Joseph Pintz

Bowling Green, Ohio

Joseph Pintz creates minimal forms based on mundane objects from the domestic realm, referring to traditional pottery and other implements associated with the hand.  Each piece is fashioned in a straightforward manner to highlight the unrefined qualities of the clay.  By carving and scraping the surface of the forms, Pintz produces a visual record that celebrates the fundamental desire to create handmade objects.

Pintz earned his Bachelor of Arts in anthropology and urban studies at Northwestern University and completed post-baccalaureate studies in ceramics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.  In 2006, he received his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  In 2006-2007, he was a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts where he was awarded the Lincoln Fellowship. He currently teaches ceramics at Bowling Green State University.