B E L L E C E R A M I C S
ISABELLE COPPINGER
Current Positions
2017 to Present, Artist, Belle Ceramics, Naturally Inspired Ceramic Design, South Side Studios, Asheville NC
Education
2017 BA. Warren Wilson College, Ceramics and Sculpture, Asheville NC
2015 LEAPYEAR, Transforming Education, Calistoga CA
2013 Greenfield Community College, Greenfield MA
2011 Kroka Expeditions, Where Consciousness Meets Wilderness, Marlow NH
Professional Experience
2017 - 2021, Resident Artist, Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville NC
2017- 2018 Internship, The Bright Angle, Ceramics Company, Asheville NC
2015 - 2017 Studio Assistant, Warren Wilson College Ceramic Studios, Asheville NC
2016 Internship, Attention Design, Industrial Design Company, Copenhagen Denmark
Teaching Experience
2017 - 2021, Ceramics Instructor, Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville NC
2019 July - Sept, Youth Transformed for Life Group Instructor, Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville NC
2017 and 2019 July - Sept, Summer Kids Clay Camp Instructor at Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville NC
2017 to 2018 Studio Assistant, Earth and Fire Studios, New Orleans LA
2016 - 2017 Studio Assistant, Penland School of Craft, Bakersville NC
2015 - 2017 Studio Assistant, Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
2015 Workshop Assistant, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg TN
2014 Assistant Teacher, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kalaheo Kauai HI
2014 Assistant Teacher, Orinoco Elementary School, Orinoco Nicaragua
2014 Assistant Teacher, Elementary School, Arequipa Peru
Workshops
2016 Student, La Meridiana, International School of Ceramics, Certaldo Italy
2015 Volunteer, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Kansas City MO
2015 Student, Leapyear, Transforming Education, Cob Building Workshop, Urubamba Peru
2014 Student, Botanical Crafts Workshops, Kalani Retreat Center, Pahoa Big Island HI
Current Representation
2017 - Present, Featured Artist, Odyssey Clayworks Gallery, Asheville NC
2018 - Present, Featured Artist, Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans LA
2021 - Present, Featured Artist, Goetze Art & Design, Memphis TN
2022 - Present, Featured Artist, Hillary Whitaker Gallery, Ponte Vedra, FL
Exhibitions
2023 March, NCECA, Current, Cincinnati OH
2022 December, Art Basel - Red Dot Miami, Miami FL
2021 April-May, Chroma: A Dip in Color, Solo Show, Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans LA
2021 Jan-April, Joint Show, Ananda West, Asheville NC
2020 Mar-Aug, NCECA. Murmurations, Solo Show, The Highpoint Gallery, Richmond VA
2019 - 2020, Featured artist, From Here and Far Gallery, Asheville NC
2019 July-Aug, Sculpture National, Clay Center of New Orleans LA
2018 July-Sept, Joint Show with Carlyle Wolfe, Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans LA
2017 Slip & Pulp, Warren Wilson College Senior Exhibition, Asheville NC
2016 - 2017 Student Art Show, Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
2015 Keep Your Eyes Open, Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
2015 Warren Wilson College Art Exhibition, Asheville NC
2015 Art and Science, Warren Wilson College Science Department, Asheville NC
Awards
2017 Award in Excellence, Student Art Show, Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
2016 Honorable Mention, Student Art Show, Warren Wilson College, Asheville NC
2012 Gold Key Award, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Ceramic Sculpture, New York NY
