Gorky González Quiñones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gorky González Quiñones

Mexican potter

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1939

Place of Birth: Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

Date of Death: 15-Jan-2017

Profession: painter, artisan, ceramist

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Gorky González Quiñones (September 27, 1939 – January 15, 2017) was a Mexican potter who won the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes for his efforts to revive Mexican maiolica pottery.
He began in the arts following his father, sculptor Rodolfo González.
Although he worked with and studied ceramics in Mexico and Japan, he did not work with maiolica until he received two pieces as part of his antique business.
The technique had almost died out in his region, and González Quiñones learned how to make them.
His workshop was in Guanajuato, with a client base in Mexico and the United States.