About Joe Winter
For me, pottery is about making simple, dependable uniquely beautiful pieces that fit naturally into everyday life.
Education
- Started throwing in 1979; self-taught through high school
- 1 year at University of Wisconsin
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Northern Arizona University, 1992
- Master of Fine Arts, East Carolina University, 1995
- Still learning every day
About Joe Winter Pottery.
I make functional pottery meant to be used, enjoyed, and lived with every day. My work focuses on simple forms, honest materials, and the unique surfaces created through wood-firing and salt-firing.
Selected Exhibitions
2007
Solo exhibition, Western Nevada College, Carson City, NV
2007
Exhibition with Gina Lijoi, Artist Co-op of Reno
2006
Solo exhibition, Western Nevada Community College, Carson City, NV
2005
Solo exhibition, Western Nevada Community College, Fallon, NV
2000, 2004
Exhibitions at Graystone Gallery, Portland, OR
2002–2006
Annual exhibitions at Dirtworks Gallery, Seagrove, NC
1998
Hot Summer Mud III — Best in Show
1997
Half Full Half Empty, Tarboro, NC
1996
Exhibition, Western Nevada Community College
1996
Elements of Art, River Gallery, Reno
1996
Solo Exhibition, Artist Co-op of Reno
1996
Feats of Clay, Lincoln, CA — Honorable Mention
1995
MFA Exhibition, Gray Gallery, ECU
1994, 1995
Illumina Show — Best in Show 1995
1993, 1995
Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Goldsboro, NC
1994
Rebel, Greenville, NC — First Prize
1991
BFA Exhibition, Northern Arizona University