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20th-century ceramicists

155 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adamson-EricArtist · CeramicsErich Carl Hugo Adamson (more commonly known as Adamson-Eric; 18 August 1902 – 2 December 1968) was an Estonian artist who worked mainly within the medium of painting in applied art.
Aleš LamrArtist · CeramicsAleš Lamr (12 June 1943 – 16 February 2024) was a Czech visual artist. He presented himself as a painter, printmaker, author of murals and ceramic reliefs, sculptor and ceramist.
Andrea GillArtist · CeramicsAndrea Gill (born 1948) is an American ceramist.
Ann BeamArtist · CeramicsAnn Beam (1944 – April 25, 2024) was a multimedia artist based in M'Chigeeng First Nation, Manitoulin Island.
Anna-Lisa ThomsonDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Anna-Lisa Thomsons "Paprika", 1948
Annie WanArtist · CeramicsAnnie Wan Lai-kuen (尹麗娟; born 1961) is a Hong Kong contemporary artist known for her ceramics works.
ArmandoArtist · CeramicsArmando (18 September 1929 – 1 July 2018), born Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd, was a Dutch painter, sculptor and writer.
Arthur BoydArtist · CeramicsArthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (24 July 1920 – 24 April 1999) was a leading Australian painter of the middle to late 20th century.
Attila AmbrusArtist · CeramicsAttila Ambrus (born October 6, 1967), alias The Whiskey Robber, is a Hungarian former bank robber and professional ice hockey player.
Barry BrickellArtist · CeramicsIan Barry Brickell (26 October 1935 – 23 January 2016) was a New Zealand potter, writer, conservationist and founder of Driving Creek Railway.
Beth LoArtist · CeramicsBeth Lo (born October 11, 1949) is an American artist, ceramist, and educator.
Bjørn WiinbladArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Bjørn Wiinblad
Bořek ŠípekArtist · SilverIllustration — Bořek Šípek in 2014
Carlos Páez VilaróArtist · CeramicsCarlos Páez Vilaró (1 November 1923 – 24 February 2014) was a Uruguayan abstract artist, painter, potter, sculptor, muralist, writer, composer and constructor.
Carol JanewayArtist · CeramicsCarol Janeway (born Caroline Bacon Rindsfoos) (1913–1989) was a noted American ceramicist active in New York City in the 1940s and 1950s.
Carole SteynArtist · CeramicsCarole Steyn (née Moss; born 1938) is a British abstract and figurative painter, sculptor, pastellist and ceramicist who works with a wide range of materials and lives in London.
Celeida TostesArtist · CeramicsCeleida Tostes (May 26, 1929, in Rio de Janeiro – January 3, 1995, in Rio de Janeiro was a Brazilian female drawing teacher and artist, specifically a sculptor and ceramist, that focused on…
Chavalit SoemprungsukArtist · CeramicsChavalit Soemprungsuk (30 July 1939 – 27 April 2020) was a Thai painter, sculptor, and printmaker based in Thailand and the Netherlands.
Chris GustinArtist · CeramicsChris Gustin (born 1952 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American ceramicist. Gustin models his work on the human form, which is shown through the shape, color, and size of the pieces.
Christian Rex van MinnenIllustrator · Illustration
Cornelis VerwoerdArtist · CeramicsCornelis (Kees, Cor) Verwoerd (Rotterdam, 10 February 1913 – Gouda, 19 December 2000) was a Dutch Delftware painter, modeler, and ceramist.
Dagny HaldArtist · CeramicsDagny Hald (17 April 1936 – 6 September 2001) was a Norwegian ceramist and illustrator. She was born in Bærum, the daughter of Axel Revold.
Daniel RhodesArtist · CeramicsDaniel Rhodes (May 8, 1911 – July 23, 1989) was an American artist, known as a ceramic artist, muralist, sculptor, author and educator.
