Brent Pafford

We're proud to present Brent Pafford's work as part of our 2nd annual Queer and Dear show.

Brent Pafford is a ceramic artist currently based in Eugene, Oregon. Pafford has exhibited nationally since completing his MFA in ceramics in 2014, at Clemson University, most recently he was an invited artist at the 2018 American Pottery Festival at Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis. In 2015, he won the Retired Professors Merit Award at NCECA’s Student Juried Exhibition; in 2016, he was awarded the prestigious Jury Prize at the ArtFields Art Competition; and also in 2016 he received a Presidential Scholarship to attend Anderson Ranch in Snowmass, Colorado. Pafford currently has work showing in Portland, OR, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Seattle and Washington, DC.