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Kevin Byrd (b. 1976, Charleston, SC) is an interdisciplinary artist based in San Francisco. He studied architecture at Kennesaw State University where an early focus on structure and spatial systems continues to inform his work across sculpture, textile, and graphic form. Byrd's work has been exhibited at the Goat Farm, High Museum of Art, and MOCAGA, and is part of the Dolby Laboratories collection. He has participated in residencies including Hambidge and and the Cochran Collection residency in LaGrange GA. His projects have also been realized at architectural scale, most notably through the development of the art strategy for Dolby Laboratories' headquarters in San Francisco, where he founded the Dolby Artist Program to support artists working at the intersection of art and technology. Working across industrial materials, geometry, and systems-based composition, Byrd explores the porous boundaries between design, sculpture, and the built environment. His work reflects a sustained engagement with the visual languages of modernism and the cultural impact of technological production. Byrd lives and works in San Francisco.

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George Long is a Georgia based artist that has shown in museums and galleries nationally and internationally. He received a BFA from the Atlanta College of Art in 1995 and continued to be an active part of the Atlanta art community . George's work is broad in approach, material , content . This ceramic work is from his most recent show with Marcia Wood Gallery " Square One "

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Mary O'Malley is a ceramic artist based in Macon, Georgia. She holds an MA in Ceramics and Glass from the Royal College of Art in London and a BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. O'Malley first gained national attention with her Bottom Feeder series (2011-2013), exhibited with the American Craft Council, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, a solo exhibition at The Clay Studio, and more. One of her earliest career achievements was an Award of Excellence from the American Craft Council which included a residency at the Hambidge Center in 2013. She has since returned twice to Hambidge and is proud to be part of its fellowship network.
Her work has since shown internationally at institutions including the British Ceramics Biennial, Saatchi Gallery, Christie's, Chun Art Museum (Shanghai), and Parcours Caramique Carougeois (Geneva). She co-founded Collective Matter, a London-based artist collective that held a six-month Tate Exchange residency at the Tate Modern. Her work is represented by Taste Contemporary (Geneva, Switzerland) and held in public and private collections worldwide, including the, TaoXiChuan Art Center, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and 21C Museum Hotel. O'Malley has participated in residencies in China, Italy, India, Ireland, the UK, and the United States, with a forthcoming solo exhibition at Artlink at Fort Dunree in Donegal, Ireland (Summer 2026). The work donated to the silent auction is an early iteration of an installation in development for this show. Themes include: bricks as metaphor for colonization, degredation of empire, and the power of nature to overshadow human-centered conflict. She is currently Assistant Professor of Art at Mercer University.

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Born in Atlanta, art has played a central role in her life since early childhood. Ife Williams began her formal training in sculpture at Interlochen Arts Academy in Northern Michigan, holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture/ Metalsmithing from the University of Michigan, pursued a Master's degree in Museum Studies at Syracuse University, and received a certificate of nonprofit organizational management from the Georgia Center for Nonprofits. Over the last three decades Ife has worked actively as a maker in stone and ceramics while also serving in several administrative roles. She currently holds the position of Deputy Director at The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences in Rabun Gap, Georgia

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Debra Fleury is a multidisciplinary sculptor working in West Dennis, Massachusetts. Her figurative work is rooted in the expression of introspective energies. Fleury studied art and design at MassArt in Boston and received her MFA in sculpture from the Penn State School of Visual Arts. She has exhibited her work at The Archie Bray Foundation (MT), The Workhouse Clay Arts Center (VA), Wayne Art Center (PA), The Clay Center of New Orleans (LA), and Highfield Hall and Gardens (MA), among others. She is currently working on art installations for the Umbrella Arts Center in Concord (MA) and the Woskob Gallery (PA). In addition to her sculpture practice, Fleury has taught at MassArt and Penn State University.

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I grew up in both Illinois and Iowa along the Mississippi river. I was introduced to art and clay at a young age. I remember ordering drawing books and pencils from a magazine and how excited I was when it came. However, I knew at a young age I wanted to join the Marine Corps; I did right after high school.

I was stationed in Camp Pendleton, CA with the Raiders, Bravo 1/1 a Zodiac company and SOC unit. SOC is an acronym for Special Operation Capable unit. I was with them for two years as a Assult Climber. After returning from my first deployment two months later I deployed with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion as a Scout. We deployed Augest, 1990 the beginning of Desert Shield and then Storm. I got out of the Marine Corp after a challenging, tense, yet rewarding four years. I still have a band of brothers who I served with out there Semper Fi. I received an honorable discharge September, 1992.

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