Art Auction Highlight: Rudy Autio
A quick look at Rudy Autio's "Disbelievers", with his daughter, Lisa Autio. Learn more about Rudy Autio here: .
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RUDY AUTIO
*VIDEOCERÁMICA # RUDY AUTIO
Rudy Autio is one of the most masterful and influential artists working with clay in the United States today. Born in Butte, Montana in 1926, Autio has lived in his native state throughout most of his career. He headed the ceramics area at the University of Montana for twenty-eight years and is now retired as Professor Emeritus of the School of Fine Arts. Prior to his appointment at the University of Montana, Autio was a founding resident artist at the Archie Bray Ceramics Foundation in Helena, Montana.
Autio received a Tiffany Award in Crafts in 1963, the American Ceramic Society Art Award in 1978, and a National Endowment grant in 1980, enabling him to work and lecture at the Arabia Porcelain Factory and the Applied Arts University in Helsinki, Finland. While there, he was elected honorary member of Ornamo, Finland's Designers organization. In 1981 he was the first recipient of the Governor's Award and named outstanding visual artist in the state of Montana.
He is a Fellow of the American Crafts Council, Honorary member of the National Council of Education in the Ceramic Arts, and recipient of the honorary Doctorate of Art from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore. In November 1999 he was awarded the American Craftsman's Gold Medal Award in ceremonies at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, N.C.
While Autio's best known work is figurative ceramic vessels, he has worked in a variety of materials and other media. In addition to commissions in ceramic relief and tile murals, he has worked in bronze, concrete, glass, fabricated metal sculpture, and design of colorful Rya tapestries. Most of these were commissioned for public buildings in the Northwest and one is in Finland
Artist Discussion of Nexus: The Lela and Rudy Autio Family Collection
Thanks to a community grant from MCAT, Missoula's Community Media Resource, we are able to share this discussion that took place on May 6, 2017, featuring the personal stories of the artists and family members most familiar with the Lela and Rudy Autio Family Collection.
Stories Behind the Objects | Rudy Autio
Take a close-up look at a Museum of the Rockies artifact in 5 minutes or less! Brought to you by Lisa Verwys, Collections Manager and Registrar for Cultural History, this series explores the stories behind objects from the museum’s history collections.
While Montana may not be known as a contemporary art hub, there has long been an active art scene in our state. Explore one of the artists from MOR’s small art collection, renowned contemporary ceramicist and Butte native Rudy Autio.
Montana Connections: Rudy Autio
The first video in a series of artist portraits inspired by the Missoula Art Museum Collections in MIssoula, Montana. Rudy Autio is best known for figurative ceramic vessels. He contributed generously and significantly to the world of ceramics. Curator Peter Held interviewed him at his home in 2007. The video was created after Rudy's death incorporating photos, footage of Rudy by his son, Chris Autio, and interview audio provided by MAM through Peter Held.
Many thanks to Rudy's wife, Lela, and family, MAM staff members Jenn Reifsneider and Renee Taffe, Peter Held, artist, educator and musician Beth Lo, the Archie Bray Foundation, Dexter Payne, John McFarland and the Big Sky Mudflaps.
Mark Hewitt takes a Holiday Kiln Opening Preview Tour of the barn
Mark takes a walk through the barn/showroom, to introduce you to some of the pots that are now on sale for our Holiday Kiln Opening 2020.
Following safe COVID precautions, the barn and tent and grounds offer space for physical distancing, appointments are encouraged, and face coverings required.
Mark made ALL the pots in the barn for Firing104, both the outer section AND the inner section, as he is now working on his own (with the exception of some serving bowls and small planters made by Stillman Browning-Howe.) Those pots, and others made by Stillman and Will Baskin from previous Firings are in the tent.
Mark Hewitt throwing a pottery bowl, one of 150 he made that day
Mark Hewitt has made thousands of bowls in the last 40 years. You can see that skill and fluency, as he swiftly and elegantly makes a perfect bowl in less than a minute, one of 150 he made that same day. Mark narrates his process so you can try this yourself!
You can find a selection of Mark's bowls here.
Mark Hewitt throwing a pottery tumbler
Easily and gracefully, Mark throws a lovely tumbler to add to the dozens he has made this day. They will be decorated the next day, and fired in his massive wood-burning kiln in late May, Firing 105, in time for a June 5th – 13th, 2021 Summer Kiln Opening Sale.
Perfect for water, wine, or whatever else you'd like to drink, these sweet tumblers are a joy to hold and to use.