Alan Barrett (b. 1999) Is a potter and painter based in Atlanta, Georgia. Being drawn to clay because of its precarious nature as a material, he found he was just as captivated by the community surrounding the craft. While making closely with other artists to create utilitarian objects he began to consider the figure more than ever. Working in both pottery and portraiture he sees the two aspects of his practice, although aesthetically different, conceptually grounded in the investigation of interpresonal intimacy he believes critical to the human condition. Barrett has spent the past year teaching and working as an apprentice in Roswell, Ga at The Art Center West. He has previously served as the Artist In Residence of the UGA’s Office of Sustainability and graduated with his B.F.A. In Ceramics in May of 2022. In 2021 he proposed and curated his first collaborative show, “Time at The Table”. He was the recipient of the Balsano Family Arts scholarships and the Lyndon House Merit award in 2020. Barrett has also shown in numerous group shows in the Athens and Atlanta area.