Jane Ford Aebersold


Jane Ford Aebersold is an artist specializing in ceramics.

Life and education

Ford was born in 1941 in San Angelo, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Newcomb Art School, Tulane University in 1969. In 1971, Jane earned an MFA from SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University.

Career

Ford Aebersold taught at Alfred University Summer School, 1971; University of Bridgeport, 1972; Bennington College, 1972 to 1995. Her showings include Group Shows: Ceramics Invitational for the Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, Chicago, Illinois, 1974; Park McCullough House, North Bennington, Vermont, 1974; Approaches: Contemporary Ceramic Education, Philadelphia, Pa. 1975; University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West Va., 1975; 32nd Annual Scripps Invitational, Claremont, California, 1976; Seibu Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan, 1976.
In 1986, Ford Aebersold was invited to "American Ceramics Today," a Barbara Roan symposium held in May of the same year at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Her works are held at major art institutions including the Smithsonian, Carnegie Museum, and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.