Artist Bio

Inspired by the land and sea.

Alison Brannen, a Toronto artist, educator, and sailor, has been creating art for 35 years.  Currently serving as Vice President of Fusion, the Ontario Clay and Glass Association, she has also won the 2025 Best in Show Award at the Toronto Potters Biennial and the Ann Sneath Best in Show Award from the Hamilton Potters Guild at the Carnegie Gallery in 2016.  Her large-scale sculptural vessels were showcased at the Gardiner Museum in 2020. 

Alison offers workshops on saggar-fired ceramics in electric kilns and Kintsugi-inspired gold repair to various guilds and online audiences worldwide. 

Represented by Gagne Contemporary Gallery in Toronto and New York, she has exhibited in group shows at the Art Gallery of Burlington, Carnegie Gallery, Todmorden Gallery, Oeno Gallery, Rails End Gallery and others.  Her educational background includes an MFA from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, a BFA from York University, Toronto, and a BEd from the University of Toronto.