Michael Boroniec

Michael Boroniec uses his ceramics sculptures as social commentary in a photojournalistic way, resulting in a timely statement of major events. Boroniec also creates functional pieces that are primarily thrown, typically using ...
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    Michael Boroniec uses his ceramics sculptures as social commentary in a photojournalistic way, resulting in a timely statement of major events. Boroniec also creates functional pieces that are primarily thrown, typically using terra cotta. He primarily works with clay, however, he is also comfortable working in other media including painting and printmaking.

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    Primary Work Experience
    2006
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    Art Teacher, Taconic High School, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

    2006
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    Studio Potter, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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    Public Collections

    Kamm Teapot Foundation, Sparta, North Carolina

    Bibliography

    Bonenti, Charles. “TIME OUT: With Gulf Oil Spill Artist Michael Boroniec.” Artslant.June 26, 2010.

    “Crude Awakening: The Artist Response to the Gulf Oil Spill.” treehugger.com., June 26, 2010.

    McQuaid, Cate. “Taking a Walk Through Playful Shoes Show.” The Boston Globe, June 12, 2009.

    Shaw, Dan. “Portrait of the Pittsfield Artist as a Young Man.” Rural Intelligence.com,, April 4, 2010.

    Vocino, Tara. “For Brockton, the 'Perfect Fit.'” The Sun Chronicle, June 10, 2009.

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    Pittsfield, Massachusetts

    Berkshire County, Massachusetts

    Citation: Michael Boroniec, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/michael-thomas-boroniec

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