Artist: Camilla Ascher
Camilla Ascher, MARYLAND
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ARTIST BIO
Camilla Ascher is a ceramic artist from Natick Massachusetts who currently resides in Baltimore Maryland. She graduated in 2012 with a BFA in Art Education from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Camilla has completed artist residencies in Taiwan at Tainan University of the Arts and in Truro Massachusetts at Truro Center for the Arts Castlehill. Camilla is currently the Resident Ceramic Chair at Chesapeake Art Center in Brooklyn Park Maryland.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I strive to create elegant, bold, and well-designed functional wares that inspire users to feel a sense of enjoyment and comfort. As people use my pots, I hope they are drawn to the quality of my work, the weight of the pot in their hands, and the clean patterns.
Glazing is an important part of my process that brings me joy. I am drawn to patterns and contrasting textures that inspire curiosity. By leaving a small area of bare clay exposed next to a smooth glazed surface, I am creating a tactile experience that generates a sense of intimacy. I then use the quiet areas around my pots to give their users a place to rest.
The relationship between form and surface pattern reminds me of wearing clothing. Textiles are important to my family and are often what inspire me. My great-aunt and uncle were successful textile designers who worked with famous artists, and I grew up idolizing their work. They showed me how the pattern of clothing can change how we perceive the form of an object. I see my pots as having bodies, and I highlight their soft curves with quiet but powerful patterns.
EDUCATION
2012- 2008 BFA in Art
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Magna Cum Laude
2011 Semester Abroad Florence University of the Arts, Florence, Italy
2013 Certificate in Ceramics University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
CERAMIC TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
2019-Current, Ceramics Studio Manager and Resident Artist, Chesapeake Arts
Center, Brooklyn Park MD
2023 Studio Assistant Residency- Good Pots for Good Food, 6-week Fall
Concentration, Artist Dan Finnegan, Penland School of Craft, NC
2019 Studio Assistant Residency- Form Function Fire, 8-week Fall
Concentration, Artist Suze Lindsay, Kent McLaughlin, Penland School
of Craft, NC
2019 Studio Assistant- Boundless Form Boundless Surface Workshop, Artist
Sean O’Connell. Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2018 Studio Assistant- Thrown and Handbuilt Pitchers Workshop, Artist
Matt Kelleher. Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2018-23 Studio Employee, Claymonster Pottery Baltimore MD
2018 Ceramic Residency, Truro Center of the Arts Castlehill, Truro MA
2017 Studio Assistant- Layering Surface Crafting Content Workshop, Artist
Blair Clemo. Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2016 Residency in Taiwan- Tainan National University of the Arts
2015-16 Studio Internship Program- Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
EXHIBITIONS
2026 National Teapot Show XII, Invited show, Cedar Creek Gallery,
Creedmoor, NC
2026 Bud & Blossom, Invited show, Schaller Gallery, Baroda MI
2026 American Craft Made Baltimore, Juried show, American Craft
Council, Baltimore, MD
2026 White, Invited show, Schaller Gallery, Baroda MI
2025 Pottery on the Hill, Invited show, The Hill Center, Washington, D.C.
2025 Lifted Lines, Solo show, Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD
2025 Pattern, Invited show, Schaller Gallery, Baroda MI
2025 In Bloom, Invited show, Schaller Gallery, Baroda MI
2025 American Craft Made Baltimore, Juried show, American Craft
Council, Baltimore, MD
2024 In Hand, Juried Show, The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, NJ
2024 Florencia, Invited show, Schaller Gallery, Baroda MI
2024 10th CUPful Show, Invited show, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
2023 National Teapot Show XII,
2023 Community Through Fire, Invited show, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2023 Instructor Showcase, Invited show, Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD
2023 Sip a Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2023 NECEA EXPO, Represented Artist through Baltimore Clayworks, Cincinnati, OH
2022 Her Ideas, Her Stories: Women Artists Exhibit, Invited show, Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD
2022 Celebrating Kent McLaughlin, Invited show, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI
2021 Functionfest, Juried show, Clay Center of New Orleans, LA
2021 Sip A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2021 Last Call VI, Juried show, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2020 The Cup, The Mug, Juried show, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
2020 Sip A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2020 Anniversary Show, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore MD
2019 Cup: The Intimate Object XV, Juried Show, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville FL
2019 Functionfest, Juried show, Clay Center of New Orleans, LA
2019 Adorned, Juried show, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans LA
2019 Bowl Show, Juried show, Worcester Art Center, Worcester MA
2019 Sip A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2019 Mugshot 2, Juried show, Mojo Coffee Gallery, Minneapolis MN
2019 Plate & Platter National Ceramics Exhibition, Juried Show Carbondale Arts, Carbondale IL
2018 The Essential Bowl, Invitational show Bull Center of the Arts at West Chester University, West Chester PA
2018 Sip A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill GA
2018 Resident Artist Final Show, Truro Center of the Arts at Castlehill Truro MA
2017 DISH, Juried show, Medalta in the Historic Clay District, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
2017 NCECA Gallery Expo, Represented by Baltimore Clayworks, Portland, OR
2017 Sip, A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2016 Exchange Artist Solo Show, Tainan National University of the Arts Campus, Taiwan R.O.C
2016 Sip, A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2015 A Connection in Clay, A National Invitational Exhibit, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD
2015 Clay From the Classroom, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Mount Washington MD
TEACHING
2019-Current, Teaching ceramic courses to adults and children at Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park MD
2017 Summer Camp Coordinator, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
2016-19 Teaching ceramic courses to adults and children at Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
AWARDS
2025 Annie Award in Visual Arts from the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County
CERAMIC SKILLS
Firing: Electric, Gas,
Wood, Salt/Soda
Glaze Calculation
Mold Making
Kiln Building
Studio Management
Teaching