Kathryne Koop began her fascination with clay at the University of Manitoba in 1976, and has made a career as a potter since 1980, after receiving her BFA Honours Degree. The next year she joined the gallery, and the Stoneware Studio and has been integrally active in both ever since. The gallery offers a permanent location where her work is always exhibited and available to the public for purchase, while the studio provides the gas kiln that she jointly owns with four other partners, in which she high fires her work. Working in porcelain, she creates numerous objects that are both functional and sculptural, paying close attention to detail while pushing limits both physically and creatively. Her pieces change and evolve continuously as new ideas need to be realized.
