Biography

Thaddeus Erdahl has been creating and teaching art for over 25 years, working predominantly with the human figure sculpted in clay. He was born and raised in the small midwestern town of La Porte City, Iowa. His art and background in education started at the University of Northern Iowa where he received his BA in Art Education and a BFA in Ceramics. Thaddeus went on to receive his MFA in Ceramics from the University of Florida where he was a University of Florida Alumni Fellowship recipient during his three years of graduate study, from 2006-2009. He was selected as a 2010 Artist In Resident at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and he was a recipient of the American Craft Council Emerging Voice in Craft Award in 2015. Currently he is a devoted studio artist, teaches workshops across the country and is showing work nationally and internationally. Along with his many creative journeys in life Thaddeus is also the head roaster and owner of ZAGGS Coffee a boutique coffee roasting company in Clarkesville GA. One of its missions is to help bring art to students through a scholarship program at national arts and crafts centers.