WNC Virginia A. Groot Material Exploration Residency
2025
Lisa Clague’s surreal and fabulous figures, with their chalk-white bodies, animal masks, and often bizarre accoutrements — like the fairy tales, myths, and dreams from which they stem — inspire wonder, curiosity, and sometimes fear. She draws inspiration from prehistoric goddess figurines, African masks, and Greek mythology to translate her personal experiences and dreams into tangible forms.
Internationally recognized, Clague received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and her MFA from California College of Arts and Crafts. She has been the recipient of the North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship, the Agnus Gund Grant for travel, and the Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant in 1999 and 2011. Clague's work has been exhibited at the Macom Museum of Art, the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, and galleries throughout the country. Her work is featured in the American Museum of Ceramic Art, the Fuller Craft Museum, and the Asheville Art Museum. She participated in the 3rd World Biennale, Trans Ceramic Art in Korea.
Clague has taught and demonstrated nationally and internationally for 30 years at institutions such as the University of Georgia, Appalachia State University, Harvard University, California College of the Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Paloma Clay Studio, San Miguel de Allende, Anderson Ranch, Pocosin Art School, and the Hawaii Potters Guild.
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