Shantel Wright-Hancock is currently the Ceramic Studio Coordinator at the Lawrence Arts Center. They received their BFA from the University of Wyoming in 2015, and MFA from the University of Kansas in 2019 in ceramic sculpture. They have a background in a variety of materials, but are currently primarily hand-building and slip casting, while participating in 3-4 wood kiln firings a year. They are also a mold maker, and recently created the molds and replications for Mary Sibande's piece Recollected Memory at the Spencer Museum of Art's Bold Women exhibition.
