Virtual Artist Talk with Stacy Snyder

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

Stacy Snyder grew up in the mountains in southwest Virginia and now lives and works as a full-time studio potter in Arlington, Virginia, just a few miles from Washington, D.C.

Stacy received a BFA in Ceramics and Photography from Indiana University in 1994 then spent a year as a special student at the Kansas City Art Institute. In 1998 she received an MFA in Ceramics from The Pennsylvania State University. She has participated in residencies at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center and spent time working at the Fundacio Josep Llorens Artigas outside of Barcelona, Spain.

Her work is inspired by what she loves: the rooflines and aerial images of and glimpses of humanity that take my breath away when watching bike races, the photographs of Bernd and Hilla Becher which are straight forward images of utilitarian structures, the color and composition of the landscape paintings by Egon Schiele and Richard Diebenkorn, the simple yet complex layering of Rosanjin’s work, and the way a weathering barn sits nestled in a mountain.