2019 Outstanding Art Major Ceramics Award Anderson University
Masking Innocence, First Prize Winner, Belton Center for the Arts Juried Exhibition, 23rd Annual, 2021
Colonial Canteen, First Place Prize Winner, South Carolina State Fair Annual Fine Art Competition, 2021
Artist Residency in Edgewood Cottage, Blowing Rock, NC, 2022
About
Morgan McCarver is a multi-award-winning ceramic artist based in Asheville, North Carolina. After a scoliosis spinal fusion surgery made it impossible for her to dance during recovery, she redirected her creative energy and discovered a passion for clay while taking a summer pottery class. This inspired her to pursue a degree in ceramics from Anderson University in South Carolina, where she had the honor of receiving the 2019 Outstanding Art Major Ceramics Award. She established her own business, Morgan McCarver Porcelain in 2019 and has studios in Asheville, NC and Spartanburg, SC. Her work has been featured in galleries and juried exhibitions across the United States including three solo exhibitions, “FemininiTEA” 2020 and “The Strength of a Wildflower” 2022, and “Postures in Porcelain” 2024. In 2023 she became a recipient of the North Carolina Arts Council Artist Support Grant. She has several copyrights on her floral motifs. Visit her website www.morganmccarver.com to purchase her work. She spends most of her days in her studio, crafting beautiful works of art, while Sundays are reserved for church. As an active member of Brookstone Church in Weaverville, NC, she enjoys spending time with her small group and volunteering as a youth leader.
Art in Embassies Artist Member
upcoming:
Stay tuned for updates about Fall shows and 2 Solo Exhibitions happening in 2025!
Find Her Work:
North Carolina:
Asheville Art Museum Shop, Asheville
The Cottage Collections, Asheville
High Climate Tea, Asheville
Brevard Clay, Brevard
Sanctuary of Stuff, Woodfin
Blowing Rock Art and History Museum Shop, Blowing Rock
The Garage on 25, Fletcher (books only)
South Carolina:
Figs Cafe and Farmacy, Anderson
Clay King Gallery, Spartanburg
TENNESSEE:
The Great Smoky Mountains Historical Center, Townsend
awards
North Carolina Arts Council Artist Support Grant Awardee, 2023
Merit Award Prize Winner, 47th Annual Juried Show, Anderson Arts Center, Anderson, SC, 2022
First Place Prize Winner, South Carolina State Fair Annual Fine Art Competition 2021
First Place Prize Winner, Belton Center for the Arts 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition 2021
Merit Award Prize Winner, Spartanburg County Public Libraries 8th Annual Juried Exhibition, 2021
Special Recognition, All Women, 10th Annual Juried Exhibition, Light Space Time Gallery 2020
Prize Finalist, 701 CCA Biennial, 2020, One of three SC artists under 40, the youngest to receive the honor to date
Merit Award Prize Winner, Belton Center for the Arts 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition
Merit Award Prize Winner, 47th Annual Juried Show, Anderson Arts Center, Anderson, SC, 2022
Honors
Guest Speaker, “The Potter’s Hands,” Finding Faith After Trauma Summit, Heal Thrive Dream Company.
Panel Speaker, Ask & Answer Women’s Event, Brookstone Church, 2024
Alumni Artist and Guest Speaker, South Carolina School of the Arts, 2024
Demo Artist, Youth Culture’s Meet Your Maker Series, Brookstone Church, February 2024
NC Artist Support Grant Juror, October, 2023.
Festival Juror on Weaverville Art Safari Jury Committee, February 2023
Outstanding Art Major: Ceramics, Class of 2019, Anderson University, 2019
exhibitions
Postures in Porcelain. Solo Exhibition, Leicester, NC. November-December 2023.
