Bill Griffith is a ceramic artist, and the Program Director of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Tennessee. He received a B.S. degree in Art Education from Indiana State University and an MA in Art Education/Ceramics from Miami University, Ohio. He was a participant in the first International Workshop for Ceramic Artists in Tokoname, Japan. Extensive travel and exploration of ancient architecture/ruins in Asia, Central and South America is reflected in his sculptural forms.

 His functional and sculptural ceramics have been exhibited, published and included in many private collections , such as the Tennessee State Museum, the Arkansas Arts Center, the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, TX, the City of Orlando, FL Permanent Collection, the Tokoname Cultural Museum in Japan and the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute in China.