Granite Calimpong is an interdisciplinary artist and educator who lives and works in Seattle, Wash. He received a BFA in Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts and Music from UCSD in 2007 and completed his MFA in 3D4M (Sculpture) at the University of Washington in 2019. In addition to his studio practice, Calimpong has taught extensively including stops at Pilchuck, Haystack, Penland, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pottery Northwest, Rain City Clay, the Jam Factory, and Canberra Glassworks.