Wanda Lea Austin
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
Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
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The typical known signature is “Wanda Lea,” scratched into base of pot.
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