Artist talk with Gay Smith

Please join us for an artist talk with ceramic artist Gay Smith. 

About the artist 

Gay Smith, aka Gertrude Graham Smith, has been firing in soda kilns since 1993. She currently fires her porcelain ware in the soda kiln she built near Penland, NC. Artist-in-residencies include Archie Bray Foundation and Penland School. She’s taught at Penland, Haystack, Harvard, and abroad. Collections include the Mint Museum and Taiwan’s Yingge Museum. Grant awards include a NC Arts Council Visual Artist Fellowship and Regional Artist Project Grants. She’s served on the boards of Penland School and the NC Pottery Center.