David Johnson is a Tennessee-based artist whose lifelong passion for clay began as a young child in Missouri, where he attentively painted glaze on ceramic figurines at a community studio with his mother. He formally pursued ceramics during his studies at Memphis College of Art, earning a BFA in 2003 and launching his creative journey across various studios—including time in Memphis, New York’s Supermud Studio and Brooklyn’s Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center, and renewed periods at Joseph Eckles Stoneware. In recent years, he has been working from his home studio in Collierville, TN (since 2023), continuing a practice that emphasizes hand-made, functional wares—ranging from mugs and bowls to vases, each characterized by thoughtful glazes and patterns.
