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Paula Winokur is an American ceramic artist. In 1958 she got her B.F.A.at Tyler School of Art, Temple University and in that summer she studied in SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University. From 1973 to 2003, she is a professor of Arcadia University, Glenside, PA. She has received many awards, such asHonorary Fellow: National Council on Education in the Ceramics Arts (1987); Pennsylvania Council for the Arts. Craftsman’s Fellowship (1986); National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Arts Fellowships (1988/1976) and Fellow of American Crafts Council (2002). She held many solo exhibitions, e.g. , in Dorothy Marae Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia (1994): Long Island University, Southampton, N.Y. (1995); Helen Drutt Gallery, New York (1990); Helen Drutt Gallery: Philadelphia (Gallery Representative) (1978/82/88/92/99); Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York (2003). Her works have also been included in First Yixing Ceramic Invitational, Yixing, China (1998). The 1st World Ceramic Biennial: Korea (2001), and so on. Her works are collected in museum such as Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Institute, China; National Museum of American Art (Renwick Gallery), Washington, D.C. and Mint Museum, Charlotte, N.C.