In Their Hands: The Evolution of Mata Ortiz Pottery

at the American Museum of Ceramic Art ( amoca.org) in Pomona, California, through December 21. 

1 Nicholas Ortiz’s Oso Effigy, 13 in. (33 cm) in length, earthenware.

2 Laura Bugarini and Hector Gallegos’ Untitled, 8 in. (20.3 cm) in height, earthenware. 3 Diego Valles’ Pierced Egg Shaped Olla, 16 in. (40.6 cm) in height, earthenware.

CHROMATIC

at Helen M. Salzberg Gallery (www.palmbeachstate.edu/art-gallery-pbsc/PBG-Gallery.aspx) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, December 9, 2025–January 16, 2026.

1 Addison Wolff’s dino acid trip, 16 in. (40.6 cm) in width, coiled and handbuilt stoneware, porcelain slip, glaze, fired to cone 5, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Baker-Hall.

Made in L.A. 2025

at Hammer Museum at UCLA (hammer.ucla.edu) in Los Angeles, California, through March 1, 2026. 

1 Brian Rochefort’s Lichen Code, 22 in. (55.9 cm) in height, ceramic, glaze, glass fragments, 2025. Photo: Marten Elder. Courtesy of the artist and Massimo De Carlo Gallery.

Fired in Revolution: Ceramics from the People’s Republic of China

at the American Museum of Ceramic Art (amoca.org) in Pomona, California, through April 26, 2026. 

1 Jingdezhen Sculpture Factory, Worker, Peasant, and Soldier, 13½ in. (34.3 cm) in height, ceramic. 2 Long March Diary, 17½ in. (44.4 cm) in height, ceramic.

12th Annual Holiday Show

at Radius Gallery (radiusgallery.com) in Missoula, Montana, through December 31. 

1 Akio Takamori’s cups, to 4¾ in. (12.1 cm) in height, porcelain, 1998.

2 Chris Kelsey’s bottle, 16 in. (15.2 cm) in height, stoneware, 2025. 3 Nicholas Bernard’s vessel, 7½ in. (19.1 cm) in height, wheel-thrown earthenware, colored slips, 2025.

4 David Regan’s Perch Platter, 18¾ in. (47.6 cm) in diameter, high-fired ceramic, black underglaze, transparent clear glaze, 2025.

Steven Young Lee

at Duane Reed Gallery (duanereedgallery.com) in St. Louis, Missouri, through December 20. 

1 Steven Young Lee’s Red, White, and Blue Jar #2, 17 in. (43.2 cm) in height, porcelain, cobalt slip, copper slip, glaze, 2025.

Jeremy Brooks

at Duane Reed Gallery (duanereedgallery.com) in St. Louis, Missouri, through December 20. 

1 Jeremy Brooks’ Knot Pot #2506, 3½ in. (8.9 cm) in diameter, crocheted colored porcelain, 2025.

Clay as Care

at Jill Bonovitz Gallery at The Clay Studio (theclaystudio.org) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, through December 31.

1 Adebunmi Gbadebo’s You came to her in a dream, 17 in. (43.2 cm) in diameter, True Blue Plantation soil, Carolina Gold rice, human hair, pit fired, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of The Clay Studio/Alexander Mansour.

Mike Cinelli Solo Exhibition

at Companion Gallery (companiongallery.com) in Humboldt, Tennessee, through December 31. 

1 Mike Cinelli’s canister, 5½ in. (14 cm) in height, wheel-thrown earthenware, terra sigillata, underglaze, glaze, 2025. Photo: Companion Gallery.

Ashley Bevington Solo Exhibition

at Companion Gallery (companiongallery.com) in Humboldt, Tennessee, through February 2026. 

1 Ashley Bevington’s Skull Ice Cream Cup and Flask, to 6¾ in. (17.2 cm) in height, stoneware, glaze, fired to cone 6, cork, epoxy, 2025. Photo: Companion Gallery.

Ray Brown Solo Exhibition

at Companion Gallery (companiongallery.com) in Humboldt, Tennessee, through February 2026. 

1 Ray Brown’s pitcher and tumbler, to 10¼ in. (26 cm) in height, porcelain, glaze, underglaze, decal, luster, fired to cone 6, 2025. Photo: Companion Gallery.

Zach Tate Solo Exhibition

at Companion Gallery (companiongallery.com) in Humboldt, Tennessee, through March 2026. 

1 Zach Tate’s Waylon’s Disapproval Cup and Baldknobber Teapot, to 7¼ in. (18.4 cm) in height, porcelain, glaze, underglaze, 2025. Photo: Companion Gallery.

Cross X Roads

at Holter Museum of Art (holtermuseum.org) in Helena, Montana, through December 31. 

1 Danielle O’Malley’s Where the Deer and the Antelope Played, varied dimensions, handbuilt earthenware paper clay, unfired adobe clay, bound willow branches (locally and ethically sourced), woven upcycled fabric (bedsheets) with unfired adobe clay,

Not a Pot

at the Centre of Ceramic Art, York Art Gallery (centreofceramicart.org.uk) in York, UK, through September 27, 2026.

1 Catherine Yarrow’s Bowl with Painting, 9½ in. (24.5 cm) in diameter, stoneware, glaze, 1966. Copyright The Estate of Catherine Yarrow/The Anthony Shaw Collection/York Museums Trust. 2 Nao Matsunaga’s Good Plan gone Bad (left) and Bad Plan gone Good (right), to 16½ in. (42 cm) in height, earthenware, slip, glaze, 2014. Copyright Nao Matsunaga/The Anthony Shaw Collection/York Museums Trust.

3 Steve Buck’s Hyperbolic 3, 13½ in. (34 cm) in height, stoneware, red clay, slip, 2008. Copyright The Estate of Steve Buck/York Museums Trust. 4 Gordon Baldwin’s Vessel in the Form of a Voice, 16¾ in. (42.5 cm) in height, earthenware, slips, oxides, 1984. Copyright Gordon Baldwin/The Anthony Shaw Collection/York Museums Trust.

5 Henry Pim’s vessel, 22 in. (56 cm) in height, stoneware, slips, glaze, 1984. Copyright Henry Pim/York Museums Trust.

6 Ewen Henderson’s Food Binding Series, 29⅞ in. (76 cm) in length, laminated porcelain, paper clay, wire armature, 1996. Copyright The Estate of Ewen Henderson/The Anthony Shaw Collection/York Museums Trust.

 

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