Nuala Creed, born 1954 in Ireland, moved to the US as a young adult and now lives in Petaluma, California. She earned her BFA from California College of the Arts in 1999. She has exhibited widely in the US in over 80 juried and over 60 invitational group shows. A few of these were Museum shows. Some highlights of recent exhibits include work in the following: Confrontational Ceramics Westchester Arts Council, New York, 2008; Creatures of Magic & Myth Sonoma Valley Museum, CA, 2007; The Family of Clay, CCA Ceramics 1950 - 2005 at CCA 2006; and Off The Rim Grounds For Sculpture, New Jersey, 2004. In 2002 she was invited to make an ornament for The White Christmas Tree. This was the catalyst for her political work.

Nuala’s work is featured in the books, Confrontational Ceramics (her work is on the cover), Clay in Art International Year Book edition 07-08, 30 Ceramic Sculptors, 500 Figures in Clay, and 500 Handmade Dolls. Her work also appears in Ceramics Art and Perception, Ceramics Monthly, American Craft, and American Art Collector. She is the recipient of many awards from exhibiting her work. Nuala has also received grants from the California Arts Council, and the Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County. Her work is included in public and private collections including the collection of artist Jenny Holzer. Nuala has completed four public ceramic murals. Contact: Mail@NualaCreed.org 707-789-0807