Chanda Glendinning

Chanda Glendinning
4815 Howe Hill Road
Great Valley NY 14741
716-474-6801
chandazea@gmail.com
www.chandaglendinning.com

Chanda recently completed her MFA in Ceramics at Kansas State University in May of 2011, and is currently an instructor and the studio manager for the Cattaraugus County Arts Council in western New York State.

Her artwork can be viewed at www.chandaglendinning.com.

She makes both sculptural and functional ceramics.

“Art has always been a steady undercurrent in the background of my life. For the past seven years I have been “playing hooky” from real work as I pursued first a Bachelor’s and now a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts, developing and honing my skills as an artist and an educator.

I have spent most of my life in the rural parts of western New York State, and currently live in an old barn with my husband and son, nine miles from the closest town. At various points in my life I have raised dairy goats, served as my town historian, waited tables, was part of a local theatre troupe and ran an organic food co-op.

I am an organizer and community builder, and enjoy the processes of bringing people, ideas, and opportunities together to create a greater whole. This has lead to my involvement with community arts organizations that include NCECA, the Kansas Artist Craftsmen Association, the Cattaraugus County Arts Council, Kansas Arts for Japan and many others. Small gestures do make a difference, and lead to larger opportunities.”