Jade Lewis Vance is a ceramic artist and sculptor practicing in Traverse City, Michigan. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from West Virginia University in 2026 and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics and a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Civilizations from Ohio University.

Jade creates fragmented figurative ceramic sculptures influenced by impactful human interactions in her life. Her work explores the relationship between the figure, human behavior, time, and memory.

In addition to her sculptural practice, Jade creates a wide range of functional pottery. Working with clay in this way offers a more relaxed and practical counterpart to her sculptural work. She enjoys creating pieces that serve a purpose in everyday life, bringing her handmade pottery into homes across the country.

Jade currently teaches ceramics at Northwestern Michigan College and Clayspace TC. She also has experience teaching ceramics and foundations courses at West Virginia University.

Jade works as a gallery assistant and curator at Synchronicity Gallery in Glen Arbor, Michigan, where her sculptures and select pottery are available for purchase. Her work has been exhibited across Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, and West Virginia. We're proud to offer her functional pottery here at The Loon Gallery.

Through her teaching and gallery work, Jade is passionate about making ceramics accessible and encouraging people of all experience levels to engage with clay.