Karen Massaro

Danish/American, b. 1944

Born in Denmark in 1944, Massaro has had a vibrant career in the United States as a ceramist, a medium that in her mind “integrates form and surface in space, to pose questions about placement, movement, and perception.” She earned a BS in art education from the State University of New York, Buffalo, in 1966 and went on to complete an MFA degree at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1972. Apart from her independent practice, Massaro has also been a visiting artist at the Kohler manufacturing company in Wisconsin, as well as a lecturer at Scripps College in California; the University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ohio State University; and Beloit College.