"Feng-shui" (inside), 2025, commercial and handmade paper, 8 x 6.5 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Rebecca Zhang
Windgate-Lamar Fellowship
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2026
Rebecca Zhang is a multidisciplinary maker from New York City working in paper and clay, with a particular interest in book arts and teaware. They received their BFA from Alfred University, where they studied ceramics and graphic design. In New York, Rebecca works as an instructor and has completed residencies in Jingdezhen and at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Most recently, Rebecca was a ceramics intern at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. In February, they will join Penland School of Craft as a 2027 Core Fellow.
Rooted in a personal search for assurance, harmony, and balance, their practice draws inspiration from Taoist principles that value simplicity, flow, and attentiveness. They are interested in translating these intangible ideas into material form, using craft as a means to cultivate a meditative, focused state of engagement for both themselves and the viewer.
Selected works
"Displaced Harmony," 2024, wood-fired ceramic, paper, wood, thread, 14 x 8 x 12 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
"Feng-shui," 2025, commercial and handmade paper, 8 x 6.5 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
"Feng-shui" (inside), 2025, commercial and handmade paper, 8 x 6.5 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
"Porcelain Teapot," 2025, salt-fired porcelain, 5 x 3.5 x 4 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
"Yellow Salt Teapot," 2025, salt-fired tile red clay, 3.5 x 3.5 x 5.5 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
"Transformation iii," 2024, black slip, porcelain, 8 x 8 x 2.5 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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