Jane Ford Aebersold

Ford was born in San Angelo, Texas.^[2] She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Newcomb Art School, Tulane University in 1969. In 1971, she earned an MFA from SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University.^[3]

Ford Aebersold taught at Alfred University Summer School, 1971; University of Bridgeport, 1972; Bennington College, 1972 to 1995. Her showings include Group Shows: Ceramics Invitational for the Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, Chicago, Illinois, 1974; Park McCullough House, North Bennington, Vermont, 1974; Approaches: Contemporary Ceramic Education, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1975; University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1975; 32nd Annual Scripps Invitational, Claremont, California, 1976; Seibu Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan, 1976.^[3]

In 1986, Ford Aebersold was invited to "American Ceramics Today," a symposium held in May of the same year at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Ford Aebersold's works are held in the Smithsonian,^[4] the Carnegie Museum,^[5] and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.^[6]