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Ceramics

Colorado can claim a number of significant clay artists and art potteries. These artists have made significant contributions to both ceramic sculpture—realistic, surreal and abstract—and functional objects like vessels, vases and dishes. We have gathered all website highlights made of clay by Colorado artists and companies here, regardless of style.

Reliquary

Ed Oshier (1922–2009, American)

Reliquary

Vessel

Peter Voulkos (1924–2002, American)

Vessel

Shelter Series No. 3

Lou Wynne (b. 1930, American)

Shelter Series No. 3

Six-Handled Large Vessel

Betty Woodman (1930–2018, American)

Six-Handled Large Vessel

Untitled Vessel

Don Reitz (1929–2014, American)

Untitled Vessel

Hand-Built Slab Vessel

James McKinnell (1919-2005, American)

Hand-Built Slab Vessel

Lily Vase

Mark Zamantakis (1926–2016, American)

Lily Vase

Nature Boy

Don F. Allen (1909–1993, American)

Nature Boy

Despondency (No. 9)

Artus Van Briggle (1869-1904, American)

Despondency (No. 9)

His and Hers Plate

Angelo di Benedetto (1913–1992, American)

His and Hers Plate

Green Tower

Martha Daniels (b. 1943, American)

Green Tower

Pedestal Vessel

Paul Soldner (1921–2011, American)

Pedestal Vessel

Bonz Series, Vessel # 9

Rodger Lang (1942-2000, American)

Bonz Series, Vessel # 9

Trellis Vase

Nan Bangs McKinnell (1913-2012, American)

Trellis Vase

Bottled Birds

Donna Marecak (1922-1998, American)

Bottled Birds

Folded Planes

Carroll Hansen (1936–2020, American)

Folded Planes

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Maynard Tischler (b. 1932, American)

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