Joyce J. Scott is an award-winning, multifaceted visual and performance artist most known for her work in jewelry, beadwork, and glass. She was elected into the College of Fellows in 2000 and earned the Gold Medal for Consummate Craftsmanship in 2020.

Jun Kaneko is a mulifaceted artist and art advocate whose work encompasses numerous mediums. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 1996 and received the Gold Medal for Consummate Craftsmanship in 2018.

2016 ACC Gold Medalist Gerhardt Knodel is a celebrated fiber artist and educator.

Peter Voulkos changed the face of ceramic art in America as he fostered abstract expressionism through infusing the power of painting into the charisma of clay.

Rudolf Staffel created vessels that emphasize the elusive physical characteristics of the material: its ability to reflect and gather light as well as its translucency and plasticity. He received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 1995.

Rudy Autio, 1999 American Craft Council Gold Medalist, was at the forefront of the contemporary ceramics movement; his ceramic vessels - with painterly surfaces and imagery that draws from mythological themes - became iconic for their striking appearance and technical mastery.

The most distinctive characteristic of Ruth Duckworth's artwork are its many permutations and organic forms. She received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 1997.

Gertrud and Otto Natzler quickly found success in the clay field by combining Gertrud’s remarkable throwing and Otto’s mastery of glazes. The Natzlers jointly received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 2001.

Paul Soldner was well-known for developing “American raku” and low temperature salt firing. He received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 2008.

Wendell Castle has been creating unique works of handmade sculpture and furniture for more than four decades - his dreamlike pieces challenging established rules of function and design. He received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 1997.

June Schwarcz used innovative techniques with surface treatments, such as etching, electroforming, and engraving, to create forms which she then covered with transparent enamels. She received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 1996.

Jack Lenor Larsen, 1996 American Craft Council’s Gold Medalist, is an innovator in textile design and technology and his handwoven fabrics represent the pinnacle of 20th century design.

Kay Sekimachi's objects are at once simple yet crafted with an astounding complexity of detail. She received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 2002.

Warren MacKenzie, 1998 American Craft Council Gold Medalist, is one of the most influential functional potters in American history. He uses form, color, and surface to create striking, expressive pottery.

William Daley is a leading figure in contemporary ceramics and is known for his large, unglazed stoneware vessels. He received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 2003.

Stephen De Staebler received the American Craft Council Gold Medal award in 2012 and was a sculptor known for his grand human clay forms.

Toshiko Takaezu, an American Craft Council Gold Medalist (1994), was an inspirational artist whose closed vessels and asymmetrical forms blend Eastern and Western traditions, recalling the landscape of her native Hawaii.

Sheila Hicks has been at the forefront of textile design and sculpture for over four decades, was inducted into the American Craft Council College of Fellows in 1983, and received the ACC Gold Medal in 1997.