Cranbrook Academy of Art

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About

Graduate-only MFA in Bloomfield Hills, MI (25 min from Detroit). Curriculum-free, studio-based. Ceramics program has Dutch Blaauw gas kilns, 3D clay printer, Soldner mixers. Notable ceramics alumni include Jun Kaneko and Donald Lipski ('73).

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Studied at (5)

← Adebunmi Gbadebo person MFA

← Laith Karmo person

← Martin Schapiro person MFA student

← Robert Harrison person MFA

← SunYoung Park person MFA Ceramics

Faculty (3)

← Howard Kottler person Taught at Cranbrook before University of Washington

← Ian McDonald person Head of Ceramics

← Richard DeVore person Taught at Cranbrook 1966-1978

Taught at (1)

← Jun Kaneko person

Artist in Residence (2)

← Eva Kwong person 1981

← Ian McDonald person Ceramics Artist-in-Residence

Founded (1)

← George Gough Booth person co-founded Cranbrook with Ellen Scripps Booth

Works at (2)

← Anders Herwald Ruhwald person Faculty / Artist-in-Residence

← Maija Grotell person Head of Ceramics 1938-1966

Affiliated with (4)

← Blaauw Kilns & Dryers organization Dutch Blaauw gas kilns used in Cranbrook ceramics program

← Detroit Institute of Arts institution Both major Detroit-area art institutions

→ NCECA 2026 event Cranbrook near Detroit NCECA 2026 venue 2026

→ Pewabic Pottery institution Close institutional ties; faculty exhibit at Pewabic

Exhibiting at (1)

→ NCECA 2026 event NCECA 2026 Resource Hall exhibitor 2026

Part Of (1)

← Cranbrook Art Museum place Museum associated with Cranbrook Academy

Alumni (4)

← Alison Wong person Cranbrook alumnus, curator

← Ebitenyefa Baralaye person Cranbrook alumnus

← Jessika Edgar person MFA in Ceramics, 2011 2011

← Peter Voulkos person MFA Cranbrook 1952

Connected to (2)

← Dale Chihuly person Chihuly is aware of Cranbrook's ceramics legacy

← Simone DeSousa person Curator for Cranbrook x SAIC

Studied At (5)

← Harvey Littleton person studied ceramics

← Howard Kottler person MFA ceramics 1957

← John Glick person MFA 1962

← Richard DeVore person MFA ceramics 1957, later taught here 1966-78

← Toshiko Takaezu person MFA ceramics 1951

Worked at (1)

← Maija Grotell person head of ceramics 1938-1966

Designed (1)

← Eliel Saarinen person designed campus, first president

Education (6)

← Charles Eames person CAA 1939

← Eero Saarinen person grew up on campus

← Florence Knoll person alumna

← Harry Bertoia person alumnus

← John Stephenson person MFA 1958 1958

← Ray Eames person alumna

Career (2)

← Carl Milles person head of Sculpture 1931-51

← Toshiko Takaezu person taught summers 1954-56