Makovkin, Sasha (Al)
Item
Maker Name
Makovkin, Sasha (Al)
Marks
Biography
Makovkin started out studying architecture at UBC and became interested in pottery through an Extension Department course at the Ceramic Hut, where he studied with Rex Mason. In 1954 he was invited to work for Heath Ceramics in Sausalito where he eventually became production manager. He left Heath Ceramics in 1960 to start his own studio in Mendocino, California.
First name
Sasha
Last name
Makovkin
Career dates (start and end)
1955
Date of Birth
1928
Date of Death
2003
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia
Place of Death
Studio location
Major Exhibitions
Canadian Handicrafts Guild, Montreal 1953 (award)
BC Potters 6th annual, UBC Fine Arts Gallery, 1954 (award)
Northwest Craftsmen's, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, 1954 (award)
Northwest Potters, Portland, 1954 (award)
BC Potters 7th annual, VAG 1955, (BC Industrial Design Committee award)
BC Arts Today, AGGV 1956
Association of San Francisco Potters, 1956
Collections
Vancouver Art Gallery
Links to Further Resources
Modern in the Making Post-War Craft and Design in BC, VAG 2020
Source
Allan Collier
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