Denise Pelletier (artist)

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Denise Pelletier is the Roman and Tatiana Weller Professor of Art at Connecticut College. She holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut and a Masters of Fine Arts from Alfred University. [1] Pelletier's areas of expertise are ceramics, sculpture, and site-specific art.

She has held multiple residences at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. [2] Pelletier was a 2014-2015 Dehn Foundation Visiting Artist. Her work has been reviewed in publications such as the New York Times and Houston Chronicle. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Denise Pelletier". Connecticut College. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. "Pelletier, Denise – John Michael Kohler Arts Center" . Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  3. Glentzer, Molly. "Contemporary pots offer artful surprises at MFAH". Chron. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  4. Genocchio, Benjamin (2008-11-28). "Ideas Abound in Clay: Ceramics That Go Beyond Bowls". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-03-07.