Artist: Joshua Kuensting
Joshua Kuensting, Montana
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Drawing inspiration from the works of contemporary studio potters who were influenced by historic Asian ceramics, I work within a catalog of forms that are designed to serve food and drink. I design my pottery forms so that they will create an engaging landscape on the table. My work is constantly evolving and is at its best when it exudes a sense of quiet confidence and inherent usefulness.
EDUCATION
2011-2014 Master of Fine Art Utah State University, Logan, UT. Area of study: ceramics
2008-2010 Core Artist Fellowship Program Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Areas of study: forged/fabricated steel, woodfired ceramics, fine woodworking
1999-2003 BA in Psychology University of Missouri-Columbia, MO. Other areas of concentrated study: anthropology, ceramics, religious studies
SOLO EXHIBITION
2017 Current Explorations Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2014 Gathering Tools MFA Thesis Exhibition, Utah State University, Logan, UT
CURATED/ INVITATIONAL/ GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 Harnessing the Power and the Magic: Firing the Clay Studio Anagama The Artist Shop, Missoula, MT
2017 11th Simple Cup Invitational Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2017 Guest List: An Exhibition of the Moutain Preheat Invited Artist Clayspace Coop, Asheville, NC
2017 Clay Studio of Missoula Potsketch Missoula, MT
2017 11th Annual Yunomi Invitational AKAR, Iowa City, IA
2016 10th Simple Cup Invitational Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016 Works from the Permanent Collection Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2016 Waubonsee Wood Fired Invitational Exhibition Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
2015 9th Simple Cup Invitational Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015 Clay Studio of Missoula Wood Fired Invitational Missoula, MT
2015 Clay Studio of Missoula Potsketch Missoula, MT
2015 Creativity, Craft, Community & Change Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2014 UNF National Juried Exhibition Jacksonville, FL. Juror: Bede Clarke
2014 Lux Art Center 6th Annual Mugshots Lincoln, NE. Juror: Ted Adler
2014 Clay Studio of Missoula International Cup Missoula, MT. Juror: Tara Wilson
2014 World Cup Tournament Hyart Gallery, Madison, WI.
2014 8th Simple Cup Invitational Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014 Glazed by Fire: Atmospheric Invitational Taos Clay, Taos, NM
2014 Resident Artist Holiday Sale and Exhibition The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2013 Artifacts From The Inferno Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MA. Juror: Jack Troy
2013 Drink This Workhouse Ceramics, Lorton, VA. Juror: Linda Arbuckle
2013 7th Simple Cup Invitational Kobo Gallery, Seward Park Clay Purchase Award Winner, Seattle, WA
2013 99 Bottles Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC
2012 The Clay Cup: Icon, Vessel, Canvas University of Missouri – Columbia, Columbia, MO. Juror: Pete Pinell
2012 100 Woodfired Cups Seward Park Clay Studio, Seattle, WA
2011 Cup: The Intimate Object VII Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2009 Core Show 2009 Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2009 Penland School of Craft: Helping People Live Creative Lives Sparta Teapot Museum of Craft andDesign, Sparta, NC
2008 Core Show 2008 Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Permanent Collection
2017 Clay Studio of Missoula Missoula, MT
2016 NCECA Boulder, CO
2014 Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art Utah State University, Logan, UT
Presentations
2018 Form & Function Lake Missoula Tea Company, Missoula, MT
2014 What MFA's can learn from MBA's NCECA, Milwaukee, WI
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Exposure Ceramics Monthly December 2017, pg 14
2015 Cultivating Awareness Teaching Artist Journal Vol. 13 Number 2, pg 117-119
2014 What MFA's can learn from MBA's NCECA Journal Vol. 35, pg 114