Chelsea McMaster
Chelsea McMaster (b.1995) is a Ceramic Artist of Caribbean descent. She completed her BA in Art at Millersville University (PA) in 2019 and an MFA in Ceramics from Alfred University (NY) in 2024. In 2023, she was awarded the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Graduate Student Fellowship and the American Ceramic Circle Research grant. In 2024, she received a Fulbright-National Geographic Award for Wadadli Folk. This project preserves the techniques and histories of Antigua’s surviving traditional potters. In 2025, she held workshops with the island's art teachers to teach them the craft and mitigate its decline. Chelsea primarily works with coil building and sculpting techniques, as well as traditional finishes. Her work seeks to find ways to represent and preserve her oral culture and traditions through the ceramic process.
A Grain for Every Life, 2024. Rice, Glass, Ceramic, 18 x 10 x 10 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Sentinel Installation, 2024. Size varies. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Sentinel III, 2024. Ceramic, Fringe, Steel, Brass, 70 x 24 x 13 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Mask III, 2023. Cotton, vitreous Slip, 18 x 15 x 6 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist.
A Totem for Broken Warriors, 2023. Ceramic, Hemp Cord, Egyptian paste, 14 x 24 x 5 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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