Susan Beiner

American
American, b. 1962

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Beiner was raised in New Jersey and received a BFA in ceramics in 1985 from Rutgers University, New Jersey. Afterwards she was a special student at Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, to develop her portfolio towards a MFA degree at the University of Michigan in 1993. After graduation she moved to Detroit to begin concentrated studio work and several adjunct teaching positions. From 2000-2005 she taught ceramics at California State University, San Bernardino. Since then she has become full Professor in ceramics at ASU. Beiner has exhibited nationally and internationally and has received numerous awards and residencies. Her approach to ceramics has been described as "lush, intricate encrusted vessels and wall installations that draw the viewer into another world where the line between nature and that which is man-made is blurred."