Artist: Stephen Rosini

Stephen Rosini, PENNSYLVANIA
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As an artist in the 21st century there is an endless amount of influences coming in and out of our lives every day. This leads to absorbing ideas, taking influences and pushing my work to be something different.  Within my pottery I pull influence from Greek pottery forms, surface decoration, and the layout.  I use individual parts of all these influences to create a simplified pattern with an elegant appearance.  The surface reminds me of modern architecture with sharp edges, defined simplicity and an emphasis on the importance of lines.  With carving and stamping, I am able to create depth while showing the softness of clay.  When I am stamping I’m using repetition to create a machine-like pattern.  This inspiration is only a starting point as I want the viewer to produce their own thoughts and feelings about each piece of functional artwork. As a potter I work hard to develop pottery that is unique, yet functional, as I want my pieces to be as beautiful as they are useful.

EDUCATION
2013 – PRESENT | B.F.A CANDIDATE | EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Major: Fine Arts: Concentration in Ceramics
Minor: Wood/Furniture Design and Business Administrations

EXHIBITIONS
2017
Yunomi Invitational. Web Show. ClayAkar. Iowa City, IA.

Last Call II. National Juried. Companion Gallery. Humboldt, TN

2016
Cups: Annual Three Wheel Studio Ceramic Show. Three Wheel Studio. Providence, RI

Good Cup, Bad Cup: Questioning and Exploring Notions of Craft, Beauty, and Ceramic Tradition. Bates Gallery. Edinboro, PA

Cup: The Intimate Object XII. National Juried. Charlie Cummings Gallery. Chapel Hill, NC

Irons in the Fire. National Juried. Companion Gallery. Humboldt, TN

The Cup. National Juried. GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. Reading, PA

Small Favors XI. National Juried. Harrison Gallery. The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA

Last Call. National Juried. Companion Gallery. Humboldt, TN

Shippensburg University Ceramics Invitational. Kauffman Gallery. Shippensburg, PA

Keystone Collegiate Exhibition. Regional Juried. Brockway Center for Arts and Technology. Brockway, PA

2015
Teapots: Annual Three Wheel Studio Ceramic Show. Three Wheel Studio. Providence, RI

23rd Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National. National Juried. Market House Craft Center. Lancaster, PA

Yunomi Invitational. Web Show. ClayAkar. Iowa City, IA.

Erie Art Museum’s 92nd Annual Spring Show. Regional Juried. Erie Art Museum. Erie, PA

Keystone Collegiate Exhibition. Regional Juried. Brockway Center for Arts and Technology. Brockway, PA

2nd Place Award: Undergraduate Level

Edinboro University Student Juried Show. Bruce Gallery. Edinboro, PA

2014
22nd Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National. National Juried. Market House Craft Center. Lancaster, PA

Cup Show. Clarion County Arts Council. Clarion, PA

Controlled Deterioration and Precise Carvings. Solo Exhibition. Bates Gallery. Edinboro, PA

Ranges of Temperature. Bates Gallery. Edinboro, PA

Edinboro University Student Juried Show. Bruce Gallery. Edinboro, PA

ORGANIZATIONS
2015 – 2017
Edinboro University, Clay Club Treasurer

2014-2017
National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts, NCECA Student Member

Participated in annual conference in Providence, Rhode Island

Participated in annual conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Participated in annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri

Participated in annual conference in Portland, Oregon

2013-2017
Edinboro University, Clay Club Member

Empty Bowls, Edinboro, PA. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania