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Wanda Lea Austin

Biography to Display: 

1925 Born Peoria, Illinois

2006 Died Burnsville, North Carolina 

EDUCATION

1969 BA Asheville-Biltmore College, Asheville, North Carolina (now University of North Carolina at Asheville)

1971 MSW University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

—Black Mountain School, Black Mountain, North Carolina

—Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

—Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, Michigan

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1951-2006 Potter

1971-1977 Social Worker

1985-1989 Social Worker

BIOGRAPHY

Wanda Lea Austin is known for wheel thrown, functional red earthenware: vases, bowls, platters, pitchers, cups, plates, ashtrays, and jam pots. The brushed images on Austin’s work are motifs taken from the natural world.

Her studies in art and ceramics included courses at the Art Institute of Chicago, Black Mountain College, and Kalamazoo Institute of Art.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display: 

Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina

 

 

 

Center for CraftSouthern Highland Craft Guild

 

 

Center for CraftCenter For Craft

 

Typical Marks

The typical known signature is “Wanda Lea,” scratched into base of pot.

Bowl
Materials: Earthenware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection, 1988.390
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection, 1988.390
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild

Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified February 12, 2024. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/austin

TAGS

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Center for Craft , Illinois, North Carolina, Georgia, Illinois, Black Mountain School, Art Institute of Chicago, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Asheville-Baltimore College, University of Georgia, CfC, SHCG