Five Fabulous Femmes. Six in Total
by Bernadette MansfieldThis exhibition by the fabulous fems (centuries later) places five artists under the same critical glare as the Renaissance poets as they too, successfully and spectacularly redefine what ceramics and…
Rick Hintze: Born of the Soil at Guild Gallery, New York City
As its second exhibition, this new gallery brought in Wisconsin potter Rick Hintze for a show consisting entirely of sizeable stoneware vessels, each cryptically dated 2010-2021. Hintze has been makin…
Elizabeth Jaeger at Jack Hanley Gallery, New York City
Somehow it seems appropriate that Elizabeth Jaeger is a co-publisher of artists’ books as well as a maker of ceramics, because the storytelling quality of her objects parallels the heightened combinat…
Katy Schimert at Derek Eller Gallery, New York City
by Janet KoplosAs one entered the main gallery space to see nine substantial sculptures of curvy standing slabs by Katy Schimert, the whole visual field seemed to be in motion. The show was titled Niagara, linking t…
Elisa D’Arrigo: Materializing at Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York City
Fired ceramic is incapable of movement, yet, Elisa D’Arrigo’s small ceramic sculptures, 10.5 inches tall at most, are all about movement. They could almost be characters from a Pixar movie. From their…
All about the material: an exhibition of wood-fired ceramics by Geoff Thomas
This major exhibition of Geoff Thomas’ wood-fired ceramics was held at the Dubbo Cultural Centre from February to May 2022. Sparingly displayed to maximise viewing, it highlights the results of his ex…