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of QueensberryArtist · CeramicsDavid Harrington Angus Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry (19 December 1929 – 22 July 2026) was an Anglo-Scottish aristocrat and pottery designer.
Davina DukeArtist · CeramicsDavina Duke (born 1975) is a Māori contemporary clay artist from New Zealand. She was included as an example of a contemporary Māori artist in the 'teacher guidance' section of the NCEA…
Deborah ButterfieldArtist · CeramicsDeborah Kay Butterfield (born May 7, 1949) is an American sculptor. Along with her artist-husband John Buck, she divides her time between a farm in Bozeman, Montana, and studio space in…
Doña RosaArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Doña Rosa (1980)
Doreen BlumhardtArtist · CeramicsDame Vera Doreen Blumhardt DNZM (7 March 1914 – 17 October 2009) was a New Zealand potter, ceramicist and arts educator.
Doris BloomArtist · CeramicsDoris Bloom (born 1954 in Vereeniging, South Africa)[1] is a South African painter who also incorporates performance art into her work. She lives and works in Denmark.[2]
El AnatsuiArtist · CeramicsEl Anatsui (born 4 February 1944) is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria. He has drawn particular international attention for his "bottle-top installations".
Elaine CarharttArtist · CeramicsElaine Carhartt (born 1951) is an American ceramist.
Emil SchumacherArtist · CeramicsEmil Schumacher (29 August 1912 in Hagen, Westfalen – 4 October 1999 in San José, Ibiza) was a German painter.
Emilio ScanavinoArtist · CeramicsEmilio Scanavino (28 February 1922 – 28 November 1986) was an Italian painter and sculptor.
Eric LandonArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Eric Landen at work in the Tortus Copenhagen studio loft
Erwin SpulerArtist · CeramicsErwin Spuler (22 March 1906 – 8 April 1964) was a German ceramist, painter, and sculptor. He was born in Augsburg.
Fausto MelottiArtist · CeramicsFausto Melotti (1901–1986) was an Italian sculptor, ceramicist, poet, and theorist.
Füreya KoralArtist · CeramicsFüreya Koral (June 2, 1910 – 25 August 1997) was a pioneering ceramics artist born into a prominent artistic family in Turkey.
Gabriel CaruanaArtist · CeramicsGabriel Caruana (7 April 1929 – 16 July 2018) was a Maltese artist who worked primarily in ceramics.
Genia BergerArtist · CeramicsGenia Berger (1907–2000) was an Israeli artist, born in the Russian Empire.
Georges JouveArtist · CeramicsGeorges Jouve was an important ceramicist of the 20th century.
Georges MathieuArtist · CeramicsGeorges Mathieu (27 January 1921 – 10 June 2012) was a French abstract painter, art theorist, and member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Gertrud VasegaardArtist · CeramicsGertrud Vasegaard, née Hjorth, (23 February 1913 – 7 July 2007) was a Danish ceramist, remembered above all for her tea set (1956) which was included in the Danish Culture Canon.
Grayson PerryArtist · CeramicsHe was born in Chelmsford.
Guillaume Cornelis van BeverlooEngraver · PrintsCorneille – Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (3 July 1922 – 5 September 2010), better known under his pseudonym Corneille, was a Dutch artist.
Gunilla Palmstierna-WeissArtist · CeramicsGunilla Palmstierna-Weiss (28 March 1928 – 20 November 2022) was a Swedish costume designer, scenic designer, sculptor, ceramist, and actress.
Halyna SevrukArtist · CeramicsHalyna Sevruk was a Soviet and Ukrainian sculptor, ceramicist, painter and artist (1929–2022). She was born in Samarkand and died in Kyiv.
Hans CoperArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Thrown Bottle by Hans Coper
Hans HartungArtist · CeramicsHans Hartung (21 September 1904 – 7 December 1989) was a German-French painter, known for his gestural abstract style. He was also a decorated World War II veteran of the Legion d'honneur.
