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Jay Lacouture is a ceramicist and the former president of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.

Lacouture grew up in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and attended St. Michael's College. He studied ceramics at Rhode Island College and apprenticed under Warwick potter Lawrence Chin. Lacouture earned his master's in fine art at West Virginia University, and was a professor at Salve Regina University. In addition to his work for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Lacouture served on the board of directors for Studio Potter Organization.

Lacouture's style is influenced by Chinese porcelain.