Carleigh Reiffer

Carleigh Reiffer
Instructor of Ceramics
Morean Graduate Fellow
Location:
K1115 South Kohrman Hall, Mail Stop 5213
Mailing address:
Gwen Frostic School of Art
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5213 USA
Education:
  • B.F.A., Longwood University
Bio:

Carleigh Reiffer is an emerging artist born in Jacksonville, North Carolina in 2002 to a Military family. She specializes in hand-built sculptural ceramics, and graduated from Longwood University (Farmville, VA) with a BFA in Studio Art, Craft and Design and a Minor in Art History. Currently, Reiffer is a Morean Graduate Fellow pursuing her MFA at Western Michigan University. 

Reiffer's work is inspired by nature and mindfulness, with motifs including ruffles, spikes, bark, insects, and mushrooms. Her pieces prompt viewers to contemplate their relationships with the world and themselves. Notable exhibitions of her work include Point of Departure and Working Artist at the Longwood Center for Visual Arts. Reiffer has also had work selected for the Sustain Wood Fire 2025 International Juried Student Exhibition