Gay Schempp

Gay Schempp worked as a studio potter for 20 years beginning in 1970. She then focused her work on painting, drawing and sculpting while teaching. Since 2000 she has been leading art ...
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    Gay Schempp worked as a studio potter for 20 years beginning in 1970. She then focused her work on painting, drawing and sculpting while teaching. Since 2000 she has been leading art and yoga retreats.

    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    2004

    Artist in Residence, International Arts Festival, Asilah, Morocco

    2007

    Artist in Residence, Casa di Gasperi, Calabria, Italy

    Primary Work Experience
    2000

    Art and yoga retreats

    1970
    -
    1990

    Studio potter

    1990
    -
    2000

    High School Art Teacher, New Canaan High School, New Canaan CT

    1990
    -
    2000

    Studio artist

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    Public Collections

    American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

    Contemporary Ceramics Collection, Southern Connecticut State College, New Haven, Connecticut 

    Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sacred Heart University, Bridgeport, Connecticut 

    Housatonic Museum, Bridgeport, Connecticut 

     

     

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    Clark, Donald

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    CfC

    Center for Craft

    American Museum of Ceramic Art

    AMOCA.

    American Ceramic Society

    ACerS

    Citation: Clark, Donald Gay Schempp, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/gay-schempp

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