Margaret Haydon
Member Since 2021
Margaret Haydon earned her MFA in ceramics in 1989 from San Francisco State University. She is currently
Professor Emeritus of Ceramics at the University of Wyoming, where she taught from 2001 to 2021. Her work
has been exhibited frequently around the country and internationally.
After retiring from the University in 2021, Haydon moved permanently back to Boulder, and re-joined the
Boulder Potters' Guild. She maintains a studio practice in Boulder and makes both utilitarian and conceptual
work.
Haydon combines images from the natural world with human-generated objects to tell stories of
change. Working with porcelain and stoneware, she draws the viewer in using fragile forms and accessible
images, then raises questions through the composition. Bare trees and a single chair. Bare trees and a ladder.
Bare trees and bombed-out buildings.
Her recent work uses this narrative structure to highlight the ongoing genocide in Palestine, a genocide she believes is being perpetrated by the United States. “Palestine is a global crucible. The events there are transforming the planet, socially, spiritually and environmentally.”
