Katherine Hackl Pottery and Tiles

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Education

  • University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
    Honors B.A. degree. History Major December 1992

Apprenticeships

  • 1993 — Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Doylestown, PA Historic reproduction of Henry Mercer’s tile and mosaic designs. Personal design of tiles integrating the Tile Work’s methods of mold making, tile setting, and glaze formulation in a capacity for large productions.
  • 1988 — Suehiro Oshio, Nara, Japan Study of hand–thrown pottery production. Lived and worked with a Japanese family whose pottery had been in production for seven generations.
  • 1987 — Byron Temple, Lambertville, NJ Apprentice in hand–thrown pottery production.

Experience / Projects

  • 1993-Present — Established Independent Pottery and Tile Studio, Lambertville, NJ
  • 1997-Present — KHMK Partnership for NJ Transit Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit System
  • 1995-Present — Founding member, Covered Bridge Artisans, Stockton, NJ

Commissions / Installations

  • 2008 — Trenton Train Station–"Nature in the Urban Environment", Trenton, NJ
  • 2007 — Roosevelt Borough Hall Community Mosaic, Roosevelt, NJ
  • 2006 — Restoration of Tile Mural, Library for the Blind, Trenton, NJ
  • 2005 — Batsto State Park Visitor's Center–"Pinelands Stories", Hammonton, NJ
  • 2004 — Princeton Public Library–"Princeton Stories", Princeton, NJ
  • 2004 — Remembrance Park, Moorestown, NJ
  • 1997-2002 — NJ Transit Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit System. KHMK Partnership.–"River Rail Revival"
  • 2001 — New Jersey Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, NJ
  • 1999 — New Jersey Transit, Edison Train Station, Edison, NJ
  • 1997-2000 — New Jersey Transit, Hudson–Bergen Light Rail Transit, Bayonne, NJ
  • 1998 — New Jersey War Memorial, Trenton, NJ
  • 1994-1995 — New Jersey State House Annex–"Just So Stories", Trenton, NJ
  • 1995-Present — Private Custom Tile Installations

Grants & Residencies

  • 2008 —The Banff Center "Visual Arts Residency", Fall 2008
  • 2003 — Mid Atlantic Arts Council "Artists in Communities" Grant to create community tile mosaic installations in coordination with the Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ.
  • 2003 — New Jersey State Council on the Arts "Project Serving Artists" Grant to fund a series of wood firings using the South Jersey Wood Kiln in coordination with the Perkins Center for the Arts and Appel Farm.

Gallery Exhibitions

  • 2008 – "Site Specific: The Role of Public Art", July 7 – October 18, 2008, Stedman Gallery, Camden, NJ
  • 2008 – "Variations in Clay", April 26, 2008, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton NJ
  • 2007 – Solo Exhibit, The Bonovitz Space, June 1, 2007, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2007 – "Mastery in Clay", October 5, 2007, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2007 – "Plates and Platters, Salon Style", April 20, 2007, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2006 – "Dining by Design" October 26, 2006, The Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ
  • 2006 – "Mastery in Clay" The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2006 – "Gifted" November 2, 2005, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2005 – "Sauce for the Goose", Nov. 30, 2005, The Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ
  • 2005 – "Gifted" November 2, 2005, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2005 – Present — The Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ
  • 2005 – Present — The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2003 — Stedman Gallery "Art in Transit" Rutgers Camden Center for the Arts, Camden, NJ
  • 2003 — "Echo of the Flame", May 2, 2003, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2001 — Raven Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
  • 1997 — Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
  • 1988 — Coryelle Gallery, Lambertville, NJ

Selected Bibliography

  • Dube, Ilene. "For the Earth", Princeton Packet, May 9, 2008, pp. 7
  • Radeschi, Loretta. "Botanical Signature", Bucks County Town & Country, Spring 2006, pp. 60-65
  • New Jersey Network – State of the Arts, November 18th, 2005. "Art in the Public Square"
  • Cercone, Diana. "Necessities of Life", Hunterdon County Town & Country, Spring 2005, pp. 46-51
  • New Jersey Network – State of the Arts, Video Program #2016 May 4th, 5th, 2002. "Noborigama Wood–fired Kiln"
  • Purcell, Janet. "Inside the Artist’s Studio", The Times, November, 23, 2001, pp. G3–G4
  • Negoescu, Lloyd. Radio Interview, February 26, 1998. WDVR Radio, Sergeantsville, NJ
  • Ball, Kathleen. "Handmade", New Jersey Country Roads, Holiday 1997, Vol. 8/No. 5, pp. 78–81
  • Janas, Stephen. "All Roads Lead to Artistry", Time Off/ Princeton Packet, November 22, 1996, pp. 11–13
  • New Jersey Network and the New Jersey Office of Legislative Services. Documentary of the restoration of the New Jersey State House Annex.

Courses/ Workshops

  • 2002 — Peters Valley, Layton, NJ Introductory Blacksmithing with Meagan Crowley
  • 2000 — Alfred University, Alfred, NY Ceramic workshop taught by John Gill, Mary Law, and Sun Yuh Koo
  • 1999 — Centro Internazionale Studi Insegnamento Mosaico, Ravenna, Italy Taditional marble mosaic techniques taught by Valentino Montanari
  • 1997 — Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY Traditional mosaic techniques taught by Robert Hickman.
  • 1995 — Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME Introductory glass blowing workshop taught by Brian Pike.