Walter Ostrom
Walter Ostrom (born 1944) is a Canadian ceramic artist.
Walter Ostrom
- Born
- 1944 · Binghamton.
- Nationality
- Canada · United States
- Occupation
- ceramicist · university teacher
- Education
- Ohio University
- Honours
- Member of the Order of Canada
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Walter Ostrom (born 1944) is a Canadian ceramic artist.
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Walter Ostrom studied at Ohio University. Grace Nickel is recorded as having studied under Walter Ostrom. Work by Walter Ostrom is recorded in the collections of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Distinctions recorded are Member of the Order of Canada.
He was born in Binghamton NY and is a graduate of Ohio University. He has been a professor of Ceramics at NSCAD University since 1969.
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His work has been featured in collections and exhibitions worldwide, including the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Ostrom lives in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
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1944
Walter Ostrom was born on 1 January 1944.
1989
Walter Ostrom (2 catalogued editions) (1989) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
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Awards
• Portia White Prize (2008) • Invested as a Member of the Order of Canada by Governor General Michaëlle Jean (2007) • Saidye Bronfman Award for Outstanding Creativity in Craft (2003) • Jean A. Chalmers National Craft Award (1995)
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Walter Ostrom studied at Ohio University. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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