Collection: Mark Shapiro
Worthington, MA
Mark Shapiro has taught numerous workshops nationally and internationally and mentored many apprentices at his studio, Stonepool Pottery. He edited A Chosen Path: The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes (University of North Carolina at Pembroke, 2010) and has published many articles. A 2019 Smithsonian Artist Resident Fellow and 2021 Craft Research Fund recipient, he co-curated Crafting Freedom: The Life and Legacy of Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw at the New York Historical Society (2023). He was a founding member of Pots on Wheels (POW!), and founded the annual Make-In Studio at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. Shapiro is on the board of the American Ceramic Circle and an advisor to Studio Potter and Ceramics in America. He is currently a National Museum of American History Research Associate. His work is included in many public collections.
