Kathy Butterly

Amityville, United States

Art Medium

Ceramics & Pottery Painting

Art Style

Abstract Sculptural

About the Artist

Kathy Butterly, born in 1963 in Amityville, NY, is an American artist celebrated for her innovative ceramic practice. Butterly approaches clay with a painter's sensibility, applying multiple layers of glaze and engaging in a meticulous process of firing and re-firing to achieve her distinctive, often anthropomorphic forms. Her work, characterized by its nuanced glazes, pinched openings, and seemingly precarious balance, explores themes of transformation and fragility. She reimagines the functional vessel as a vehicle for profound artistic expression, creating small-scale yet powerfully evocative sculptures that resonate with an intimate, contemplative energy.