Hope Vanessa

Hope (she/her) is from NJ and has a B.F.A. from UARTS in ceramics. She primarily works with imagery on ceramic forms about change and what home means. She was chosen for the Ceramics Studio Assistantship at Penland School of Craft for 3 separate workshops in fall 2024, summer 2025, and spring 2026. Her works have been featured in “Show & Tell” at Penland School of Craft, The Clay Studio Philadelphia, Space 1026 Philly, The Icebox Project Space, Photo Lounge, and the NJ YAM exhibition. She has taught as a ceramics instructor at the Historic Yellow Springs Ceramics Studio, Wayne Art Center in PA, and The Clay Studio Philadelphia. She is currently a teaching artist working in The Clay Studio's Clay Mobile program part-time, using her passion to teach art to people throughout the community from all different walks of life. Her own personal work is also available for purchase on her online shop on Etsy!