Gail Kendall has been working in ceramics since 1970. She recently retired from her position as Hixson-Lied Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she had been teaching since 1987. In 2009, Gail was awarded an Excellence in Teaching Award (Lifetime Achievement), from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). Her work is exhibited nationally and internationally, and she is represented in numerous public and private collections, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Plains Art Museum, and the General Mills Corporation.