The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
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Coille McLaughlin Hooven
Born New York, New York
EDUCATION
1962 BFA University of Illinois, Antioch College, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
1979 Artist-in-Residence, Arts Industry Program, Kohler Company, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1963-1970 Instructor of Ceramics, Department Chairperson, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
1970—Studio Potter, Berkeley, California
1976-1979 Ceramics Instructor, East Bay Community Arts Project at Juvenile Hall, Alameda County, California
1996-2005 Hooven & Hooven Porcelain Ornaments, Berkeley, California
1988-1990 Ceramics Instructor, Laney College, Oakland, California
BIOGRAPHY
Coille Hooven began her career making functional porcelain vessel forms, particularly teapots that gradually became less functional as she added hand built animal sculptures to thrown pieces. Hooven’s work ranges from whimsical functional pieces glazed with blue stains and clear overglaze to small-scale, stark white sculptures commenting in both literal and figurative ways on women’s issues and relationships.
Hooven established her studio in Berkeley, California in 1970. The California Funk movement was in full swing, she had close with Peter Voulkos, who let her fire pieces in his kiln, and Robert Arneson, who juried her work in shows.
In 1996 she founded Hooven & Hooven with her daughter, Molly. Together they produced an extensive line of porcelain ornaments using a press mold technique developed by Coille. These were sold in shops around the country. In 2004 Coille left the business to focus on her sculptural work.
Hooven studied with David Shaner at The University of Illinois.
Public Collections
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, University, Alfred, New York
Arizona State University, Matthews Collection, Tempe, Arizona
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Henry Luce Center for American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Leslie Ceramic Collection, Berkeley, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California
Purdue University Museum, Lafayette, Indiana
Scripps College, Claremont, California
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Bibliography
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“Moving Forward: Archiving a Career.” National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, 34 (2013).
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Source: Elaine Levin Archive, University of Southern California
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