Ariana Williams has been a practicing ceramic artist for nearly 10 years. She received her BFA in Ceramics and Sculpture from Winthrop University in 2018. While in undergraduate school, Ariana was a ceramics studio assistant for 3 years through the university’s work study program. She has been involved at 4P Pottery Studio since 2021, beginning as an apprentice, moving to a position as an instructor in 2022, and now operating as the studio manager since August of 2025. Ariana continues to teach throwing on the wheel and hand building classes while assuring that the studio functions safely and efficiently.  When she is not in the studio she loves to make music and enjoy the outdoors!