Hiroe Hanazono, a native of Japan, is a Philadelphia-based ceramic artist who produces highly designed functional tableware in her home studio. After receiving her MFA in Ceramics from Ohio University, she participated in residencies at the Archie Bray Foundation, International Ceramic Research Center in Denmark and The Clay Studio in Philadelphia where she was awarded the 2008-2009 Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Fellowship. Hanazono teaches a variety of ceramic classes in New York City and in the Philadelphia region.