Karl Schwiesow is an artist and educator working in a variety of media. Interest in ceramics led him to a Long-Term Artist in Residence at the Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, Montana from 2018 to 2019, a summer Fellowship at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena and the Ceramic Artist in Residence at the Sonoma Community Center in Sonoma California. His studio practice orbits abstraction through poststructuralist tendencies whilst creating ceramic and mixed media sculpture and paintings. Altered found objects, various industrial and domestic materials, and ceramic materials are cornerstones of his work. Karl holds a BFA in Sculpture and Ceramics from Sierra Nevada College and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Montana. ​ He maintains passions in art through his visual and sculptural practice as well as through teaching. Karl currently lives and works from Ellensburg, Washington and Dillon, Montana.