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Viola Frey (1933 - July 26, 2004) was an American sculptor known for her large, colorfully glazed clay figures that pushed the traditional limits of ceramic sculpture.

Life
She grew up in Lodi, California. She graduated from from California College of Arts and Crafts, with a BFA in 1956, and from Tulane University with a MFA in 1958. She also worked at a corner store at 16 years old.

She taught at California College of the Arts, from 1965 to 1999.

Her ceramics sculptures showed at the Museum of Arts and Design.