Maggie Connolly

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Maggie Connolly is a classically trained ceramicist in high craft. In 2013, she became the first American graduate to earn a MFA in Ceramics from Tsinghua University in Beijing. In 2017, she became the second American to earn a Ph. D. from the Tokyo University of the Arts for studio ceramics. From 2019 to 2020, she spent a year as an Artist-in-Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Currently, she is a full-time professional artist at Mighty Mud Studios in Knoxville.

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From East Asia to East Knoxville: Maggie Connolly on Ceramics & Culture – Inside of Knoxville, August 15, 2025