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Randi O'Brien

Randi O’Brien is a multiracial ceramic artist, historian, author, professor, and administrator from the Rocky Mountains. She earned both an MFA in ceramics and an MA in art history from the University of Montana. O’Brien is currently an associate professor and head of the ceramics, sculpture, and jewelry program at Irvine Valley College in Orange County. She is also the executive director and editor of Studio Potter. 

O’Brien exhibits across the United States and globally; selected locations include: Kilkenny, Ireland; Valparaiso, Chile; Alberta, Canada; and New York, among other states in the US. O'Brien has curated numerous exhibitions and has presented her research on ceramics at conferences and for organizations, including: NCECA, the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, The Women as Change Makers Summit, Montana Education Association, Xuchang International University, Ceramics Ireland's International Ceramic Festival, among others. Her research has been published in Ceramics Monthly, Ceramics Art and Perception: Technical, Ceramics Ireland, and Studio Potter.

A descendant of early Hispano settlers and Indigenous American ancestry on her maternal side, paired with a paternal heritage of 18th-century English settlers, O'Brien celebrates the different expressions of what it means to perpetually move between cultures and her multiracial identity.

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Articles

Tea, Torture, and Reparations
What if value was not placed on objects but, instead, on investment in social restoration? Through discursive thinking, critical inquiry, and the functions of a cup, Hughes and Ginsburg have done just that.
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Bridges – The Journey of Michelle Ettrick
"My artwork is a record of my experiences as an Afro-Latina American, I embrace my naturally curly hair, heritage, womanhood, and at times current worldly struggles." - Michelle Ettrick FREE ARTICLE!
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Silent Witness
This is a protest against the mindset of “It’s only them, and not us.” Because it can be everybody and because it needs to be all of us. The contemporary silent witness sees all of our communal experience and will tell our stories, transforming one of the darkest times of human history into something galvanizing.
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Téranga - The Art of Welcoming
"I consider design an approach that needs and includes art. Many of my projects started as works of art that evoked the dynamism of African narratives. My creative process and the development of the projects have made me answer people's needs, such as tableware that tells their stories." – Faty Ly
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Michael Chukes
Identity Theft - Creations from a Social Conscience
“I am one of the fortunate ones. Had I believed what I was being taught in school, I would never have known the true meaning and greatness of my last name, “Chukes.” – Michael Chukes
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