Rick Dillingham
United States, 1952–1994
Place of BirthLake Forest, Illinois, United States
BiographyAfter earning a B.F.A. from the University of New Mexico and an M.A. from Claremont College of Arts and Crafts, Dillingham went to work in the Laboratory of Anthropology at the Museum of New Mexico as a ceramics restorer. This experience and his interest in American Indian pottery fueled his work in ceramics. He is best known for his series of shard pots, but he also produced a distinctive series of works inspired by the shape of gasoline cans. Apart from his work as an artist, Dillingham was a respected scholar and dealer in contemporary and historic American Indian pottery. He authored two books on the subject, Acoma and Laguna Pottery and Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery.Education: B.F.A., The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1974; M.F.A., Claremont Graduate School, Scripps College, California, 1976
