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    1982 to Present

     Established  W. M. Hewitt Pottery. I have a 900 cu. ft. wood burning
     kiln and specialize in the production of very large garden planters,
     storage jars and vases, ranging from ten to thirty gallons, along with a 
     full range of tableware. I mine and refine my own stoneware clays and
     glaze materials from the local area. My principal glazes are the traditional
     southern alkaline glaze and salt glaze.

     Pottery Background

     Born in 1955 in Stoke-on-Trent, England, my grandfather and father were
     directors of Spode.
     1976-79: Apprenticed with Michael Cardew at Wenford Bridge Pottery,
                    Bodmin, England
     1979-82: Apprenticed with Todd Piker at Cornwall Bridge Pottery,
                    Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut
     1978-79: Independent travel and study of traditional potters in West Africa
     1982:      Independent travel and study of large pot and kiln construction in
                    Taiwan, Japan, and Korea

     Education

     B.A. in Geography, 1976, University of Bristol, England

     Permanent Collections

     Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
     City of Stoke-on-Trent Museum, Staffordshire, England
     Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN.
     Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA.
     Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC.
     Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, NC.
     Ackland Museum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
     Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR.
     Executive Mansion, Raleigh, NC.
     National Arboretum, Washington, D.C.

     Recent Exhibitions

     Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA, March 2000
     Gallery of Art and Design, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, Oct. 1997
     Harlequin Gallery, London, England, August 1993
     Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, Oct. 1992

     Recent Group Shows

     "International Woodfire", University of Iowa, Oct. 1999
     "American Pottery Festival", Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, April 1999
     "Born of Ashes: Wood-Fired Ceramics", Arkansas Arts Center, Jan. 1999
     "Variations in Clay: Vessels from Three Continents", Kent State University,
                                                                                    Ohio, Feb. 1999
     "North Carolina Clay", North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, Sept. 1992
     "American Woodfire '91", University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1991

     Symposium

     "Conversations between Adrian Saxe and Ed Lebow, Betty Woodman and
     Janet Koplos, and Mark Hewitt and Janet Mansfield", Northern Clay Center,
     St. Paul, MN, at NCECA, 1996

     Publications

     Smithsonian Magazine, "Fired with Finesse", by Jim Morrison, Oct. 1998
     Ceramics Monthly, "Consuming Pots", by Charles Zug, Aug. 1998
     Exhibition catalogue of "Mark Hewitt, Potter", Gallery of Art and Design at
     North Carolina State University, Oct. 1997, with essays by Louise Allison Cort,
     Charles G. Zug, Charles Millard, and Sherman Lee.
     Ceramics: Art and Perception #28, "Jeff Shapiro's Gestures of Creativity", by
     Mark Hewitt, 1997
     Studio Potter, "Conversations", Jan. 1996
     Ceramics Monthly, "Svend Bayer", by Mark Hewitt, April 1995
     Studio Potter, "Cardew's Legacy", June 1994
     Ceramic Review, "North Carolina Folk Pottery", Great Britain, Jan/Feb 1995
     Ceramic Review, "Stuck in the Mud", Great Britain, July/Aug 1993
     Ceramics: Art and Perception #12, "Carrying on a Tradition", by Charles Zug,
     Australia, 1993
     Ceramics Monthly, "The Making of a Potter", by Mark Hewitt, April 1991

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