Artist: Kent McLaughlin
Kent McLaughlin, NORTH CAROLINA
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Almost all the pottery I make is based on utility. Hopefully my pots are approachable, accessible and affordable and will be used daily.
We live in what is considered a temperate rainforest. Summers are green and lush and the winter is fairly mild. The surfaces of my work tend to reflect that in my decorating of the work.
I’m inspired from the act of making. It’s deeply satisfying using my hands to form on the potter’s wheel, extrude components to construct forms and making slab of clay to build objects that would will earn a place in someone’s kitchen cabinets.
1999 – 2019 Studio Potter making utilitarian porcelain and stoneware pottery. Co-owner Fork Mountain Pottery.
1999 Production line and operations advisor, Art for the garden - product development, Garden Dance, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC.
1997 – 1999 Studio construction., studio potter
1994 – 1996 Operations Coordinator, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
1993 Services Coordinator, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
Pre - 1993 Studio potter – McLaughlin Pottery and Oceanside Clayworks,
Melbourne, Fl. Produced and marketed utilitarian pottery.
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Manchester Craftsman Guild, Pittsburgh, Pa
US Steel Corporation, Pittsburg, PA
North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Claymakers, Durham, NC
2011 AKAR, Iowa City, IA
2006 North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC
2003 St Pete Clay Company, St Petersburg, FL.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
“The Language of Flowers”, Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL
2018
“Southern Table”, Mason-Schartenstrin Museum of Art, Demorest, GA
“On The Fringe”, Beck Studios, Spruce Pine, PA
2017
“La Mesa”, Santa Fe Clay Invitational, NCECA, Portland OR
“Imaginary Border: Ceramics as a Trans-cultural Language”, Hoffman Gallery, at Lewis and Clark College, Portland OR
“Lineage”, Weizenblatt Gallery, Mars Hill University, Mars Hill, NC
“A Culture of Pots: 25th Anniversary of St Croix Pottery Tour”, Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN 2017
“All About Atmosphere” , Gallery 224,Allston, MA
“For the Table”, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus,OH
“Splendid Table: An Exhibition of Dinnerware”, SAGE Community Arts, Sheridan, WY
“American Pottery Festival”, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2016:
“Santa Fe Clay Presents: La Mesa,” NCECA, Kansas City, MO
“Legacy: Mentoring Artistic Excellence,” NCECA, Kansas City, MO
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
24th Annual Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour, Harris, MN
“Soda Chicks & Chet!” Fork Mountain Pottery, Bakersville, NC
“For The Tabletop,” James Renwick Alliance, Bethesda, MD
“Mint Museum Potters Market Invitational,” The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
“At Your Service,” Baltimore Clayworks, MD
2015:
“Santa Fe Clay Presents: La Mesa,” NCECA, Providence, RI
“Pairings,” Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
23 th Annual Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour, Harris, MN
“Soda Chicks & Chet!” Fork Mountain Pottery, Bakersville, NC
“Pots On The Hill,” Washington, D.C.
2014:
“Collector’s Choice Gala: 2014 Winter Show,” The Gallery at Greenhill, Greensboro, NC
Spruce Pine Potters Market, Spruce Pine, NC
“Two,” Lark & Key Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Mint Museum Potters Market Invitational 2014, Mint Museum Randolph, Charlotte, NC
“Soda Chicks & Chet!” Fork Mountain Pottery, Bakersville, NC
22rd Annual Saint Croix Valley Pottery Tour, Harris, MN
“Santa Fe Clay Presents: La Mesa,” NCECA Invitational, Milwaukee, WI
2013:
“Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City IA
“Tea Time Series II” NC Pottery Center., Seagrove NC
“OutPour”, Robert Wright Gallery, Grayslake, IL
“Endless Variations !!: A Shino Extravaganza” NCECA Invitational, Houston TX
“La Mesa”, Santa Fe Clay NCECA Invitational, Houston TX
“New Traditions” Contemporary Perspectives in a Traditional Landscape”. Potters of the Roan, Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine, NC
St Croix Pottery Tour, Harris MN
“Potters Market Invitational” The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
16 Hands Studio Tour, Floyd Va
2012 “Yunomi Invitational”. AKAR, Iowa City, IA
"Pots with a Purpose”, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
“Shakerag Faculty Show”, Shakerag Workshops, Suwanee, TN
“La Mesa”, NCECA Invitational, Santa Fe Clay in Seattle, WA
“Generosity of Spirit”, Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta , GA
2011:
“Yunomi Invitational”, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
“Jingdezhen- Shared Journeys”, W Va University, Morgantown. W VA.
