Drew Ippoliti is an American artist, researcher and educator; his artwork investigates how ceramics can explore and explain the regions where culture and craft collide.
In 2019 Drew Ippoliti was awarded a Fulbright Scholars Fellowship to South Korea where he served as a Visiting Professor of Design at Kookmin University’s College of Design. In South Korea, Drew Ippoliti’s research focused on discussing economic growth and slumps as well as these market forces influences on the reception of fine art.
Drew Ippoliti currently serves as Associate Professor of Instruction, and Ceramics Department Coordinator at the Myers School of Art at the University of Akron in Ohio.
Additionally Drew Ippoliti serves as a Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador.
His work has been exhibited internationally and is held in multiple public and private collections in the United States, Denmark, Holland, China, Taiwan and South Korea.