Mark Shapiro NCECA 2026

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About

Potter at Stonepool Pottery in Worthington, MA since 1986. Born NYC 1955. BA Anthropology from Amherst College (1978). Studied at Penland with Michael Simon and Mary Roehm. Wood-fire stoneware inspired by early American pottery. Editor of "A Chosen Path: The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes" (UNC Press 2010). Co-founder of POW! Pots on Wheels! collaborative. Director of Apprenticelines Project promoting apprenticeship. 2018 Smithsonian Artist Fellow. 2020 Center for Craft Research Fellow. Advisory board of Ceramics Monthly, contributing editor Studio Potter. Work in Smithsonian Renwick Gallery, Mint Museum, Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Currier Museum, Newark Museum. Featured in 4th World Ceramics Biennial, Icheon, Korea.

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Studied at (2)

→ Amherst College institution BA Anthropology 1978 1978

→ Penland School of Craft institution Workshop with Michael Simon & Mary Roehm 1987

Known for (2)

→ Functional Pottery technique Functional stoneware potter

→ Wood Firing technique Wood-fired stoneware potter

Founded (2)

→ POW! Pots on Wheels! organization Co-founder

→ Stonepool Pottery institution Studio since 1986 1986

Presenting at (1)

→ NCECA 2026 event Panel: Low-temp Soda Firing

Co-panelist (3)

→ Justin Rothshank person Low-temp Soda Firing panel 2026

→ Mathew Meunier person Low-temp Soda Firing panel 2026

→ Teresa Pietsch person Low-temp Soda Firing panel 2026

Connected to (1)

← Adero Willard person POW! Pots on Wheels co-founders