Michael Obranovich has been a studio potter since 1973. He has taught at the Community College level, and has conducted numerous workshops across the country. He presently teaches at Highland Park High School.
Exhibited: galleries from New York to Alaska

Education

• 1973-Present: Studio Potter
• June 1973: M.F.A. University of Dallas, Irving Texas
• August 1972: M.A. University of Dallas, Irving Texas
• 1971: B.S.E. Midwestern State Univ., Wichita Falls, Texas
• Holder: Texas State Teachers Certificate

Selected Exhibitions

• July 1996: Cedar Creek Gallery National Teapot Show III, Juried, Creedmoor, North Carolina
• September 1995: Invitational Teapot Show, Carlyn Gallery, Dallas
• December 1994: O.C.C.C. Invitational Demarest, New Jersey
• September 1992: "Collectors Show", D'Art Visual Center, Dallas Texas
• February 1991: "The Vessel", D'Art Visual Center, Dallas Texas
• June-September 1989: International Gallery, Invitational, San Diego
• April 1988: Dallas Clay '88, Southwestern Bell Museum, Dallas Texas
• April 1986: Front Room Gallery, Dallas Texas
• July 1985: The Art of Craft, Denver Art Museum, Denver Colorado
• 1979-1988: Invitational, Demarest, New Jersey
• October 1983: Adobe Wall, Houston Texas
• May 1983: Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center, Two Person
• June 1982: Clay Invitational, The Clay Pot, Brooklyn New York
• April 1980: Crafts Invitational, Galveston Art Museum, Galveston
• September 1978: Annual Craft Exhibition, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas Texas
• April 1978: Group Show, Austin College, Sherman Texas
• June 1977: Two Person Show, Front Room Gallery, Dallas Texas
• May 1976: Pottery-Caddo to Contemporary, Star of the Republic Museum, Washington, Texas
• February 1976: Texas Designer Craftsman, San Marcos, Texas
• December 1974: Invitational Craft Show, Laguna Gloria Museum, Austin Texas

Michael Obranovich stoneware pottery is fired in a gas kiln to 2400 degrees f. His glazes are made with ashes from burnt grapevine cuttings from Napa Valley Kali Morgan and Arc vineyards of Hundred Acre Winery, and used in combination with other non-toxic food safe glazes.

Obranovich Handmade Stoneware is microwave,oven and dishwasher safe. All glazes are food safe non-toxic. Due to the high temperature of Obranovich Stoneware, All Pieces Are FOR OVEN USE ONLY! THEY ARE NOT TO BE USED DIRECTLY ON STOVETOP ELEMENTS-- GAS OR ELECTRIC ! Pieces shold be placed in a cool oven and brought up to temperature.

Obranovich Stoneware Pottery Serving Pieces retain heat for serving from the oven due to the heat retention of the stoneware clay. Pieces used for serving may be heated with hot water fron the sink, or heated in a warm oven then placing food on the warm pieces. If warm food is placed on a cool ceramic piece, the heat will be drawn out of the food as the ceramic piece is a conductor.

Obranovich Stoneware Pottery has been designed for The Hard Rock Cafe, Macys and Michael Chiarello's "NapaStyle", catalog .

Obranovich Stoneware Pottery also designs handthrown Sinks ,Lamp bases , and one of a kind Art Pieces, some in combination with mixed-media basket type handles done by Claudia Obranovich.