Katherine Hackl Pottery and Tiles

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

• 2005 — Batsto State Park Visitor's Center, Hammonton, NJ
• 2004 — Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ
• 2004 — Remembrance Park, Moorestown, NJ
• 1997-Present — NJ Transit Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit System. KHMK Partnership.
• 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, Trenton, NJ
• 1995-Present — Private Custom Tile Installations

Grants

• 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

• 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
• 2001 — Raven Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
• 1997 — Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
• 1988 — Coryelle Gallery, Lambertville, NJ

Selected Bibliography

• 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.