A woman with black hair and glasses standing against a beige wall, wearing a black lace dress, with her hands clasped in front of her. There is a small white table with a decorative sculpture in the foreground, and a candle holder with two lit candles on another stand nearby. A framed abstract art piece is hanging on the wall.

Artist Statement

I am the product of growing up in a third culture, having immigrated to Canada from Hong Kong at a young age, then to the United States in my formative adult years.

I am trained as a hospital pharmacist, self-taught as a ceramicist, a mother. My struggle to find myself within shifting cultural and self-identities has evolved into an opportunity to redefine connectedness and to seek authenticity.

My work centers on discovery and adaptation, embracing movement and spontaneity. Each piece is a quiet reflection of resilience, vulnerability, curiosity, and the art of letting go.

About

Maggie Drouillard is a self-taught ceramic artist based in Evanston, Illinois. Her hand-built functional and sculptural ceramics is an exploration of organic form, movement, and how the connections we make mold and transform us.

A white, abstract ceramic sculpture with flowing, curved lines, placed on a wooden surface with shelves of various ceramic bowls and cups in the background.

Stockists / On view at

Chicago Architecture Center

My Modern Oasis - Chicago, IL

The Vault Creative - Highland Park, IL

Parker & Gillingham

Shop Evanston Made - Evanston, IL

Evanston Art Center - Evanston, IL

Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair - Chicago, IL - Spring 2026

The One of a Kind Show - Chicago, IL - December 2026

Chicago Public Library - Bezazian Branch

Grove Gallery - Evanston, IL

La Grange Art League - La Grange, IL