Krissy Ramirez

Krissy Ramirez discovered her passion for clay in the small border town of Douglas, Arizona. After moving to the hills of Silver City, New Mexico she continued her studies in ceramics and graduated with a BFA from Western New Mexico University in 2017. Krissy was awarded the Artist in Residence position at WNMU from 2017-2019 and is well known for her dedication to the arts community. There she was involved with a number of educational themed community mural projects that involved making ceramic tiles. She was also an assistant to many visiting artists for the Silver City Clay Festival such as Bede Clark, Julia Galloway and Sunshine Cobb. She also helped juried annual K-12 arts shows and showed work in local galleries. Now, Ramirez resides in Missoula, MT and continues making art surrounded by mountains and graffied trains.