Kicki Masthem is a sculptural clay artist who works out of her studio in Portland, Oregon. She has received numerous awards including the “Individual Artist Fellowship” from the Virginia Commission for the Arts (1999), “the Halvorsen Residency “ at Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery (2001) and “Artist in Residence” at Watershed Ceramic Center for the Arts, ME (2004). Her work is featured in “500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate the Human Form”, Lark Press (2004). Kicki’s clay figures explore gesture as a means of expression where everyday actions inform her work.