I delight in the problem solving inherent to working with clay. It is a raw material that can be taken in so many directions, with ample opportunities throughout the making process to layer meaning and visual subtleties. Sometimes it invigorates me, sometimes it makes me physically tired, and sometimes it frustrates me. It is an endless puzzle, digging through my experiences and visual lexicon, trying to communicate a language that speaks to me… and hopefully others too. After my time with the clay is done, it is another delight to see the ways my pieces take on new roles and rituals in other people’s lives.
Originally from the Flathead Valley, Robyn Till has been based in Bozeman for the past 12 years. After finishing her BFA in Ceramics at Montana State University, she completed a Post-Baccalaureate program in Artisanry with UMASS-Dartmouth. Both her utilitarian and sculptural bodies of work are a vehicle to investigate surface design, passage of time, and the intimacy of clay. Her visual lexicon draws from historical textiles and patterns seen in the natural world. She splits her time between making/teaching ceramics and working at the Public Library, whose mission is central to her way of thinking and existing.
EDUCATION
2021 - UMASS - DARTMOUTH, PBC, ARTISANRY
2018 - BFA, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, CERAMICS
EXHIBITIONS
2025 - Connections, Livingston Center for Art & Culture, Livingston, MT
2025 - Boulders, ARCANE Space, Los Angeles, CA
2022 - 2022 Holiday Show, 1+1=1 Gallery, Helena, MT
2022 - Winter Warmers Cup Show, Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, WA
2021 - Missoula Woodfire Invitational, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2021 - Solo Show, Beall St. Studios, Bozeman, MT
2018 - Middle Fork, The Beyond Gallery, Bozeman, MT
2018 - Vox Populi, The Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, MT
2018 - Downstream Downfire, The Exit Gallery, Bozeman, MT
2018 - Fall BFA Thesis Exhibition, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, MT
2017 - The Cup Aesthetic, The Dean’s Gallery, Bozeman, MT
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023 to present - Adult ceramics instructor, Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, Bozeman, MT
2021 to present - Assistant, Ryan Mitchell, Gangbusters Pottery, Bozeman, MT
2021 - Assistant, Jeremy Hatch, Beall Street Studios, Bozeman, MT
2021 - Assistant, Rebecca Hutchinson, Helena, MT
2019 - Wood Kiln Construction Crew, Curitiba Biennial, São Laurenço Park Sculpture Center, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
2018 - Assistant, Cheon Pyo Lee, Medium is the Same, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, MT