About

Anastasia Edry (born 2002, Cambridge, Massachusetts) lives and works in Detroit, Michigan, and Arlington, Massachusetts. She will receive her BFA in Craft and Materials Studies, with a focus in Ceramics from the College for Creative Studies in 2025. She has been featured in the College For Creative Studies Annual Student Exhibition in 2022, 2023, and 2024 at CCS, as well as EVERYTHING MUST GO: CERAMICS LIQUIDATION, 2023, at Public Pool, and Patchwork, An Eclectic Experience, 2023, at Design Studio 6.

ARTIST STATEMENT 2024

Exploring themes of ballet, femininity, movement, as well as ornamentation, through ceramic and multimedia works, my process involves creating functional objects, such as lamps and fountains, as well as photo and decorative elements. My work heavily features ornamented details, and I aim to include a large amount of frills and gaudy decoration. The work does not aim to critique ballet, but celebrate the adornment and elaborateness featured in not only the movement but also the sets and costuming. The work is primarily ceramic, with a focus on organic shapes, but I am also including fiber elements, especially in the lampshades as well as the costume. Taking the time to add each and every rhinestone to the costume is a laborious task and truly required dedication in mental capacity but also in time. Each element of the spread is carefully considered in its decoration, and many details were inspired directly by extant costumes and set decoration for ballet productions, particularly taking inspiration from brocade patterns. There are so many elements at play in this body of work, it is difficult to place a finger on just what exactly it overall is.

Recent pieces feature ceramic food replications and furniture built from mid century plans, as well as various lamps. My work is informed by the contemporary craft scene, yet reflects on craft scenes of before my time, and overall falls most into the sphere of contemporary folk art.

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EDUCATION
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan- BFA in Crafts and Materials Studies, 2025

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 - The Contemporary Ceramic Show, Articipate Gallery, Berkley, MI
2024 - College for Creative Studies Annual Student Exhibition, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2023 - Patchwork: An Eclectic Experience, Design Studio 6, Detroit, MI
2023 - EVERYTHING MUST GO: CERAMICS LIQUIDATION, Public Pool, Hamtramck, MI
2023 - College for Creative Studies Annual Student Exhibition, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2022 - College for Creative Studies Annual Student Exhibition, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI

AWARDS
2024 - Waranch Aquisition Fund
2023 - Waranch Aquisition Fund

WORK EXPERIENCE

2021-present - Ceramics Studio Technician (Workstudy), College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2023-present - Summer Camp Ceramics Teacher, Fessenden Summer Camps, Newton, MA
2023-2024 -Glass Hot Shop Technician (Workstudy), College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2021-2022 - Visitor Services Associate, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA

Contact

anastasia.r.edry@gmail.com or DM on Instagram