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Malcolm Davis

And the Art of Shino Glaze

"Shino was one of those unexpected accidents that change one's life forever."

Biography

Malcolm Davis (1937–2011) was an internationally recognized ceramic artist who maintained a studio for more than 25 years in Upshur County, West Virginia. He discovered ceramics later in life and became a successful potter and teacher renowned for developing a Japanese-style glaze widely known as “Malcolm Davis Shino.”

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Cover of From The Mountain Catalog

From the Mountain:
A Catalog


This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition, From the Mountain: Malcolm Davis and the Art of Shino, curated by Robert Bridges, in the McGee Gallery at the Art Museum of West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, January 22 to May 15, 2022. The publication of this catalogue was made possible through the generosity of Judith F. Davis and of the Colonel Eugene E. Myers Foundation to the School of Art and Design at West Virginia University.

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