Chance Taylor (b. 1995)

​Chance Taylor is a ceramicist and educator who grew up in Fargo, ND. He graduated with a BFA (2018) in ceramics from North Dakota State University and received his MFA (2023) from the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. He recently completed a one-year residency at Access Arts in Columbia, MO and is currently Ceramics Technician, Adjunct Faculty, & Visiting Artist at ETSU, Johnson City, TN. Taylor’s work  draws upon his fascination with an object’s purpose to facilitate culture and fulfill our psychological, aesthetic, and practical needs through everyday use and ritual. 

​

Since graduating, Taylor has displayed his work in dozens of  juried and invitational exhibitions across the nation and in publications such as Ceramic Monthly. He has mounted two solo exhibitions; Florescence (2024) at the Columbia College Hardwick Gallery  and Verdant (2025) at In Tandem Gallery in Bakersville, NC. In addition to his personal practice,  he has taught as a lecturer in Contemporary Art History at Truman State University, Kirksville, MO and currently teaches Ceramics and 3-Dimensional design courses at ETSU, Johnson City, TN.