Lumi Verdugo

Trained as a potter at the University of Chile, Lumi Verdugo joined and worked at Seattle Pottery Northwest since 1969 to 1973. During this short stay in the US, she had her first solo show at the Seattle Berg Gallery in 1969. She returned to Chile to set up one of the first reduction fire potteries in Santiago and presented her work at several local galleries and juried art shows.

She returned to the US in 1974 , joined Pottery NW as Associate Potter and set up her studio in Seattle. During the 1975 Northwest Craft Exhibition she received her first US award from the University of Washington Henry Gallery. She was appointed as art teacher at Lakeside School in 1980. Since 1975 her Seattle studio has been producing and presenting work in art galleries and juried art shows in the NW, including the Seattle NW Art Center, Panaca Gallery in Bellevue, and the Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair.

During the last six years, since she moved her studio to Friday Harbor, she has been producing and contributing to the arts and crafts of the islands, including Mud to Magic Exhibition, the Best of the San Juan's fair, the Dimensions Art Gallery group show, the Studio Tour; and some of her pieces have been purchased for permanent display in the Lambiel Art Museum on Orcas Island.

Email: lumijaramillo@gmail.com Mail: 240 Spyglass Hill Rd. Friday Harbor, WA 98250