Lisa Gluckin

A resident artist at Grovewood Village since 2012, Lisa Gluckin creates slip-cast ceramic vessels with individualized markings, as well as earthenware pieces that explore texture, shape, and color through one-of-a-kind, hand-built forms. Bold and playful, her work touches on themes of energy, vulnerability, and trust.

Gluckin began working with clay more than 20 years ago at Greenwich House Pottery, the country’s oldest non-profit ceramics studio, located in New York City’s West Village. Over the course of a decade there—while also pursuing work in theater, radio, and other creative fields—she developed a lasting dedication to ceramics. This commitment eventually led her south to the mountains of Western North Carolina, where she immersed herself in full-time study at the Penland School of Crafts under artists such as Cristina Cordova and Tom Spleth.

She went on to complete a three-year residency at the EnergyXchange craft incubator in Burnsville, NC, before settling in Asheville to join Grovewood Village as a resident artist. In addition to her personal practice, Gluckin has taught ceramics at Penland’s Kids Camp and worked with the Toe River Arts Council through their residency and after-school programs.

Studio Visits

Studio visits are by appointment only, except during our Biannual Grovewood Village Studio Tour. See our events section for upcoming tour dates.

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