Thank you for your interest in Bachmeier Pottery and Sculpture.  We are a family owned business located near Fargo, North Dakota.  We have been in the ceramic business for the past 15 years and produce about 300-500 pieces of work annually.  Brad is the ceramic artist in the family who runs the business with the help of his wife Sue who is a special education teacher in Moorhead and their three (soon to be four!) kids: Mackenna, Addison and Clay.

Brad is the Art Department Chair Person at Fargo North High School, and also serves as an adjunct ceramic faculty member at Minnesota State University Moorhead.  Brad is an active arts advocate for the state and region and is a founding member of the Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists (www.FMVA.US) as well as an acting member of the Plains Art Museum Community Arts Center Planning Board.  Brad will graduate in August with his MFA Ceramics Degree from UND.

Bachmeier Pottery has become nationally recognized for its primitive and low-fired ceramic pottery and sculpture.   The work has earned Brad over 20 national grant and best of show awards.  Most recently Brad was recognized with the 3rd place award in ceramics in the international ARTBUZZ publication (08), was featured on HGTV's "That's Clever" program (07), and also earned the prestigious national NICHE award in the wheel thrown ceramics category (07), the only North Dakota artist to ever do so in any media.  

Brad has also become well known regionally for his ceramic firing, throwing and art marketing workshops. Again Welcome, and thank you for your interest!  Let us know how we may serve you.