Description: Tom Bartel grew up on the Erie shores of Cleveland, Ohio and is known for his disturbing and humorous fragmented figures that take cues from a shotgun blast of influences ranging from antiquity to popular culture.
Tom Bartel has participated in over 300 exhibitions, and has work included in many public and International collections.
He is currently a Professor and Ceramics Chairperson at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He received his BFA from Kent State University and his MFA from Indiana University-Bloomington .
Tom has numerous publications to his credit, including American Craft , Ceramics Monthly , Clay Times , Ceramics Art and Perception as well as many other periodicals and books.