James Pickens
James Pickens
Associate Professor of Art
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Remote Location Oregon
Josh Pickens graduated from Ouachita Baptist University with a BA in studio art and
The University of Arkansas with an MFA in printmaking. He is an interdisciplinary
artist currently working with quilts and pottery. He has taught and exhibited his
work in Arkansas, Texas, New York, Maryland, and Alabama, and his ceramics are a part
of numerous private collections. In his spare time, he enjoys cross-country running,
reading books that get to the point (sorry, Russia), and researching southern folk
artists. He is especially interested in Charlie 鈥淭he Tin Man鈥� Lucas, Mary Jackson,
The Gee鈥檚 Bend quilters, and George Ohr, 鈥淭he Mad Potter of Biloxi.鈥