Clay Cohorts: Onward 2

at Good Earth Pottery (www.goodearthpots.com) in Bellingham, Washington, February 1–28.

1 Alicia Fessenden’s bowl, 8 in. (20 cm) in diameter, stoneware, 2022. 2 Paul Heckler’s covered jar, 5¾ in. (15 cm) in height, soda-fired stoneware, 2022.

3 Mike Olsen’s teabowl, 2½ in. (6 cm) in height, wood-fired stoneware, shino glaze, 2022. 4 David Taylor’s vessel, 7 in. (18 cm) in height, earthenware, terra sigillata, black copper/borax wash, 2022. 5 Stuart Howe’s mug, 4½ in. (11 cm) in height, porcelain, fired in an electric kiln, 2022. 6 Suzanne Weil’s X and O Plates, 8½ in. (22 cm) in diameter (each), wood-fired stoneware, 2022.

small works: Big Ideas

at The Clay Studio of Missoula (www.theclaystudioofmissoula.org) in Missoula, Montana, February 3–25. 
1 Merrie Wright’s Abstracted Landscape 007 (After Demuth), 5 in. (13 cm) in length, earthenware, mid-range glazes, fired to cone 01 in oxidation

Figuring Space

at The Clay Studio (www.theclaystudio.org) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, through April 16.
1 Kyungmin Park’s How Have You Been?—Introspection, 4 ft. 4 in. (1.3 m) in height, stoneware, glaze, gold luster, 2022. Photo: John Carlano. 2 Sergei Isupov’s On The Way, 6 ft. 5 in. (1.9 m) in height, stoneware, underglaze, glaze, 2020. Photo: John Polak.

Clay as Soft Power

at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (www.umma.umich.edu) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, through May 7. 
1 Tsujimura Shirō’s large natural ash-glazed vessel (shizen-yū ōtsubo), stoneware, natural ash drip glaze, circa 1985. Photo: Joan B. Mirviss LTD. 2 Unknown maker’s Shigaraki-ware storage jar, stoneware with natural ash glaze, late 16th–early 17th century. Photo: Jeri Hollister and Patrick Young, Michigan Imaging. 3 Kohyama Yasuhisa’s sculpture, stoneware with ash glaze, circa 2000. Copyright of the artist. 4 Unknown maker’s storage jar, stoneware with natural ash glaze, Muromachi period, late 14th–15th century.

Epic, Heroic, Ordinary

at Asya Geisberg Gallery (www.asyageisberggallery.com) in New York, New York, March 2–April 8.
1 Gabriela Vainsencher’s A stage, complete with a sofa, curtains, a large ear, and someone who has yet to make an entrance (front), 15 in. (38 cm) in height, porcelain, glaze, underglaze, 2022. 2 Gabriela Vainsencher’s A stage, complete with a sofa, curtains, a large ear, and someone who has yet to make an entrance (back).3 Gabriela Vainsencher’s A mother determined, 13 in. (33 cm) in height, porcelain, underglaze, gold ink, 2022.

Celebrate! From Passover and Ketikoti to Carnival and Diwali

at Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics (https://princessehof.nl/en) in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, through August 20, 2023.
1 Studio Job and Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum’s Biscuit Gold, porcelain, 2007. Photo: Thomas Nondh Jansen. 2 Nick Renshaw’s Bears (series), 1996. 3 Koos Buster’s Graduation Show, 2018. 4 Unknown maker’s vase, porcelain, circa 1650; dish, porcelain, circa 1615–1630; bowl, porcelain, 1621–1627. 5 Unknown maker’s bowl with Kufic script, earthenware. 6 Unknown maker’s water pot, shuihu, porcelain, circa 1450.

Sharif Bey: Ancestral Vestiges

at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery (www.belgerarts.org) in Kansas City, Missouri, February 3–May 6. 
1 Sharif Bey’s Kiwi Bird #1, 14 in. (36 cm) in height, earthenware, mixed media, 2019. 2 Sharif Bey’s Raptor Rougher II, 4 ft. 11 in. (1.5 m) in height, earthenware, mixed media, 2021. 3 Sharif Bey’s Louie Bones #4, 35½ in. (90 cm) in height, earthenware, vitreous China, mixed media, 2021. 4 Sharif Bey’s Protest Shield with Fists, 23½ in. (60 cm) in height, earthenware, mixed media, 2021. 5 Sharif Bey’s Star Child Series: #1, 25 in. (64 cm) in height, earthenware, mixed media, 2019. All images: courtesy of the artist and albertz benda, New York and Los Angeles.

Katherine Choy: Radical Potter in 1950s New Orleans

at the New Orleans Museum of Art (www.noma.org) in New Orleans, Louisiana, through April 23. 
1 Katherine Choy’s double-spout vase, ceramic, glaze, circa 1952–1957.

Feather and Fur

at The Craft Centre and Design Gallery Leeds (www.craftcentreleeds.co.uk) in Leeds, UK, February 4–April 29.
1 Mathew Edenbrow’s Love is in the air, 18½ in. (47 cm) in height, stoneware, underglaze, gloss glaze.
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