Heather Mae EricksonArtist · CeramicsHeather Mae Erickson (born February 22, 1977) is an artist, a craftsperson, and a designer.
Hedwig Grossman LehmannArtist · Ceramics
Heidi BlomstedtDesigner · Modern designHeidi Kristina Blomstedt (née Sibelius; Järvenpää, 20 June 1911 – Helsinki, 3 January 1982) was a Finnish designer.
Heljä Liukko-SundströmArtist · CeramicsHeljä Tuulia Mirjam Liukko-Sundström (June 15, 1938 – May 21, 2024) was a prolific Finnish ceramicist, potter, artist and children's writer.
Hripsime SimonyanArtist · CeramicsHripsime Simonyan (January 2, 1916 – September 28, 1998) was an Armenian artist and sculptor, who made an invaluable contribution to the development of decorative art and ceramics.
Hugo BrouwerArtist · CeramicsIllustration — "Kin on horseback," Alkmaar, 1950s.
Inés CórdovaArtist · CeramicsInés Córdova Suárez (1927 – 19 May 2010) was a Bolivian artist.
Jacques HnizdovskyArtist · CeramicsJacques Hnizdovsky (1915 – 1985, born Yakiv Yakovych Hnizdovsky) was a Ukrainian-born American painter, printmaker, graphic designer, illustrator and sculptor.
Jan ŠvankmajerArtist · CeramicsJan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934) is a Czech retired filmmaker, animator, writer, playwright and artist.
Jānis BackānsArtist · CeramicsJānis Backāns (23 June 1925 – 2004) was a Latvian and Latgalian ceramicist.
Jens von der LippeArtist · CeramicsJens von der Lippe (13 October 1911 – 17 June 1990) was a Norwegian ceramist, non-fiction writer and educator.
Jerry Dolyn BrownArtist · CeramicsJerry Dolyn Brown (November 9, 1942 – March 4, 2016) was an American folk artist and traditional stoneware pottery maker who lived and worked in Hamilton, Alabama.
Jim MelchertArtist · CeramicsJim Melchert (né James Frederick Melchert; December 2, 1930 – June 1, 2023) was an American visual artist, arts administrator, and professor. He is known for his ceramics and sculptures.
Jin KatagiriArtist · CeramicsBorn November 27, 1973 is a comedian, actor, sculptor, and potter from Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Kasukabe High School and Tama Art University.
João CarqueijeiroArtist · CeramicsJoão Edmundo Lemos Carqueijeiro (born 25 February 1954) is a Portuguese plastic artist.
Jody MussoffArtist · CeramicsJody Mussoff (born 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American ceramist and artist, living in Virginia.
Johannes DrieschArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Self-portrait with Wife (1925)
Jorge OteizaArtist · CeramicsJorge Oteiza Enbil (21 October 1908 – 9 April 2003), was a Spanish sculptor, painter, designer and writer from the Basque Country, renowned for being one of the main theorists on Basque…
Josefina PláArtist · CeramicsMaría Josefina Teodora Plá Guerra Galvany (9 November 1903 – 11 January 1999) was a Spanish-born Paraguayan poet, playwright, journalist, art critic, sculptor, ceramicist, and historian.
Juan Quezada CeladoArtist · CeramicsJuan Quezada Celado (6 May 1940 - 1 December 2022) was a Mexican potter known for the re-interpretation of Casas Grandes pottery known as Mata Ortiz pottery.
Juan SorianoArtist · CeramicsJuan Soriano (born Juan Francisco Rodríguez Montoya; August 18, 1920 – February 10, 2006) was a Mexican artist known for his paintings, sculptures and theater work.
Juana Marta RodasArtist · CeramicsJuana Marta Rodas (February 8, 1925 – August 8, 2013) was a Paraguayan ceramist.
Jun KanekoArtist · CeramicsJun Kaneko is a Japanese-born American ceramic artist known for creating large scale ceramic sculpture.
Junsaku KoizumiArtist · CeramicsJunsaku Koizumi was a Japanese painter and pottery artist.
Karel KrylArtist · CeramicsKarel Kryl (12 April 1944 – 3 March 1994) was a Czechoslovak poet, singer-songwriter and author of many hit protest songs in which he explicitly criticized the Communist (and later also the…
Karena LamArtist · Ceramics
Ken EastmanArtist · CeramicsKenneth C Eastman (born 1960 in Watford) is an English ceramic artist, best known for his austere, flat bottomed, slab built ceramic vessels.
Khosrow HassanzadehArtist · CeramicsKhosrow Hassanzadeh (21 December 1963 – 3 July 2023) was an Iranian painter, printmaker and installation artist.
Kirsten OrtwedArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Kirsten Ortwed: Raoul Wallenberg Monument, Stockholm (2001)
Lalla WardArtist · CeramicsSarah Jill "Lalla" Ward (born 28 June 1951) is an English actress, voice artist and author who is best known for playing the role of Romana II in the BBC television series Doctor Who from…
Len CastleArtist · CeramicsLeonard Ramsay Castle DCNZM (23 December 1924 – 29 September 2011) was a New Zealand potter.
Léopold FoulemArtist · CeramicsLéopold L. Foulem (April 4, 1945 – February 18, 2023) was an internationally renowned Canadian ceramist. He lived in Montreal where he was a professor of ceramics, then of visual arts.
Lia van RhijnArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Van Rhijn with "Singer" sculpture.
Lies CosijnArtist · CeramicsIllustration — David Röell Award presented to Lies Meijers-Cosijn in the Rijksmuseum, 1972
Lima de FreitasArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Lima de Freitas
Lisa LarsonArtist · SculptureLisa Larson (9 September 1931 – 11 March 2024) was a Swedish ceramicist and designer.
Lotti van der GaagArtist · CeramicsCharlotte "Lotti" van der Gaag (18 December 1923 – 19 February 1999) was a Dutch sculptor and painter and strongly associated with members of the COBRA arts movement.
LucebertArtist · CeramicsLubertus Jacobus Swaanswijk (15 September 1924 – 10 May 1994), known professionally as Lucebert (lang), was a Dutch artist who first became known as the poet of the COBRA movement.
Lucien den ArendDesigner · Modern designLucien Armand Marco den Arend (born 15 December 1943) is a geometric abstract sculptor.
Ma LouArtist · CeramicsLouisa Jones, known as Ma Lou, was a master practitioner of the Jamaican pottery tradition.
Mani KaulArtist · CeramicsMani Kaul (25 December 1944 – 6 July 2011) was an Indian director of Hindi films and a figure in Indian parallel cinema.
Margaret BoozerArtist · CeramicsMargaret A Boozer (born 1966) is an American ceramist and sculpture artist, best known for her clay and ceramic compositions, or landscapes, that focus on the individuality, history, and…
Margit KovácsArtist · Ceramics
Mariam AslamazianArtist · CeramicsMariam Arshaki Aslamazyan (Armenian: Մարիամ Ասլամազյան; 20 October 1907 – 16 July 2006) was a Soviet Armenian painter, recognized as a People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1965) and…
Marianna FrankenArtist · CeramicsMarianna Virginia Franken (2 February 1928 – 15 February 2025), also known as M.V. Franken, was a Dutch ceramicist and potter. She actively worked from 1955 until 2017 making ceramics.
Marie BalianArtist · CeramicsMarie Balian, née Alexanian, (January 25, 1925 in Marseille, France – September 13, 2017 in East Jerusalem) was an Armenian artist and ceramic painter, especially known for her distinctive…
Marja VallilaArtist · CeramicsMarja Vallila (October 20, 1950 – December 23, 2018) was an American artist, painter, ceramicist and sculptor.
