Artist: Lily Lund
Lily Lund, MINNESOTA
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Artist Bio :
Lily Lund is a ceramicist from Minnesota, who makes slab built pottery out of black porcelain. Using impasto mark making she uses slips, underglazes, and glazes to create her abstract paintings. She refers to her work as “organized maximalist chaos” as she is always ingesting the world, the people and everything in between. Her heavily decorated surfaces are her way of communicating how she perceives everything she experiences. Lily graduated from the University of Wisconsin Stout as a Ceramics Studio Arts major, she was awarded residences in Syracuse New York, Red Lodge Montana, etc. Lily assisted Linda Christianson during her workshop at Adamah Clay in 2019. She recently was a presenter at Clay Con West 2025, and apart of the Austin Texas Art Crawl. Lily was named Ceramic Monthly’s 2020 Emerging Artist, she was published in Home & Gardens in between 2022-2023. She has shown her work throughout the USA, Australia, London and Germany. Working with gallery’s like Companion Gallery, Clay Akar, Northern Clay Center, etc.
Artist Statement :
I have this unusual fascination when it comes to understanding the human mind, and overall how memories affect us. Have you ever paid any attention to when someone looks at an old photograph? Or when they put on an article of clothing or use an object that holds this memory attached to it? When using these objects that carry so much emotional energy, weight, baggage… it causes for us to leave this mundane world for a second. To be reminded of something that can bring us a fragment of happiness or joy, but even sadness or anger. Utilizing what I feel through synesthesia, I work with a large palette of color to create functional wares that focus on abstractions from my every day life. Creating these pieces with bold marks of color allows for my work to connect to everyone in my audience. Color affects the humans mind in ways that are unique, allowing for us to navigate our lives through moments of pleasure and remembrance. My goal with my surfaces is to create that feeling of letting your mind wander. This is found through touch, thought, and even at times smell when the form is activated. The function, in a way is not only very important but it is something that helps create this physical sensation allowing for user to find clarity and beauty without being distracted by everything spinning around them.
Education
2019
Bachelor of Fine Art, Ceramics. Cum Laude. University of Wisconsin Stout, WI
Selected Exhibitions
2019
USU Caine College of the Arts, Paper & Clay Juried Exhibition, L ogan UT
University Of Wisconsin Stout, Gallery 209, (Moment)um: Undergraduate Thesis, Menomonie WI
Northern Clay Center , July Featured Artist Show, New to the Scene , Minneapolis MN
Red Lodge Clay Center, Juried Clay National V , Red Lodge MT
Kent State University, Small Works Juried Exhibition , Kent OH
2020
Savannah Clay Community, SIP a Ceramic Cup Show, Savannah GA Saltstone Ceramics , Mug Madness
2020, Seattle WA
Companion Gallery , Last Call V, Humboldt, TN
Clay Akar , 14th Annual Yunomi Invitational, Iowa City IA
Clay Akar , Thanksgiving Table: The Butter Dish Invitational, Iowa City IA (Parcel Lost but not Forgotten)
2021
Clay Akar , 15th Annual Yunomi Invitational, Iowa City IA
Companion Gallery ,Color Theory Invitational, Humboldt, TN
Residencies/Workshops
2019
Awarded Short Term Residency, Red Lodge Clay Center , Red Lodge MT
Awards and Scholarships
2019
Ric Coxs Fellowship, Adamah Art Studio, Bethel Horizons, Dodgeville WI
2020
Jurors Choice Award, Last Call V, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2021
Ceramics Monthly, 2021 Emerging Artist, Ceramics Arts Network, Westerville, OH
Press/Bibliography
2019
University Wisconsin Stout Alumni Press, Graduates of Stout, Written By: Jerry Poling , Menomonie WI
UW-Stout News, “ Studio Art-Ceramic Majors find joy”, Written By: Jerry Poling, Menomonie WI
2020
Ceramics Monthly March Issue, Upfront Section: SIP a Ceramic Cup Show , Westerville, OH
2021
Ceramics Monthly May Issue, 2021 Emerging Artist, Ceramics Arts Network, Westerville, OH
Teaching Experience
2016-2018
Kids Art Club Teacher, University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie WI
Kiln Training Instructor, University of Wisconsin Stout , Menomonie WI
Teacher Assistant, Professors: Geoffrey Wheeler (Ceramics 1), Kate Maury (Ceramics 1), Menomonie WI
2019
Advanced Ceramics Student Instructor, Professor; Kate Maury, Menomonie WI Teacher Assistant,
Teacher Assistant, Kelly O’brien (Sculpture 1 and Intro to 3D Design), Menomonie WI
Professional Experience
2018
American Craft Council St.Paul, School to Market, St.Paul, MN
Volunteer, Linda Christenson, St. Croix Pottery Tour, Shafer, MN Empty Bowls Drive Organization, Menomonie WI
Guild Vice President, University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie WI NCECA Cup Exhibition and Sale Volunteer, Pittsburgh PA
2019
Ceramics Arts Network NCECA Booth Volunteer, Minneapolis MN
NCECA Cup Exhibition and Sale Volunteer, Minneapolis MN
Guild President, University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie WI
American Craft Council St.Paul, School to Market, St.Paul,MN
Assistant, Linda Christenson, Adamah Art Studios, Dodgeville WI