Lydia Gutowsky

Lydia Gutowsky is currently based in Minneapolis, MN, and is mostly focused on creating sculptural, mixed media ceramics. She began making ceramics in high school and has continued her art through her early adulthood, majoring in ceramics and metal casting at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Lydia reflects on her childhood in her work, using colors, textures, and forms that speak to the comfort and discomfort felt in her youth, while also making functional pieces for every day use. By incorporating patterns and designs that are referential to collective visual memory, she hopes that people will feel a kinship to the utilitarian work that she shares with the community.