Background & Inspiration
Santa Fe, NM
Kerry Kirkpatrick is a ceramic artist whose work is shown at the KK CONTEMPORARY gallery in Santa Fe.
ARTISTIC INFLUENCES
Kerry has been working in clay for most of her life having been introduced to the potters wheel in high school. Her immersive study in Greek art and architecture as well as her travels to Europe continue to influence her work.
New York
Kerry moved to Manhattan to work on her graduate degree at New York University and worked part-time at the Museum of Modern Art. Her daily exposure to art at the Modern as well as her frequent visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art expanded the influence on her artistic expression.
Instructors
Kerry lives part-time in Mesa, AZ and studies at the the Mesa Arts Center with Jane Kelsey-Mapel, Jesse Armstrong, Casey Hanrahan and Larron Lerdall.
In Santa Fe, Kerry has studied with Arlene Seigal, Debra Fritts, Matt Repsher, Joe Bova and Lee Akins.
