Biography
Eliza Au is an artist working in clay using digital fabrication techniques. She earned her MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and her BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Au has shown her work nationally and internationally, including at: Korean International Ceramic Biennale (Icheon, Korea, 2019); the Taiwan Ceramic Biennale, (New Tapei City, Taiwan; 2020); MIC Faenza (Faenza, Italy, 2023); and the Indian Ceramics Triennale (New Delhi, India, 2023). She has previously attended residencies at the European Ceramic Work Center (Hertogenbosch, NL), the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts (Helena, MT), Greenwich House Pottery, and recently received a McKnight Artist Fellowship to attend a residency at the Northern Clay Center (Minneapolis, MN) in 2022. In 2020, she received an Award of Excellence during the Chrysalis Competition held by the James Renwick Alliance. Her work is in several permanent collections including the Everson Museum of Art, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Au is currently based out of Texas where she is an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at the University of North Texas.
