Collection: Sam Thompson

Sam Thompson is a potter working in Appleton, Wisconsin. In 2013, he earned his BFA in ceramics from the Maine College of Art & Design (Portland). Thompson was hired by his alma mater to work as their ceramics department technician, studio manager, and teaching assistant for three years. He then moved to Asheville, North Carolina to continue his work at Bandana Pottery (Bakersville). Thompson has participated in gallery shows across the country including the Companion Gallery (Humboldt, TN), Clay AKAR (Iowa City, IA), the Charlie Cummings Gallery (Gainsville, FL), Worcester Center for Craft (MA), and LillStreet Art Center (Chicago, IL). He was also a recipient of a winter residency at the Penland School of Craft (Bakersville, NC) and the Belvedere Artist Grant from the Maine College of Art & Design.