Carole Epp

Carole Epp (born 1978) is a Canadian potter, curator, and writer who resides in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Epp's work in ceramics is divided into two distinct bodies of work: figurative sculptural objects and domestic functional objects. In 2017 Epp was named the Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramics Monthly, published by the American Ceramic Society.

Education Carole Epp was born in 1978. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2001, from the University of Regina, where she studied ceramics and art history. Her teachers included Ruth Chambers, Jack Sures, and Rory MacDonald. Her teachers there included Janet DeBoos, Greg Daly and Gail Nichols.

Career Epp maintains her own full-time studio practice in Saskatoon. Epp's work has been exhibited in Canada, the United States, Australia and Scotland. Her works are included in collections such as the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the Australian National University.

Epp's ceramics fall into two distinct bodies of work: figurative sculptural objects and domestic functional objects.

Epp also teaches workshops, presents at symposia, writes for craft and art magazines, and edits the ceramic arts blog "Musing About Mud". She is a founding member of Saskatoon's Flock and Gather Craft Collective.

Awards In 2017 Epp was named the Ceramic Artist of the Year by Ceramics Monthly, published by the American Ceramic Society. Epp won first prize in the Interpreting Ceramics writing competition in Cardiff, Wales in 2006.