Sylvia Hyman

Much of Hyman's work featured everyday objects, such as paper, books, or food, realistically crafted from ceramic. She was also the founder of the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA).

• Name — Sylvia Hyman • Born — 9 September 1917 • Birthplace — Buffalo, New York, U.S. • Died — 23 December 2012 • Place of death — Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. • Education — Buffalo State College, Peabody College for Teachers • Spouse — * Maurice Hyman, • Arthur Gunzberg • Children — 2

Hyman was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1917. She received her bachelor's degree in art education in 1938 from the New York State Teachers College at Buffalo (now Buffalo State College). Hyman later obtained a master's degree in art education from Peabody College for Teachers (now known as Peabody College of Vanderbilt University), in 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee. Professionally, Hyman worked as a public school art teacher, as well as a faculty member of Peabody College. In 1957, after working as a public school teacher for approximately fifteen years, Hyman received some ceramic equipment, which launched her artistic career as a ceramist. Examples of her work are included in the collections of museums and art collections worldwide including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, the Saga Prefectural Museum in Saga, Japan, the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, and the Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C. Hyman received recognition for her work. Her awards included a Lifetime Achievement Award in the Craft Arts from the National Museum of Women in the Arts of Washington, D.C., in 1993 and the Tennessee Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, which she received in 1994. A book of her artwork, The Intriguing Vision of Sylvia Hyman: Trompe l’Oeil Ceramic Artist, edited by Janet Mansfield, was published in 2012.

Sylvia Hyman is recorded as artist, ceramicist and sculptor.