Stephen Heywood

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About the Artist

Stephen Heywood received his Bachelors of Science Degree in ceramics from Southern Utah University and his Masters of Fine Arts Degree in ceramics from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. From 2001-2003 Heywood acted as the Coordinator and instructor for the Erie Art Museum’s “Clay Space” community ceramics program in Erie, Pennsylvania. He has been a visiting artist at a number of colleges and Universities throughout the country. Heywood Exhibits his work extensively and had been in over 300 national juried shows and invitationals. In 2004, Heywood was selected to represent the United States in the First International, Ceramics Journal Editors Symposium, Emerging Artist exhibition, in Xian China. In 2011, Heywood participated in and won “Best in 3-D” in the Westmoreland Arts National in Westmoreland Pennsylvania. He is a member of The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts and a former board member for Florida Craftart.

Selected publications include: 500 Cups, 500 Bowls, The Best of 500 Ceramics, Image Transfer on Clay, Printing on Clay, and the Periodicals Clay Times and Ceramics Monthly.

As an artist, he is primarily interested in ceramic wheel-thrown vessels and hand-built mechanical forms that relate to function. His work is influenced by architectural structures including factories, silos and water towers. These vessels are often composed of many wheel-thrown and hand-built parts and take their shape as small “functional sculpture”. He is currently Professor of Ceramics at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.