Background
Ransom, Brian Charles was born on September 27, 1954 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of James Charles Willis and Margret Marie (Wallace) Ransom.
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Ransom, Brian Charles was born on September 27, 1954 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of James Charles Willis and Margret Marie (Wallace) Ransom.
Student, University Puget Sound, 1973. Student, Rhode Island School Design, Providence, 1974. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Art, New York State College Ceramics, Alfred, 1978.
Master of Arts in Ceramics/Anthropology, University Tulsa, 1984. Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Claremont (California) Graduate School, 1985.
Teacher, U. Tulsa, 1983-1984; teacher, Pitzer College, Claremont, 1984-1985; teacher, University of California at Los Angeles, Westwood, California, 1988-1989; teacher, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, California, 1990-1995; teacher, Scripps College, Claremont, 1991; artist in residence/ceramics, Tierra Del Sol, Claremont, 1992-1995; assistant professor ceramics, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, since 1995. Conductor various workshops and lectures.
Member College Art Association, Sierra Club.
Married Emily Lucile Phelps, June 21, 1982 (divorced October 1987). Children: Willis, Stefan, Jacob. Married Amanda Marie Donta, June 3, 1995.