Shae Bishop grew up in Kentucky where he began working in ceramics at an early age. He earned his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. While an undergraduate, he also learned to sew clothing and began a studio practice that explored the relationships between ceramics, textiles, and the body.
After a two-year residency at Red Star Studios in Kansas City, Bishop moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. There, he worked for sculptor Cristina Córdova, started his own studio, and became part of the Penland area craft community. Bishop was a resident artist in the Kohler Arts/Industry program and at the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana, and a visiting artist at San Diego State University, the University of Wisconsin and elsewhere. Residencies, classes, and research have also taken him to Austria, Hungary, Turkey, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, and Japan. In 2021 he co-founded Treats Studios, a multi-function arts building in Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
Bishop has a lifelong passion for herpetology, which often informs his art practice. He currently lives in Richmond, Virginia where he shares a home with his partner Annie Evelyn, two dogs, and a snake.