National Juried October Group Art Show, Kansas City, MO, 2023
National Juried Exhibition, SC Festival of Flowers, Greenwood, SC, 2023
The Humble Cup National Exhibition, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX
9th Annual Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg Downtown Library
Artist In Residence, Edgewood Cottage, Blowing Rock, NC July 11-17
2022 Bank of the Arts Craven Arts Council National Juried Exhibition, New Bern, NC, 2022
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, National Juried Exhibition, Savannah, GA, 2022
47th Annual Juried Show, Anderson Arts Center, Anderson, SC, 2022
8th Annual Dirty South Cup Call and Competition, National Juried Exhibition, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA, 2022
The Strength of a Wildflower, Solo Exhibition, Crutchfield Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, 2022
AU Alumni Exhibit, Anderson Arts Center, SC, 2021-22
Guild Members’ Show, Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg, 2021, 2020, 2019
South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Competition, 3D Amateur Pottery, Columbia, SC, 2021
Belton Center for the Arts 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Belton, SC, 2021, 2020
Annual Juried Exhibition, Artists’ Collective of Spartanburg, 2021, 2020
Annual Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg Downtown Library, 2021, 2019
Inaugural Sculpture Show Juried Exhibition, GSP International Airport, 2021
Artisphere Artists of the Upstate Juried Exhibition, 2021, 2020, 2019
Annual Juried Show, Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg, 2021
Silent Streets, “Silver Linings” graphic collaboration, Mint Museum, 2021
All Women, 10th Annual Juried Exhibition, Light Space Time Gallery, 2021
701 CCA Finalist Exhibition, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, 2020
38th Annual Juried Exhibition, Pickens County Museum, 2020, 2019
First Virtual Salon, Into the Hallway, Alternate ROOTS, 2020
FemininiTEA, Solo Exhibition, Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg, 2020
2020 Juried Exhibition, Blue Ridge Arts Center, 2020
Senior Showcase, Vandiver Gallery, 2019
Publications:
Ekphrasis 2022: Visual Art and Poetry Inspired by It , 2022 Bank of the Arts National Juried Exhibition, 2022
Options Magazine: The Insider’s Guide to Local Business, Winter 2020 Edition
Ivy Leaves Journal, Vol. 94, Online Peristyle Exclusive, 2019
Ivy Leaves Journal, Vol. 93, 2018
Podcasts:
Dimino, J. Guest Speaker. “Christian Author & Ceramic Artist Morgan McCarver.” Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino. October 15, 2023
Camp, Aaron Apollo. “Interview with Morgan McCarver, ceramic artist and author of God the Artist: Revealing God’s Creative Side Through Pottery.” The Heartland Author Podcast. October 26, 2023.
Cochran, Jeannette. “God’s Creative Presence in Your Story With Morgan McCarver.” Empowered Christian Woman Podcast. November 17, 2023.
Jackson, Chris. “Living the dream with ceramic artist, author, and entrepreneur Morgan McCarver.” Living the Dream with Curveball. November 17, 2023.
Annette, Mahal. “Special Guest Interview #42 From Pain to Blessing by Morgan McCarver.” Come to Jesus Podcast. November 30, 2023.
Cooke, Andreas. “Overcoming scoliosis and diving into ceramics.” Bankedoutt Radio. November 30, 2023
Gardiner, Scott. “Episode 15 - Morgan McCarver.” Sunday Morning Coffee Podcast. December 3, 2023.
Baker, Josh. “Find the Art Within You - Morgan McCarver.” Intelligent Conversations. December 6, 2023.
Reed, Shemaiah. “Morgan McCarver's Upcoming book - God the Artist: Revealing God’s Creative Side Through Pottery.” I Am Refocused Radio. December 7, 2023.
Corl, Sue. “#119 God the Artist.” His Heartbeat with Sue Corl. December 14, 2023.
Murdock, Alex. “Maybe It’s Me.” Po3try Journal Podcast. December 21, 2023.
Gibbins, Annie, “Podcast Ep 158: Ceramics, Business, and Faith with Morgan McCarver and Annie Gibbins.” Women’s Biz Global Podcast. December 28, 2023.
Ngugi, Anney. “Pain to Passion- Special Guest Interview of Morgan McCarver.” Fix Your Eyes on Jesus Podcast. January 8, 2024.
