Randy Fein

Disciplines: Fine Art, Ceramics, Public Art

Education:     

BS Art Education, Ceramics Major, State University of New York at New Paltz
MFA credits: Massachusetts College of Art
Instituto Allende, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico
Non- Degree study: Haystack Mountain School, Penland School of Crafts, and Arrowmont School of Crafts

Professional Highlights: 

Owns Mountain Studios, a clay arts business focused on teaching and original ceramic works, begun in 1984.

Received seventeen commissions for ceramic installations throughout Maine and in Vermont (Percent for Art), and has created many installations for corporate and private clients, including Eastern Maine Medical Center, Westbrook Vocational Center, and Fidelity Insurance.
Has been the featured artist in local, national and international exhibitions, with works highlighted in print and television media, including the Bangor Daily News, CBS Evening News, and Preview Magazine.  

Conducted student workshops of 3-21 days resulting in a permanent clay relief mural at sites in 30+ schools, including:  York H.S; Camden/Rockport H.S; Portland H.S; Acton Middle School, Camden Middle School, and Rockport Elementary School.

Awarded five competitive Artist-in-Residence positions to create original works on site.Artist’s Statement:  “Clay is my material of expression. It is Mother Earth.  It is the common mud under my boots. It is familiar to all cultures since the dawn of civilization. Over the past 30 years, I have mastered a wide variety of expressive styles with this shapeless stuff called clay.Whimsical fish, introspective sea women and expressive Maine landscape tile paintings are my most recent focus. All my work celebrates the gift of life.
My expressive sculpture and painted pottery are never exactly repeated.
 I create each work to be unique and one of a kind.”