Sara Torgison

Sara Torgison (San Diego, CA b. 1987) is an interdisciplinary artist with a focus in ceramics and fiber art. She received an MFA from the University of Cincinnati Department of Design, Architecture in 2021, Art and Planning and a BFA from Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, CA in 2011. Her work often blends media, extending finite and fragile surfaces to emphasize and inhabit marginal spaces. Sara is currently Visiting Ceramics Faculty at Miami University in Oxford. She has participated in various artist residencies including Red Lodge Clay Center, Queen City Clay, and Penland School of Craft where she was awarded a distinguished fellowship in 2023. Sara has received numerous awards including a 2023 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, the 2024 Michael Aurbach Fellowship for Excellence in Visual Arts and the 2024 Summerfair AIA Award.