Margie Hughto Ceramics

Hughto s pieces are created from various sized ceramic slabs tiles.

Margie hughto ceramics.

1944 pink spendor 1983 glazed ceramic wall sculpture 27 x 37 inches estimate. I met american ceramist margie hughto while attending a two week ceramic history course given by garth clark in bennington vermont. Presentation by dj hellerman and margie hughto beginning with ceramic nationals in 1932 the museum has been at the forefront of exhibitions featuring under recognized artists. Chengdu china artist in residence tile factory 2017.

Trade treasure and travel 1997 2011. She creates site specific richly textured and colorful collage ceramic wall reliefs paintings and ceramic tile murals. Margie hughto american b. A century of ceramics in the united states 1878 1978.

Handmade ceramic relief tiles in underpass and platform. View full size dennis nett the post standard 2001 margie hughto national known ceramist with a sliver of the type of tile ceramic work she was doing for the city of new york s cortlandt station. During this time she met and impressed two key players in the north american ceramic world margie hughto and garth clark. 1944 pink spendor 1983 glazed ceramic wall sculpture signed titled and dated verso 27 x 37 inches.

Margie hughto is a mixed media artist known for her non traditional approach to clay. Largely the result. 100 150 description. A karen karnes workshop ceramics monthly 1981.

Margie hughto s work has been included in numerous exhibitions since the 1970s and she has completed permanent public artworks across the country including a monumental ceramic painting located in a subway stop in buffalo new york and ceramic tile murals for the metropolitan transit authority mta of new york city. Trade treasure and travel by margie hughto was originally installed at the cortlandt street station passageway that connected uptown and downtown n r trains with the world trade center concourse. Margie hughto american b.