Bede Clarke
Missouri

Stoneware, wood/salt fired
Functional
10.25"w x 7"l x 5.5"h

About the Teapot
I enjoy drawing both on clay and on paper.  It's the act of finding a line or a shape, and doing this with feeling, that intrigues me.  
For me, good work springs from compassion.  My working method amounts to simply wishing the work well at each stage of creation and always trying to bring as much sincerity as I can muster to bear on the work. 

About the Artist
Bede Clarke is Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri–Columbia, having taught there from 1992 to 2021. He received his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa (1990) and his BFA from Eckerd College (1982). Bede’s work is included in collections in the U.S. and abroad, such as the Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Icheon World Ceramic Center, South Bend Museum of Art, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Martin Museum of Art, and the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art.
Bede maintains a studio in Columbia, Missouri, where he continues to produce his work. Recent exhibitions include the Muskegon Museum of Art, Dennos Museum Center, Lawrence Arts Center, NCECA 60th Anniversary Exhibition, Reuben Saunders Gallery, and the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art.
He has conducted over 100 workshops and lectures across the country and internationally. His awards include:

• Kansas City Artists Coalition Lighton International Artist Exchange Award
• Sturt Australian Contemporary Craft Centre Residency Award
• Fletcher Challenge Ceramic Award, New Zealand
• Kennedy Center Fellowship for Teachers of the Arts
• University of Missouri Byler Distinguished Professor Award

*Teapots that are purchased will remain on display in the gallery for the duration of the exhibition, through September 14, 2026.
After the show closes, teapots will be carefully packed and shipped by September 28, or they may be picked up at the gallery.