Scott Jennings

Scott Jennings is a Bay Area artist who has been working with clay for 30 years. He has 20 years of teaching experience in various settings including community college, municipal arts programs, and community studios. Scott has worked as a college ceramic lab technician and production manager at a ceramics manufacturing facility. He graduated with a BFA in Ceramics from Cal State Fullerton in 1996. He maintains a workspace in San Francisco at 1890 Bryant Studios.

Joseph McGovern

Joseph McGovern's interests range from the absurd to the mundane, from formal precision to formlessness, and his artworks are often intentionally ambiguous, conceptual, and at other times functional or process based. He creates minimal, natural and aesthetically meticulous artworks, and credits being trained both as a traditional potter and classical percussionist for his appreciation of intentional and unintentional mark making and for his attention to detail. His artwork varies widely, taking shape in ceramics, art installation, photography, and time-based art.

Joseph received his BFA at Indiana University, Bloomington. He has worked as a Production Potter Assistant, and a Ceramics Instructor teaching hand building, wheel throwing, clay monotype printmaking, and sculpture.

Barbara Vanderbeck

Barbara Vanderbeck is a San Francisco based artist who remembers being smitten with clay from a very early age. Barbara received her MA in Ceramics from Northern Arizona University and has extensive experience teaching all levels in various institutions. Passionate about the creative process, she delights in sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with others.