Ellen Schön

Ellen Schön is Adjunct Professor in Fine Arts and Ceramics Studio Supervisor at Lesley University College of Art and Design in Cambridge, MA, where she has taught ceramics and 3-D courses since 2002. She earned a BA from Marlboro College (Ceramics and Perceptual Psychology) and an MFA in Ceramics from Boston University’s Program in Artisanry. Schön has organized and co-curated interdisciplinary, thematic group exhibitions in non-profit venues in the Boston area and abroad. A member of the European Artists Association, her interest in international artist collaboration and exchange has led her to travel extensively, participating in international artist symposia/residencies in Denmark, Finland, Croatia, Hungary, Turkey, Israel, Germany, and Malaysia.

Schön won the Brother Thomas Fellowship Award and The Artist Foundation Fellowship from the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities. She was an Artist Fellow at the St. Botolph Club and is a member of the Boston Sculptors Gallery. Schön’s ceramic sculpture is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA.