Jonathan Steele has been making pottery since 2009 and received an MFA from Oregon College of Art and Craft in 2016. He was Resident Artist at Pleasant Hill Pottery from 2016 to 2018 where he developed his precise style for woodfired teapots and the supporting vessels for gongfu cha. In 2024 Jonathan was selected as resident artist at Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Shigaraki, Japan where he made a body of work with new and expansive influences. Jonathan was a student at Kirkland Arts Center in 2011 and returned as an instructor in 2024.
