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Audrey Hatter

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Audrey Hatter Home Sweet Home, 2024. Clay: white stoneware. Dimensions: 8 1/2 × 10 × 8 1/2 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Audrey Hatter (b. 2000) is a Kentucky born artist who moved to Texas a decade ago to continue schooling. Working originally in drawing and illustrations, Audrey is now experimenting with a range of media and majors in ceramic arts at UTA. Aubrey’s work was recently on view at the UTA Student Show at the Arlington Museum of Art (2024), juried by curator Emily Edwards, the Rising Eyes of Texas (2025) at the gallery in Corpus Christi, and the 2025 Artovation Student Show, organized by the Texas Association of Schools of Art and juried by Ghislaine (Ghi) Fremaux.

We asked Aubrey about her two new works – Home Sweet Home and 1 Bedroom, ½ Bath, CHEAP – that got a lot of attention lately and inspired her ongoing series or architecture-based sculptures:

“Home Sweet Home, completed in Spring 2024, was part of an assignment in Advanced Clay course where we had to create a still life. As someone who enjoys working in urban settings and environmental storytelling, I was excited to have the opportunity to portray the inside of a home. I have opted for a kitchen because this area of the home communicates a lot about the individual’s personality and shows how much or how little this area is used.”

Within the series, I have found myself interested in the issues surrounding housing conditions nowadays. The cost of living is skyrocketing but the quality of many homes, especially apartments, does not match the cost as those are typically outdated. Simultaneously, I find interest in the way humans will continue to make the most out of what we are given. In spite of where people are, they will personalize and add bits of themselves to their living environment. The lingering presence of humans is one of the larger themes I am fascinated by, and I was able to explore these ideas further in the process of creating my works.”