Lisa Gluckin, born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, is a ceramic artist and painter working in Asheville, NC. She has an extraordinary studio space located in the historic Grovewood Village. Her ceramic work, both functional & sculptural, is hand-built — playful, bold, colorful and one-of-a-kind. Letting go of fear, she allows experimentation and passion to guide her practice.

Gluckin began her exploration with clay more than 20 years ago at Greenwich House Pottery, located in the West Village of NYC, the oldest non-profit ceramics studio in the country, After devoting 10 years of study at Greenwich House – while also working in theater, she moved south to the mountains of Western North Carolina to fully immerse herself in all things ceramic at the Penland School of Craft.

Gluckin has studied with many renowned ceramic artists, her path deeply shaped by the influence of sculptor Cristina Córdova and the technical mastery of mold maker Tom Spleth.

Before moving to Asheville to become a resident artist at Grovewood in 2013 Gluckin had a 3-year residency at the EnergyXchange, an innovative small business incubator emphasizing sustainability.