Bailey, Lionel. “Faith Through A Scoliosis Journey.” Words for Change Podcast. January 8, 2024.
Carleton, Angelina. “How Your Passions Can Inspire Your Legacy with Morgan McCarver.” Design Your Legacy Podcast. January 16, 2024.
Olsen, Roy. “Morgan McCarver - God the Artist.” Bleeding Daylight Podcast. January 20, 2024
Wilson, Jacqui. “Morgan McCarver: Is God Reworking Your Life?” Christian Writing & Speaking Podcast. January 23, 2024.
Loo, Dr. Christopher H. “#697 - Artful Resilience: Conversations with Morgan McCarver.” Financial Freedom Podcast with Dr. Christopher H. Loo. January 24, 2024.
Pilkington, Sherrie. “How God’s Creative Nature Builds Faith, with Morgan McCarver.” Finding God in Our Pain Podcast. January 31, 2024.
Elliott, Valeria. “Morgan McCarver “A Journey from Scoliosis to Ceramics.”” Ms. V the Storyteller Podcast. February 1, 2024.
Aguayo, Lorenzo. “Morgan McCarver - From Dance to Clay: A Journey of Self-Expression and Resillience.” The Common Man. February 2, 2024.
Bass, Roberts. “Morgan McCarver.” Refuge Freedom Stories. February 2, 2024.
Maderer, Scott. “1399 - Inspired Stewardship - Episode 1399: Interview with Morgan McCarver about How Her Pottery...” Inspired Stewardship. February 2, 2024.
Davis, Ty-Shaun-dra. “God the Artist w/Morgan McCarver - The Power in Divine Direction.” Who God Says Podcast. February 10, 2024.
Strukely, Julia. “Jeremiah 18:1-4 with Morgan McCarver.” Seven Mile Chats. February 13, 2024.
Watkins, Tiffany. “The Potter, the Pain and the Purpose.” Tasty Tidbits. February 13, 2024.
Guyett, Aaron. “Morgan McCarver Glorifies God Through Art on the Leaders of Leaders Podcast with Aaron Guyett.” Leaders of Leaders Podcast. February 14, 2024.
Kincaid, Rev. Cheryl. “57. Can Clay Speak God’s Language?” Curious Living Podcast. March 1, 2024.
Mshana, Dr. Pamela. “Seeing & Understanding God’s Creative Nature and What It Means.” enVision Together. March 11, 2024.
Lowe, Kevin. “#270: Reshaping Life with Clay & Faith: Morgan McCarver’s Story of Healing and Transformation.” Grit, Grace, and Inspiration Podcast. March 12, 2024.
Tangirala, ST. “Episode 91: Overcoming Setbacks To Build A Craft | Morgan McCarver, Ceramic Artist And Author of God The Artist.” Next In Time Podcast. March 18, 2024.
McClam, David. “Ep 28 God the Artist: Author Morgan McCarver.” True Crime, Authors, and Extraordinary People. March 28, 2024.
Catherine and Michael. “#89 S4 EP 9: A Potter's Touch to Life's Imperfections with Morgan.” God’s Diamonds in the Ruff Podcast. March 29, 2024.
Peterson, Max and Reisburg, Mari. “The Creative Spirit With Morgan McCarver.” Sustaining Creativity Podcast. April 2, 2024.
Bennett, Rich. “Morgan McCarver’s Fusion of Art, Recovery, and Spirituality.” Conversations with Rich Bennett. April 22, 2024.
Johnson, Nichelle. “S3 E10: Boss Radio LIVE! With NJ featuring Morgan McCarver.” Boss Radio Live. April 26, 2024.
Rauscher, Michael. “Morgan McCarver’s Odyssey: Scoliosis to Ceramics, Embracing Art and Faith.” Judgement Free Zone. April 26, 2024.
Brightman, Dom. “Ep. 834 – Revealing God’s Creative Side Through Pottery with Morgan McCarver (@GodTheArtistBk).” Going North Podcast. May 2, 2024.
