Art Professor's Work in Pittsburgh Exhibits

Kathy Koop, Westminster College professor of art, has ceramic pieces in two Pittsburgh exhibits. The shows are in conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) convention March 19-21.

Koop has three pieces on display at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild March 19-22. "Table of Elements" celebrates the role ceramics plays in creating special places and moments. It is a showcase of practical, decorative, and expressive works by nearly 100 locally and nationally established and emerging artists and educators.

Two of Koop's pieces are included in "Japanese Threads" at Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery March 7-April 28. The common threads which tie the 22 artists to Japan's ceramic culture are varied, but they share the Japanese aesthetic, which celebrates the beauty of imperfection, the elegance of simplicity, and the essence of the nature of clay.

Koop, who has been with Westminster since 1973, earned an undergraduate degree and a master of fine arts from Indiana University.

Contact Koop at (724) 946-7267 or e-mail koopk@westminster.edu for additional information. 

Kathy Koop