Famous ceramic artists

50 Famous Ceramic Artists You Should Know About

The Artling’s list of 13 ceramic artists who are redefining the age-old medium of ceramics in radical new ways across the globe.

These ceramic artists revolutionized how we look at (and work with) ceramics. they elevated clay from something that was seen as a mere craft material to a medium taken seriously in the art world. Plus they fearlessly explored and pushed the limits of ceramics! Yay! Shown here: Art by Robert Arneson

Dark Light: The Micaceous Ceramics of Christine Nofchissey McHorse / Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, HoustonFebruary 7 – May 11,

We can't exactly blame you for not knowing all of them for most of them operates mostly into art circuits. And while they are very popular in their respective worlds, the world outside that sub-cosmos do not have much knowledge of their works. So we thought it was time to throw some light on some of the famous ceramics artists of their times. Here’s a brief rundown on famous ceramic artists biographies.

Don't let that Winged-Fairy Vibe fool you; Beatrice Wood (1893-1998) was a heavy-weight artist & thinker that creatives like us can learn from.

Ms. Takaezu helped to move clay from a functional role to one of abstraction and creative expression.

See sculptural ceramics by one of Britain's most important 20th-century studio potters.

Today, we’re happy to introduce you to Yoshiko san, a ceramic artist from a wonderful pottery family in Shigaraki, a local town in Shiga Prefecture, famous for its ceramic art for many centuries. Shigaraki, as one of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns, is one of the oldest pottery producing places in Japan producing amazing works from as early as the 1300’s!