Pictured: Arthur Gonzalez, The Fifth Realm at Midnight (detail), 2021. Ceramic, rubber, glaze. Collection of the artist.
During 2021, AMOCA mounted 10 exhibitions presenting works by 195 artists from across the United States and Europe. Of the artists exhibited, 44 (23%) identify as persons of color and 82 (42%) identify as women. Making these exhibitions possible is the generosity of 27 lenders who, together with works of art from AMOCA’s permanent collection, made possible the exhibition of 454 works of ceramic art.
All exhibitions are organized by the American Museum of Ceramic Art and presented in the museum’s galleries, except where otherwise noted.
Exhibitions curated by Beth Ann Gerstein, except where otherwise noted.
All artwork courtesy of the artists or AMOCA’s permanent collection, except where otherwise noted.
The Artists of Mettlach
Continued from the previous fiscal year to July 31, 2022
Making In Between: Contemporary Chinese American Ceramics
Continued from the previous fiscal year to February 21, 2021*†
Catalog produced with support from the Pasadena Art Alliance
Joanne Hayakawa: A Wing and A Prayer II
Continued from the previous fiscal year to March 28, 2021*
Clayfornia: Ceramic Sculpture in the California Sunshine
Continued from the previous fiscal year to May 30, 2021
Presented in collaboration with, and on the grounds of, the California Botanic Garden
New Acquisitions from the David and Julie Armstrong Collection
Continued from the previous fiscal year to July 15, 2021*
Made possible by gifts of work by Julianne and David Armstrong
2021 Annual High School Ceramics Exhibition
May 1, 2021–August 31, 2021
Presented as a digital-only exhibition
Don Reitz: Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal
June 4, 2021–February 20, 2022*†
Made possible by works loaned by Julianne and David Armstrong, Jake Welty, and Betsy Duenas.
Amy Santoferraro: Two on a Lot, Three on the Tree
June 5, 2021–August 22, 2021*
MIND+MATTER: Five Bay Area Sculptors
June 5, 2021–August 22, 2021*
Co-curated by Beth Ann Gerstein and Jo Lauria
Made possible with works loaned by Alan Mandel, Igal and Diane Silber, and Gloria and Sonny Kamm
Nicole Seisler: Holding Patterns
September 11, 2021–December 19, 2021*
* Presented, in part, with generous support from the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
† Catalog produced with support from the Pasadena Art Alliance