Helen Otterson
Excelsior, MN
Artist-in-Residence
Helen Otterson received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Miami. Exhibited throughout the United States and internationally, her work has been published in American Craft Magazine and Ceramic Monthly. Her work can also be found in books such as Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity’s Most Transformational Process, 500 Sculptures, and 500 Figures in Clay. Helen’s ceramic and glass sculptures are part of the permanent collections at the Mulvane Art Museum, Nicolaysen Art Museum, and the Plains Art Museum. Helen has been a McKnight Visiting Artist Residency at Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis. She has completed artist residencies at the A.I.R. Vallauris, France, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and the International Ceramic Studio in Kecskemét, Hungary.