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Pottery
"Early in my career I aspired to create 'big, important art' that involved all the senses. Years later, I discovered that the experience I desired to create had already been invented. It was called a cup."

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​While Pottery remains at the center of my art practice, I have always enjoyed creating other types of artwork, from drawing and painting, to installation and video, to performance works.

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The Garden 

Over the past couple of years, the garden has become an important part of my life, and it informs my artistic practice. 
David JP Hooker has been a potter, artist, and educator for three decades.  While he creates work in a variety of media, pottery has always been at the center of his art practice. His work seeks the inherent beauty of ordinary materials, interacts with daily rhythms, and invites contemplation in a world increasingly full of distractions.


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About David  

David J. P. Hooker lives and works in the greater Chicago area, where he is an artist and Chair of the Art Department at Wheaton College. He received an M.F.A. in Ceramics from Kent State University and a B.A. in English from Furman University. 
 
His artistic practice explores the inherent value of materials, objects, and places, hoping to find ways to better connect and understand the world we live in. Recently he was awarded the Dunhuang Ceramic Residency and spent two months as artist in residence in Lanzhou, China. 
 
When David is not freaking out over deadlines, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Elaine, his children Abbey and Samuel, and the family cat, Evee. He also enjoys baseball, BBQ, and tennis—not necessarily in that order.
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