David Pendell

American, b. 1944

Born in Pasadena, California, David Pendell received training in both the vessel tradition and ceramic sculpture. He received an associate of arts degree in 1965 from Pasadena City College and attended California State University, Long Beach, for his BA in 1970 and MA in 1972. He briefly taught at San Diego State University before being hired as a professor of ceramics at the University of Utah in 1977.