Background
Kemenffy, Steven was born on August 18, 1943 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Gostzony) Kemenffy.
Kemenffy, Steven was born on August 18, 1943 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Gostzony) Kemenffy.
Bachelor of Arts, Augustana College, 1965. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1966, Master of Fine Arts, 1967. Instructor of art University Iowa, Iowa City, 1966-1967.
University Wisconsin, Whitewater, 1967-1969.
Professor art Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, since 1969. Principal exhibitions include: Raku & Smoke, North. American, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, 1985, Soup, Soup, Beautiful Soup, The Campbell Museum, Camden, New Jersey, 1983.
Executed murals Saperston-Day Attorneys, Gold Dome Building, Buffalo, 1985, Penn Bank, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1986. Recent acquisitions include Cincinnati Art Museum, 1987, Invitational Clay, Craftsman Potters Association, London, 1987.
Exhibited in group shows: Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1987, Masters of Raku, Hanover Gallery, Syracuse, New York, 1987.
Lecturer Edinburgh College Art, Scotland, 1985, Escuela Madrileña de Cerámica de la Moncloa, Madrid, 1985, Ringling Brothers School Art, Sarasota, Florida, 1988, Clay Invitational Wellington, New Zealand, 1988. Workshops: Ceramic Artists of San Diego, Incorporated., 1987, San Joaquin Clay Association, Fresno, California, 1986.
Instructor of art University Iowa, Iowa City, 1966-1967. Professor art Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, since 1969.
Member National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (panel leader, 1985), Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Craftsmen"s Guild of Pittsburgh. Club: Runners of Erie.
Married Susan Bernice Hale, October 5, 1968. 1 child, Maya.