Victoria Christen lives in Portland, Oregon where she is a full-time studio potter. She received her MFA at The University of Minnesota and has been a resident artist at Guldagergaard, the International Ceramics Research Center in Denmark, as well as the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana. She has given many workshops across the United States. Victoria has been the recipient of an NEA Regional Visual Arts Fellowship Award, two Minnesota Arts Board Grants, and a travel grant to Japan.