Audry deal-mcever
is a full-time clay artist based out of Nashville, TN. In addition to earning a BFA in Ceramic Studio Arts from Ohio University, Audry's education also includes studies at Burg Giebichenstein School of Art and Design (Halle, Germany), and short-term residencies at Red Lodge Clay Center, Hot Springs National Park, the University of Alaska, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts' Pentaculum Program. She has had work in over 50 solo and group exhibits across the US including venues as diverse as the American Museum of Ceramic Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Disjecta Contemporary Arts Center (as part of the 2017 NCECA Annual Exhibit), the Nashville International Airport, and various nature centers/botanical conservatories. She has also received numerous grants including an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Tennessee Arts Commission and an Individual Artist Career Opportunity grant from South Arts. Her studio practice has been featured in Ceramics Monthly, Nashville Public Television’s Tennessee Crossroads, and the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler podcast. Audry has taught at Belmont University, Middle Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt University's Sarratt Art Studios, and at workshop centers across the country.