I learned to throw pots at twelve, began teaching ceramics as a teenager and have been making work ever since. I studied ceramics at Bennington College under Barry Bartlett, Kim Dickey, Mia Fetterman and Bruce Winn. My ceramic work centeres on thrown and slip cast porcelain. I am also a second generation fiber artist, focusing primarily on handwoven pieces incorporating natural dyes and handspun, local fibers. I learned to quilt from my mother and began learning about handwoven textiles in my twenties, working for weaver and designer Adrienne Nicholiasen. I exhibit nationally and my work is currently available at several New England galleries.
I grew up rurally, near Peter’s Valley School of Craft and was the beneficiary of all the direct and indirect benefits of a working studio craft community. I am a strong believer in community art centers. I intentionally site my studios in downtowns and business districts, providing opportunities to engage through classes, exhibitions and chance encounters with a working artist. If you are interested in stocking my ceramic or fiber work, please be in touch. I curently work out of Barre City, VT at Studio Place Arts. Studio visits are available by appointment and chance. I share a studio with sculptor Georgia Landau, where I work, teach and organize community arts projects. I on the Vermont Arts Council’s juried Teaching Artist Roster and am available to mentor intermediate and advanced ceramics or fiber students, consult on wheel skills, fiber arts or studio development and lead community-based arts or artist-in-the-schools/workplace residencies.
If you are interested in exhibiting or stocking my work, collaborating on a project or learning more about my teaching/speaking schedule, please be in touch. I am currently affiliated with Studio Place Arts in Barre, VT, J. Langdon Antiques and Art in Montpelier, VT, AVA Members Gallery in Hanover, NH, Frog Hollow Craft Center in Burlington, VT and Minema Gallery in Johnson, VT. Follow the studio on Instagram at @pamelawilsonstudio.