Audry Deal-McEver is a full-time clay artist based out of Nashville, TN. In addition to earning BFA in Ceramic Studio Arts from Ohio University, Audry's education also includes studies at Burg Giebichenstein School of Art and Design (Halle, Germany), and short-term residencies at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Red Lodge Clay Center, Hot Springs National Park, and the University of Alaska. She has had work in over 50 solo and group exhibits across the US including venues as diverse as the American Museum of Ceramic Art, the Customs House Museum, the Disjecta Contemporary Arts Center (as part of the 2017 NCECA Annual Exhibit), the Nashville International Airport, and various nature centers/botanical conservatories. She has also received numerous grants including an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Tennessee Arts Commission and an Individual Artist Career Opportunity grant from South Arts. Her studio practice and art has been featured in Ceramics Monthly magazine, Pottery Making Illustrated magazine, Nashville Public Television’s Tennessee Crossroads, and the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler podcast. Audry has taught ceramics at Belmont University, Middle Tennessee State University, Watkins College of Art, Design, and Film, Ensworth School, and Vanderbilt University's Sarratt Art Studios. She currently teaches privately out of her home studio and at workshop centers across the country.
