Born December 24, 1933. Brooklyn, New York.

Education
M.F.A. New York State College of Ceramics. Alfred, New York
B.F.A. Tyler School of Art, Temple University. Elkins Park, PA

Selected Awards
2010
Moderator: For a panel discussion titled; Philadelphia: A magnet for Clay. At The National Council on Education in The Ceramic Arts conference at The Philadelphia Convention Center.
2008
Awards Juror for The McKnight Ceramic Artists Grants.
2005
Professor Emeritus. Tyler School of Art, Temple University.
2004
Member: The International Academy of Ceramics. Geneva, Switzerland.
2003/1988
Fellowship in Crafts. The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
2002
Inducted into The American Crafts Council College of Fellows
1998
Participated in the 1st. Yixing International Ceramic Art Conference. By invitation from The Peoples Republic of China and to do research on contemporary Chinese Porcelain.
1993
The International Ceramic Studio. Resident. Kecskemet, Hungary.
1983
Honorary Fellow. The National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts.
1979
Visual Artists Fellowship. The National Endowment for the Arts.

Selected Exhibitions
1976
American Crafts ’76, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
1977
America Crafts ’77, Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
1980
Dionyse International, Museum voor Sierkunst. Gent, Belgium
Centering on Contemporary Clay, Joan Mannheimer Collection, Museum of Art, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1983
Soup, Soup, Beautiful Soup, Campbell Museum, Camden, NJ
1986
Contemporary Crafts: An Expanding View, Monmouth Museum Of Art, Lincroft, NJ (traveled)
1987
American Crafts at the Armory, Court of Honor, 7th. Regiment Armory, New York, N.Y.
Three in Clay-Three Points of View, National Museum of Ceramic Art, Baltimore, MD
From the Ground Up: Ten Philadelphia Artists, Moore College of Art and design, Philadelphia, PA
The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. Benefit auction and exhibition. Strong Museum, Rochester, N.Y.
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Honors and Fellows Exhibition, Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, TX
Yixing International Ceramic Art Invitational Exhibition, Museum of Art, Yixing, P.R. China
1998
Domestic Spaces, Philadelphia Art Alliance, PA

Eight Great Dates. Hunter College, New York, N.Y.
2001
Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA
Who Knows Where or When, Wustum Museum of Fine Art,Racine, WI
Living in the Moment: A Celebration of Jewish Time, Hebrew Union College, New York, N.Y.
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts; Juried Clay National exhibition. Winthrop University Galleries. Rock Hill, South Carolina
2002
The Aileen Osborn Webb Award Exhibition: The American Crafts and The Contemporary Crafts Gallery. Portland, OR
The Poetics of Clay: An International Perspective. At the Philadelphia Art Alliance, The Museum of Art and Design.
Helsinki, Finland and The Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts. Texas in 2003.
Ceramics 1950-1990: A Survey of Contemporary American Ceramics. The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan. The Aichi Museum, The Ibarachi Prefecture Ceramic Museum, The Naragata Prefecture Museum of Art and the Setegauya Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan
2003
21st. Century Ceramics. Canzani Center Gallery. Columbus College of Art and Design. Columbus OH.
Helen Drutt Philadelphia: Thirty Years. The Philadelphia International Airport.
In Our Own Backyard. Pennsylvania Council on The Arts Fellowship Traveling Exhibition. Lancaster Museum of Art (2003) Mainline Center for The Arts. Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Johnstown, The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Altoona and Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown University
2004
Standing Room Only. Invitational. The 60th Scripps Annual. Scripps College. Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. Claremont, CA
CUP: The New Gallery, University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida
2005
Tyler Ceramics Past and Present: Tyler Ceramic Alumni at The Ice Box Projects Space. Philadelphia, PA
PHILADELPHIA CERAMIC EDUCATORS: The Snyderman/Works Gallery. Philadelphia, PA
THE HOUSE. (solo exhibition). Hurong Lou Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2006
Houses/ Wedges & Figures: The Schein –Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, N.Y. State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
World Clay. The International Academy of Ceramics Members Exhibition. Riga, Latvia
Robert Winokur: Cross/Mackenzie Gallery. Washington, D.C. (solo exhibition)
Hurong Lou Gallery at SOFA: New York. The 7th. Regiment Armory. New York.
Small Favors. The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA
2007
ARCHICETURAL STRUCTURE The Society of Arts and Crafts. Boston, MA.
ROBERT & PAULA WINOKUR. McKenzie-Cross Gallery, Washington. D.C.
2008
ARCHITECTURE AND CERAMICS. The Northern Clay Art Center Minneapolis, MN
THREE CRAMIC ARTISTS. Pace University. Pleasantville, N.Y.
2009
UNDER COVER. The Clay Arts Center. Port Chester, N.Y.
A DEALERS EYE. The Artists of The Helen Drutt Gallery. At The Clay Studio. Philadelphia PA.
2010
BRICKS AND MORTAR. Santa Fe Clay. Santa Fe N.M.
THREE ONE PERSON SHOWS. Rosenfeld Gallery. March to April. Philadelphia, PA
“DEAR FLEISHER” The Fleisher Memorial. Philadelphia, PA
SMALL FAVORS IV. The Clay Studio. Philadelphia, PA

Related Professional Experience
1992
On-site Program Chair, NCECA, Philadelphia
1988
Visiting Artist/ Exchange Lecturer, Glasgow School of Art. Glasgow, Scotland
1985
Artist in Residence, Arts/Industry Program. The Kohler Company, Kohler, WI
1976
Director, Philadelphia Ceramic Speakers Consortium, on-site Program Chair of NCECA, Philadelphia
1966-2005
Professor of Ceramics, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA

Collections (selected list)
The Smithsonian Museum of Ceramic Art. The Renwick Collection. Washington, D.C.
The State Cultural Museum, Riga, Latvia
The American Museum of Ceramic Art. Pomona, CA
Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, NY
Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Nickle Arts Museum, The University of Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Helen and Jack Bershad, U.S.A.
International Ceramic Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Sambao International Ceramic Art Work Village and the Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezen, P.R. China
Pennsylvania Convention Center: Art Collection. Philadelphia, PA
Jane and Leonard Korman Collection. U.S.A.
Marlin Miller Collection, U.S.A.
Alberta Potters Association, Calgary, Canada
Arizona State University, Nelson Fine Art Center
International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva, Switzerland
Rudy Turk Collection, Tempe, AZ
John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI
Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Museum of Art, Yixing, P.R. China
Philadelphia Museum of Art. PA
PNC Bank, Philadelphia, PA
Dorothy and George Saxe Collection U.S.A.
Peter Voulkos Collection. U.S.A.
Ron Isaacs Collection. U.S.A.

Bibliography (selected list)
2009
Contemporary Ceramics by Emanuel Cooper. Published by Thames and Hudson.

500 Ceramic Sculptures. Edited by Glen R. Brown. Published by Lark Books.
2007
Robert Winokur’s Houses by Roald Hoffman. New Ceramics Magazine, Stuttgart Germany. May/June