Artist Info

AMAL TAMARI
Penland, NC

CLAY | Functional and sculptural ceramics

Penland Affiliation | Penland Core Fellow 2023-2025

Artist Information | Studio artist; education: BA Earlham College (IN), Post-Baccalaureate Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL); exhibitions: Bonsack Gallery (MO), Good Habit Pottery Co. (WI), Salt Stone Ceramics (WA)

Artist Bio | Amal Tamari is a Palestinian-American craftsperson living in North Carolina. She is currently a Core Fellow at Penland School of Craft, taking workshops in the clay, textiles, and wood studios. Amal’s work focuses on finding splendor in everyday objects and capturing their beauty through still lifes. She often thinks about memory and home, and her imagery reflects these subjects. Her work straddles the line between functional and sculptural, and her clay works are always coil-pinched with deep red clay.

Technical Info | Majolica, earthenware clay fired to cone 03