Bonnie Seeman (born 1969 in
Huntington, New York
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)
is known for her ceramic work.
Early life and education
She received a
BFA in ceramics in 1991 from the
University of Miami
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and an
MFA in ceramics in 1996 from the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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.
Career
In 2006, her work was included in the exhibit ''One of a Kind: The Studio Craft Movement'' at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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in
New York City
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.
Her work, ''Teapot with One Cup'', was acquired by the
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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in
Washington, D.C.
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as part of the
Renwick Gallery
The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that ...
's 50th Anniversary Campaign.
References
*Garth Clark and Tony Cunha, ''The Artful Teapot'', New York, Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001, 245
External links
Official website
1969 births
Living people
21st-century American women artists
21st-century American ceramists
Ceramists from New York (state)
American potters
American women academics
American women ceramists
University of Miami faculty
American women potters
People from Huntington, New York
University of Miami alumni
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth alumni
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