The Color Network Presents: Constructors in Clay
This exhibition has been curated by the Color Network and features a multi-generational group of artists of color who are leaders in the field of Ceramics.
Natalia Arbelaez
2015 MFA, Ceramics
The Ohio State University
2011 Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts
Florida International University
Paul Briggs
2016 MFA, Ceramics/3D,
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
1995 PhD, Art Education/Educational Theory and Policy, Penn State
1992 MSEd, Art Education/Ceramics
Alfred University
1991 MA, Rabbinic Literature
Oral Roberts University
1986 BSEd, Education/Ceramics
The City College of New York
Gerald Brown
2018 BFA
Studio Arts Major & Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises Minor
Syracuse University
Syd Carpenter
1976 MFA
Tyler School of Art, Temple University
1974 BFA
Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Adam Chau
2013 MFA
Designed Objects Department
School of the Art Institute of Chigago
2011 Post-Baccalaureate
Ceramics Department
Michigan State University
2010 BFA
Main College of Art
April Felipe
2010 MFA concentration in Ceramics, Ohio University
2003 BFA New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
2000 School Of Visual Arts, New York, NY (Summer Session)
Salvador Jimenez-Florez
2014 MFA
Kendall College of Art and Design
2012 School of Art Centers International
2006 BAS
Graphic Design & Digital Media
Robert Morris University
Roberto Lugo
2015 Doctor of Philosophy Candidacy The Pennsylvania State University
2014 MFA The Pennsylvania State University
2012 BFA, Concentration in Ceramics, Kansas City Art Institute
2007 Attended School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Concentration in Interdisciplinary Arts
Malcolm Mobutu Smith
1996 MFA The New York College of Ceramics at Alfred University
1994 BFA Kansas City Art Institute and
The Pennsylvania State University
Yinka Orafidiya
In 2018, Yinka completed an advanced pottery intensive with master potters in Ghana West Africa
Artist in Residence
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works (Doylestown, PA),
The International Ceramics Studio (Kecskemet, Hungary)
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts (Newcastle, ME)
Winnie Owens-Hart
MFA Howard University
BFA The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Isaac Scott
2021 MFA (candidate)
Tyler School of Art
2015 B.S.
University of Wisconsin in Madison
Bobby Scroggins
MFA Southern Illinois University
at Edwardsville
BFA The Kansas City Art Institute
About The Color Network
The Color Network’s mission is to aid in the advancement of people of color in the ceramic arts. We aim to assist artists develop, network, and create dialogue while maintaining a place for a database, resources, and mentorship. We hope to foster a community of artists of all professional and skill levels that help each other grow.
April Felipe, Yinka Orafidiya, Salvador Jimenez-Flores, and Natalia Arbelaez have been working to develop this network and hope you will join our efforts. We decided on the name The Color Network to pay homage to artists like Robert Scroggins and Paul Andrew Wandless who came before us in the ceramics field and have been doing this work. We look forward to continuing this work, growing, and expanding our efforts to the greater arts community.