Little Mahoning Creek Pottery
Nancy Smeltzer
87 Clarion St.
Smicksburg, PA 16256

Kyle Houser’s ceramic work has been exhibited in galleries and festivals throughout the United States. He has been featured in solo and group gallery exhibitions as well as numerous juried festivals where he was the recipient of awards of excellence, awards of merit, purchase awards and juror selection awards. In 2006, he was selected to exhibit two pieces in the prestigious Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition held at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pa. Currently his work can be seen in “The Tallahassee International” at the Florida State Museum of Fine Arts as well as in the exhibition “In the Making” located at Fe Gallery in Pittsburgh.

In addition to his ceramic work, Kyle has been highly involved with art education. Prior to attending graduate school, he taught Fine Art and Graphics at the secondary level for nine years. Most recently Mr. Houser has been working as an adjunct professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and also serves as the Director for the art department’s Kipp Gallery. During his stint with IUP, Mr. Houser was able to develop new curriculum based on a current understanding of art, as well as, working collaboratively to create and structure interdisciplinary arts classes.

Kyle Houser received a Bachelor of Science degree in studio art from Florida State University and a Master of Fine Art degree specializing in ceramics with a minor in drawing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. For the moment, Kyle resides in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Kyle also has work on his Etsy site: khouser.etsy.com and at:kylehouser.blogspot.com

Below are some samples of his work. Double click on the pictures to see a larger view in a new window