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Dame Lucie Rie was an Austrian-born British ceramist. Best known for her modernist, thrown and beautifully glazed functional ware. She was renowned for her delicate and colourful bowls and bottle vases.

Beatrice Wood was an American artist and studio potter linked to the Avant-garde movement and the Dada art movement. She is known for her luster-glaze chalices and figurative work.

Hans Coper was a German-born British ceramist, renowned for his sculptural forms and use of negative space in his work, which ranges from simple to complex geometries.

Jun Kaneko is a Japanese-American ceramic artist known for his 'Dangos' (meaning 'rounded form' in Japanese), which are large-scale, hand-built sculptures with bold patterns and colors.

Maria Martinez was a Native American artist famous for her black-on-black Pueblo pottery. She was from the San Ildefonso Pueblo and collaborated with her husband Julian Martinez on much of her work.

Shoji Hamada was a Japanese potter. He was a significant influence on studio pottery of the twentieth century, and a major figure of the mingei (folk art) movement, creating functional works inspired by traditional Japanese folk art.

Edwin Scheier was an American ceramist, noted for his mid-20th-century works which often featured stylized human and animal figures, incorporating elements of surrealism and primitive art.

Peter Voulkos was an American artist of Greek descent. He is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic sculptures, breaking away from traditional pottery forms to create large-scale, dramatic pieces.

Adrian Saxe is a contemporary American ceramist, known for his sophisticated and whimsical works that often include historical references and a rich use of mixed media.

Grayson Perry is a contemporary British artist, known for his ceramic vases decorated with classical forms and rich in narrative. His work often deals with themes of identity and social landscape.

Robert Arneson was an American sculptor and ceramicist best known for his large-scale, humorous self-portraits and commentary on society’s icons and taboos.

Akio Takamori was a Japanese-American ceramist, recognized for his figurative pieces that often explore themes of cultural identity. His work combines traditional Asian techniques with modern influences.

Eva Zeisel was a Hungarian-born American industrial designer known for her work with ceramics, creating functional tableware with smooth curves and minimalistic forms.

Magdalene Odundo is a Kenyan-born British studio potter. Her ceramics are inspired by traditional African pottery and she is known for her highly polished, hand-built terracotta vessels.

George E. Ohr was an American ceramic artist called the 'Mad Potter of Biloxi'. His work is characterized by thin walls, metallic glazes, and eccentric, twisted forms.

Ruth Duckworth was a German-born American ceramic sculptor known for her modernist abstract forms. Her works ranged from mural installations to small-scale studio pieces.

Toshiko Takaezu was an American ceramist of Japanese descent. She was known for her closed-form vessels called 'moon pots', which are smooth, round, and often large.

Bernard Leach was a British potter and art teacher regarded as the 'Father of British studio pottery'. Famous for his traditional pots and East Asian-inspired works, he emphasized on craftsmanship and functionality.

Kenzan Ogata was a Japanese potter from the Edo period, known for his earthenware decorated with calligraphic and pictorial designs, which were often nature-inspired.