Clay Art Center Shop is pleased to present a selection of functional handmade ceramics by guest featured artist Breana Ferreira throughout Hispanic Heritage Month. Guest Curated by Artist-in-Residence Alvaro Villa, Breana’s work features multi-layered and textured surfaces, with colorful motifs and imagery that shape a personal narrative. Visit the shop at 40 Beech Street, Port Chester, NY Monday through Saturday from September 15 through October 17 to view and purchase the work including mugs, plates, and tableware. The work will also be available online.
Artist Bio
Breana Ferreira (she/her) was born and raised in Southern California and received her BFA in Ceramics in the Spring of 2022 from the University of North Texas. Her process integrates traditional ceramic practices with the two-dimensional arts to develop personal and cultural narrative through sculpted still-lifes and utilitarian form. She has worked as an educator and Resident Artist in association with a variety of arts organizations and crafts schools within the United States and was recently selected as one of Ceramic Monthly’s 2026 Emerging Artists. Breana is currently making and working amongst the Beartooth Mountains of Red Lodge, MT in association with the Red Lodge Clay Center as their new Programs Coordinator.
Artist Statement
Breana’s practice fixates on ceramics as active participants in routine and ritual, as conduits for introspection, and as vessels for personal and cultural narrative. She reflects most on the intimacy of utilitarian objects, the crooked charm of the handbuilt form, and the preservation of perfect imperfection where the hand disrupts and distorts. Through the celebratory practice of adornment, Breana embraces maximalist tendencies indulging in rich layers of texture, color, and imagery, utilizing pattern, print, and iconography in dialogue with form. Sculpted still-life and vessel alike, her objects embody personal reflections on memory, identity, and space influenced most by her multicultural roots and the landscapes she calls home.
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Clay Art Center is dedicated to education, creativity, and community engagement through clay by providing an inclusive space for learning, studio practice, exhibitions, personal growth, and professional development in ceramic arts. It is located in the heart of Port Chester at 40 Beech Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. Join Clay Art Center classes, and exhibitions, and shop online at www.clayartcenter.org.
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