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Art professor brings home Best in Show

Elizabeth F. Keller, professor of ceramics at Coastal Carolina University, has been awarded Best in Show during Concordia University’s Concordia Continental Ceramics Competition 4, one of the premier international juried clay exhibitions in the country.

Juror Sarah Millfelt and curator Marko Fields selected Keller’s ceramic sculpture from among pieces from North and Central America, including the Caribbean. Keller joins other noted ceramic artists such as Diego Valles, Leopold Foulem, Yoshiro Ikeda, Virginia Scotchie and Mika Negishi, to be awarded this honor. 

Keller is noted for her narrative ceramic sculptures and whimsical teapots. Her work has won awards both regionally and nationally, and has been featured in solo exhibitions, numerous regional and national juried exhibitions, in several Ceramics Monthly publications, and in two recent book publications, "500 Animals in Clay" and "Teapots: Makers and Collectors."

Additionally, she has studied Christian theology and Jewish studies from various institutions including Fuller Theological Seminary and the University of Judaism. Her life interests are in art studio, art education and bonsai/penjing cultivation. She joined the art faculty at Coastal Carolina University in 1994.
 

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