Judith Pointer Keiser
H.W. Stodghill, Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Professor of Art, Emerita
Education
BA - University of Kansas, 1989
MFA - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 1998
Expertise
20th c. American Mingei pottery technique, aesthetic and philosophy; traditional Chinese porcelain and glazes. Observational drawing and painting techniques.
BIOGRAPHY
Judith Pointer Keiser joined Centre College's Studio Art Program in 1998 to teach ceramics and drawing. From 2016 - 2022, she served as Chair for the Division of Arts & Humanities. In 2017 she was named H.W. Stodghill Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Professor of Art, a title she continues to hold as Emerita.
Keiser’s artwork has been shown nationally and internationally in juried and invitational exhibits. She received an Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council to study porcelain and traditional glazes in Jingdezhen, China, where her work was shown in the International Biennial Ceramic Exhibition. She traveled to China & Tibet on a Mellon Foundation Faculty Development grant.
Keiser has been a Charles T. Hazelrigg Professor, a Centre Scholar, and a recipient of the Kirk Award for Excellence in Teaching. She co-directed Centre’s London program in 2014. In 2016 Keiser formally shifted her art practice and teaching to painting. After a 26-year career in academia, Judith Pointer Keiser retired from Centre College in 2024.
AWARDS/GRANTS
2011-14 Charles T. Hazelrigg Professorship
2011-12 Mellon Foundation Faculty Development trip to
China and Tibet
2005 Stodghill Research Professorship
2006-07 Centre Scholar
2004 Al Smith Fellowship, Kentucky Arts Council