Past Exhibitions

50 Bowls, 50 States, 50 Woodfires • February 12–July 24, 2022

50 Bowls, 50 States, 50 Woodfires Exhibition On View:February 12–July 24, 2022Virtual Artist Talk:April 30, 2022, 12–1 PM 50 Bowls, 50 States, 50 Woodfires is artist Elaine Olafson Henry’s investigation into the influences of woodfire. The exhibition presents 50 thrown porcelain bowls, each created by the artist using the same clay block, the same building […]

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Peter Callas: An Enduring Legacy • February 12–July 24, 2022

Pictured: Peter Callas, Vase: 0134, 2016. Wood Fired Stoneware. 11.5 x 11 x 11 inches. Exhibition On View:February 12–July 24, 2022Member Preview:February 11, 2022, 2–4 PMArtist Talk & Reception:February 12, 2022, 4–6 PMCatalog:Peter Callas, An Enduring Legacy Exhibition Overview Regarded as one of the preeminent ceramic artists in the American Studio Ceramics tradition to work

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Connected Spaces: Cheryl Ann Thomas + Michael F. Rohde • March 12–August 21, 2022

Pictured: two works included in the exhibition Connected Spaces. Pictured left: Michael F. Rohde, Heart (detail), 2016. Tapestry: wool, silk, natural dyes. 36 x 32 inches. Photo by Andrew Neuhart. Pictured right: Cheryl Ann Thomas, Gold Cipher, 2020. Porcelain. 34.5 x 17 x 15 inches. On View:March 12–August 21, 2022Member Preview:March 11, 2022, 2–4 PMReception:March

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MIND+MATTER: Five Bay Area Sculptors • August 14, 2021–January 23, 2022

Pictured left-to-right: work in the MIND+MATTER exhibition by Arthur Gonzalez, Nancy Selvin, Robert Brady, Richard Shaw, and Beverly Mayeri. On View:August 14, 2021–January 23, 2022Curator Gallery Walk:August 14, 2021 • 4–5 PMReception:September 11, 2021 • Reception and Gallery Talk Since the 1950s, the Bay Area has provided fertile ground for ceramic experimentation and innovation. Abstract

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Don Reitz: Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal • June 4, 2021 – February 20, 2022

Don Reitz: Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal On View:June 4, 2021–February 20, 2022Reception:Saturday, September 11, 2021 • 3–5 PMCatalog: Don Reitz The exhibition Don Reitz: Life is not a Dress Rehearsal features the work of Don Reitz, an artist broadly recognized as one of the most influential American ceramic artists of the last century.

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Amy Santoferraro: Two on a Lot, Three on the Tree • June 4-August 22, 2021

Amy Santoferraro: Two on a Lot, Three on the Tree On View:June 4–August 22, 2021Reception:Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 4 PM Two on a Lot, Three on a the Tree is Amy Santoferraro’s site-specific installation in the Vault Gallery at AMOCA. The installation will include a number of live documentary explorations of Santoferraro’s installation process,

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Ashwini Bhat: IMPRINTED, Assembling California • January 8–May 1, 2022

Pictured: Ashwini Bhat, Imprinted [series], Laurel Oak Hollow [sculpture], 2021. Glazed ceramic sculpture. 10 x 5 x 1.5 inches. On View:January 8–May 1, 2022Artist Reception:January 8, 2022 • 3-5 PM (Pacific)Virtual Artist Talk:January 22, 2022 • Noon (Pacific) Exhibition Overview Since 2016, the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) has partnered with the Ruth Chandler

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