Background
Kuchta, Ronald Andrew was born on June 23, 1935 in Lackawanna, New York, United States. Son of Andrew and Clara May (Barnes) Kuchta.
curator magazine editor art museum director
Kuchta, Ronald Andrew was born on June 23, 1935 in Lackawanna, New York, United States. Son of Andrew and Clara May (Barnes) Kuchta.
Bachelor, Kenyon College, 1957. Master of Arts, Western Reserve University, 1961. Postgraduate in management, Cornell University, 1979.
Curator Chrysler Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1961-1968, Santa Barbara (California) Museum Art, California, 1968-1974. Director Everson Museum Art, Syracuse, New York, 1974-1995. Editor American Ceramics magazine, 1995.
Director Loveed Fine Arts, New York City, 1995. Adjunct professor Syracuse University, 1974—1995. Trustee Fondo del Sol, Washington, since 1974, National Conference Educators of Ceramic Arts, 1986, Stone Quarry Road Sculpture Park, Cazenovia, New York.
Founding director Syracuse China Center for Study of America Ceramics. Chairman Urban Arts Commission, Syracuse, 1992—1993. Juror Mino '89 International Competition for Ceramics, Gifu, Japan, 1989, Concorso International della Ceramica d'Arte, Faenza, Italy, 1990, Biennale National de Ceramique, Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, 1992, 2d Cairo International Biennale Ceramics, 1994, Mainline Art Center, Philadelphia, 1997, San Angelo (Texas) Ceramic National, 1998, Arizona Commission on the Arts, 1999, 1st World Biennale for Ceramics, Ichon, Republic of Korea, 2001, 2d World Biennale for Ichon, 2003, Northern Clay Center McKnight Awards, Minneapolis, 2003.
Board directors Watershed Center, North Edgecomb, Maine, Longhouse Reserve, Easthampton, New York, Museum Ceramic Art, New York City, The Antonia and Vladimer Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund Inc., Los Angeles. Lecturer University Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey, Alberta College Art, Calgary, California Conference Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, National Museum History, Taipei, Taiwan, 1993, Japan Society, New York City, 1994, Czech Ceramic Design Center, Cesky Krumlov, 1996, International Academy Ceramics, Nagoya, Japan, 1996, National Arts Club, New York City, Bard College, New York City, 1997, Cleveland Museum Art, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, Washington University, St. Louis, 1997, Santa Barbara City College, 1998, Cotta Terra Symposium, Deruta, Italy, 1998, Konstfack University College Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, 1998, Royal College Art, London, 1998, Oslo (Norway) International Ceramic Symposium, 2003, Arundal College, Anapolis, Maryland, Anne Arundel College, Arnold, Maryland, since 2005. Curator Enigmatic Visions/Sublime Forms Contemporary Japanese, 1998, Ceramics Longhouse Reserve, Easthampton.
United States commissioner World Biennale for Ceramics, Republic of Korea, 2005. Speaker in field; With United States Army, 1958-1960.
Commissioner 3d World CeramicBiennale, Republic of Korea, since 2004. Member of Association Art Museum Directors (emeritus), National Arts Club, International Academy Ceramics, Phi Kappa Sigma.
Married Sique Stoll, October 1, 1970 (divorced 1974).