Johanna Flores is a contemporary ceramic sculptor based in Decatur, Georgia, known for her abstract, voluptuous sculptures that explore themes of creation, spirituality and human transformation. Born in Los Angeles, California, Flores is a first generation artist of Mexcican descent. Her astistic process is deeply connected to her spiritual practice, where she believes imagination is a direct link to other realms of conciousness.

Flores’ work has been exhibited at notable institutions, including the American Museum of Ceramic Art in California and the Museum of Contemporary Art GA in Atlanta. She earned a BFA from Parsons in Product Design and Ceramics. In 2025, Flores was a recipient of a creative residency at Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences in Rabun Gap, Georgia.

Statement

Making ceramics makes me feel connected to the Earth, connected to my ancestors, to indigenous ancient people, also through my spiritual practice, I have come to understand that imagination is our direct connection to other realms of consciousness, a link to the cosmos.

The process of making ceramics is in many ways a ceremonial act for me, through clay I connect to the Earth, through my hands I connect to my ancestors, and through my imagination I connect to the cosmos.

As I touch the clay, I discover what it would like to become, my mind becomes empty, in this stillness I welcome that which wants to come through my vessel. In this numinous space, there is peace, there is expansion and elation, all happening simultaneously.

The dichotomy between something abstract versus something concrete, being on the Earth and being of Spirit, is very fascinating to me. My sculptures are the direct representation of bringing something from the realm of imagination (spirit), to the material world.