont Clay Studio Gallery. May 2002.
- Strictly Functional Pottery National. Juror – Ken Ferguson. East Petersburgh, PA. June 2000.
- Functional Ceramics 2000 National Invitational. Juror – Phyllis Blair Clark. Wooster, OH. March 2000.
- Eight Virginia potters. Juror – Dan Finnegan. Fredericksburg, VA. Feb 2000.
- “To Have and to Hold” Ceramics Invitational. Curated by Barbara Hill and Holly Hanessian. Astra Gallery, Richmond, VA. Nov 1999.
- Pacific Tides: the influence of the Pacific Rim on Contemporary American Ceramics. Invited artist. Juror – Caroline Henderson. Lancaster, PA. June 1999.
- A Celebration of Woodfire. Curated by DeWayne Perry. Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, MA. 1998.
- Wood-fired Clay: Ancient Techniques, Modern Interpretations. Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC. 1996.
- Hero Pots. Curated by Jack Tory. Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA. 1995.
- Skillful Renderings: Exhibition of Works by National Craft Leaders. Invited artist. Florida Craftsmen Gallery. St. Petersburg, FL. 1995.
- Touchstone Center for Crafts, Faculty Exhibition. Cambria Art Center, Johnstown, PA. 1995.
- Virginia Artists on the Environment. Longwood Center for the Visual Arts. 1994.
Galleries:
- Spruce Creek Gallery, Nellysford, VA.
- Earth Fire Gallery, Herndon, VA.
- Finewares Gallery, Tacoma Park, MD.
- Allanstand Gallery, Asheville, NC.
- Hand in Hand Gallery, Flat Rock, NC.
- Tim
Barn Gallery, Manassas, VA.
- Weyrich
Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
Volunteerism and Memberships:
- Artisan Center of VA, member.
- Rural Nelson, Board Member, Lovingston, VA.
- Coach of U18 Nelson County Express Soccer Team, Nelson County, VA.
- Originator of “Empty Bowls” event at Innisfree Village, Crozet, VA. Community fund raiser of local hunger-relief effort.
- The Nature Conservancy, Charlottesville, VA.
- Member, Southern Highland Craft Guild.
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