Annual Winter Warmers Benefit Cup Show

at Good Earth Pottery (www.goodearthpots.com) in Bellingham, Washington, January 1–31.

1 Tasha Friesen’s yunomi, 3¾ in. (10 cm) in height, wood-fired ceramic, 2021.2 Linda Christianson’s mug, 4½ in. (11 cm) in height, wood-fired ceramic, 2021.

3 Shana Salaff’s espresso cup, 2¾ in. (7 cm) in height, ceramic, fired in oxidation, 2021. 4 Mandy Henebry’s mug, 5 in. (13 cm) in height, ceramic, fired in oxidation, 2021. 1–4 Photos: Ann Marie Cooper.

Food Justice: Growing a Healthier Community through Art

at Contemporary Craft (https://contemporarycraft.org) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through March 19. 

1 Anna Metcalfe’s Pop-up Pollinator Picnic (installation detail), 3 in. (8 cm) in diameter (each), porcelain, glaze, transfer prints, 2016–2021. Photo: Renee Yamada. 2 George Bowes’ Prep Bowl, 5 in. (13 cm) in height, porcelain, underglaze, glazes, 2019.

Hands and Earth: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

at the Crocker Art Museum (www.crockerart.org) in Sacramento, California, through April 24.

1 Kondō Yūzō’s Yama sometsuke kinsai kabin (Blue-and-White Mountain Design on Gold-Painted Vase), 7⅞ in. (20 cm) in height, porcelain, cobalt-blue underglaze with gold, 1977. 2 Kurokawa Tōru’s Protocell-E, 25 in. (64 cm) in length, stoneware, natural-ash glaze, 2016. 1, 2 Collection of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz.

Craft Forms 2021

at Wayne Art Center (www.craftforms.org) in Wayne, Pennsylvania, through January 29. 

1 Carol Snyder’s January Treeline, 6¼ in. (16 cm) in height, high-fired porcelain.

2 Diana Chamberlain’s Green House, 13 in. (33 cm) in height, dark stoneware. 3 Maxwell Mustardo’s Purple and Green Anthropophora, 17½ in. (44 cm) in height, stoneware, plastic.

4 Dennis Gerwin’s Purple Grain Jar, 16 in. (41 cm) in height, wood-fired stoneware.

In Reverence

at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery (www.glynnvivian.co.uk) in Swansea, Wales, UK, through March 6.

1 Zoe Preece’s Plate (In Reverence), 12 in. (31 cm) in diameter, porcelain, 2021.2 Zoe Preece’s Casserole Dish (In Reverence), 13 in. (33 cm) in diameter, porcelain, 2021.

3 Zoe Preece’s Mug (In Reverence), 7 in. (18 cm) in diameter, porcelain, 2021. 1–3 Photos: Dewi Tannatt Lloyd.

Beautés Équivoques

at Foundation d’entreprise Bernardaud (www.bernardaud.com/en/us) in Limoges, France, through April 2.

1 Kim Simonsson’s Chosen Idol, 6 ft. 5 in. (195 cm) in height, ceramic, nylon fiber, mixed materials, 2019. Photo: Jefunne Gimpel.

2 Alessandro Gallo’s Gently Down the Stream, 25 in. (64 cm) in length, stoneware, mixed media, 2019.3 Beth Katleman’s Mastering Paradise, 15 ft. 11 in. (4.8 m) in length, porcelain, 2021. Photo: Alan Wiener.

4 Wookjae Maeng’s The Boundary Between #02, porcelain, 2020.

MMAA’s Permanent Collection

at the Midwest Museum of American Art (https://www.midwestmuseum.org) in Elkhart, Indiana, ongoing.

1 Tom Marino’s Crucible Series: Stella, 9½ in. (24 cm) in diameter, wheel-thrown porcelain, glaze, fired to cone 10 in reduction, post-fired with silver and tint, 2019. Photo: Stephen Johnston.

Beth Lo and Steven Young Lee

at Radius Gallery (www.radiusgallery.com) in Missoula, Montana, January 21–February 26. 

1 Steven Young Lee’s vases, 9½ in. (24 cm) in height, wheel-thrown porcelain, cobalt and copper inlay, fired to cone 10 in reduction, 2020.

The Makings of Carbondale Clay Center: Our Residents

at Carbondale Clay Center (www.carbondaleclay.org) in Carbondale, Colorado, January 15–February 26.

1 HP Bloomer’s vessel, porcelain, fired to cone 6, 2021.

2 Nancy Barbour’s Ying Yang Ferns, 6 in. (15 cm) in width, cone-10 porcelain, slightly altered, inlaid stains, fired in a gas kiln in reduction, 2021. 3 John Cohorst’s Tea Pot w/Astro, 91/2 in. (24 cm) in length, wheel-thrown porcelain, slip-trailed underglaze illustrations, fired to cone 10 in an electric kiln, gold luster, 2021.

 

4 Frank Saliani’s Squarish Teapot, 8 in. (20 cm) in height, colored, cast, and assembled porcelain, fired to cone 6, 2021. 5 Staci De Bolt’s You’re the Wave. I’m the Rider., 10½ in. (27 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and slab-built porcelain, underglaze, glaze, sgraffito, mishima and incising techniques, fired to cone 6, 2020.
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