Claire Thibodeau
Visiting Associate / Section Lead of Ceramics
BFA, Alfred University, 2015; MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2022
Claire Thibodeau’s studio practice focuses on interplay between ceramics and fiber arts, both in practice and in respect to history of craft and women’s work. Her work manifests in hand-built forms, slip-castings, wheel-thrown vessels, and performances.
Professional Experience
Upon graduation from Alfred University, Claire Thibodeau received a teaching internship at the Carnegie Museum of Art and a Artist in Residence position at Union Project in Pittsburgh, PA; She received post-baccalaureate position and adjunct teaching position at Syracuse University from 2017-2018. She accepted a Artist in Residence position at the Sonoma Community Center in 2018 for six months; She taught from 2018-2020 at the Sonoma Community Center and Petaluma Pottery both in Northern California. In 2020, she began graduate school at Cranbrook Academy of Art; She accepted an adjunct faculty position at CCS Spring of 2022.