Current Resident Artists
SARA CATAPANO
About
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Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Sara Catapano graduated in 2012 with her BFA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Shortly after, she attended the University of Miami for two years in pursuit of her MFA before transferring in 2015 to Edinboro University of Pennsylvania where she graduated with her MFA in Ceramics in 2018. She has studied abroad at the University of Sydney College of Art, exhibited nationally and internationally in museums, juried exhibitions, Context and Aqua Art Fairs at the 2018 Miami Art Basel, is a member of Art Axis and has been a featured artist on Hi-Fructose Magazine online. She is represented by BoxHeart Gallery in Pittsburgh and William Baczek Fine Arts Gallery in Northampton, MA. She was a long-term resident artist at Beth Cavener’s Studio 740 in Helena Montana and a long-term resident artist at The Clay Studio of Missoula from 2020-2022. She recently taught at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand as a visiting artist and lecturer for the fall 2024 semester.
GABS CONWAY
About
Gabs Conway is a sculptural ceramic artist based in Missoula Montana. She grew up throwing and sculpting alongside her father while he studied ceramics in Mankato, Minnesota. In May of 2021, she earned her BFA, with a concentration in ceramics at the University of Wisconsin - Stout. Now, a full time artist and educator. In her personal work, she is curious about pushing the boundaries of clay. Stemming from the playful, mundane experiences of living and intrigued by familiarity in the unusual, she explores relationships and community.
BRUCE KITTS
About Me
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Bruce Kitts was born and raised in Central Illinois where he received his BFA from SIU at Carbondale in 2009 that followed up with a two year residency at Terra Incognito in Oak Park, Illinois. He received his MA from EIU in 2012. As a member of the Illinois Artisan Program, his work has been displayed in various galleries and museums throughout Illinois. In 2015, Bruce left for the west coast where he was a studio tech and artist in resident at the Mendocino Art Center. Since then, his work has been displayed in several nationally juried exhibitions. In 2017, Bruce moved to Helena, MT to work as a studio potter and currently resides in Missoula, MT.
LINDSEY TUCKER
About Me
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I am an Idaho-born Missoulian with a passion for community-building via the arts. Intrigue into cultural expression and the relationships between self & other and function & aesthetics fueled my studies (BFA in ceramics & photography and BA in anthropology at University of Montana). These continue to inspire me and my art-making, which is currently focused on functional ceramic wares (mostly cups and earrings).
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My professional background is 20 years of hybrid positions in food/beverage/hospitality, teaching, and the arts. When not making in or working for the Studio, I like to cook/dine with my loved ones, chat with my brewery folks and B&B guests, put on music & food events, and enjoy the outdoors.
