John Donovan has spent 46 years with hands in clay and 26 years teaching professionally. At the age of five, John began his journey in art at the studios of Stonehaus Architectural Ceramics in Pensacola, FL, where he was asked a pivotal question, "Do you wanna make something?". He later went on to earn his BFA from Loyola University, New Orleans and MA & MFA degrees from Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas. John received an honorable mention in the 2005 World Ceramic Biennale Competition in Icheon, South Korea, and in 2011 John was awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Tennessee Arts Commission. John is represented by LeMieux Galleries in New Orleans, LA, and has held teaching appointments at the University of West Florida, Middle Tennessee State University, Belmont University and Vanderbilt University. Creating community through clay is a life-long pursuit that John continues as a founder and studio director of Buchanan Arts, a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts program providing accessible visual arts educational experiences and creative opportunities in North Nashville.