Artist: Rickie Barnett | Location: Bakersville, NC
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Artist: Rickie Barnett | Location: Bakersville, NC
Bakersville, NC
Rickie Barnett grew up in the Northern California city of Redding. He attended California State University, Chico, receiving a Bachelors of Fine Art degree with an emphasis in painting and ceramics. After graduating in the fall of 2013, he took up a year long position as an Artist in Residence at Taos Clay Studio in Taos, NM. He then moved to Seattle for a long term position as a Studio assistant to Deborah Schwartzkopf at Rat City Studios. In 2016, he moved to North Carolina, to become a studio assistant to ceramic sculptors, Cristina Cordova and Jeannine Marchand. Currently, he lives near Penland School of Craft, where he works as a, mostly full time, artist.
Artist Website
www.twoheadeddiver.com