Granger, Paul. “Intentionally Molded.” Where Did You See God? May 7, 2024.
JB. “Unveiling God’s Artistry: A Journey of Faith, Healing, and Purpose Through Pottery with Morgan McCarver.” On Earth As It Is In Heaven. May 10, 2024.
Sanders, Johnny. “The Bible Compares Us to Clay - This Artist Lives It”. Faithfully Engaged. May 20, 2024.
Sirois, George. “The Incredible Journey of Ceramic Artist and Author Morgan McCarver.” Excelsior Journeys. May 20, 2024.
Larkins, Amber, “Discovering Purpose Through Art: Find Your Purpose in the Pain.” Through The Trauma Podcast. May 24, 2024.
Clauser, Dan. “Morgan McCarver - The Potter and the Clay.” Journey of a Mother’s Son Podcast. June 21, 2024
reviews
05 May, 2024
Had an amazing conversation. Morgan is a great guest and would gladly recommend to other podcasters.
20 Apr, 2024
Morgan was a great guest and has a very powerful story to share!
16 Apr, 2024
Morgan was a wonderful guest. She is very wise and shared some great information with my audience.
The Journey of My Mother's Son
09 Apr, 2024
Morgan was a fabulous guest. Very interesting and inspiring.
03 Apr, 2024
Morgan is a wonderful guest with a compelling story to tell.
Together We Build With Chris Behnke + Prudence O'Haire
19 Mar, 2024
Morgan has an amazing story, and was a fantastic guest on Together We Build! Thank you!
16 Mar, 2024
Morgan has such an inspiring story yet she is incredibly practical and knowledgeable about her industry as well. Highly recommended.
08 Mar, 2024
Morgan has a beautiful openness not just about her story, but the hard truths she learned about truly seeking God.
05 Mar, 2024
Great guest to have on.
29 Feb, 2024
Morgan brought a unique perspective to my episode. Her commitment to her faith and how it is all encompassing in her life endeavors, current and prospective, is beyond admirable. As a non religious person I appreciated her patience to explain certain aspects of faith, God, and community. Loved our conversation that was easy flowing and uber-informative!
Mission To Inspire with Shola Ajibade
29 Feb, 2024
Great Guest and insightful.
Conversations with Rich Bennett
26 Feb, 2024
Morgan is a wonderful guest and a real joy to speak with.
Survivors - Stories of Hope Live On.
20 Feb, 2024
Morgan has such a sweet voice, a powerful message, a wonderful presence, and an inspiring story. You'll always learn something about yourself by having a conversation with her.
Inspirational & Motivational Stories of Grit, Grace, & Inspiration
13 Feb, 2024
Such an absolute joy to have on my podcast! Morgan has such a tremendous story and it just made for a really incredible conversation. I can't recommend Morgan enough!
07 Feb, 2024
Great guest! Easy to talk with, great story and wonderful tips to share.
26 Jan, 2024
Morgan was a great guest who was such a blessing to have on the show.
Financial Freedom Podcast with Dr. Christopher H. Loo, MD-PhD
23 Jan, 2024
Thanks for coming onto the podcast!
20 Jan, 2024
I enjoyed interviewing Morgan, great guest.
20 Jan, 2024
I have read Morgans new book and with the conversation learnt so much about Pottery. She is a fantastic guest and I would recommend her on your Podcast.
19 Jan, 2024
Morgan McCarver has a great story!
15 Jan, 2024
Loved Morgan's honesty and passion for her art and God. An awesome guest.
10 Jan, 2024
Morgan is articulate, knowledgable and easily shares her personal story of how God shows Himself faithful even when life does not turn out like you had hoped/expected.
Words For Change Podcast with Rev. Lionel Bailey
07 Jan, 2024
Morgan was a A fantastic story that everyone can learn something from. Particularly, how to get over hardship in adversity and find beauty in life.
