Lori Dresner
As a child, ceramic artist Lori Dresner was fascinated with art and discovered clay at age nine. Love at first sight, or in this case, touch. She received a BFA in ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design, an MA in ceramics from the University of Michigan, and an MFA in video arts from the Art Institute of Chicago. An active member of The Chicago Editing Center in the early 1980s, Lori curated several video art installations and presentations. Her video works were included in Media Burn, an independent video archive that aired on WTTW’s Image Union. The first Video Art Exhibition at Navy Pier in 1980 was one of her achievements before leaving the art world for a career in advertising and TV production. Lori’s professional career took her from Chicago to New York and then to Paris, where she lived for over 20 years. In 2008, she relocated to Colorado to pursue her art full time.
Lori’s recent work features a personal expression that carries her work beyond the confines of utilitarian pottery into an enchanting, whimsical world on large three-sided vessels, colorful mugs, artful plates, and platters. Mixed media combined with porcelain is the basis for her quirky mosaics. Her travels and life experiences continually shape her creative process as she interprets ordinary occurrences.
Lori lives in Aspen, Colorado with her husband Pete and their two pups, Boshi and Tia.
Find Lori's art
Call (248-798-9908) or Email for an Aspen studio appointment
Available at
Aspen Emporium and Flying Circus / 315 E. Main St., Aspen, CO / 970-544-2499
Carbondale Clay Center, 135 Main St, Carbondale, CO / 970-963-2529
Res Ipsa Aspen / 505 E. Hyman, Aspen, CO / 508-955-2288