Paula Winokur

American artist (1936–2018)
Paula Colton Winokur
Born
Paula Colton

1936 (1936)[1]
Pennsylvania, United States
Died2018(2018-00-00) (aged 81–82)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materTyler School of Art
Known forceramics

Paula Colton Winokur (1936–2018) was an American artist. She was one of the leading ceramic artists in the United States from the 1970s until her death in 2018.

Biography

Winokur was born and raised in the Philadelphia.[2] She attended Tyler School of Art, where she was a student of Rudolf Staffel, and where she met her future husband, Robert Winokur.[3]

Paula Winokur is best known for the work she made during the 1990s through the 2010s which had an environmental focus.[4] From the 1970s to the early 2000s, Winokur taught ceramic art at Arcadia University (formally known as Beaver College), in Glenside, Pennsylvania. In 2002 she was elected as to the College of Fellows at the American Craft Council.[5]

Collections

Exhibitions

  • Material Legacy, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 2015[8][9]
  • Fellowship in Clay, The Clay Studio, 2015[10]
  • Paula Winour: A Tribute, The Clay Studio, 2019[11]
  • Wave Hill, 2012

References

  1. ^ Salisbury, Stephan. "Paula Winokur, 82, influential ceramic artist". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  2. ^ "Winokur, Paula (American sculptor, born 1935)". Union List of Artist Names. The J. Paul Getty Trust.
  3. ^ "Robert Winokur". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  4. ^ Rothstein, Scott (2020-05-26). "Paula Winokur: Formative Landscapes". Sculpture. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  5. ^ "Paula Winokur". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  6. ^ "Paula Winokur | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  7. ^ "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections : Search Collections". www.philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  8. ^ "Paula Winokur: Quiet Immensity". Philadelphia Art Alliance Blog. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  9. ^ Hine, Thomas. "Fall Arts Guide: October art museum picks". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  10. ^ "The Clay Studio revisits history of Philadelphia ceramics by way of four seminal artists". Knight Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  11. ^ "The Clay Studio | Paula Winokur: A Tribute". www.theclaystudio.org. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
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