Margaret Boozer lives and works in Prince Georges County, MD, in the Washington, DC metro
area. She received a BFA in sculpture from Auburn University and an MFA in ceramics from New
York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Boozer developed an interest in digging clays
that has led to collaborations with soil scientists and work that explores intersections of art and
science, and most recently, opportunities to explore more responsible relationships to soil and
land.  Her work is included in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, The US
Department of State, The Wilson Building Public Art collection and in many private collections.
Publications include a chapter for Soil and Culture, an interview in Field to Palette: Dialogues on
Soil and Art in the Anthropocene, and contributions to Wild Clay: Creating ceramics and
glazes from natural and found resources.
Recent work includes a large-scale mapping/ earth work for MGM National Harbor in Maryland
using clay and artifacts dug from the site. Exhibitions include Swept Away: Dust, Ashes and
Dirt at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, Unsettling Extractions at The Visual Arts
Center of Richmond and Dig Deeper: [some] Art, Science and History of Troy Clay at the Arts
Center of the Capital Region. Boozer is the Founder and Director of Red Dirt Studio, an artist
incubator in Mount Rainier, MD, and Co-Director/ founding member of NY Urban Soils Institute’s Art
Extension. In both capacities, she appreciates the opportunities to collaborate in support of new
work and ideas.

www.margaretboozer.com
@boozerreddirt