Frederick Bartolovic

Biography

Frederick Bartolovic studied ceramics as an undergrad at the University of Arizona in 1994 under Professor Aurore Chabot. It was there that the cultural and historical importance of clay, as well as it’s potential as an expressive and contemporary art medium came into focus. After completing his BFA he worked designing, marketing and assisting in the operations of a handmade ceramic tile company in New Hampshire. Though rewarding in experience, Frederick sought out more ideational pursuits and returned to get his MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2004. Since then he has founded Geocorpus studios; a collaborative art studio, and taught for three years at the State University of New York in Oswego, NY. In 2011 Frederick started directing the ceramics area in the Visual Arts at the Chautauqua Institute in New York, a summer residency program for students studying art across the country. In Fall of 2011 Frederick ironically returned to the state where he was born, “wild and wonderful” West Virginia, taking over the ceramics area at Marshall University.

Research Interest

Intellectual exploration of human affect, and psychology