Kurt Anderson

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Kurt Anderson
Kurt Anderson
Kurt Anderson
Kurt Anderson

Artist's Website | IG @kurtanderson

Kurt is originally from Santa Rosa, California but now makes his home in the mountains of Western North Carolina.  He has been a resident at The Archie Bray Foundation, Penland School of Crafts, and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts.  He has attended various institutes of higher learning including The University of Wyoming (degree in education), SUNY New Paltz, NSCAD, and Louisiana State University (MFA).  In 2009-2010, he was the Fergus Post MFA fellow at The Ohio State University. 

Kurt makes utilitarian objects and covers the surfaces with images of slightly surrealized versions of things he encounters in his life.  He hopes to make you laugh and take a closer look.  When not in his studio or watching Rick and Morty he is probably wandering the countryside with his dog Bootsie. 

Kurt's work is influenced by the folk pottery traditions of Asia and the Middle East, as well as a wide variety of contemporary sources such as advertising logos, graphic novels, and street art.  By shuffling and recombining these proven formulas, it is Kurt's hope that the muse of familiarity appears cross-dressed as innovation.

 

Kurt Anderson
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Deborah Schwartzkopf

As a studio artist, she makes fabulous tableware that infuses life with purposeful beauty. Deb was inspired by the guidance of amazing mentors along the way. These important relationships fostered her desire to engage and build community through clay. Her adventurous spirit has taken her across the country and beyond to form a depth of experience, knowledge, and a supportive network.

In 2013 Deb established Rat City Studios in her hometown of Seattle, WA. RCS is her home and personal studio, as well as, a creative space for multiple studio members working independently. In 2022 she opened a sister studio, Rain City Clay in West Seattle. RCC is a community art center focusing on experiential learning through ceramics classes of all levels.

With over 15 years of experience, a Master’s of Fine Art at Penn State, artwork included in collections such as the Kamm Teapot Foundation, San Angelo Museum, and the WA State Arts Collection, numerous publications including Ceramic Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated, and Studio Potter Magazine, she has been recognized and honored in her career as a maker.