Bio

Jennifer Schumacher Waller is a ceramic artist whose work explores in-betweenness, impermanence, and renewal through mending and memory. Using clay, wax, and fiber, Jennifer creates forms and spaces that invite stillness, reflection, care and repair. Originally from the West Coast and now practicing in New Orleans, her work has been exhibited nationally. Selected exhibitions include her 2026 Solo Exhibition, in between, at the Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, Florida; the juried exhibition “The Importance of Being Nowhere”, in 2026 at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA; the 2026 Sixth LaGrange Southeast Regional at LaGrange Art Museum, Lagrange, GA; juried show Shadow Piece(s) Chance Based Responses in Clay at the Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN in 2026; and received the NCECA KBH Merit Award at the 2025 NCECA National Juried Student Art Exhibition at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT. Jennifer received her BFA at Louisiana State University and her Post Bachelorette at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She has participated in residencies and workshops at the A-B Project’s Conceptual Art Program; Lessons in Listening Online Residency; Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana; and the International Artist Residency Exchange St. Raphael, France. In 2026, Jennifer will attend a residency at the Oregon Coast School of Art and is Co-Organizer for the Water residency in Spring 2026 at the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Newcastle, Maine. Jennifer is a member of the Nomads Art Collective that organizes shows at venues in Boston, Massachusetts.