Dan Finnegan

at In Tandem Gallery (www.intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, through October 28. 

1 Dan Finnegan’s pitcher, 8 in. (20.3 cm) in length, wheel-thrown and handbuilt stoneware, slips, glazes, salt glazed, fired to cone 10 in a wood kiln. Photo: Silvia Palmer.

On The Surface

at Baltimore Clayworks (baltimoreclayworks.org) in Baltimore, Maryland, through November 1. 

1 Kara Thomas’ Root and Sacral Clover on Maroon, 12 in. (30.5 cm) in height, slip-cast porcelain, fired to cone 6, vinyl, wood, 2025. 2 Mike Gesiakowski’s Façade #3, 16 in. (40.6 cm) in height, terra cotta, slip, underglaze, glaze, 2025.

Kelsey Bowen Solo Exhibition

at Radius Gallery (www.radiusgallery.com) in Missoula, Montana, through October 25. 

1 Kelsey Bowen’s The Borrower, 8½ in. (21.6 cm) in height, fired to cone 2, 2022.

Beneath the Fallen Petals–Uncovering the Seeds of Surrender

at Northern Rivers Community Gallery (www.nrcgballina.com.au) in Ballina, New South Wales, Australia, through October 12. 

1 Lauren Hotson’s Quills and Petals No. 1, 12 in. (30.5 cm) in height, porcelain, glaze, fired to cone 10 in an anagama kiln, timber, echidna quills.

Verdant

at In Tandem Gallery (www.intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, October 1–November 1. 

1 Chance Taylor’s Water Lily Jar, 12 in. (30.5 cm) in height, porcelain, glaze, fired in oxidation to cone 10.

Ewer Invitational

at Companion Gallery (www.companiongallery.com) in Humboldt, Tennessee, through November 23.

1 Marty Fielding’s oil bottle, 7½ in. (19.1 cm) in width, handbuilt earthenware, underglaze, glaze, fired to cone 3 in an electric kiln, 2025.

Zach Tate’s Ewer with Ear, 7¾ in. (19.7 cm) in height, porcelain, underglaze, glaze, 2025. 3 Wesley T. Brown’s ewer, 6¾ in. (17.2 cm) in height, wood-fired stoneware, 2025.

4 Ashton Keen’s ewer, 5½ in. (14 cm) in height, Starworks Ceramics’ Dark Star clay, Redart slip, fired cone 10 in a wood kiln, reduction cooled, 2025. 5 A. Blair Clemo’s ewer, 7 in. (17.8 cm) in width, stoneware, 2025.

6 Eric Botbyl’s ewer, 9¼ in. (23.5 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and altered dark stoneware, underglazes, multiple firings, fired to cone 6, 2025. 7 Andrew Clark’s ewer, 5½ in. (14 cm) in height, stoneware, underglaze, terra sigillata, glaze, fired to cone 6 in an electric kiln, 2025.

8 Nathan Willever’s ewer, 5¾ in. (14.6 cm) in height, stoneware, white slip, glaze, fired in reduction to cone 8, 2025. 9 Candice Methe’s footed ewer, 7¾ in. (19.7 cm) in height, black stoneware, terra sigillata, glaze, 2025.

Lucy Be

at In Tandem Gallery (www.intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, through October 24. 

1 Lucy Be‘s mug, 4¾ in. (12 cm) in height, wheel-thrown, hand-mixed clays, slips, glazes, fired in oxidation to cone 10.

Reflections

at Baltimore Clayworks (baltimoreclayworks.org) in Baltimore, Maryland, through November 1. 

1 Arthur Gonzalez’s The Eavedropper, 17 in. (43.2 cm) in height, handbuilt ceramic, underglaze, 2025. 2 Travis Winters’ Sour, 24 in. (61 cm) in height, earthenware, stains, glaze, 2025.

Porcelain Love Letters: The Art of Mara Superior

at Shelburne Museum (shelburnemuseum.org) in Shelburne, Vermont, through October 26. 

1 Mara Superior’s Le DoDo, 16 in. (40.6 cm) in height, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, 2019. Courtesy of Mara Superior and Ferrin Contemporary. Photo: John Polak Photography.

Material Mugs X

at Companion Gallery (www.companiongallery.com) in Humboldt, Tennessee, through January 5, 2026. 

1 Shawn S. Spangler’s mugs, to 7¾ in. (19.7 cm) in height, cone-8 porcelain, 2024. 2 NOM Ceramics’ stack of mugs, to 11½ in. (29.2 cm) in height, underglaze, glaze, fired to cone 10 in a soda kiln, 2024.

3 José Flores Nava’s Orange and Teal Cups, to 6¾ in. (17.2 cm) in height, cone-5 stoneware, underglaze, glaze, 2024. 4 Will McComb’s mugs, to 7 in. (17.8 cm) in height, cone-6 stoneware, 2024.

 

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