Bio
Aby Henry received her masters from the Oregon College of Art & Craft, and her BA from the University of Nevada, Reno. She graduated with a major in Ceramics and a minor in Art History.
Aby is on the board of the Alliance of Oregon College of Art and Craft Alumni.
After recovering her bachelors in ceramics at UNR, she moved to Portland, Oregon to start her own art/farming business with her sister Jen Henry in 2008. Aby continued her ceramics work at Shop People in SE Portland starting in 2012. She was the head of the ceramics department from 2014-2016. Aby then continued her education at the Oregon College of Art and Craft where she received her masters in ceramics.
Aby has been fortunate to create at the following locations:
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcaste, Maine
Jingdezhen Private Studio in Jingdezhen, China
A Windgate Fellowship to attend Vermont Studio Center in September
Presidential Scholarship to attend Anderson Ranch this summer with Trey Hill.
Medalta in Medicine Hat, Canada
C.R.E.T.A Rome
Sou'Wester
Playa Summerlake (coming October 2023)
Aby is on the board of the Alliance of Oregon College of Art and Craft Alumni.
After recovering her bachelors in ceramics at UNR, she moved to Portland, Oregon to start her own art/farming business with her sister Jen Henry in 2008. Aby continued her ceramics work at Shop People in SE Portland starting in 2012. She was the head of the ceramics department from 2014-2016. Aby then continued her education at the Oregon College of Art and Craft where she received her masters in ceramics.
Aby has been fortunate to create at the following locations:
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcaste, Maine
Jingdezhen Private Studio in Jingdezhen, China
A Windgate Fellowship to attend Vermont Studio Center in September
Presidential Scholarship to attend Anderson Ranch this summer with Trey Hill.
Medalta in Medicine Hat, Canada
C.R.E.T.A Rome
Sou'Wester
Playa Summerlake (coming October 2023)
She calls Portland, Oregon home. She lives there with a plethora of plants and an overabundance of books (if there is such a thing), her partner Tom, Knock their cat, Zahara their dog, their bunnies Lazuli, Larimar, and Sel. And a ridiculously large garden.
