About the Artist

Melvin D. Rowe, a Louisville, Kentucky native, has been selling his functional stoneware since 1971. He is the former director of Metro Arts Center, taught ceramics at Spalding University and since 1981 Rowe has been successfully retailing and wholesaling throughout the country. Rowe's artwork gained recognition early when; in,1978, he had a piece exhibited in Louisville's J. B. Speed Museum and other work in an exhibition at the Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences.

In the early eighty's, he pursued a career as a full-time production potter, but in recent years has returned to place more emphasis on his art. "My skills with the materials, which allow me to express myself the way I do, are a direct result of my ability to throw a form repeatedly with consistency and accuracy. That period honed my technical skills."

Rowe has three times exhibited in Germany as part of the Louisville Sister Cities program representing Louisville's art community. He holds a Fine Arts degree from Western Kentucky University and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Louisville, both in ceramics. He is a juried member of the Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, and has been president of the Louisville Craftsman's Guild.

Rowe lives in Louisville with his wife, Vivian, in a two story restored Victorian-era home, which also houses his gallery and studio. His hobbies include amateur wine making, horseback riding, wood carving and leatherwork.

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Rowe appearing live from the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft