Paula Shalan, is the second in three generations of potters. Educated at Sarah Lawrence College and The Art Institute of Chicago, she exhibits nationally at galleries and retail shows including The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and The Smithsonian Craft Show.
She received a national award for sustainability at the Smithsonian Craft Show as well as the 2018 Distinction in Ceramics award from The Society of Arts and Crafts. Her work has been published in numerous magazines including Ceramic Art and Perception and Ceramics Monthly.
Participating as an artist-in-residence at both Acadia National Park and The Dune Shacks on the Outer Cape has inspired her work. “My work is a quiet tribute to the details found in nature.”