Press Release: Artists in Residence 2026-2027 - American Museum of Ceramic Art
AMOCA's Artist in Residence program selects ceramic and interdisciplinary artists for studio residencies ranging from 6-12 months at the museum's ceramics studio in Southern California.
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- Award
- Studio residency at AMOCA Ceramics Studio with support from the Windgate Foundation and Laguna Clay and Glaze Company.
- Location
- American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), Southern California (one hour from desert, mountains, and beaches; forty minutes east of Los Angeles)
About
Overview
AMOCA's Artist in Residence program, launched in 2012, is one of the few long-term fellowship opportunities for ceramic artists on the West Coast. Located an hour from the desert, mountains, and beaches of Southern California and forty minutes east of Los Angeles, the residency space provides artists an opportunity to produce or develop a new body of work while also participating in AMOCA's programs. Shorter residency opportunities for artists commuting from Southern California locales encourage artistic exchange with artists visiting from other parts of the world.
2026-2027 Selected Artists (in order of arrival)
- Lindsey (Lou) Howard (Brooklyn, New York) – August 2026–July 2027
- Randi O'Brien (Running Springs, California) – October 2026–March 2027
- Priscilla Dobler Dzul (Tacoma, Washington) – November 2026–August 2027
- Mary Duman (Sacramento, California) – Summer 2026
Selection Process
Almost 150 applications were submitted for four residency slots. Jurists included Beth Ann Gerstein (Executive Director, AMOCA), Maxwell Henderson (2025–26 Artist in Residence and AMOCA's Ceramic Studio Manager), and Sin-Ying Ho (Associate Professor of Ceramics at Queens College, CUNY; Advisor to Taoxichuan Art Centre, Jingdezhen; Trustee of Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts; Board Member of the Museum of Ceramic Art New York; and Director at Large of NCECA).
Support
The Artist in Residence program at the AMOCA Ceramics Studio is made possible with support from the Windgate Foundation and the Laguna Clay and Glaze Company.
- Award
- Studio residency at AMOCA Ceramics Studio with support from the Windgate Foundation and Laguna Clay and Glaze Company.
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