Ellen Shankin has been a studio potter in the mountains of south west Virginia since 1977. She received her B.F.A. with honors from the NY State School of Ceramics at Alfred. Honored recipient of a 1990 National Endowment Visual Arts Fellowship Grant and a 2001 Virginia Museum Grant, she exhibits her work in shows and galleries throughout the United States. She has pieces in the collections of numerous museums including the Mint Museum, The International Museum of Ceramics at Alfred, the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art and the Art Museum of Southwest Virginia. Her work has appeared in many periodicals and books of ceramic art.  She serves on the Board of "'Round the Mountain: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Network". Since 1992 she has pursued a growing interest in teaching workshops and has been a guest lecturer and instructor in more than 50 universities, craft schools, and art centers.

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