Gustav Weiss, President of he Jury, Germany
Gustav Weiss from Berlin is a well-known author of significant books on Pottery and a publisher of the magazine 'Neue Keramik' and one among those who participate in this field, either as a follower or Pottery craftsman. He has held a number of seminars in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Croatia. After having finished his studies of Natural Sciences in Vienna he studied in Art Academy of Berlin and worked as a Fellow in Halle. Today, he acts as the Head to the Innovation Center which deals in non-industrial ceramics and works as an artist himself. In addition to Blazenka Soic Stebih he was the initiator and supporter of the Festival at Varaždin. More details are available on www.gustav-weiss.de
Juerg C. Baechtold, Switzerland
Mr Juerg C.Baechtold, a Swiss Pottery craftsman of mid-generation, has been gradually building his artistic career prone to continuous experimentation, always ready to learn from other Pottery Masters such as Friedrich Stachat, Giovanni Cimatti, and Imre Schrammel. He often won awards on numerous international Art exhibitions as one of the participants as well as on numerous exhibitions of his own, both at home in Switzerland and abroad. He also works successfully as a pedagogue, always prone to experiments, carried away by his philosophical notions on clay and existence. More details are available on
www.keramikart.ch
Rosemarie Benedikt, Austria
Rosemarie Benedikt is an internationally renowned artist and former assistant professor at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna. She creates, in ceramic and porcelein, her favourite animals, which are internationally known. This collection displays remarkable warmth and charm. As Viennese artist and multiple award winner, she takes part on numerous single and group exhibition all around the world.
Filip Fidanovski, Mazedonia
Filip Fidanovski is a young Macedonian ceramic artist and a part-time professor of ceramics at the Department of Sculpture, at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje. He participated on several exhibitions and symposiums in Macedonia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Belgium. Awarded on Biennale of Ceramics in Cairo, Egypt 2000. Additional information can be found on www.fkeramika.hit.bg
Janet Mansfield, Australia
Janet Mansfield has been a potter for more than 35 years. After her training in ceramics at the National Art School she has exhibited widely in Australia and overseas. She is represented in most major public collections in Australia and her work has appeared in many publications throughout the world. She is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics since 1982 and currently vice-president. She has received a number of awards for ceramics and she has written a number of books on ceramics. She is publisher/editor of the journals Ceramics: Art and Perception and Ceramics Technical. For many years she has worked in the salt-glaze and wood firing ceramics aesthetic, giving workshops and lecturing internationally on this subject. Additional information can be found on
www.ceramicart.com.au
Forrest Snyder, USA
Forrest Snyder is a ceramic artist and writer working in North Bennington, Vermont, USA. In 1999, he founded the website Critical Ceramics (
www.criticalceramics.org ).
Mr. Snyder was awarded his MFA in Ceramics from Alfred University in 1996. Additional information can be found at
www.forrestsnyder.com
Jindra Vikova, Czech Republic
Jindra Vikova is an internationally renowned ceramic artist born in Prague, Czech Republic where she graduated on the University of Applied Arts. Her frequent prize-winning works are known for their very personal and distinguished character and have been often exhibited all over the world in museums and private collections. She is a member of the the International Academy of Ceramics, Geneve, Switzerland, since 1983.
Stanko Spoljaric, Croatia
Stanko Špoljarić is an Art historian who works in the field of Art critique as well as the Curator of the Zagreb National Art Gallery. For years now he has been successfully following all developments in Croatian Pottery and has been very active in other Art fields. He has edited a number of thematic and single artists events and exhibitions. He arranged also the exhibition CERAMICA MULTIPLEX.
Gerry Williams, USA
ew Hampshire resident Gerry Williams is an internationally recognized master craftsman, teacher, lecturer and author. He is the founder of The Studio Potter, a nonprofit, membership organization and editor of The Studio Potter, a journal about the aesthetics, technology, and history of pottery and about the personal lives of ceramic artists. He works in stoneware and porcelain, wheel-thrown and slab-built, gas-fired and wood-fired. His subject matter ranges from the formal qualities of shape, form, and color to satirical social commentaries, and his work incorporates many innovations, including unusually vibrant glazing as well as wet-fire and photo-resist techniques.
Gustav Weiss as ceramist
Rosemarie Benedikt as ceramist
Juerg C. Baechtold as ceramist
Filip Fidanovski as ceramist
Janet Mansfield as ceramist
Forrest Snyder as ceramist
Jindra Vikova as ceramist
Gerry Williams as ceramist