ARTIST STATEMENTLiza has exhibited her ceramic sculpture nationally since earning a BFA from the University of Washington. After work abroad, she earned an MFA at Mills College and began teaching ceramics in the Bay Area. Since returning to Seattle, Liza continues working as an art instructor and studio artist.Living on the coast and drawing from the environment, rocks and marine life inspires sculptural forms reduced to a basic geometry. These hand-built ceramic forms are carved and painted with underglaze then the kiln fired forms are finished with pigment and archival wax.SELECTED EXHIBITIONS20192008 Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, Bellevue College2008 Clayspeak Symposium, University House, Seattle, WA2007 Red Brick Art Center, Beverly, MA2006 Tacoma Sculpture Showcase, Tacoma Art Museum2006 Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA2005 NW Designer Craftsmen at 50, Bellevue Art MuseumAWARDSBest of Show, Washington Potters Association, Seattle, WAFund for Excellence Grant, S. Seattle Community CollegeEleanor Crumb Art Award, Mills College, Oakland, CAPUBLICATIONS2005 Pacific Northwest, Seattle Times Magazine2004 Ceramics Monthly, Vol.52, #6