Adrienne Lynch

Adrienne Lynch was born on the cusp of dawn in the wake of Niagara Falls, New York’s infamous “Blizzard of ’77.” Things she recalls from her nomadic childhood include: cicada carcasses clinging to the tree outside the kitchen window, too-small home grown watermelons too-sweet as candy, a neighbor girl’s torn toenail, the strange feelings grown-ups gave her, and how much her terrier mutt, Harvey, loved chasing cars and rolling in dead fish. As an adult, she found her way to clay, earning a BFA in Ceramics from The University of Georgia in 2005, and an MFA in Studio Art from Louisiana State University in 2011. After nearly a decade making life-sized figurative ceramic and mixed media sculptures, she has expanded her practice to incorporate a “scaffolding-and-skin” approach to building forms. This approach reflects the reverence for impermanence and transformation that lies at the heart of her work; the figure (human and animal) continues to play a vital role in her practice. She considers teaching a joy and a privilege, and loves how the studio can become a space for taking big risks, asking juicy questions, turning each other’s thinking inside-out, sharing research and insights, and witnessing breakthroughs. She aspires to do work she loves. She aspires to eradicate (her own) student loan debt. She aspires to soften in the face of uncomfortable feelings and to greet the unknown with a “Welcome...”, a cup of coffee, and a fresh roll of yellow art tape.