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Steven Thurston
Associate Professor, Department of Art
Areas of Expertise
• Mold and ceramic design
• Industrial sculpture
• Ceramic kiln engineer
• Ceramic material engineer
• Large scale ceramic engineer
• Integrating computer and conventional ceramic technologies
Steven Thurston received his BFA from the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor and his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI.
After two years as a Visiting Artist at The Ohio State University, he
was hired as an assistant professor in 1996. Prior to teaching at The
Ohio State University, Professor Thurston held several Artist-in-Residence
positions. Most notably, The Alternative Works site at Bemis in Omaha,
Nebraska. He also had the great opportunity to work for General Motors
in the Design Department as a Clay Modeler. Professor Thurston has received
numerous awards for his research, including the prestigious Pollack-Krasner
Fellowship, a NEA Fellowship, a 1996 and 1999 Ohio Arts Council Individual
Fellowship, as well as a 1996 Greater Columbus Arts Council's Individual
Fellowship. He has exhibited nationally, and lectured on his work and
the direction the field of ceramics is heading.
Education
• MFA in Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan:
High Honors, May 1992
• BFA in Ceramics, University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan:
Magna Cum Laude. December 1989 |
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