Modern and Contemporary Craft: Selections from the Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection

Artist Biography

Christina A. West is a sculptor and installation artist who has extensively exhibited her work across the country in venues such as the Mattress Factory (Pittsburgh), The Everson Museum of Art (Syracuse, NY), Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center (Buffalo, NY), Plug Projects (Kansas City, MO), and Atlanta Contemporary (Atlanta, GA). Additionally, West’s work has been supported by a grants and fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, The Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts, the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts, and the Virginia Groot Foundation. West earned her MFA from Alfred University (Alfred, NY) in 2006 and her BFA from Siena Heights University (Adrian, MI) in 2003. From 2009-2022 West lived in Atlanta where she was an Associate Professor of Art at Georgia State University. In 2022, she relocated to Madison, WI to join the art faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.