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MATTHIAS OSTERMANN (1951 - 2009)

Matthias Ostermann was born in Wangen, Germay in 1950 and immigrated with his mother to Canada in 1953. In his late teems, he was introduced to pottery by Isolde Rest, sparking a life-long passion and career in the ceramic arts.

Ostermann was known for his maiolica pottery and knowledge of the field. He wrote three well-received books, The Ceramic Surface, The New Maiolica: Contemporary Approaches to Color and Technique and The Ceramic Narrative; and countless magazine articles about ceramics. At the peak of his career he lectured and exhibited throughout the world. His pottery is in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, the Royal Ontario Museum and many private collections. Ostermann's final exhibition, Boats of Passage, was held in 2008 at Prime Gallery in Ontario. Ostermann passed away in 2009.

Selected Corporate, Private and Public Collections

Baden-Wurtenbergisches Landesmuseum, Germany
Canadian Clay and Glass Museum, Waterloo, ON
Claridge Collection, Montreal, QC
Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec
Royal Ontario Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2009 Boats of Passage, Prime Gallery, Toronto, ON
1984 Interaction, Galerie d’Expressions Céramiques, Montreal, QC
1983, 1981 Prime Gallery, Toronto, ON
1980 Fireworks Gallery, Halifax, NS

Selected Group Exhibitions

1986 Gallery Barbara Silverberg, Montreal, QC
1985 Glendon Gallery, Toronto, ON
Shelley Tadman Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
1984 Ree Schonlau Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
Prime Gallery, Toronto, ON
1983 Gallery House Sol, Georgetown, ON
1982 Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, Toronto, ON
1980 Ontario Potters Association Shop, Toronto, ON

Selected Awards

2010 Honorary Member (posthumous), National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts