Artist Lecture: Marissa Childers

Marissa Childers is a ceramic artist residing in Oklahoma City, who creates functional and sculptural work that celebrates femininity and craft found within domestic spaces. She was born in Florence, Alabama where she earned her BFA from the University of North Alabama. Upon graduating she worked as a ceramic intern at Anderson Ranch Arts Center and soon after received her MFA from the University of Oklahoma.Marissa has exhibited her work at numerous galleries across the country and has received various grants and awards to support her research, including support from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and the National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts. She was chosen as one of Ceramics Monthly's Emerging Artists of 2022, was an Emerging Artist for NCECA in 2023, and was a long-term Artist in Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in 2023/2024. She is currently an educator and studio technician at the University of Oklahoma.Artist Lecture: October 20 I 5:30 - 6:30 pm Folk Hall AuditoriumNOTE: Paid parking is available in Folk Hall parking lots. Scan the posted signs to pay by the hour.Myers School of Art cannot reimburse visitors for tickets incurred in our lots, so please pay for parking immediately upon arrival. Limited free visitors' spaces are available on a first come, first served basis.