“Functional Ceramic Invitational, The Wayne Center for the Arts”, Wooster, OH
“Potters of the Roan”, The Mahler Gallery, Raleigh, NC
“American Pottery Festival”, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
“La Mesa”, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Invitational, Tampa, FL
“Penland In Houston”, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX
“On the Wall”, Sheridan Artists Guild, Ogden WY
2010:
“Yunomi Invitational’ AKAR Iowa City, IA
“”A Time and Place”, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, Nc
“La Mesa”, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Invitational, Philadelphia PA
“1,895 Years of Pottery”, B Square Gallery, Philadelphia PA
“Dallas Pottery Invitational,” Southside Warehouse, Dallas TX
“Encore” Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
“”American Pottery Festival”, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
“The Art of the Cup”, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, new Orleans < LA
“Table of Elements”, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
“Table Manners”, lLark and Key Gallery, Charlotte, NC
“La Mesa/Santa Fe”, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
North Carolina Clay Invitational” FRANK Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2009:
“Teapots: Functional, Formal, Narrative”, Foster Gallery, University of WI, Eau Claire
“Yunomi Invitational”, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
“Couplets”, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
“Art of the State”, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
“Potters of the Roan”, Mudfire, Atlanta, GA
“Circle of Eight”, Charlotte, NC
“Shakerag Faculty Exhibition”, St-Andrews Sewanee Gallery, Sewanee, TN
2008:
“PotPOURri: Pots That Pour”, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
“Yunomi Invitational”, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
“Table of Elements” Manchester Craftsman’s Guild. Pittsburgh, PA
“Penland Instructor’s Show”, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
“Teapots”, Sparta Teapot Museum, Sparta, NC
“Triplets”, Crimson Laurel Gallery, Bakersville, NC
“Go Green”, Dowstudio, Deer Isle, ME
2007:
“Featured Artist”, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
“Pitcher Invitational”, University of N.C.- Pembroke, Pembroke, NC
“Cup Invitational”, Dowstudios, Deer Isle ME
“Potters of the Roan” Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC
“ Yunomi Invitational” AKAR Gallery, Iowa City IA
“Cup of Tea” Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
“Influential Journeys” Mellwood Arts Center, Louisville, KY
“ Mentor”, Gallery Mad About Arts, Louisville, KY
“ Different Directions : Coming Together in Clay 5”, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
2006:
“Six Functional Potters”, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
“Pouring Vessels”, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA
“Style and Function : National Ceramics Invitational”, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
“Ceramic Cup Invitational’ Lux Center For The Arts, Lincoln, NE
“La Mesa" Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Invitational, Portland, OR.
Tea Time: The Art of the Teapot, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI.
Tactile Appeal, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland, OR.
Odyssey Instructor Show Odyssey, Gallery, Asheville, NC.
“Potter's Showcase, Dowstudio Gallery, Deer Isle, ME.
2005:
“Southern Highland Craft Guild 75 h Anniversary Exhibition, Arrowmont’s Blain Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN.
“Endless Variations: Shino Review 2005”, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
“Out of The Cupboard: Into The Light”, UNI Gallery of Art, Cedar Falls, IA.
“Potters of The Southern Mountains”, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO.
“National Teapot Show VI”, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC.
“American Pottery Festival”, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
“Behold: The Mug”, Sivertson Gallery, Duluth, MN.
2004:
“Plates and Platters”, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
“100 Teapots 2”, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
“NC Craft ’04: A Celebration of Penland’s 75th Anniversary”, Wellington Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC.
“Haystack Faculty Show”, Blue Heron Gallery, Deer Isle, ME.
“For The Table”, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
“American Pottery Festival”, North Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN,
2003:
“American Pottery Festival”, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
“Hundreds of Cups”, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
2002:
“Appalachian Regional Commission Exhibition”, traveling show with Southern Highland
Craft Guild, Washington, DC.
“Potters of The Roan”, Charleston Clayworks, Charleston, SC.
“Faculty Exhibition”, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO.
“Feature Exhibit”, Campbell House Galleries, Arts Council of Moore Country, Southern
Pines, NC.
“Potters of The Roan”, Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC.
2001:
“Pots Presented”, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
“For The Table”, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
“Potters of Penland”. Winthrop Galleries, Rock Hill, SC.
1999:
“The Ritual of the Table”, Contemporary Ceramic Dinnerware, Odyssey Gallery,
Asheville, NC.
“Cynthia Bringle, A Fiery Influence”, Invitational retrospective show, Folk Art Center,
Asheville, NC.
1998:
“Penland Potters”, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA.
1997:
“Penland Community Potters”, Gallery 1021, Chicago, IL.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE / WORKSHOPS / LECTURES:
2019 Instructor, Fall Concentration, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2017 Instructor, Hot Clay, Idyllwild Arts Summer Program, Idyllwild, CA
2016 Instructor, Centro de Arte Curaumilla, Valparaiso, Chile
Instructor, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2015 Instructor, Fall Concentration, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2014 Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2012 Instructor, Shakerag , Sewanneee TN
2011 Instructor, Anderson Ranch Art Center
Presenter, University Of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Instructor, Fall Concentration, Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC
2010 Instructor, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
Presenter, Piedmont Community College, Charlottesville, VA
2009 Instructor, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Art, Asheville, NC
Instructor, Greensboro Clay Guild, Greensboro, NC
Instructor, Shakerag Workshops, Sewanee, TN
2008 Instructor, Curaumilla Art Center, Curaumilla, Chile
Instructor, Spring Concentration, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2007 Visiting Artist, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Presenter, Angelo State University Ceramic Symposium, San Angelo, TX
Instructor. The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2006 Visiting Faculty, Fall semester, University of North Carolina- Pembroke
Instructor, Clayworks, Charlotte, NC.
Instructor, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC
2005 Visiting Faculty, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute and West Virginia University Fall Program, Jingdezhen, China.
2004 Instructor, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME.
Instructor, Spring Session, Odyssey Center For Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC.
2003 Instructor, Winter Session, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC.
Instructor, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, FL.
Instructor, Summer workshop, Odyssey, Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC.
Instructor, Fall Concentration, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2002 Instructor, Studio Intensive, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO.
Instructor, John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC.
2001 Instructor, Fall Session, Odyssey Center For The Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC.
2000 Visiting Artist, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC.
1992 Summer / Fall Sessions, Studio Assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
PUBLICATIONS
2007 Ceramics Monthly February, “Upfront”, pg. 22
2006 Ceramics Monthly- October, “Upfront” , Gallery Guide, pg. 50
2002 Ceramic Art and Perception – review of “Pots Presented” exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks
500 Bowls- Lark Books
500 Plates and Chargers- Lark Books
High Fire Glazes- Lark Books
2001 The Ceramic Glaze Handbook, by Mark Burleson, pgs. 61, 124.
Professional Organizations
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Toe River Arts Council
National Council on Education of Ceramic Art.