Mary Jo Bole

bole.1@osu.edu

614 292.2127
FAX: 292.1674

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Mary Jo Bole

Professor, Department of Art

Areas of Expertise
• Ceramics
• Material chemistry
• Mosaics
• Multiple firing and long-term hand-processing

Professor Bole is coordinator of ceramics in the department of art at Ohio State. She specializes in creating mosaics and labor-intensive, hand-processed pieces with multiple firings. She exhibits works in the United States, the Netherlands and Lithuania. Locally, Professor Bole exhibits at the Barth Gallery in Columbus. She presents workshops and lectures around the country, and has served as an artist in residence in such diverse locations as Latvia, the Netherlands, New York, Wisconsin, Maine and Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Ohio State, Professor Bole taught at the Rhode Island School of Design, the Cleveland Art Institute, and Alfred University. In 2000, she was awarded a fellowship by the Ohio Arts Council, and has also received grants from Ohio State and the Andy Warhol Foundation.

Education
• MFA, Ceramics, New York College of Ceramics, Alfred University
• BFA, University of Michigan