Kristen Kieffer
Artist Statement
I make pottery that brings elegance, sophistication, and merriment to the everyday. I have a diverse range of influences and seek to marry the splendor of past eras with a modern desire for beauty and utility. My influences for my Victorian mod & modern porcelain and dark stoneware vessels range from 18th-century silver service pieces to couture clothing and from Art Nouveau illustrations to cake fondant. Such diversity combined with my own background and distinct studio processes culminates into a unique style. Within the parameters of the ceramic vessel, I am interested in the formal investigation of line, form, and detail.
Artist Bio
Kristen Kieffer is a full-time studio potter and workshop presenter living in Massachusetts. She received her AA in Studio Arts majoring in Ceramics from Montgomery College in Rockville, MD, her BFA in Ceramics from the N.Y.S.C.C. at Alfred University in NY, and her MFA in Ceramics from Ohio University in Athens, OH. Her professional experience includes being an Artist-in-Residence at potter John Glick’s studio in Farmington Hills, MI; Guldagergård in Skælskør, Denmark; Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN; and the Worcester Center for Crafts in Worcester, MA. Kristen has exhibited her work internationally in juried and invitational exhibitions, as well as taught workshops around North America at craft centers and universities. She has work in numerous private and public collections including the New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taipei, Taiwan, the Guldagergård Museum of International Ceramic Art in Skælskør, Denmark, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art in Fort Wayne, IN, and the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts in San Angelo, TX.