Elisha Harteis

 Elisha was born in Butte, Montana, but shortly after, her family moved to Missoula, Montana. She attended Sentinel High School and was encourage to develop her skills in Drawing and Photography.Elisha received and BFA in ceramics from the University of Montana in May of 2015. In 2016, she continued her education in ceramics by completing a short-term residency at Red Lodge Clay Center, in Red Lodge MT, a studio assistantship at Arrowmount School of Arts and Craft, in Tennessee, and a short-term residency at the Clay Studio of Missoula. She is currently teaching art at in her own business, Mud Bunneh Ceramics, and just started teaching in after school programs with elementary and middle school age kids in Missoula Public Schools, the Missoula Art Museum, and the Clay Studio of Missoula. Elisha is currently in a long-term residency at the Clay Studio of Missoula.