Beth McLaughlin, Artistic Director & Chief Curator, Fuller Craft Museum
Beth McLaughlin is the Artistic Director and Chief Curator of Exhibitions and Collections for the Fuller Craft Museum. She has worked in the arts and museum fields for over 23 years, holding leadership and curatorial positions at the Oakland Museum of California , deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, and Fuller Craft Museum. She has curated over 30 exhibitions, and has been published in Fiber Art Now, the Decorative Arts Society Newsletter, and selvedge.com.
Sharbreon Plummer, PhD, Creative Project Manager, Curator, Artistic Director
Sharbreon Plummer is a creative project manager and curator with 15 years of experience in facilitation, program management, nonprofit administration and cultural stewardship. Her approach involves integrating my artistic background and nonprofit management experience into specialized approaches to collaboration, partnership, development and programmatic oversight. Her client-facing work centers organizational development through a human-centered lens.
Jose Sierra, Artist
José Sierra is a Venezuelan-born ceramic artist who currently resides in New Mexico. His work is heavily influenced by his past and present surroundings, including images and memories of intensely colored mountains, dramatic landscapes, pre-Colombian art and architecture of the Andean region of South America, as well as the distinct physical geography of the Southwest United States. The range of textures and colors found in these environments informs his palette of glazes and engobes, which are achieved through high-firing in oxidation and reduction. Jose’s work has been exhibited in leading galleries and curated exhibitions across the United States and Western Europe. It has received awards in national and international juried competitions, and shows are featured in national publications. It has also been installed in numerous permanent collections of museums, universities, and other institutions.
*Header image is work by C. Marsh, Craft Innovation Jumpstarter Grant recipient.