School of Art, Design & Art History
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-0214
Phone: (619) 594-6201 - FAX: (619) 594-1217
E-mail: richard.burkett@sdsu.edu
1983-1986 M.F.A. Ceramics and Photography, Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana
1969-1973 B.A. Art, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin
San Diego State University, San Diego, California - Associate Professor,
Department of Art
Courses taught: All levels of ceramics including graduate ceramics,
Glaze and Clay Technology,Design and Aesthetics
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Lecturer, full-time,
Department of Art
Courses taught: All levels of ceramics including graduate ceramics
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana - Associate Instructor, part-time,
School of Fine Arts
Courses taught: Beginning Throwing, Handbuilding, Advanced Ceramics
DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana - Instructor, part-time, Art Department
Courses taught: Beginning and Advanced Ceramics, 1980 Visual
Communications Studio, 1981-1983 (included Drawing, Color,
Design, Sculpture)
Indianapolis Art League, Indianapolis, Indiana - Instructor
Course taught: Ceramics
Wild Rose Pottery, Bainbridge, Indiana - Self-employed. Built and operated studio pottery. Produced stoneware, porcelain, and salt-glazed work.
Richard Peeler, Reelsville, Indiana - Worked summers building kilns, making pottery, and doing woodworking.
Ceramics, including throwing, ceramic sculpture, kiln construction, ceramics materials, and ceramic science. Additional expertise includes photography, including large format, non-silver processes, computer imaging, and color photography. Interests and experience also include CAD, animation, and graphic design using the Apple Macintosh computer.
Author of HyperGlaze IIx ceramics database and glaze calculation software for the Macintosh computer. HyperGlaze has been reviewed in several ceramics publications and rated one of the best ceramics software programs in the world (see the bibliography section). Website: http://members.aol.com/hyperglaze/
Originated and maintain the SDSU CeramicsWeb information server at San Diego State University which provides worldwide access over the Internet to a wide variety of information about ceramics.
CeramicsWeb URL: http://apple.sdsu.edu/ceramicsweb/
The CeramicsWeb has been reviewed in noted network publications like the The Scout Report (September 13, 1996, a publication of Net Scout Services, Computer Science Department, University of Wisconsin - A Project of the InterNIC), and Academe Today (March 29, 1996) the WWW publication of the Chronicle of Higher Education. The CeramicsWeb began as the Ceramics Gopher in 1993, and immediately gained worldwide attention as the first information server on the Internet for ceramic artists.Working with the GlazeBase Project of NCECA to assemble an international database of glazes which are available on the CeramicsWeb.
Co-list owner of the ClayArt E-mail listserver, an international discussion group for ceramics operating on the BitNet and Internet. ClayArt can be reached ClayArt@lsv.uky.edu or as the newsgroup bit.listserv.clayart
Co-curated the Virtual Ceramics Exhibition with Prof. Joseph Molinaro of Eastern Kentucky University. This was the world's first juried ceramics competition on the World Wide Web. The exhibition was juried by William Hunt, USA, and Janet Mansfield, Australia, both noted ceramists and publishers, and featured 49 works by artist in four countries. Submissions were received from 183 artists in six countries. This seminal exhibition has gained worldwide attention and review. Linked through the CeramicsWeb (above).
Ceramics: Viewpoint '98, Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College,
San Diego, California
Pouring Vessels, Gallery 1021:Lill Street, Chicago, Illinois
Current Clay and Fiber Invitational, Oceanside Museum of Art,
Oceanside, California
6th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National,
Market House Craft Center, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
28th Annual Ceramics Invitational Exhibition,
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin
Paoli Clay Family Reunion Show, curated traveling exhibition,
Percival Galleries, Des Moines, Iowa
Companions of the Cupboard: Interpretations of the Cup,
Gallery 1021:Lill Street, Chicago, Illinois
Clay & Metals Invitational, Eastern Kentucky University,
Richmond, Kentucky
Richard Burkett & Joe Molinaro, ArtsPlace Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky
The Evocative Object: New Work in Clay, Diablo Valley College,
Pleansant Hill, California
Smashing Clay, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, California
Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt, Contemporary Artifacts Gallery, Berea, Kentucky
The Paoli Clay Family Reunion Show, national invitational,
Sugar River Gallery, Verona, Wisconsin
A Survey of Contemporary Ceramics, Tustin Renaissance Gallery,
curated exhibition, Tustin, California
Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt, Contemporary Artifacts Gallery, Berea, Kentucky
Rendezvous!, Museum of Nebraska Art, curated, Kearney, Nebraska
Teapots, Cone Ten Gallery, invitational, New Orleans, Louisiana
A Celebration of Tea, Images Friedman Gallery, curated, Louisville, Kentucky
Clay on the Wall, Salt Lake Art Center, curated, Salt Lake City, Utah
The Bindley Collection, Sugar River Gallery, curated, Verona, Wisconsin
Ninth Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition,
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
The Paoli Clay Family Show, Verona, Wisconsin
1994 California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis California
Born of Fire, Signature Gallery, San Diego, California
Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, Auckland Institute and Museum,
Auckland, New Zealand
Eighth Annual San Angelo National Ceramic Competition,
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
Teapots/Teacups, The Farrell Collection, Washington, D.C.
First Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National,
Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Southern California Ceramic Educators, Mesa College,
San Diego, California
Fireworks, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana
Current Clay, Studio 21 gallery, San Diego, California
Beyond Function Ceramics of the Allied Craftsmen,
Brushworks Gallery, San Diego, California
International Invitational Traveling Ashtray Exhibition,
NCECA Conference, San Diego, California
Fire Works, Signature Gallery, San Diego, California
Allied Craftsmen Group Show, Bravo Gallery, San Diego, California
Viewpoint: Ceramics 1992, two person show, Grossmont College,
San Diego, California
Allied Craftsmen, Gallery at the Grove, San Diego, California
The Wichita National 1991, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas
Works in Clay VII, Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center,
Wichita Falls, Texas
Just Fired: New Ceramic Work, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe,
Arizona (in conjunction with the NCECA national conference)
5th Annual Great Lakes Show, Lill St. Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
New Visions: Forms with Function, Northfield Gallery, Northfield, Illinois
Common Ground: Diverse Expressions in Clay,
Sawtooth Center for Visual Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Aesthetics '91, McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas
California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, California
The Bindley Collection, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater,
Whitewater, Wisconsin
Water/Life Exhibition, Luckenbach Mill Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Diverse Directions - Allied Craftsmen Annual Show,
Faith Nightengale Gallery, San Diego, California
The Eternal Vessel, Northfield Gallery, Northfield, Illinois
Solo Exhibition, Alliance Gallery, Indianapolis Museum of Art,
Indianapolis, Indiana
Fifth Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition,
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
Ceramics Now/1990, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California
The Clay Cup, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Hard Copy, The Grove Gallery, University of California - San Diego,
La Jolla, California
Solo Exhibition, Madison Art Center, Madison Wisconsin
Two Person Show, Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
21 Years of Collecting, Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Fourth Annual Monarch Tile National Ceramic Competition,
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
1988 NCECA Juried Members Show, Laura Russo Gallery,
Portland, Oregon, national traveling exhibition
Chicago Vicinity Clay VII, Chicago Center for Ceramic Art,
Chicago, Illinois, traveling exhibition
Chicago Fire 2, North Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Great Lakes Show, Lill Street Gallery, Chicago Illinois
Four Clay Forerunners - Karl Borgeson, Charlie Olson,
Richard Burkett, Bill Kremer,
Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dynamic Dimensions - Crafts in the New Age, Milwaukee Art Museum,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Contemporary American Graphics, Gallery 10, Rockford, Illinois
Alternatives '88, Ohio University School of Art, Athens, Ohio,
national traveling exhibition
Nature Photography: A Collection of Photographs by
Wisconsin Artists, Signature Gallery, Stoughton, Wisconsin
Clay Today: Three Ceramic Sculptors, Main Gallery,
University of Wisconsin Memorial Union, Madison, Wisconsin
Chicago Vicinity Clay VI, Lill Street Gallery, Chicago Illinois
Wisconsin Artists Biennial - 1987, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, traveling exhibition
Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Wisconsin '87, Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point,
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Ceramic Workshop Exhibition, New Harmony Gallery of
Contemporary Art, New Harmony, Indiana
New and Irregular Faculty Show, University of Wisconsin,
Madison, Wisconsin
Alternatives '87, Ohio University School of Art, Athens, Ohio,
national traveling exhibition
Group Show, Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin
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