Lydia C Thompson

Lydia C Thompson is a mixed-media artist specializing in ceramic sculptures. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Ohio State University and her Master of Fine Arts degree from the New York College of Ceramics at Alfred University. She is the recipient of the 2025 South Arts Southern Prize Fellow for North Carolina award, a Fulbright-Hays grant for research on traditional architecture in Nigeria, a Windgate Distinguished Fellow for Innovation in Craft Award, the Artist Support Grant from the Arts & Science Council of Charlotte / Mecklenburg, NC, and a Lighton International Artists Exchange Program for research in Ghana and the 2025 Southern Prize for South Arts Fellow for North Carolina.  She has been an AIR at the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences, Starworks, Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark, and the Medalta Ceramic Center in Medicine Hat in Canada. Her work has been included in exhibitions at Mindy Solomon Gallery, Society for Contemporary Crafts, the Baltimore Clayworks, The Clay Studio, Clay Art Center, the Ohr O’Keefe Museum, Mint Museum, the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, James A. Michener Art Museum, Crocker Art Museum, Northern Clay Center and Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. She has conducted workshops for youths and adults and served as a juror and curator for national and regional exhibitions. She resides and maintains her studio in Charlotte, NC, and is a Professor of Art in the Department of Art & Art History at UNC Charlotte. 

Artist Fee: $700 - $1,5000
Availability: Sept - Nov 2026, January - June 30, 2027

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