Joanna Powell
Helena, MT
Biography
Joanna Powell (b.1981, Dallas,TX) received a BFA in ceramics from the University of North Texas(2008) and received an MFA in ceramics from the University of Colorado at Boulder (2012). Powell has exhibited her work throughout the United States including The Archie Bray Foundation, The Clay Studio Philadelphia and Greenwich House Pottery in New York City. From 2013-2015 she was a long term-resident at The Archie Bray Foundation. In 2015, she was named an NCECA Emerging Artist. Currently, she has a full-time studio practice in Helena, MT, working toward future museum shows and exhibitions.
Artist Statement
I’m an idealist at heart. The fruit cups are an ongoing series where beauty, luxury and abundance are examined. I wanted to highlight the luminous surface of the porcelain with the bright joyful glazes to uplift the spirits. When I’m drinking from a cup, I meditate on the intimate exchange between the two vessels (the cup and myself), and to me that is really beautiful. - Joanna Powell
