Meet The Artist

Biography

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Lovettsville, Virginia studio artist and educator, Kristen Swanson, has had her hands in clay since 1991. Kristen has been teaching ceramic art to children and adults in her community through her personal studio and classroom, White House Ceramics Studios, since 2001. Kristen exhibits her unique porcelain art locally and nationally and sells her work around the globe. She lives and works in her home studio in the heart of historic Lovettsville, Virginia with her husband and three sons.

Education

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1998 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramic Art, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

1994 Bachelor of Science in Education, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

Publications

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Ceramics Monthly, February 2017, Studio Visit http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramics-monthly/article/studio-visit-kristen-swanson-lovettsville-virginia/

The Studio Potter, Parts and Wholes, 2011/2012 Volume 40 Number 1 "Attending to Wholeness" 

500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form, Lark Books, 2010 • Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Google