Preparator and Facilities/Workshop Manager

Chandler Martin was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Plano, Texas. In 2015, he received his BFA in Ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute. Since then, he has been actively involved with various art organizations in the Kansas City metro area, including The Belger Crane Yard Studios, H&R Block Artspace, Crane Yard Clay, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

As a current studio member at the Belger Crane Yard Studios, Chandler continues to develop his figural sculptures and studio practice. His sculptures explore nostalgia in both past events and potential dreams for the future. His work acts a bridge in time, providing intangible memories with a physical form to express some of the ambiguity of nostalgia.