Jeff Shapiro Wood Fired Stoneware Vase (ca. 1980). Signed on bottom of both the vase. Anagama fired and glazed with ash deposits. Faded matte black with areas of maroon and brown. In good condition with minor wear conducive to age and firing process.

Size: 11 1/8”H x 5.75”D

Jeff Shapiro was born in the Bronx, NY in 1949. He presently works and lives in upstate NY with his wife Hinako. He studied ceramic arts while living in Japan for 9 years from 1973-1981. His work has been exhibited internationally in: Germany, France, Italy, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, England, and Japan.

Collections:

Huntington Museum of Art, WV

Carlo Zauli Museum, Faenza, Italy

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC

Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY

Everson Museum of Art Syracuse, NY

Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA

Currier Museum, Manchester, NH

Boca Raton Contemporary Art Museum, Boca Raton, FL

Arkansas Art Center and The Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AK

Kajima International, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Mary Burke Collection of Art, New York, NY

The Longhouse Foundation, Easthampton, NY

University Art Collection, State University of New York, New Paltz, NY