Artist Lecture: Marissa Childers

Date and Time

• Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026  5:30pm - 6:30pm

Location

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Details

Fall 2026 Myers Resident Artist Marissa Childers will talk about their art and practice.

Marissa Childers is a ceramic artist residing in Oklahoma City, who creates functional and sculptural work that celebrates femininity and craft found within domestic spaces.

She was born in Florence, Alabama where she earned her BFA from the University of North Alabama. Upon graduating she worked as a ceramic intern at Anderson Ranch Arts Center and soon after received her MFA from the University of Oklahoma.
Marissa has exhibited her work at numerous galleries across the country and has received various grants and awards to support her research, including support from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and the National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts. She was chosen as one of Ceramics Monthly’s Emerging Artists of 2022, was an Emerging Artist for NCECA in 2023, and was a long-term Artist in Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in 2023/2024. She is currently an educator and studio technician at the University of Oklahoma.

Artist Lecture: October 20 I 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Folk Hall Auditorium

NOTE: Free event parking in Folk Hall front parking lot, on the East Exchange side of Folk Hall. 

Free