Autumn Cipala is a ceramic artist and educator who works from her studio in Thomaston, Maine. Born and raised on a working farm in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Autumn acquired her art education through academic study and apprenticeship in the US and England. Holding an MFA from University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and a BFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Cipala is the recipient of the 2024 Maine Artist Fellowship in Fine Craft award from the Maine Arts Commission, and has received numerous awards and grants from organizations including National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts and Strictly Functional Pottery National. She has taught at several colleges and has been a presenting artist at the Akal Exchange Symposium in Amizmiz, Morocco, the Maine College of Art & Design, and other institutions, with an upcoming assignment as a presenting artist at the Utilitarian Clay VIII National Symposium at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in 2025. Her work is exhibited nationally and internationally.