Two-person Show with Charles Goolsby & Peter Christian Johnson

at River Gallery (rivergalleryarts.com) in Rocky River, Ohio, through October 3.

1 Peter Christian Johnson’s Widow’s Mite, 18 in. (45.7 cm) in width, porcelain, 2024.2 Peter Christian Johnson’s Ebb and Flow, 13 in. (33 cm) in height, porcelain, 2025.

Ronan Peterson

at In Tandem Gallery (intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, through September 21.

1 Ronan Peterson’s cup and jar, to 6 in. (15.2 cm) in height, red earthenware, terra sigillatas, glazes, fired to cone 03 in an electric kiln.2 Ronan Peterson’s bowl, 5½ in. (13.9 cm) in height, red earthenware, terra sigillatas, glazes, fired to cone 03 in an electric kiln.

Handbuilt 

at Trackside Studio Ceramic Art Gallery (tracksidestudio.net) in Spokane, Washington, September 4–30. 

1 Deb Schwartzkopf’s cruet, 6 in. (15.2 cm) in width, handbuilt porcelain, fired to cone 6, 2025.2 Collista Krebs’ Lucy on Cloud Nine, 12 in. (30.4 cm) in length, handbuilt stoneware, slips, oxides, glazes, fired to cone 6 in an electric kiln, 2025.

3 Heather Lepp’s covered jar, 14 in. (35.5 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and slab-built ceramic, fired to cone 3 in a soda kiln, 2025.

4 Zach Tate’s Untitled Mug with Skull, 6 in. (15.2 cm) in width, handbuilt stoneware, slips, underglaze, glaze, fired to cone 7, 2026.5 Amy Sanders’ moss teapot, 8 in. (20.3 cm) in height, slab-built orange stoneware, glaze, engobe, fired in oxidation to cone 6, 2025.

Burnished: Pueblo Pottery at NMWA 

at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (nmwa.org) in Washington, DC, through September 27. 

1 Nancy Youngblood’s Melon Bowl, 8½ in. (21.6 cm) in diameter, blackware, 1997. National Museum of Women in the Arts, gift of the artist. Photo: Lee Stalsworth.

2 Lisa Holt and Harlan Reano’s jar, 16 in. (40.6 cm) in height, natural clay, acrylic paint, 2025. National Museum of Women in the Arts, bequest of Sandra A. Kruzman; © Lisa Holt (Cochiti), Harlan Reano (Santo Domingo).3 Stephanie Tafoya’s Ember Embrace, 7 in. (17.7 cm) in diameter, redware, 2025. National Museum of Women in the Arts, bequest of Sandra A. Kruzman; © King Galleries. Photo: Charles King.

4 Lucy Martin Lewis’ jar, 12½ in. (31.7 cm) in diameter, earthenware, 1983. National Museum of Women in the Arts, gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay.

Amy Irish 

at In Tandem Gallery (intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, through September 26.

1 Amy Irish’s pitcher and cup, to 8½ in. (21.6 cm) in height, wheel-thrown red earthenware, oxide washes, glazes, fired to cone 1. Photo: Silvia Palmer.

Fractured Foundations: 250 Years of American History 

at American Museum of Ceramic Art (amoca.org) in Pomona, California, through November 29.

1 Chotsani Elaine Dean’s Timeline Strip Pierced Quilt: for Phillis Wheatley & Scipio Morehead, enduring incongruent administrations of liberty, and when truth, with capital T, belies the odious folly of their oppressors, circa 1772–1775,

2 Jos Sances’ Satchem Metacom, 34 in. (86 cm) in height, ceramic, 2025.3 Morel Doucet’s Still Here: A Twenty-One Gun Salute, porcelain, glass vessel, 2026.

4 Marianna Haniger’s Crumber, 18 in. (45.7 cm) in height, clay, tampico fiber, 2024. 

5 Salvador Jiménez-Flores’ A Hand Gesture to Systemic Racism: Al que le quede el saco que se lo ponga, 8 ft. (2.4 m) in height, earthenware, stoneware, black stain, underglaze, glaze, wood, steel, graphite, latex paint, 2021.

Chris Alveshere 

at In Tandem Gallery (intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, September 16–October 17. 

1 Chris Alveshere’s teapot and mug, to 8¼ in. (20.9 cm) in height, wheel-thrown colored porcelain, liner glaze, fired to cone 9. Photos: Silvia Palmer.

Kathy King 

at In Tandem Gallery (intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, through September 5. 

1 Kathy King’s Split Head Tray Skull Plate, 10 in. (25.4 cm) in height, handbuilt white stoneware, underglaze, sgraffito, fired to cone 6. Photo: Silvia Palmer.

Celadon Landscape 

at The Green-Wood Cemetery (green-wood.com) in Brooklyn, New York, through January 17, 2027. 

1 Jean Shin’s Celadon Landscape, ceramic shards, mortar, ESP Foam, celadon fragments donated by the city of Icheon, South Korea, and participating kilns in the region, fabricated by Miotto Mosaics Art Studios, Inc., 2015/2026.

Juan Barroso Solo Exhibition 

at Companion Gallery (companiongallery.com) in Humboldt, Tennessee, through October 12. 

1 Juan Barroso’s Immigrant Narrative Cup, 4 in. (10.16 cm) in height, slip-cast porcelain, underglaze, glaze, fired to cone 6, 2026.

What Gorgeous Thing 

at Radius Gallery (radiusgallery.com) in Missoula, Montana, through September 26. 

1 Sean O’Connell’s Brush Mark Sculpture, 18 in. (46 cm) in height, wood-fired stoneware.2 Sean O’Connell’s box, to 5 in. (15 cm) in height.

 

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