Jeff Oestreich

Jeff Oestreich (b. 1947) is a ceramic artist who works in Minnesota. He primarily makes functional work with minimal surface decoration and usually soda fired glazes. In his own works, "Function is at my core...never take function for granted..." He studied at the Bemidji State University, and the University of Minnesota with Warren MacKenzie.

He also apprenticed under Bernard Leach for two years. His work can be found in the collections of the Everson Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Kansas City Museum, among others.

See other work by Oestreich in our Virtual Exhibition

www.oestreichpottery.com

Jeff Oestreich, pitcher, Doug Hill photograph