Historical information

Owen RYE (05.11.1944 - )
Born Cooma, New South Wales

Internationally recognised in the field of Ceramics, Owen Rye was a lecturer at the School of Visual Arts, Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education (incorporated into Monash University 1992), 1985-91 and senior Lecturer at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, Monash University (later Federation University) from 1992-2003. Proficient in the use of the wood-fired Anagama kilm, the surface of his work is dependant upon the placement of the item in the kiln, with ash glaze developing where ash and embers coat the form.

Physical description

Wheelthrown Anagama [woodfired] stoneware.

Jan Feder Memorial Ceramics Collection