Gary Rith Pottery
Gary Rith Pottery
Etna, NY
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- Drawn Pieces 2011
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- Nouveau Gary 2010
- Teapots
- car jars 2011....
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- dawgs, spotted and otherwise.....
- Pigs aplenty, pigs galore
- Unrestrained: a cacophony of pottery with bunnies, elephants, dogs and more!
- Skull pottery for your Goths, Metalheads or Punks....
About Gary
Gary Rith studied pottery at Bennington College and graduated in 1987. After an apprenticeship with Dean White and several years working as a special education and reading teacher, Gary went full-time into pottery in 1997.
Before moving to Etna, NY in 2006, Gary lived and worked in New Hampshire where he was selected as a state juried member of the League of NH Craftsmen in 2004. In 2005 Gary was chosen as one of New Hampshire's rising ceramics artists and in 2010 was selected as a prize winner in WSKG TV's Art in Motion series.
Or put another way:
Artist statement:
There are a lot of boring brown pots out there, I like to have fun: making something that is bright, colorful, dynamic and amusing.
Timeline:
1966 Born in Nebraska, discover crayons, paints and clay soon thereafter
1983 Begin ceramics program at Bennington College
1985 Apprentice to Dean White, potter, Deansboro, NY
1987 Received BA in Visual Art from Bennington College, with concentrations in ceramics and architecture
1990 Masters degree in special education, University of illinois at Chicago
1990-1994 Instructor and Artist-in-residence, University of Illinois at Chicago Craft Shop
1994-1997 Instructor of English skills and pottery, Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass
1997- present Full-time studio potter, sculptor, illustrator (1997-2006 in New Hampshire, then moved to Ithaca, NY area in 2006)
2004 Selected as a State Juried Member, league of New Hampshire Craftsmen
2005 Selected as one of New Hampshire's Rising Young Potters, Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire
2008-2011 Instructor of ceramics at Cornell University's Ceramics Studio
2010 Selected for the Chiaroscuro annual Teapot exhibition, Chicago, IL
2010 Prize winner, Art in Motion, WSKG TV Binghamton, NY, exhibit and TV interview
2010 Selected for the New York State Vessels Invitational, Cooperstown Art Association
Who gary is, bRiefly:
-full-time studio potter
-part-time pottery instructor at Cornell University Pottery Studio
-beagle and grey tiger afficianado
-baker
-jokester
-happily married to Maude Rith nearly 4-evah
-looooves bright and fun artwork!
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Gary Rith Pottery
Etna, NY
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