Virtual Artist Talk with Janathel Shaw

Tune into the Baltimore Clayworks Artist Talk series to learn more about our artists and the work they create!

Ceramic artists are at the heart of Baltimore Clayworks. Artists are at the center of the mission of Baltimore Clayworks, and provide the organization with talent and innovation to inspire our community and to enliven the artistic impact of ceramics in our region. Their professional and personal networks provide a kaleidoscope of interactions with peers, galleries, and academic institutions, which keep the organization at the forefront of contemporary ceramic art.

Artist Bio

Janathel Shaw is a ceramic sculptor, a pencil portrait artist and educator. She was born in Fort Pierce, Florida and moved to Washington DC as a child. She attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts High School. Later she earned an Associates of Arts degree from Prince Georges Community College, a Bachelors of Fine Arts and a Masters of Fine Art from George Washington University. Janathel Shaw is a member of Touchstone Gallery in DC; a member of the Black Artists of DC, and NCECA (National Council on the Education of Ceramic Arts). She has exhibited at Northern Clay Center in MN, Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento CA, the D’Amour Museum in Springfield, MA, the McLean Project for the Arts, VA; Washington Sculptor’s Group, Joan Hisaoka Gallery, WDC; the Cosmos Club, WDC, The Society for Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh, the Manchester Craftsman Guild, Pittsburgh, Pepco Edison Gallery, WDC, Artist and Makers Galleries, Rockville, MD, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD , the Jazz Museum, Kansas City MO, and Montpelier Arts Gallery to name a few.

Ms. Shaw has also been cited or published in the following: Black American Ceramic Artists, donald clark and Chotsani Dean, Contemporary Confrontational Ceramics, Judith Schwartz; East City Arts, the Washington Post, Ceramic Review, and Ceramic Monthly.