Avery Wells is an educator and ceramic artist from the mountains of North Carolina, and now resides in the mountains of the Hudson Valley where she is an MFA Ceramics Candidate Spring 2022 SUNY New Paltz and Resident artist at the Clay Arts Center in Westchester 2022-2023. She creates goofy vessels and botanical sculptures that celebrate craft and women’s history in the decorative arts. She has taught ceramics to all ages and in a variety of settings, and is committed to increasing accessibility to the arts.