Artist: Thomas Schmidt | Location: Charlotte, NC
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Artist: Thomas Schmidt | Location: Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
Thomas Schmidt received his BA at Loyola University Chicago in 2004, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2006, and MFA at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2009. Thereafter, he taught for four years at the Alfred/CAFA Ceramic Design for Industry program at the China Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. In 2012 he and partner Jeffrey Miller co-founded the design team Recycled China, whose work uses industrial waste within China to create architectural tile and sculptural objects. His collaborative and solo work has been acquired by numerous collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Daum Museum of Contemporary Art in Sedalia, Missouri, and The International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy. Schmidt currently serves as Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary 3D Studio at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Artist Website
www.thomasschmidt.org