After graduating with a BFA in Ceramics from Northern Illinois University, I moved to Chicago to continue developing my work. While clay remains my focus, I enjoy expanding my skills in metalworking and printmaking and finding ways to incorporate them into my practice.

Across media, detailed textures and tireless repetition characterize my visual language. Thematically, I am fascinated by the precarity of our lives and decisions and frequently explore this fascination using imagery of plants, animals, and decay.

I love to teach and focus on cultivating learning spaces that encourage community and togetherness across a range of skill level, age, and background. I teach at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, IL and am the Director of Ceramics Programming at Lillstreet Art Center in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago, IL.

See formal work in my portfolio, buy pieces from the shop, and see the process at @kirin.kane.