Victoria Buck is a New Zealand–born artist and educator currently based in Palo Alto, California. She holds an MFA in 3D Studio Art from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and teaches at Henry M.Gunn high school, ceramics and sculpture, including advanced and AP 3D courses. She views the studio as a place for risk-taking, problem-solving, and embracing the sometimes chaotic creative energy. Her work and teaching are driven by curiosity, kindness, material play, and storytelling. At the core of it all, she is a person who loves to think, make, and dream about art.