Rita Panton is a ceramic artist who resides in Minneapolis. She earned her BFA from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and in 2020 received an Emerging Artist Grant from the Jerome Foundation. A plant lover, pastry chef, collector, hiker, and mother, Rita splits her time between the studio, the kitchen, the forest, and her family.
Panton’s work follows the tradition of visual storytelling in clay. She records her generation’s personalities and frames of mind through drawings. Her sculptures share glimpses of characters being themselves, often exhibiting attitudes, awkwardness and fears. Panton explores the themes of hyperbole and balance while creating pieces that are a hybrid of flat and sculptural.
