A February, 1998, photo of  Bartel decorating the base of a clay birdbath.  The bottom photo shows the slip painting in the 30 inch bowl. 

© Marvin Bartel,1998, 2003 

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 Biography

Bartel was a member of the art faculty at Goshen College from 1970 through 2002. Prior to coming to Goshen he originated the ceramics curriculum in the art department and served on the art faculty at Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman University). Earlier he taught art at Bethel College (Kansas), and Topeka High School (Kansas). Dr. Bartel has master's and doctor's degrees in art education from the University of Kansas.  He majored in art at Bethel College (Kansas), also studying art at Washburn University and Wichita State University.

Bartel is a practicing exhibiting artist, maintaining his own ceramics studio in Goshen, Indiana. Bartel’s work has been shown in many national, international and regional exhibitions including the 24th and 25th Ceramic Nationals, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York; American Jewelry Today, Scranton, Pennsylvania; Craftsmen of the Central States, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York; 9th Annual Own Your Own Exhibition, Denver Art Museum; 18th Annual Decorative Arts and Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita, Kansas; Cerritos Ceramic Annual, Cerritos, California, National Cone Box Show, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas; National Cone Box Show, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; and Ceramics International, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Bartel's work is a regularly selected for the Annual Elkhart Juried Regional Exhibitions, Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, Indiana. He won best in ceramics awards in 1992 and 1995. 

Prior to retirement from teaching at Goshen College, he taught courses in art education, ceramics, photography, and drafting/architectural design.  He continues to be an active artist and writer.  He and Delores have a small orchard and garden. They are participants at the Eighth Street Mennonite Church congregation, Goshen, Indiana. They have 3 children and 5 grandchildren.

Dr. Bartel is available as a consultant in art education, building design, and kiln design for patented energy efficient kilns.