06 Jan, 2024
It was a delight to host Morgan - she was an exceptional guest who brought great value to the conversation around holistic legacy planning!
06 Jan, 2024
Great guest having a great story to share.
06 Jan, 2024
Morgan is a wonderful communicator, a delight to have in a show. Her captivating story and testimony is very enlightening and a message of hope to the world that God cares for us. Thanks
04 Jan, 2024
Morgan is fabulous! Love her story of resilience, faith, and embracing creativity. She's the type of guest that you have on your show more than once.
03 Jan, 2024
Morgan was a delight to have on the show! She has a beautiful spirit that just shines through, very fun!!
27 Dec, 2023
I loved my conversation with Morgan. She has an incredible faith and story and she shares both very articulately.
20 Dec, 2023
Morgan is an excellent guest. She is clear and concise in her answers with many thoughtful ideas to share with the audience. I highly recommend her as a podcast guest.
11 Dec, 2023
This was fun. I had a great discussion with Morgan, she gave great feedback to our discussion and positively elaborate.
06 Dec, 2023
Throughout the interview, Morgan shared insights into her creative process, offering listeners a glimpse into the profound metaphors embedded in pottery as a representation of God's artistry. Her narrative was not only a celebration of faith and creativity but also a testament to the transformative power of personal challenges, such as her scoliosis journey, which served as a poignant backdrop to her artistic exploration.
04 Dec, 2023
Morgan is very fun to talk with and has a deep understanding when it comes to her work. If you are looking to learn more about the art world, especially ceramics then book Morgan.
04 Dec, 2023
MOrgan has very interesting metaphors and stories relating her work with pottery and our Christian life. It was a great episode on my show!
28 Nov, 2023
Morgan is a very personable and interesting guest that gives well thought out answers. It's very easy to have a good conversation with her.
18 Nov, 2023
Wonderful guest with passion and purpose!
Christian Writing & Speaking (CWS) with Jacqui Wilson
16 Nov, 2023
Morgan is exactly what this new generation needs! Highly inspiring!
14 Nov, 2023
Morgan was a breath of fresh air, sharing her inspiring journey of finding purpose doing what she loves to do.
The Cory Lee Show (Prior Member)
13 Nov, 2023
Morgan was a great guest. She brought positivity and energy that is sure to encourage my listeners.
09 Nov, 2023
Morgan has a story to tell of overcoming adversity and letting her experience not define her but to reroute her life in another direction. She is great to have on any platform that allows for individual views and experiences to be expressed.
05 Nov, 2023
In detail Morgan went above and beyond. Explaining her pottery process, faith and her journey. If your looking for a ceramic artist thats passionate. Morgan should be your go to.
Living the Dream with Curveball
04 Nov, 2023
Morgan has over come so much to get where she is today. i know readers will love her book when it is released.
25 Oct, 2023
I had an amazing time talking with Morgan. She is a very passionate, strong woman with an amazing testimony of strength and perseverance to share with others. I highly recommend her to be in your show too!
God's Diamonds In The Ruff Podcast
24 Oct, 2023
She is sweet and a powerful woman of God! A delight for us and I know she will be for you.
15 Oct, 2023
Morgan was a wonderful guest to interview! If your podcast is about pottery, ceramics, Christianity, or writing, I recommend booking Morgan for an interview.
13 Oct, 2023
Morgan is a highly driven creative led by an impeccable faith and pure drive .. bravo
Education:
Anderson University, South Carolina School of the Arts—Bachelor of Arts
August 2015-May 2019
Concentration: Ceramics
Minors: Art History, Business
Denmark Society, Outstanding Art Major: Ceramics Award Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List 2015-2019
Clubs
Clay Club President 2017-2019, Event Planner 2016-2017
Gamma Beta Phi Member 2015-2019
Business Club Member 2016
Contact:
Email: mmccarver110@gmail.com
Phone: 864-612-3902
Instagram: @morgan_mccarver_porcelain
Facebook: @Morgan McCarver
Etsy: MorganMPorcelain
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-mccarver