Jennifer Zwilling is the Curator and Director of Artistic Programs. She joined The Clay Studio in 2015 and administers the Resident Artist Program, Exhibitions, The Collection, and the Guest Artist in Residence Program. She earned her BA in History from Ursinus College and MA in Art History from Temple University, Tyler School of Art. Previously, she was Assistant Curator of American Decorative Arts and Contemporary Craft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Jennifer developed and taught History of Modern Craft at Tyler School of Art for ten years, and has taught and lectured around the world. She represents TCS as a founding Board Member of CraftNOW Philadelphia.
Areas of specialist interest:
- Contemporary American and British Ceramics
- Social and Political Activism in Ceramic Art and Craft
- Arts and Crafts movement in the US and the UK
- The Clay Studio Collection
- History of Modern Craft
- WWII and The Craft movement in the US
