Kimberly LaVonne is a ceramic artist who hand-builds forms adorned with graphic illustrations depicting parts of her heritage and ideas about the body, death and remembrance. Her works have been shown nationally and internationally in venues such as Oliva Gallery (Chicago)and the Kápolna Galéria (Hungary). Ceramics Monthly awarded her as one of the Emerging Artists of 2020. LaVonne received her BFA from the University of Central Missouri and her MFA in from Indiana University.