Lauren Sandler is a ceramic artist and educator based in Philadelphia. Her work utilizes the layered and complex history of clay as a place to unearth stories, particularly those that have been erased, distorted, or rewritten. Sandler exhibits nationally, and gives talks, workshops, and publishes work concerning contemporary and historic issues in ceramics. She holds an MFA in Ceramics from Penn State University, and undergraduate degrees in Anthropology and Ceramics from Ithaca College and SUNY New Paltz. She served on the Board of The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts as Director at Large from 2019-2022 and is currently Associate Professor and Program Head of Ceramics at Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University.