Michael Corney

Michael Corney was raised in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, where he was influenced by the bright colors of nature and the vibrant cultures that surrounded him. Corney is known for work in porcelain that is both thrown and altered, or slab built. While his forms are conventional, Corney’s mugs, tumblers, plates, covered boxes, and teapots often include imagery of skulls, dominoes, and natural images. He uses stains, glazes, and underglaze to create the surface imagery. He also hand builds pieces using cube forms.

While primarily a studio potter, Corney has taught workshops at Anderson Ranch, Colorado; Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina; and Santa Fe Clay, New Mexico. He has participated in shows at Santa Fe Clay; Northern Clay Center, Minnesota; The Schaller Gallery, Michigan; and Akar Design Gallery, Iowa. Corney’s work is in the permanent collections of The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The Ceramic Research Center at Arizona State University Museum, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, the Racine Museum of Art, and the Boise Museum of Art.

He received his BA from California State University Fullerton and his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan.