Sara Alfieri is a ceramic artist originally from Rochester, NY. She received her BFA from Illinois State University (Normal), completed a post-baccalaureate program at Colorado State University (Fort Collins), and received her MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Alfieri’s work investigates the layered relationship between design, function, and accessibility through digitally designed, slip-casted ceramic vessels and architecturally-inspired sculptures. She currently resides in Kansas City, MO, where she is a resident artist at Belger Crane Yard Studios and works at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

Marissa Childers was born and raised in the small town of Florence, AL, where she earned her BFA from the University of North Alabama. Upon graduating, she worked as a ceramic intern at Anderson Ranch Art Center (Snowmass, CO) and soon after, received her MFA at the University of Oklahoma (Norman).

Childers has exhibited her work at numerous galleries across the United States and India. She received the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Graduate Student Fellowship in 2021, was chosen as one of Ceramics Monthly’s Emerging Artists of 2022, and was an NCECA Emerging Artist in 2023. Childers’s work explores moments of connection and intimacy while celebrating femininity and craft found within domestic spaces. She is often inspired by things society deems a craft or feminine such as, quilting, sewing, and decoration. These domestic activities heavily influence the work she creates and further inform her building process. The various textures and patterns she uses are intended to evoke a sense of joy and nostalgic comfort, while small hidden details draw viewers in for a closer look. Childers strives to make artwork that is elegant, yet inviting to the touch, so it may be easily woven into the lives of others.

Celia Feldberg is an artist living in Philadelphia, PA. Born in England and raised in Massachusetts, she earned her BFA in ceramics from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston) in 2019. She makes illustrated pottery, teaches, and maintains an active involvement at craft schools. She is currently a resident artist at The Clay Studio (Philadelphia).

Erica Iman is a painter and ceramics artist working in her studio in the hills north of Lawrence, KS. She received her BFA in ceramics  and BSE in art from the University of Missouri (Colombia) and her MFA in ceramics from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Between earning her degrees, Iman served in the U.S. Peace Corps on the Eastern Steppe of Mongolia teaching English and gardening. Her hand-built work is inspired by geological formations. She 

leans on the clay’s inherent qualities to mimic the processes and structures in nature. Iman was a founding member of Kansas City Urban Potters and she plans to expand her studio space to include a residency program and gallery with her husband Eric.

Steven Young Lee earned his BFA and MFA in ceramics from Alfred University (NY). Lee draws on his experience of growing up as a second generation Korean American to inform his work. He explores the themes of place and belonging to reflect on his identity and, “the imperfect relationship regarding dualities of cultural association.” Lee was the Director of the Archie Bray Foundation (Helena, MT) for 16 years where he maintained an active studio practice along with orchestrating an organization devoted to excellence in ceramics. Lee has lectured extensively in North America and Asia and is inspired by the dichotomy of the metropolitan and rural communities he has worked in. His intentionally deconstructing vessels aim to challenge traditional craft protocols and question classical notions of beauty and perfection.

Andrew McIntyre received his MFA from Syracuse University (Onondaga County, NY) in 2015, and his BFA from The University of Mississippi (Lafayette County) in 2011. While in graduate school, he was a resident at The Pottery Workshop (Jingdezhen, China) and at Golden Bridge Pottery (Pondicherry, India). Currently an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Baylor University (Waco, TX), McIntyre has exhibited work nationally and internationally. He is inspired by patterns and luminosity of stained glass windows and he implements these details into his own work. He uses the traditional technique of perforating patterned holes in the clay to allow room for filling these windows with glaze to achieve a unique level of translucency.

KyoungHwa Oh was born in Seoul, South Korea where she studied fashion design before moving to the US and eventually began working in ceramics. Oh received her MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL) and joined Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO) as an Associate Professor of Art. Her work consists of functional and sculptural carved porcelain. First, her pieces are thrown on the wheel, and then altered by cutting, adding clay, and carving to create new forms. Like Yin and Yang, Oh encompasses the influence between traditional Asian values and modern Western society.

Lindsay Rogers has over twenty years of experience as a ceramic artist and educator. She is currently the Chief Program Officer at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (Gatlinburg, TN), but Rogers has taught at schools across the county including nine years at East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN). Rogers describes her practice as having a, “foundation deeply rooted in craft tradition.” She uses regional brown stoneware clay that she forms on a manually operated treadle wheel. Rogers is inspired by the connection between pottery and food and creates pieces that reflect the, “tremendous beauty that comes from the experience of creating and sharing a lovingly prepared meal.”