D. Leslie Ferst, Visiting Assistant Professor of Studio Art, received her BA in Art History from Skidmore College and her MFA from Boston University. She teaches courses in Skidmore’s ceramics studio, and has also taught at Boston University, the University of Vermont and Johnson State College (Johnson, VT). Her work in clay has been featured in exhibitions regionally and nationally, most recently at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, the 60th Exhibition of Central New York Artists at Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, the Clay Art Center (Port Chester, NY), and the Signature Shop & Gallery (Atlanta, GA). Her work has been reviewed in The Contemporary Potter and The Best of Pottery, among other publications. She has held a number of artist’s residencies and won a several grants and awards for her work, including a NYS Craft Artist’s Grant from the Empire State Crafts Alliance. Her ceramics are included in permanent collections including Siena College (Loudonville, NY), Georgia Council for the Arts and Humanities and the Frederick Weisman Museum of Art.

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