Tony Clennell is a second-generation potter with an MFA from Utah State University. He has exhibited and taught workshops internationally in Europe, Asia and most recently Mexico. Tony has participated in residencies in China, Japan and North America and was the Peter Voulkos Artist in Residence at Archie Bray in 2024. A member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Tony has spent his career in ceramics as a potter, writer and educator.

An avid cyclist, gardener and storyteller, Tony is the author of Stuck in the Mud, a book he describes as “irreverent tales, BS, and nonsense.” His writing has also appeared in leading ceramic journals, including Ceramics Monthly, Clay Times, Pottery Making Illustratedand Studio Potter.