Cliff Lee: Porcelain Master

at Hunterdon Art Museum (https://hunterdonartmuseum.org) in Clinton, New Jersey, through January 5, 2020.
1 Cliff Lee’s Double Dragon with Inlaid Ruby Eyes, 12½ in. (32 cm) in height, porcelain, celadon glaze, rubies. Photo: Douglas Lee.
1 Cliff Lee’s Double Dragon with Inlaid Ruby Eyes, 12½ in. (32 cm) in height, porcelain, celadon glaze, rubies. Photo: Douglas Lee.

MN NICE Graduates

at Northern Clay Center (www.northernclaycenter.org) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, through December 29.
1 Clarice Allgood’s bowl, 6½ in. (17 cm) in diameter, stoneware, 2019.
1 Clarice Allgood’s bowl, 6½ in. (17 cm) in diameter, stoneware, 2019.
2 Christopher Bond’s brown covered jar, 10½ in. (27 cm) in height, stoneware, iron oxide, glaze, wood fired to cone 10, 2019.
2 Christopher Bond’s brown covered jar, 10½ in. (27 cm) in height, stoneware, iron oxide, glaze, wood fired to cone 10, 2019.

Pueblo Dynasties: Master Potters from Matriarchs to Contemporaries

at Crocker Art Museum (www.crockerart.org) in Sacramento, California, through January 5, 2020.
1 Bowl with Mission Design, attributed to Nampeyo of Hano, 10 in. (25 cm) in diameter, earthenware, red slip, circa 1905. Gift of Loren G. Lipson, MD.
1 Bowl with Mission Design, attributed to Nampeyo of Hano, 10 in. (25 cm) in diameter, earthenware, red slip, circa 1905. Gift of Loren G. Lipson, MD.
2 Carrie Chino Charlie’s Olla, 8¾ in. (22 cm) in diameter, earthenware. Gift of Phyllis and Alvin Rutner.
2 Carrie Chino Charlie’s Olla, 8¾ in. (22 cm) in diameter, earthenware. Gift of Phyllis and Alvin Rutner.
3 JoAnn Chino Garcia’s Vessel, 11 in. (28 cm) in diameter, earthenware, 1991. Martha G. and Robert G. West Fund.
3 JoAnn Chino Garcia’s Vessel, 11 in. (28 cm) in diameter, earthenware, 1991. Martha G. and Robert G. West Fund.
4 Roxanne Swentzell’s Looking for Root Rot, 16¼ in. (41 cm) in length, earthenware. Gift of Loren G. Lipson, MD.
4 Roxanne Swentzell’s Looking for Root Rot, 16¼ in. (41 cm) in length, earthenware. Gift of Loren G. Lipson, MD.

Earth Piece

at The Everson Museum of Art (www.everson.org) in Syracuse, New York, through January 5, 2020.
1 Caroline Slotte’s Going Blank Again, 17 in. (43 cm) in width, reworked second-hand ceramics, 2016. Courtesy of Ferrin Contemporary.
1 Caroline Slotte’s Going Blank Again, 17 in. (43 cm) in width, reworked second-hand ceramics, 2016. Courtesy of Ferrin Contemporary.

Narrative Figures

at Arizona Regional Ceramics Contemporary Fine Art (https://arc-contemporary-fine-art.business.site ) in Cottonwood, Arizona, through January 4, 2020.
1 Travis Winters’ Doughnut Shop Dreams, 20 in. (51 cm) in height, earthenware, terra sigillata, glaze, stains, acrylic sheet, 2019.
1 Travis Winters’ Doughnut Shop Dreams, 20 in. (51 cm) in height, earthenware, terra sigillata, glaze, stains, acrylic sheet, 2019.

Chris Gustin: The Eloquent Vessel

at Saratoga Clay Arts Center (www.saratogaclayarts.org) in Schuylerville, New York, through December 7.
1 Chris Gustin’s Cloud Jar #1723, 18 in. (46 cm) in height, stoneware, glaze, wood fired in an anagama, 2017. Photo: Dean Powell Photography.
1 Chris Gustin’s Cloud Jar #1723, 18 in. (46 cm) in height, stoneware, glaze, wood fired in an anagama, 2017. Photo: Dean Powell Photography.

