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Peter Voulkos

(American, 1924–2002)

classic 1973 wall charger by peter voulkos

Peter Voulkos

Classic 1973 Wall Charger

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this piece by peter voulkos is part of a new collection that includes artists like toshiko takaezu, akio takamori, bennet bean, paul soldner, and christine federigui. by peter voulkos

Peter Voulkos

This piece by Peter Voulkos is part of a new collection that includes artists like Toshiko Takaezu, Akio Takamori, Bennet Bean, Paul Soldner, and Christine Federigui., ca. 1900

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Biography

Timeline

1924
Born: Bozeman, MT
1950
United States Potters Association Prize, 15th National Ceramic Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, Syracuse, NY
1951
B.S. in Applied Art, Montana State College, Bozeman, MT
1952
M.F.A., California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
1953
Abraham & Straus General Award
1955
Gold Medal, International Ceramic Exhibition, Cannes, France
1959
Silver Medal, International Ceramic Exhibit, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ostend, Belgium
Rodin Museum Prize in Sculpture, 1st Paris Biennial, Paris, France
1963
Ford Foundation Purchase Award
1971
Fellowship Grant: Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, New York, NY

Exhibitions

2001
Frank Lloyd Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA(solo)
Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA (solo)
2000
Sherry Leedy Contemporary, Art Kansas City, MO (solo)
Gallerymateria, Scottsdale, AZ (solo)
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO (solo)
Living With Form: The Horn Collection of Contemporary Craft, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Cross-Currents in Modern Art: A Tribute to Peter Selz, Achim Moeller Fine Art, New York, NY
1999
Frank Lloyd Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
Mussi Artworks Foundry & Gallery, Berkeley, CA (solo)
History and Highlights: The Art Gallery's Collection, The Art Gallery, Paul Creative Arts Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
The Art of Craft: Contemporary Works from the Saxe Collection, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
1998
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Art From Around the Bay: Recent Acquisitions, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
Anderson Ranch Artists, Evelyn Siegel Gallery, Forth Worth, TX
NCECA 198 Honors & Fellows Exhibition, Fort Worth Modern Art Museum, Forth Worth, TX
1997
Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (solo)
Abstract Expressionist Ceramics: Myth and Reality Revisited 1954-1966, Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
Designed for Delight: Alternative Aspects of Twentieth Century Decorative Arts, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
1996
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Kenji Taki Gallery, Nagoya, Japan (solo)
Collection Highlights: 1945 to the Present, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Generations: The Lineage of Influence in Bay Area Art, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1995
Retrospective, Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
Retrospective, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA (solo)
Made in America: Ten Centuries of American Art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Andover Alumni Collectors, Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
1994
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
Kunstrernes Hus, Saltholmsgade, Denmark
Museum of Ceramics, The Grimmerhus, Denmark
The Archie Bray Foundation: A Ceramic Tradition, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
1993
Braunstein/Quay Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA
Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL
Kunst Industri Museet, Oslo, Norway
Lillehammer Bys Malerisamling, Lillehammer Bys Malerisamling, Lillehammer, Norway
The Legacy of the Archie Bray Foundation, 1951-1993, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Visions II, Louis Newman Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA
Essentials, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
Clay 1993, A National Survey, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Vessels: Constructed/De-Constructed, Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA
Hordaland Artists Center, Hordaland Artists Center, Bergen, Norway
RAM Gallery, RAM Gallery, Oslo, Norway
Nordenfeljeldske Applied Art Museum, Nordenfeljeldske Applied Art Museum, Ironheim, Norway
1992
Louis Newman Galleries, Louis Newman Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA (solo)
Academy-Institute Invitational Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture, American Academy and Institute of Arts & Letters, New York, NY
Leedy-Voulkos Gallery, Kansas City, MO

Public Collections

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA

Literature

1996
Peter Voulkos & Jun Kaneko: Shigaraki Project. Nagoya, Japan: Kenji Taki Gallery, 1996 (catalogue)
1995
Slivka, Rose and Karen Tsujimoto. The Art of Peter Voulkos. Kodansha International in collaboration with The Oakland Museum, 1995
English (US)

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