Hands shaping clay on a pottery wheel in a sunlit studio

Josh Faught

Black-and-white headshot of a bespectacled man with short beard, neutral expression

Professor of Art
Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Chair in Art Studio

  • Manetti Shrem Art Studio
Josh Faught’s work uses pop cultural detritus, archival materials, and the vernacular of textiles to explore the complex ways in which queer bodies negotiate trauma, time, intimacy, joy, and resilience. Recent solo exhibitions include Sanctuary, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle;  Look Across the Water into the Darkness, Look for the Fog, Wattis Institute, San Francisco; Both Things are True, Kendall Koppe, Glasgow; Mr. Kramer Builds His Dream House, Casa Loewe, London; Siyinqaba, US Embassy in Swaziland, Mbabane; BE BOLD for what you stand for, BE CAREFUL what you fall for, SFMoMA at the Neptune Society Columbarium, San Francisco; and Snacks, Supports, and Something to Rally Around, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis. 
 
Faught has exhibited in group exhibitions at The New Museum, New York; Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, Texas; James Cohan Gallery, New York; Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles; Museum of Arts and Design, New York; Sadie Coles HQ, London; ICA Boston; The Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston; Oakville Galleries, Ontario; and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit. Faught is a recent recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Trellis Art Foundation Stepping Stone Grant. He was a visiting professor in 2025 in The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies at UC Davis.
Education and Degree(s)
  • M.F.A., 2006, Fiber and Material Studies, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • AAS, 2004, Textile and Surface Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
  • B.A., 2001, Art History and English, Oberlin College
Membership and Service
  • Appointed 2026