Dirk Staschke

Dirk Staschke received his BFA from the University of Montevallo and his MFA from Alfred University. He has maintained an ongoing studio practice and extensive exhibition record for the last twenty-six years. He has taught at many notable universities, including Emily Carr University, Alfred University and New York University. His work has been shown internationally and resides in the permanent collections of numerous museums including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington (DC), The Museum of Art and Design in New York City, The Portland Art Museum (OR), and the Icheon Museum, World Ceramic Center in Gwango-dong, South Korea.  Most recently, his work was acquired by the Figg Museum in Davenport, Iowa. He has received various artist awards including grants from The Virginia Groot Foundation and the Canada Council on the Arts. His current body of work explores the spaces in between sculpture and painting.

Dirk lives and works in Portland, Oregon.

Click here to see Dirk’s viewing room.
Click here for Dirk’s CV.

AMcE exhibitions:
Good Form, September 2025
Seattle Art Fair, 2025

 

Chris Lael Larson AMcE Creative Arts

The Laughers (small) V2, 2024
Ceramic with wood frame
16” x 14” x 2” sold

Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts

Inverted Laugher Female, 2020
Ceramic with wood frame
16” x 14” x 2”

Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts

Inverted Laugher Male, 2020
Ceramic with wood frame
16” x 14” x 2”

Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts

Laugher, 2023 
Ceramic with wood frame
15” x 13” x 2”

Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts

Swan Song 3, 2026
Ceramic
13 x 11 x 10 in.

Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts
Carbons Anniversary, 2025
Ceramic
16 x 9 x 9 in.
Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts

Swan Song, 2025
Ceramic
20 x 24 x 12 in.

Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts

Hold on Tight, You Just Might, 2019
Ceramic
16 x 15 x 5 in.

Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts

Flux 11, 2018
Ceramic
24 x 20 x 3 in. 

Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts

Flux 2, 2015
Ceramic
9 x 25 x 2 ½ in.  

Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts

Vanitas Vase 15, 2025
Ceramic
12 x 9 x 9 in.

Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts

Vanitas Vase 16, 2025
Ceramic
14 x 12 x 12 in.

Dirk Staschke AMcE Creative Arts

The Laughers Version 2, 2023
Ceramic with wood frame
23” x 18” x 2″