Whitney Sharpe is an Oakland-based ceramic artist. Utilizing clay as a conduit, Sharpe builds three-dimensional forms to embody physical experience. Drawn to clay - for its volatile yet mutable nature - her art practice explores the relational and ritual aspects of materiality by challenging the limitations of medium and skill.
Whitney Sharpe attended Savannah College of Art & Design, developing a relationship to process via painting, textiles, creative writing, ceramic and fiber sculpture. Through this multi-medium education, she was able to explore traditional and craft-based mediums while converging intention, concept, and quality. After graduating in 2011, Whitney moved to San Francisco and eventually settled in Oakland. Soon after moving to the Bay Area, Sharpe founded her ceramics studio Latch Key. In 2017, she collaborated with fellow artists to found Standard Parts Studios, an interdisciplinary art studio where Sharpe develops her work today.