About

Courtney Kemp-Miyamoto is an artist and educator based in Portland, Oregon. She served as Lead Faculty for the MFA in Craft and Material Studies at Oregon College of Art and Craft until the program's closure in 2020. Previous teaching appointments include PNCA, PSU, and University of Oregon. She is currently on the Board of Directors for Rainmaker Craft Initiative, a non-profit organization perpetuating material practice through the discourse of contemporary craft. 

Her work has been exhibited in both national and international galleries, including Disjecta Gallery (Portland, Oregon), SOFA New York 2011, Galleri Puls (Norheimsund, Norway), Border Patrol (Portland, Maine), and Heidi Lowe Gallery (Rehobeth, Rhode Island), among others. She is an alumni member of Ditch Projects.