Teapot X Exhibition 2024
Helke, Mike "Pouring Pot"
SKU# EX2401-0029
$ 228.00
8 x 5.5 x 6
Stoneware, pinched, polka dots
Mike Helke grew up in Minnesota's St. Croix Valley where he still resides with his wife and two sons in Stillwater, MN. Since receiving an MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University-Alfred, NY in 2011 he has taught at various institutions including Carleton College-Northfield MN, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and the University of Wisconsin—River Falls, WI where he has been an Assistant Professor—Ceramics Program Director since 2018. In addition to family and teaching, Helke maintains a full-time studio practice in his home studio. This practice/research has been exhibited, presented, and published all over the country at organizations including but not limited to Harvard University-Boston, MA, the Anderson Ranch Art Center-Snowmass Village, CO, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft—Houston, TX, the Museum of Contemporary Craft-Portland, OR, and The Weismen Art Museum-Minneapolis, MN. Helke is a two-time Carleton College Dayton Hudson Distinguished Teacher/Artist recipient and has received grant awards from the Minnesota State Arts Board, Jerome Foundation. In 2020 Helke was a United States Artist Fellowship nominee and he was the recipient of a McKnight Artist Fellowship Grant for Ceramic Arts.
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