Virginia Cartwright
American artist (born 1943)
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Virginia Cartwright (1943-2025) was an American ceramic artist.
Virginia Cartwright | |
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| Born | 1943 (age 82–83) |
| Education | California State University, Long Beach, Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Ceramist |
| Website | Official website |
Biography
She studied at California State University, Long Beach (BA degree); School for American Craftsmen at Rochester Institute of Technology (MFA degree) under Frans Wildenhain; as well as at Pond Farm in Guerneville, California; and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.[3] The first four years of her career she spent working on the wheel, and afterwards she moved to working in hand and slab-build, primarily utilitarian works.[3]
Her work is included in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[4][5] the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art[6] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[1]
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