Contemporary, Functional Ceramic Art Collection
Mike Stumbras makes ceramic vessels that are inspired by 18th and 19th century European production ware. His work is created primarily on the potter’s wheel with the immediacy and individuality attributed to hand processes and alternative firing methods. As an educator, Stumbras is passionate about equipping his students with a developed conceptual and technical framework for art making, as well as a personal method of inquiry that can extend beyond the classroom. Stumbras was born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at St. Olaf College, where he received a BFA in Studio Arts and BS in Biology in 2007. Stumbras received an MFA in Ceramics from Louisiana State University in 2017. Stumbras has completed residencies across the country including 323 Clay in Kansas City, Missouri; The Clay Art Center in Port Chester, New York; and the Carbondale Clay Center in Carbondale, Colorado. Formerly a Visiting Professor of Ceramics at the College of William and Mary, and a lecturer at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale Stumbras has exhibited work nationally and internationally. He is currently living in Kansas City and serving as the Studio Manager at 323CLAY.
