Margaret Haydon earned her MFA in Ceramics in 1989 from San Francisco State University, after which she developed a long teaching career.  She is currently Professor Emeritus of Ceramics at the University of Wyoming, where she taught and managed the Ceramics area from 2001 to 2021. Post retirement, Haydon maintains an active studio practice in Boulder, Colorado. She also is on the Board of the Boulder Potter’s Guild where she is currently serving as Workshop Chair. 

Haydon’s work is driven by curiosity about the natural world. Raised on the North Atlantic coast, she has made her home in the Rocky Mountain region since 1991. Spending time in the woods and mountains continues to inspire her admiration for the beauty of natural systems. Her current work references the natural world in porcelain. Images include aspen trees, bats, sturgeon, bees. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Between 2010 and 2019, Haydon sought opportunities to connect with naturalists. Working with fish biologists in the United States, Canada and Hungary, and participating in a Biophilia residency in Quebec, Haydon anchored her aesthetic work in the study and observation of the species she depicts.