ABOUT GISELLE
Giselle Hicks is a ceramic artist based in Helena, Montana, and has been working in clay for 26 years. She makes hand-pinched vessels inspired by sculpture, paintings, and iconic forms found throughout ceramic history. They are formal explorations in shape, volume, color, and composition. The slow and rhythmic forming process employs few tools, yielding fresh, dynamic silhouettes. The opaque glaze is soft to the touch, and fingerprints remain on the clay surface, celebrating the imperfections and idiosyncrasies of the handmade object. Giselle works with galleries, design shops, and interior design firms to place work in hotels, restaurants, and homes.
Originally from Southern California, Hicks received her BFA from Syracuse University and her MFA from Alfred University in New York. She has participated in various artist-in-residence programs, including the Anderson Ranch Art Center, the Arts/Industry Program at the Kohler Company, The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Greenwich House, and The Archie Bray Foundation. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, The John Michael Kohler Art Center, the Bellevue Art Museum, the Southwest School of Art, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, and the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
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