Susan Beiner

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Susan Beiner received her MFA from The University of Michigan, and her BFA from Rutgers University in New Jersey. As an undergraduate student, she studied painting and ceramics, which influenced how she utilizes color on ceramic forms. Beiner is an artist and educator at Arizona State University and in 2015 she was named the Joan R. Lincoln Endowed Professor in Ceramics. Her studio practice is based in Phoenix, AZ.

Beiner’s work references nature and humanity’s place in it, focusing on the role of our ecosystem. Her ceramic work has been exhibited at several national and international venues including; The Limoges Foundation, Bernardaud, France, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Gyeonggi-do Province, Korea, and Princessehof Keramiekmuseum in the Netherlands to name a few.

She has participated in many residencies and presented workshops and lectures in the US and abroad. Her work has been featured in Ceramics Monthly Magazine, American Craft, and New Ceramics among others. Beiner’s work is included in numerous public and private collections including The Long Beach Museum of Art, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Yixing Ceramics Museum, China, and New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan in addition to various others.

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