DIANE KENNEY RETROSPECTIVE
Sponsored by Claire & Larry Green
On display at the CCC Gallery and online
August 20th - September 30th
First Friday Reception
September 2nd, 6-8PM
“I am so honored to be invited for a solo show in celebration of the Carbondale Clay Center’s 25th Anniversary year. This exhibit features some new, colorful, terracotta pieces, made with a heart full of gratitude for our wonderful Clay Center. The show also includes a limited historic look back at representative pieces from different phases of my ceramic history.” - Diane Kenney
BIOGRAPHY
Kenney has been a potter for almost 50 years. She accidentally stumbled upon clay in the early seventies, and fell in love. Kenny’s most intensive training in clay was during her two and a half years at the KC art Institute as an “older” student. Over the years, Kenney built (with help) and fired a reduction kiln in KC; a raku kiln briefly at CRMS; a wood-fired kiln in Colorado with fellow potter, Peggy Malloy; and a soda kiln, with help of Blair Meerfeld and Trevor Dunn. Additionally, she has deeply explored terra cotta electric firing for Majolica and slip glazed work, briefly including tile installations. After many years of atmospheric firing, Kenney is reverting to terra cotta work. Production is limited these days.
Kenney’s work was featured in a 1995 issue of Ceramics Monthly, and also included in various ceramic arts books. She participated in NCECA for many years, and many juried and invitational shows around the county, even winning a few awards here and there.
“I am very happy that I have been able to work doing what I loved all these years. I am especially grateful that I was able to give birth to the Carbondale Clay Center (with enormous help and funding). Creating community through clay and promoting excellence in the ceramic arts are what has motivated me for many, many years.”
