Kimberly Luther
Adjunct Faculty
MFA, Ceramics, Indiana University - Bloomington (2012-2015)
BFA, Painting & Ceramics, University of Central Missouri (2006-2011)
Kimberly LaVonne Luther is a ceramic artist who hand-builds forms adorned with graphic illustrations depicting parts of her Panamanian heritage, ideas about the body, death and remembrance. Fields of interest include Latin American ceramics, clay as a canvas for storytelling, anatomical and medical histories, environmental impacts, and memory.
Professional Experience
LaVonne’s works have been on exhibit both nationally and internationally. Some of these venues include Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI; Oliva Gallery, Chicago, IL; the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX; Kiosk Gallery, Kansas City, MO; Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland and the Kápolna Galéria, Kecskemét, Hungary. She has completed two artist residencies at the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemét, Hungary, as well as a residency with the Charlotte Street Studio Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2016 she presented her work and research at the Death, Art and Anatomy conference at the University of Winchester, UK. Ceramics Monthly lauded her as one of their 2020 emerging artists of note. In 2021, she was included in the American Craft Council’s Emerging Artists Cohort program. She has also been awarded an Artist Grant through the National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures (2024) and was selected as a Kresge Arist Fellow in Visual arts (2025).
Significant Publications, Presentations and Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
- 2025 – Mas y Mas, Spotlight Gallery, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
- 2023 – Between Here & There, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2025 – Featured Artist Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
- 2024 – Pottery Invitational: 7 Decades of Women Potters, Krikorian Gallery, Worcester Center for the Arts, Worcester, MA – Curated by Maya Machin
- 2024 – UCM Juried Alumni Exhibition, UCM Gallery of Art & Design, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
- 2024 – Fuego, Forma Y Cultura, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence Kansas – Curated by Blanca Herrada
- 2024 – Flash Your Lights, An Online Exhibition featuring the 15th Artist Cohort, Kresge Arts in Detroit
Publications
- 2023 – Pottery Making Illustrated, Pattern Play, September/October2023. Pages 3 & 36. Work Pictured. American Craft, The Scene: Craft in Detroit, Summer 2023. Page 72. Article with Works Pictured.
- 2021 – Studio Talk: Process and Perspectives in Clay, Between Sculpting and Drawing, May 2021. Pages 57-62. Article with Works Pictured.
Awards
- 2025 Kresge Artist Fellowship – Visual Arts, Kresge Arts in Detroit
- 2024 NALAC Fund for the Arts Grant, National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures, San Antonio, TX
- 2022-2023 Season Grand Prize, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI.
- 2023 Juror’s Choice Award, Juried National VII, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT. – Juror: Steven Young Lee
- 2023 Gilda Snowden Emerging Artist Award – Visual Arts, Kresge Arts in Detroit