Hailing from small town Arkansas, Lane Chapman started as a painter and illustrator until she transitioned into clay in college. She received her BFA in Ceramics from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2017. After graduating, she moved to Rochester, NY, for a two-year residency at the Flower City Arts Center. She then moved to Missoula, MT, for a residency at The Clay Studio of Missoula for two years from 2019-2021 and then a resident at Wildfire Ceramic Studio from 2021-2022. Lane is currently a MFA candidate at the University of Montana in Missoula.