Joan Rosenberg-Dent is a sculptor working mainly in porcelain and mixed media. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Joan taught at many universities including Pennsylvania State University and University of Michigan; and was Chairman of Ceramics and Glass at Ohio University. She currently serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council, School of Art and Design, at the University of Michigan. Her work is in several permanent museum collections including The Detroit Institute of Art, the University of Michigan Museum Of Art, the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, the University of California Special Collections, the Butler Institute of Fine Arts, the Canton Art Institute, and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, as well in many private collections.

Her work is conceived as a concept/metaphor, and presented as abstract porcelain sculpture. Most of her work is unglazed, allowing the translucency of the porcelain to dominate, while light and shadows add subtle depth. She works minimally, using only those parts necessary to complete each form. Tension is created in each piece using contrasting elements like black/white, smooth/rough, hard/soft, and organic/architectural. Repetitive forms add strength to my work. She is continually inspired by dance, music, shape, and form.