John Loree

Born in New York, Loree received his MFA from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred and taught at New York State College for two years. He joined the faculty at Eastern Michigan University in 1962. Known not only as a ceramicist but also as a lecturer and demonstrator, he gave numerous lectures throughout the United States and has served as an artist in-residence at Southern Illinois University, Michigan State University, and Interlochen Arts Academy. In 1966 he organized and designed the first "Ceramics Invitational" at EMU. In 1969 he taped a half-hour lecture demonstration, "Two Potters: Hamada of Japan and Loree of the U.S." for commercial television. Loree Works predominantly in wheel thrown stoneware.

Loree often worked in the EMU studio during his free time, yet was readily available for his students. Due to arthritis in his hands, Loree was forced to give up working on the potter’s wheel in the early 1990s. However, he continued to teach another class that he loved: Two-Dimensional Design. Loree also returned to another love of his, watercolor painting. Using his personal garden, as well as those of his close neighbors as a source of inspiration, Loree has been filling book upon book with countless watercolor and mixed media paintings.”

- Henry Ford College Ceramics Instructor Steve Glazer, 2016