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Chris Breuer’s pottery reflects the practiced mastery of thirty years of clay work and the fluid experience of the artist’s journey in the natural world. As a master potter, Chris unites and transforms the vulnerable elements of earth, water, and fire into something enduring and meaningful. Chris’s formal training builds upon a wealth of apprenticeship and collaboration with key American potters, sculptors, and painters. Chris grew up in the Chicago area, studied at Pomona and Oberlin Colleges, and graduated with a combined degree in Art History and Studio Art. He was a founding member of the Oberlin College Pottery Coop, where he continues to serve as a consultant today. |
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As a young potter, Chris moved to Philadelphia and became a member of the esteemed The Clay Studio. He participated in workshops with potters Warren MacKenzie, Harry Davis, David Davison, Paul Soldner, and William Daley, and sculptors Ruth Duckworth and Donald Judd. He collaborated extensively with painter Harley and worked for two years as a live-in apprentice with David Davison, a potter, painter, and teacher at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He also collaborated in the design and construction of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts’ stoneware kiln in Deer Isle, Maine. In 1981, Chris returned to Oberlin, where he and his wife and business partner, Paula Aghajanian, established Breuer Pottery. They began renovations on an old farmhouse and barn in the country and designed and built their gallery and the studio and kilns. Chris’s work is represented in 26 countries and has been exhibited widely in North America, including at four May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and at exhibitions in New York, San Francisco, Taos, Boston, Chicago, Washington, DC, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Sedona, among others. Chris has also curated exhibitions of pottery and paintings, presented lectures on inspiration, and led creativity workshops for both children and adults. His work ranges from large-scale pots, complex sculptural work, wall platters, tiles, and flower vases to plates, bowls, and teapots for everyday culinary use. Chris and his wife, Paula, welcome visitors to their gallery and studio at Breuer Pottery, 47361 West Hamilton Road in Oberlin. The gallery is open daily. Stop by or phone for hours. 440.775.2340. |
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© 1981-2010 Breuer Pottery. All rights reserved.
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