Brady Fanning is a ceramic artist born in Fort Wayne, Indiana and is a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University Bloomington. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus in ceramics from Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2021. With teaching experience in ceramics and 3D design, Brady combines technical expertise, pushing the boundaries of ceramics as an art practice through the creation of intricate ceramic sculptures. His work has been included in recent juried exhibitions from the Currents and Charges exhibition at the Carl Solway Gallery during the 2023 NCECA in Cincinnati, Ohio and The State of Clay in Indiana at the Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN. Brady received a Best in Show award at the 2024 national juried show, Hot & Sweaty Summer National at Backspace Gallery, Bloomington, IN and Best In Show with the “Chapter Career Award” of $2000 from The National Society of Arts and Letters Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition at FAR Center for Contemporary Art , Bloomington IN. Currently, Brady just held his thesis exhibition on April 8th, 2025, at the Grunwald Gallery and has Graduated with his MFA.
