Tom JaszczakShafer, Minnesota

Biography

Originally from Minnesota, Tom received a BA in Visual Art and a BS in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Bemidji State University. Tom was an assistant to both Simon Levin and Tara Wilson. He was a summer resident and a long-term resident at the Archie Bray Foundation. In the fall of 2015 Tom began a 3 year residency with his wife Maggie Finlayson at Penland School of Crafts. Tom has received several awards and honors including, a Jerome Projects Grant, Emerging Artist Award at NCECA, Lincoln and Lil Street Fellowship through the Archie Bray Foundation. In 2014, Tom was an Honored Maker at the Maker’s Faire at the White House. Tom’s current body of work is made of red earthenware and is soda fired to cone 3 with a small minimalist decorative element.