Clay Currents: The Wichita National Ceramics Invitational

at Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University (ulrich.wichita.edu) in Wichita, Kansas, through December 8.
1 Installation view (left to right): Peter Beasecker’s double vase, 14 in. (36 cm) in height, wheel-thrown porcelain, 2019; Landscape 1, 12 in. (30 cm) in width, porcelain, epoxy resin, acrylic paint, 2019; oval bowl, 12 in. (30 cm) in width, porcelain (white and black), 2018.
1 Installation view (left to right): Peter Beasecker’s double vase, 14 in. (36 cm) in height, wheel-thrown porcelain, 2019; Landscape 1, 12 in. (30 cm) in width, porcelain, epoxy resin, acrylic paint, 2019; oval bowl, 12 in. (30 cm) in width, porcelain (white and black), 2018.
2 Trisha Coates’ Love Letter to My River, 12 ft. (3.7 m) in length, cone-6 porcelain, stoneware, glass on panel, 2019.
2 Trisha Coates’ Love Letter to My River, 12 ft. (3.7 m) in length, cone-6 porcelain, stoneware, glass on panel, 2019.
3 Installation view (left to right): Yewen Dong’s Much Ado About Nothing 1, 14 ft. 5 in. (4.4 m) in width, unfired clay, paint, thread, duct tape, 2019; Trey Hill’s Nightfall, 4 ft. 6 in. (1.4 m) in height, ceramic, underglaze, 2016; Trey Hill’s A Slight Blush, 3 ft. 3 in. (1 m) in height, ceramic, underglaze, 2019. 1–3 Courtesy of the Ulrich Museum of Art.
3 Installation view (left to right): Yewen Dong’s Much Ado About Nothing 1, 14 ft. 5 in. (4.4 m) in width, unfired clay, paint, thread, duct tape, 2019; Trey Hill’s Nightfall, 4 ft. 6 in. (1.4 m) in height, ceramic, underglaze, 2016; Trey Hill’s A Slight Blush, 3 ft. 3 in. (1 m) in height, ceramic, underglaze, 2019. 1–3 Courtesy of the Ulrich Museum of Art.

Beyond the Vessel: Myths, Legends, and Fables in Contemporary Ceramics around Europe

at Meşher (www.mesher.org) in Istanbul, Turkey, through December 22.
1 Malene Hartmann Rasmussen’s Fantasma [Ghost] (totem), 6 ft 5 in. (2 m) in height, ceramics, 2019. Photo: Sylvain Deleu.
1 Malene Hartmann Rasmussen’s Fantasma [Ghost] (totem), 6 ft 5 in. (2 m) in height, ceramics, 2019. Photo: Sylvain Deleu.

Winterfest and Holiday Shop

at Baltimore Clayworks (https://baltimoreclayworks.org) in Baltimore, Maryland, through January 1, 2020.
1 Tom Jaszczak’s latte mug, 5 in. (13 cm) in width, wheel-thrown and altered red earthenware, slips, underglazes, soda fired to cone 2, 2018.
1 Tom Jaszczak’s latte mug, 5 in. (13 cm) in width, wheel-thrown and altered red earthenware, slips, underglazes, soda fired to cone 2, 2018.
2 Patty Bilbro’s mug stack, mid-range clay, terra sigillata, underglaze, glaze, 2019.
2 Patty Bilbro’s mug stack, mid-range clay, terra sigillata, underglaze, glaze, 2019.
3 Ted Neal’s bucket, 9 in. (23 cm) in height, stoneware, iron slips, wood fired to cone 10, reduction cooled, steel, 2019.
3 Ted Neal’s bucket, 9 in. (23 cm) in height, stoneware, iron slips, wood fired to cone 10, reduction cooled, steel, 2019.

Materiality: Masterworks From The Miller Ceramic Art Collection

at Alfred Ceramic Art Museum (https://ceramicsmuseum.alfred.edu) in Alfred, New York, through December 29.
1 Ken Price’s Baldy, 5¼ in. (13 cm) in height, painted earthenware, 1987.
1 Ken Price’s Baldy, 5¼ in. (13 cm) in height, painted earthenware, 1987.
2 John Mason’s Amber Cross with Tracers, 36 in. (91 cm) in height, glazed stoneware, 2004.
2 John Mason’s Amber Cross with Tracers, 36 in. (91 cm) in height, glazed stoneware, 2004.
3 Karen Karnes’ vessel, 10½ in. (27 cm) in height, glazed stoneware, 1990.
3 Karen Karnes’ vessel, 10½ in. (27 cm) in height, glazed stoneware, 1990.
4 Eva Hild’s sculpture, 17 in. (43 cm) in height, unglazed stoneware, white slip, 2007. 1–4 Photos: Brian Oglesbee.
4 Eva Hild’s sculpture, 17 in. (43 cm) in height, unglazed stoneware, white slip, 2007. 1–4 Photos: Brian Oglesbee.

Sarah Jenkins—Ceramic Showcase

at Craft Centre and Design Gallery Leeds (www.craftcentreleeds.co.uk) in Leeds, UK, through January 11, 2020.
1 Sarah Jenkins’ vessel, 12 in. (30 cm) in diameter, low-fired stoneware, colored slips, oxides, white glaze, 2019.
1 Sarah Jenkins’ vessel, 12 in. (30 cm) in diameter, low-fired stoneware, colored slips, oxides, white glaze, 2019.
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