Matt Cripps is the owner and maker behind Cripps Pottery. He holds a BA in Fine Arts from St. Thomas University, a two-year diploma in Fine Craft: Ceramics from the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD), and a Certificate in Advanced Studio Practice from NBCCD.

Matt has worked as a gallery assistant at Gallery 78 in Fredericton, as the Ceramics Centre Coordinator at AX: The Arts and Culture Centre of Sussex, and served as Board President of CraftNB. His practice has been shaped through artist residencies, internships, mentorships, and exhibitions, alongside years of hands-on studio experience.

He currently works as a technician in the ceramics studio at NBCCD, and continues to create both functional and sculptural ceramic work. The defining features of his pieces are tactile surfaces, in particular crawling glazes, and organic forms, reflecting his interest in materiality, texture, and the unpredictable beauty of high-fire ceramics.