Joy, human connection and self-discovery are at the heart of Annie Evelyn’s work. From 2014-2017, Evelyn was a resident artist at the Penland School of Craft in North Carolina and, in 2016, was awarded The John D. Mineck Fellowship. She received both her BFA and MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).

Her work has been featured on the cover of American Craft Magazine and published in Agata Toromanoff’s book Impossible Design. Evelyn had a solo show at the Houston Center for Craft and, in 2018, was a finalist for the Burke Prize for Contemporary Craft. Her work was included in an exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design (MAD). In 2019, Evelyn co-founded Crafting the Future, a collective of artists working together to provide equitable opportunities in the arts.

Shae Bishop’s studio practice explores the relationships between ceramics and textiles, especially focused on cultural history and the visual language of pattern. He primarily makes mixed-media garments which he wears and documents in specific environments.

Bishop grew up in Kentucky and earned a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in Ceramics and Art History. He was long based in North Carolina, where he co-founded Treats Studios and exhibited at the Penland Gallery. He has been a resident artist in the Kohler Arts/Industry program and at the Archie Bray Foundation. He has also done residencies and shown work internationally in Austria, Indonesia, Turkey and Hungary. Bishop now lives in Richmond, Virginia.