Ryan Rakhshan

Bio 

Ryan Rakhshan (he/him) has been active in the ceramics community since 2008. He currently teaches at the Corcoran School of the Arts at GW University, at the Art League in Alexandria, VA, and he teaches glaze chemistry workshops at studios around the country. Ryan runs two businesses, Error 1 Kiln Repair LLC, and Midnight Ceramics LLC. 

Ryan received his bachelor of arts in philosophy and art history from Hood College in 2011. After graduating, he taught at various community studios for three years and apprenticed under Joyce Michaud for two years. In 2014, Ryan completed a one year term of service with AmeriCorps NCCC. In 2015, he spent a year as an artist in residence at the Brockway Center for Arts and Technology. Ryan completed a graduate certificate in ceramic arts from Hood College in 2018.

Ryan is as interested in the technical and chemical aspects of the ceramic arts as he is in the aesthetic and utilitarian aspects of the field.