2011 Honorable Mention, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Painting and Drawing, New York NY
Publications
2023 Louisiana Life Magazine - River Current - October Issue
2022 Key Official City Guide - Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky - June Issue
2022 The World Of Interiors - Condé Nast - London UK - May Issue
2022 River City Lifestyle Magazine - Memphis TN - April Issue
2021 Cary Magazine - Mayton Hotel - Cary NC - November Issue
2021 Amazing Glaze - Recipes and Combinations - by Gabriel Kline
2017 Mica and Micaceous Clay - Undergraduate Research - Auspex Literary and Visual Magazine
Private Installations
"Terra" Senior Show. Huxley. Asheville, NC 2017
"Albuscreta floresco" Leathem. New Orleans, LA 2018
"Crescente arbore 1" Levin. Metairie, LA 2018
"Crescente arbore 2" Spencer. Mississippi 2018
"Terra flos 1,2 & 3" Spencer. New Orleans, LA 2018
"Circularis volu" Lewis. Metairie, LA 2018
"Pluma ramus" Wainer. Seaside, FL 2018
"Terra flos 4,5 & 6" Erhet. New Orleans, LA 2019
"Blue Wave" Legarde. Pass Christian, MS 2019
"Feather" Abernathy. Longview, TX 2019
"Pod 7" Yockey. New Orleans, LA 2019
"Pod 8" Magowan. West Palm Beach, FL 2019
"Plume 1" Berger. Memphis, TN 2019
"Terra floresco" Saums. Ridgeland, MS 2019
"Plume 2" Gay. New Orleans, LA 2019
"Albuscreta floresco 2"New Orleans, LA 2019
"Crescente arbore" New Orleans, LA 2019
"Pluma" Neusetzer. Lafayette, LA 2019
"Pluma" Gay, Nashville TN 2020
"Terra floresco 2"Jackson, MS 2020
"Circum Follium"New Orleans, LA 2020
"Terra flos" Lester. Memphis, TN 2020
"Caeruleum unda" Sonnier. New Orleans, LA 2020
"Crescente arbore" FL 2020
"Floreo pervigeo" Richmond, VA 2020
"Terra flos" Dimengo. Nashville, TN 2021
"Innuit"Tambor. Asheville, NC 2021
"Pluma" Mann. Metairie, LA 2021
"Terra flos" Davilla. Raleigh, NC 2021
"Terra flos caeruleum" New Orleans, LA 2021
"Terra flos imbre" New Orleans, LA 2021
"Terra flos rosea" New Orleans, LA 2021
"Ovale" Taravella. New Orleans, LA 2021
"Florets" New Orleans, LA 2021
"Florets" Florida 2021
"Florets circulos" New Orleans, LA 2021
"Pluma caeruleum" New Orleans, LA 2021
"Viridi unda" New Orleans, LA 2021
"Florets" Wellford. Memphis, TN 2021
"Terra flos"Goethe. Memphis, TN 2021
"Terra flos" Hankins. Memphis, TN 2021
"Burst" Record. Charlotte, NC 2021
"Caeruleum aspargo" New Orleans, LA 2022
"Rota flores" MacLean. Copenhagen, Denmark 2022
"Caeruleum unda" Cincinatti, OH 2022
"Terra flos" Cincinatti, OH 2022
"Florets" Goetze. Memphis, TN 2022
"Florets" Mann. Houston, TX 2022
"Florets" Ehret. Asheville, NC 2022
"Floret Scatter" Private Client. Cincinnati, OH 2022
"Album silva" Williamson. Memphis, TN 2022
"Novum fluxus" Watler. Franklinton, LA 2022
"Caeruleum aestus" Private. New Orleans, LA 2022
"Florets" Private. Ponte Vedra, FL 2022
"Foliis crescente" Owen. Memphis, TN 2023
"Magnus Alias A" Private. New Orleans, LA 2023
"Centrum folia" Spencer. The Hamptons, NY 2023
"Duo flores terrae" Private. Memphis TN 2023
"Pluma" Hazard. New Orleans, LA 2023
Commercial Installations
"Circum follium" Private Office Space. Cincinatti OH 2023
"Caeruleum unda duo" La Boulangerie. New Orleans LA 2022
"Veni et vade" Roper St. Francis Women’s Hospital. Charleston SC 2022
"Fluere urbana" The Roxboro. Durham NC 2021
"Lata alas" The Mayton Hotel. Cary NC 2021
"Pluma folium" North West Medical Center. Sahuarita AZ 2020
"Flos missio" Mission Hospital. Asheville NC 2019
"Viridi unda" Freret Beer Annex. New Orleans LA 2019
"Caeruleum unda" La Boulangerie. New Orleans LA 2018