Marjan van AubelArtist · CeramicsMarjan van Aubel (born in 1985) is a Dutch solar designer based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Martha JiménezArtist · SculptureIllustration — Atelier of Martha Jimenez at the Plaza del Carmen in Camagüey.
Marvin LipofskyArtist · CeramicsMarvin Bentley Lipofsky (September 1, 1938 – January 15, 2016) was an American glass artist.
Masuo IkedaArtist · CeramicsFebruary 23, 1934 – March 8, 1997 was a Japanese painter, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, ceramist, novelist, and film director from Nagano Prefecture.
Maurice BoitelArtist · CeramicsMaurice Boitel (July 31, 1919 – August 11, 2007) was a French painter.
Millicent Jane TaplinArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Millicent Taplin at Wedgwood
Milton MoonArtist · CeramicsMilton Moon AM (29 October 1926 - 6 September 2019) was an Australian potter. He studied in many countries, as a recipient of a Foundation Winston Churchill Fellowship and also as a Myer…
Miquel BarcelóArtist · CeramicsMiquel Barceló Artigues (born 1957) is a Spanish painter and sculptor.
Mogens BøggildArtist · CeramicsMogens Kruse Bøggild (11 June 1901 – 25 April 1987) was a Danish sculptor. He specialized in figures of animals, including the granite Grisebrønden (Pig Fountain) in Aarhus which he created…
Monica RudquistArtist · CeramicsMonica E. Rudquist is a ceramic artist working out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is known for her distinctive "spiraling shapes" and works primarily in porcelain.
Monika LimaneArtist · CeramicsMonika Limane (8 June 1924 – 10 August 2010) was a Latvian and Latgalian ceramicist. She was the first professional Latgalian female ceramicist.
Morihiro HosokawaArtist · Ceramics
Moseka Yogo AmbakeArtist · CeramicsMoseka Yogo Ambake or Yogo Ambake Moseka (29 August 19566 May 2019) was a Congolese-born painter who later lived and worked in Brussels, Belgium.
Nahil BisharaArtist · CeramicsHer multidisciplinary work included Impressionist-style painting, sculpture, ceramics, interior decoration and crafts.
Nancy SweezyArtist · CeramicsNancy Sweezy (October 14, 1921 – February 6, 2010) was an American artist, author, folklorist, advocate, scholar, and preservationist.
Neelamani DeviArtist · CeramicsNeelamani Devi is an Indian craftswoman and master potter from Manipur. Her creations have been the theme of two documentary films;
Neftalí Ayungua SuárezArtist · CeramicsNeftalí Ayungua Suárez (April 27, 1936 – June 2021) was a Mexican potter from Patamban, Michoacán, named a "grand master" of Mexican folk art.
Nel KlaassenArtist · Ceramics
Norah BradenArtist · Ceramics
Oiva ToikkaArtist · CeramicsOiva Kalervo Toikka (29 May 1931 – 22 April 2019) was a Finnish glass designer, best known for his designs for Iittala.
Olga Rapay-MarkishArtist · CeramicsOlga Rapay-Markish or Olha Rapai-Markish (1 August 1929 – 1 February 2012) was one of the best-known Ukrainian ceramicists of her era.
Panthea TwittyArtist · CeramicsPanthea Massenburg Twitty (September 7, 1912 – October 21, 1977) was an American photographer, ceramist, and historian.
Paul RaynerArtist · CeramicsPaul Rayner (born 1959) is an English-New Zealand ceramicist known for his work creating pop culture figures in the tradition of Toby jugs and Staffordshire figurines.
Per B. SundbergArtist · CeramicsPer Bertil Sundberg (born 2 April 1964) is a Swedish ceramic and glass artist. Until 2005 he worked at Orrefors glassworks, and has subsequently been a professor at Konstfack (University…
Peter BrandesArtist · CeramicsIllustration — Brandes in 2014

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