American Masters, a landmark invitational exhibition highlighting sixteen of the country's most established and talented studio potters is showing at MudFire Gallery May 10, 2008 through June 21, 2008.
American Masters features fine craft by American potters whose work has shaped the landscape of contemporary ceramics.
May 10-June 21
Reception Saturday, May 10, from 5-9 pm.
John Britt has been a potter and teacher for 20 years. He lives in mountains of western North Carolina although he grew up in Dayton, Ohio. John is primarily a self-taught potter who has worked and taught at universities, colleges and craft centers across the country, including the Penland School of Crafts where he was the Clay Coordinator for three years.
John is the author of the "The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glaze; Glazing & Firing at Cone 10" which was published by Lark Books in 2004, was the juror for the book; "500 Bowls", and has written numerous articles for ceramics publications including: Ceramics Monthly, Ceramic Review, Clay Times, Ceramic Technical and The Log Book.
Recent Selected Exhibitions
2006 "New Clay: Invitational at THE ARTSgallery", Collin County Community College,
Plano, Texas, Invitational, 2006. "Summer Faculty Exhibition", Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, Nevada,
Group, Invitational, June - August 2006. "Summer Faculty Exhibition", Odyssey Center Gallery, Asheville, NC, Group,
Invitational, May - September 2006. "Summer Faculty Exhibition", Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and
Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, Group, Invitational, July - August 2006. "Tea Time: The Art of the Teapot", Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo,
Michigan, Group, Invitational, May - July 2006. "Color of Iron", Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin, Group, Invitational,
January - March 2006. 2005 "TRAC Fall Celebration of the Arts", Toe River Arts Center Gallery, Spruce
Pine, North Carolina, Group, Juried, September - October 2005. "Summer Faculty Exhibition", Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and
Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, Group, Invitational, July - August 2005. "Jersey Shore Clay National", M.T.Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ, Group, National
Juried, May/June 2005. "Cedar Creek National Teapot Show VI", Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, North
Carolina, Group, Invitational, June - September 2005. "Summer Faculty Exhibition", Odyssey Center Gallery, Asheville, NC, Group,
Invitational, March - September 2005. "Endless Variations: Shino Review 2005", Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore,
Maryland, Group, Invitational, February- March 2005. 2004 "Penland Concentration Faculty Show", Penland Gallery, Penland, North Carolina,
Group, September - November 2004. "Working Potters: Mentors and Colleagues", Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University,
Huntington, West Virginia, Group, Invitational, October 2004. "Summer Faculty Exhibition", Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and
Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey, Group, Invitational, June - August 2004. "Gas-Fired/Wood-Fired: Kilns, Fire and Ceramic Expressions", Carroll Reece
Museum, Eastern Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, Group, Invitational,
May 2004. "Summer Faculty Exhibition", Odyssey Center Gallery, Asheville, NC, Group,
Invitational, May - July 2004. "The Big Show", NCECA, 4 Star Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana, Group, Invitational,
March 2004. 2003 "Penland Faculty Show", Penland Gallery, Penland, North Carolina, Group,
August 2003. "Day Job", TRAC (Toe River Arts Council) Gallery, Spruce Pine, North Carolina,
Group, October/November 2003. "ACC Southeast Regional Faculty Show", Penland School of Crafts, Penland,
North Carolina, Group, May 2003. 2001 "The Clay and Glass Show", Corning Community College, Atrium Gallery, Corning, New York, Group, Invitational, 2001. "Penland School of Craft Ceramic Exhibition", Winthrop University, Rock Hill,
South Carolina, during NCECA conference, Group, Invitational, 2001. 2000 "Return of the Clay People ", Mountain View College, Dallas, Texas, Group,
Invitational, 2000. "From the Ground Up", Branigan Cultural Center of Las Cruces and Santa Fe
Clay Company, Traveling Regional Juried Competition, 2000. Lamar Payne Award. "ART with a Southern Drawl IX", Martin Hall Gallery, University of Mobile,
Mobile, Alabama, Regional, Juried, 2000. "Chef John Folse Culinary Institute Second Annual Utilitarian Ceramics National",
Nichols State University, Thibodaux, LA, Group, National JuriedCompetition,
2000. "Porcelain 2000, Functional Forms in Porcelain", Esmay Fine Art Gallery,
Rochester, New York, International (North American) Juried, 2000. "Clay Station 2000", Andy Clift's Clay Station, Internet Website, National,
Juried/Invitational, 2000.
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