Roberto Lugo Studio Tour

Step inside the creative world of renowned artist Roberto Lugo-potter, social activist, spoken-word poet, and educator-with an exclusive private tour of his home and studio for up to four guests. Now working from the historic home and studio of celebrated ceramic artists Robert and Paula Winokur, Roberto will share insights into his artistic practice, inspirations, and current work in this intimate behind-the-scenes experience.

The winning bidder will coordinate the visit through The Clay Studio. The tour must be scheduled within three months of the auction.

Artist Statement

As an artist-a potter, painter, and performance artist-my work is a reflection of the diversity of my life experiences," says Roberto Lugo, who teaches ceramics. Roberto's life as an artist began in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, where he grew up painting graffiti on abandoned buildings, and has taken him as far as painting porcelain china in Hungary. He still calls himself a "ghetto potter," reflecting on his inner-city origins, but he equates ghetto with the word "resourceful." "I juxtapose porcelain with graffiti in the hopes that we can start to see how different cultural histories can work together."

Artist Biography

Roberto Lugo attended Kansas City Art Institute, earning his BA in 2012, and went on to the Penn State University School of Visual Arts to earn his MFA in 2014. He is a Ph.D. candidate in Art Education from Penn State, and is now a tenure track professor of ceramics at Marlboro College in Vermont. He was honored as an Emerging Artist by NCECA in 2015.

About Paula and Robert Winokur

Paula and Robert Winokur were two internationally acclaimed artists and educators, who contributed in shaping contemporary ceramics in Philadelphia. The pair met as students at Temple University learning under another renowned ceramist, Ruduolf Staffle, and spent decades working together as an artist pair. The two grew as giants within the ceramic community with Paula's phenomenal series of works documenting life cycles of icebergs under the harsh hand of climate change, and Robert's exploration of architectural forms with unique surface finishes.

Over the years they guided hundreds of students and artists over the years, working as professors at Temple University and Arcadia University. Each at the respective locations for over three decades while maintaining active solo careers.

The couple worked side by side in their shared studio in Horsham, Pennsylvania, famously divided down the middle by a partition wall. Lugo will be taking guest through this monumental space which he is currently working out of, allowing for an extraordinary moment of standing in a space of historical and contemporary ceramic excellence.

• All winning bids are paid in full before artwork leaves The Clay Studio.
• Winning Bids are automatically billed at the close of the Auction at 12:00 pm on September 27th 2026.
• Shipping is NOT included in the winning bid.
• Items can be packed and shipped, and the winner will pay the cost.
• Items can be picked up at The Clay Studio for no additional cost.
• Items with alcohol CANNOT be shipped.