Carissa Potter lives and works in Oakland, California. Her prints and small - scale objects reflect her hopeless romanticism through their investigations into public and private intimacy.

 

Speaking both humorously and poignantly to the human condition, Potter's work touches chords we all can relate to - exploring situations we've all experienced at some point in our lives and conveying messages we simply long to hear. 

 

Potter received her MFA in Printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2010. She is a founding member of Colpa Press and founder of People I’ve Loved. Since 2010, she has been an artist in residence at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, where she teaches letter­press.

 

Carissa has worked with the ICA in Boston, BAM/PFA, SFMOMA, De Young Museum, CCA, The Body Shop, Anthropologie, The Color Factory, Facebook, Pinterest to name a few. People I've Loved has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Martha Stewart Living, Create Magazine, New York Times, The Lily, Cup of Jo, Teen Vogue, Real Simple, Happinez Magazine and more. 

 

She has also served as a mentor in Southern Exposure’s One-on-One Mentorship Program. Potter finished her first book with Chronicle books in 2015 titled "I like you, I love you." in 2016, she was an artist in residence at Facebook.

 

Currently she is working on being a better listener and her second book, titled "It's Okay to Feel Things Deeply."