Stephen Kilborn

born: Detroit 1950

 Over the last forty-eight years Stephen Kilborn has had the good fortune to support himself solely through his art.  He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (specializing in painting and ceramics) from Bowling Green State University in 1972.  Following  graduation, Stephen moved to New Mexico where he worked in Santa Fe as a furniture maker from 1972 to 1975.  In 1975 he made the transition to pottery  and in 1978 Stephen moved from Santa Fe to Pilar where he setup a pottery studio. He was to employ  up to twelve assistants in pottery production.  He sold in over one hundred shops and galleries around the United States, Europe and Japan.  In 1994 Stephen with his wife LaVerne opened a gallery in Taos where he showed both his pottery and paintings. During this period, Stephen’s studio produced and sold close to 500,000 pieces all made and decorated by hand. The majority of Stephen’s work is considered craft, and only in a few museum collections.  However, his work and creations have intimately effected his clients homes and therefore their lives.

He now has one assistant and paints and makes  pottery in his Pilar New Mexico studio. This is the only place other than the website where you can purchase his work.  Whether working in wood, clay or paint, Stephen has learned from the different unique processes involved in working with each material.  He is at a point in his career, where he is able to directly reach collectors through his studio/showroom and in doing so he has the freedom to pursue whichever direction this may take him.