Bio

Liz Wells is a ceramic artist from southeastern Ohio, living in Pittsburgh, PA. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Otterbein University where she worked as the department’s studio technician. She has completed a long term and short term residencies, internships, and workshops. Currently, Liz is teaching clay and mixed media classes throughout Pittsburgh. Her work had been exhibited and sold throughout Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Florida, North Carolina and Michigan. 

Statement

My surface work is a representation of the faint memories from my youth, visiting my Aunt and Uncle in the city. They were my first introduction to working artists and the complexities of their lives and studio practices. I remember their work was bold, colorful, and illustrative. I honor them and piece these memories together on the surface of an intimate and functional object, recording memories from my youth with the archival nature that is ceramic work.

Creating ceramic vessels and objects has become a personal catharsis. My studio is filled with ceramic renditions of objects that remind me of my loved ones, of the objects they spent their lives collecting, objects that once filled their homes and hearts with so much joy. My work acts as a physical reminder of their presence when I wish to not be alone, holding secrets and stories I never want to forget. 

Each ceramic piece becomes an object that I hold close to myself physically, to feel spiritually close to you. 


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