Christina Riccio

Christina Riccio is a ceramics artist from Buffalo, NY. Riccio graduated Magna Cum Laude from SUNY Fredonia with a BA in Visual Arts and New Media in 2014 and earned her MFA in Ceramics from the University of Utah in 2022. After leaving Utah, Riccio spent two years as an artist in residence at Saratoga Clay Arts Center in upstate New York, where she presented two solo shows, PRISM and Absurdity and Uncertainty. Riccio also studied ceramics and art education at Buffalo State College from 2016–2019, where she received the Sylvia Rosen Award for Excellence in Ceramics and exhibited her work in the Deans Gallery Invitational Exhibition. She is the recipient of First Place in Clay at the 2025 Allentown Art Festival and has exhibited nationally across the United States.

Riccio is currently a studio artist at Buffalo Arts Studio and an adjunct professor at Weber State University. Her work incorporates themes of maximalism and absurdism, critiquing the mass-produced designs of late-stage capitalism. These themes come together through the lens of both functional pottery and figurative sculpture, utilizing satire and bright colors to grapple with the uncertainty of the world we live in. Her work is currently on view at Vessel in Saratoga Springs and online via Instagram @christinariccioceramics.

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As a transplant from Buffalo, NY the Western landscapes of Utah are incredible. The contrast of Southern Utah’s red rocks, against the mountainous landscapes of the Salt Lake Valley are extremely different from the rolling green lakeside landscapes of Western New York. Walking out of my front door every day to a view of the vast mountainous valley brings a sense of wonder to my daily life; encouraging exploration and curiosity. Additionally, I have also found that Salt Lake City’s burgeoning art community is one that encourages building relationships with other artists and creating a source of support that allows for artists to succeed together. In participating in the arts community in Salt Lake over the past two years, I have found other artists to grow, change, and share ideas with. These experiences with other local artists has given me a sense of belonging in Utah that is both inspiring and challenging me to continue to create artwork, and push myself to continually grow as an artist.