Ana Popescu is a Romanian-American artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. She received her BFA from Pratt Institute and later co-founded an immersive underground event company in New York City, producing site-specific installations and live performances. She earned her MFA in Ceramics from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2025, where she was supported by the RISD Fellowship, Windgate Foundation Scholarship, Graduate Ceramic Award, and Graduate Ceramic Residency.

Popescu has received scholarships and awards from Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, The Art Students League of New York, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, and the 2025 CERF+ Get Ready Grant. Working primarily in ceramics, her practice explores material experimentation through a blend of traditional processes, digital fabrication, and architectural reference. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in New York City, London, Bucharest, and Providence. Ana currently teaches ceramics at The Steel Yard in Providence, and works as a technical assistant in the Ceramics Department at RISD, where she will begin teaching digital ceramics in the spring of 2027.

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