Michael Corney

EDUCATION

1976-1980 BFA California State University, Fullerton, California

1980-1983 Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, Idaho

1983-1985 MFA Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Minnesota

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

2002-2005 Adjunct Professor, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

2002-2010 Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2011-2012 Grossmont College, El Cajon, California

2012MiraCosta College, Oceanside, California

APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

1995 Residency at the Kohler Arts and Industry Program, Kohler, Wisconsin

BIOGRAPHY

Michael Corney is known for work in porcelain that is both thrown and altered or slab built. While his forms are conventional,Corney’s tablewares including mugs, tumblers, plates, covered boxes, and teapots often include imagery of  skulls, dominoes, and natural images. He uses stains, glazes and underglaze to create the surface imagery. He also hand builds pieces using cube forms. His work is influenced by California Funk forms and imagery.

Corney uses a stream-of-consciousness approach to imagery that can include painted faces, images from nature and game pieces including dice and dominoes. He often uses black silhouettes and icons from popular culture combined in ways that demonstrate his willingness to mix things up to create edgy scenes and narratives. There is a clear sense of humor in his work.