About The Artist
Nadia Tarzi-Saccardi is an award-winning, autodidact ceramic artist based in Marin County. Originally from Europe, she began her studies in ceramics and sculpture in Strasbourg, France and is deeply grateful for the mentorship she received from accomplished ceramicists in both Europe and the United States, whose guidance helped refine her technical foundation and artistic voice.
For over a decade, Nadia collaborated closely with her father, renowned archaeologist Professor Tarzi, gaining experience in art restoration and contributing to published works on Central Asian archaeology with a focus on Buddhist studies.
Over the past 15 years, she has taught ceramic arts throughout the Bay Area, including at Terra Linda Ceramics, Mill Valley Potter’s Studio, and the Walnut Creek Arts Center. In 2017, she became the director of Terra Linda Ceramics TLCA. In March 2020, at the onset of the pandemic, she launched online ceramic courses to support fellow artists who were isolated and to sustain creative connection within the community.
She has curated several ceramic exhibitions, including two online exhibitions during the pandemic and a recurring group show presented at the CCACA in Davis.
Nadia is deeply committed to mentoring emerging ceramic artists, a passion that inspired her to found the Ceramic Art Center of Marin (CACM), an initiative dedicated to supporting advanced and professional ceramic artists through expanded opportunities, mentorship, and resources for artistic growth.
Ceramics, Pottery, Sculpture
Studio Information
Ceramic Art Center of Marin
suite A
Contact Information
4153701694
Exhibitions & Press
2026 — Falkirk, “Celebration of Contrast” — Honorable Mention
2025 — Falkirk, “What Dreams Are Made Of” — 3rd Place
December 2024 — Corte Madera Community Center Invitational Exhibition
September 2024 — Marinwood Fall Show — Honorable Mention
June 2024 — Art League of Lincoln — Honorable Mention
March 2024 — Falkirk, “Totems”
January 2024 — Falkirk, “A Gathering of Color”
December 2023 — Corte Madera Community Center Invitational Exhibition
November 2023 — Art Works Downtown Members, “Cornucopia”
October 2023 — Falkirk, “Activation”
October 2023 — Marinwood Fall Show — 2nd Place
October 2022 — Marinwood Fall Show
April 2022 — Marinwood Spring Show
March 2022 — Artworks Downtown, “Contemporary Botanicals”
2022 — Falkirk, “R’Evolution”
2020 — Epperson Gallery, “What Lies Beneath”
2018–2026 — CCACA, Davis, CA
2019 — Marinwood Art & Wine — 1st Place
2018 — Marinwood Art & Wine
2018 — Falkirk, “Fire & Form”
2018 — Marin County Fair
2017 — Marin County Fair
2016 — Falkirk, “Unleashed”
2016 — Marinwood Art & Wine
2015 — Marin County Fair, Fine Arts — 1st & 3rd Place in Ceramics
2015 — ACCI, “Unleashed”
2015 — Marinwood Art & Wine
2014 — Marin Open Studios
2014 — Falkirk, “Reflections,” TLCA
2013 — Marin Open Studios
2013 — ACCI, “Hallowed and Haunted”
2013 — Marinwood Art & Wine — 3rd Place
2012 — Falkirk Cultural Center, “Journeys,” TLCA
2012 — Marin County Fair, Fine Arts
2010 — College of Marin Student Show
2010 — MOCHA
2010 — CCACA, Davis, CA
2009 — College of Marin Student Show
2009 — CCACA, Davis, CA
2008 — Terra Linda Annual Show
2008 — Marin County Fair, Fine Arts — Marin Arts Council Award
2025 — Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California “ACGA Interview with Clay Artist Nadia Tarzi-Saccardi
2024 — Canvas Rebel “Meet Nadia Tarzi-Saccardi” The Ceramic Art Center of Marin
2024 — Shout Out SoCAL “Meet Nadia Tarzi-Saccardi Ceramics Teacher”
2024 — Faces of the North Bay “The Face” of Ceramics Education and Artistic Expression”
2022 — Pacific Sun Arts&Ideas Section “Kilning It – Hands On Art” Terra Linda Ceramic Artists 2020 — Marin Magazine “Connecting with your creative side — why does it matter even more during difficult times?”
2013 — Dhammakaya International Research Institute (DIRI) Journal: Protection of the Ancient Buddhist Archaeological Site at Mes Aynak.
2008 — Dominican University / Osher Lifelong Learning Institute:
Course series: The Lost Culture & Archaeology of Afghanistan.
2006 — HdO Art and Archaeology of Afghanistan:
Tarzi on Tarzi – Afghanistan’s plight and the Search for the Third Buddha.
2004 — The SAA Archaeological Record, January issue, pp. 34–37.
2004 — Featured participant in National Geographic Society / PBS film:
Lost Treasures of Afghanistan.
2003 — Ariana Outreach, University of Nebraska:
An introduction to the plight of Afghanistan’s archaeological heritage.
(Full list available upon request.)
2026 Falkirk — Celebration of Contrast, Honorable Mention
2025 Marin IJ Readers’ Choice — Best Art Studio (TLCA)
2025 Falkirk — What Dreams Are Made Of, 3rd Place
Falkirk — Celebration of Contrast, Honorable Mention
2024 Marinwood Spring Art & Wine — Honorable Mention
2023 Marinwood Fall Art & Wine — 2nd Place
2022 Pacific Sun Readers’ Choice — Best Artist
2020–2025 Pacific Sun Readers’ Choice — Best Art Studio & Best Art Instructor (TLCA)
2018 Marinwood Art & Wine — 1st Place
2017 Marin County Fair — Honorable Mention
2016 & 2014 Best of Parents Press Award — Mill Valley Potter’s Studio
2015 Marin County Fair — 1st Place in Ceramics
Marin County Fair — 3rd Place in Ceramics
Marin County Fair — Honorable Mention
2013 Marinwood First Annual Art & Wine — 3rd Place
2008 Marin County Fair — Marin Arts Council Award
2025 — Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California “ACGA Interview with Clay Artist Nadia Tarzi-Saccardi
2024 — Canvas Rebel “Meet Nadia Tarzi-Saccardi” The Ceramic Art Center of Marin
2024 — Shout Out SoCAL “Meet Nadia Tarzi-Saccardi Ceramics Teacher”
2024 — Faces of the North Bay “The Face” of Ceramics Education and Artistic Expression”
2022 — Pacific Sun Arts&Ideas Section “Kilning It – Hands On Art” Terra Linda Ceramic Artists 2020 — Marin Magazine “Connecting with your creative side — why does it matter even more during difficult times?”
