Kyra Bellrichard, a native of Austin Minnesota, resides in Decorah Iowa where she creates fun and functional pottery in her home studio. Kyra throws mugs, tumblers, bowls, plates, platters, vases, spoon rests, on the potters wheel and hand-builds other fun items. Outside of her full time job at the local community college, she is also a studio assistant and pottery instructor at The Clay Studio in Decorah.
Kyra discovered her passion working with clay while attending Mankato State University where she earned a minor in Ceramics and continued to hone her skills in community studios in Hawaii and Vermont. Kyra’s artwork has also been seen at the Burlington City Arts Pottery Showcase (Vermont), ArtHaus Instructor Art Exhibition, the Dartco Driftless Art Collective event, Sparrow’s Candles and Gifts, the Austin Art Center Retail Gallery and the Austin ArtWorks Festival (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017).