Angelique Scott

Artist Statement

Angelique Scott is a Afro-Caribbean-American artist and educator whose artistic practice is rooted in intergenerational traditions of care and craftsmanship. Drawing from Afro-diasporic material culture, she works primarily with clay, glass, fiber, cowrie shells, and indigo to create both functional and decorative objects. Angelique received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Art Education and Craft & Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University and earned her Masters of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Scott has completed studio residencies at Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Vermont Studio Center, Penland School of Craft, Arrowmont, Hambidge, Ibura Arts at Blue Light Junction, and the Skopelos Foundation in Greece. She served on the Board of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts as the youngest conference liaison, co-organizing the largest clay conference in the U.S. She currently hosts clay workshops along the East Coast and maintains a vibrant studio-based practice investigating spirituality, wellness, and communal healing through craft.