Ben Owen III
Ben Owen III is known for wheel-thrown stoneware earthenware or porcelain functional pottery meant both for everyday use and cabinet display.
The pottery reflects his interest in traditional North Carolina ...
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Ben Owen III is known for wheel-thrown stoneware earthenware or porcelain functional pottery meant both for everyday use and cabinet display.
The pottery reflects his interest in traditional North Carolina wares as well as classic Asian vessels forms. He is known for his use of glazes which are aesthetically appropriate to the clay body and enhance the form. At times he fires an entire kiln with all pieces having the same glaze. He has developed unique crystalline matt glazes.
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Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art, AMOCA, Pomona, California
Ceramics Monthly collection, Westerville, Ohio
Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana
North Carolina Governor’s Mansion, Raleigh, North Carolina
North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, North Carolina
Ogden Museum of Art, Ogden, Louisiana
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
- Bibliography
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Brown, Charlotte. The Remarkable Potters of Seagrove. Ashville, NC: Lark Books, 2007.
Clark, Phyllis Blair. Ben Owen III, A Natural Influence. Wilmington, NC: Louise Cameron Wells Art Museum, 2004.
Davis, Don. Wheel-Thrown Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998.
Lark Books. The Penland Book of Ceramics: Master Classes in Ceramic Techniques. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2003.
Perry, Barbara Stone. North Carolina Pottery: The Collection of the Mint Museums. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2004.
Sweezy, Nancy and Mark Hewitt. The Potter’s Eye, Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2005.
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Citation: Ben Owen III, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/ben-owen-iii
Objects
Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina
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Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina -
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina -
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina
