Project Tag: Beatrice Wood

20
Jun
2020
ABOUT FACE: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture

ABOUT FACE: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture

ABOUT FACE: Contemporary Ceramic Scultpure

Exhibiting in the US since 2019

ABOUT FACE: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture explores the lineage and influence between the revolutionary first generation of artists working in the figural genre and contemporary artists. The exhibition, curated by Jennifer Jankauskus, will investigate how history and place inform the work of contemporary ceramists bringing approximately 44 objects by 30 emerging, mid-career, and master artists from around the nation who work within a narrative figurative clay tradition. Creating both sculptural and relief objects, from busts to full figures, the artists all highlight the human form as a way to explore issues relating to the body, to various cultural ties, and to ideas of the female/male gaze.

“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Cristina Cordova
“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Sergei Isupov
About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020

Images courtesy of Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Art Museum of South Texas, and Figge Art Museum

ABOUT FACE | TOUR SCHEDULE

INQUIRE ABOUT TOURING PROGRAM • HERE •

EXHIBITION INCLUDES WORK BY

Wesley Anderegg
Robert Arneson*
Chris Antemann*
Rudy Autio*
Russell Biles*
Cristina Córdova*
Jack Earl*
Edward Eberle*
Sean Erwin*
Viola Frey*
Alessandro Gallo*
David Gilhooly *
Gerit Grimm *
Sergei Isupov*
Doug Jeck*
Howard Kottler*
Michael Lucero *
Walter McConnell
Gerardo Monterrubio
Jim Neel
Virgil Ortiz
Andrew Raftery
Allan Rosenbaum
Akio Takimori *
Yoshio Taylor
Tip Toland
Jason Walker *
Kurt Weiser *
Beatrice Wood *
Sun Koo Yuh

*indicates artists with available works for sale through Ferrin Contemporary

FEATURED ARTISTS

Chris Antemann, ‘Land of Milk and Honey, 2009, Porcelain, decals, luster, 19 x 19 x 15″.
Russell Biles, “Rake” 2017, hand built porcelain, 9.5 x 9 x8″.
“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Cristina Cordova
Gerit Grimm, “The Sirens”, 2016, stoneware, 33 x 12 x 50″.
Sergei Isupov, Boxer, 2009, stoneware, stain and glaze, 26.5 x 24 x 17″
Kurt Weiser, “Random House (globe)” 2017, porcelain, glaze, china paint, metal, 30 x 14 x 14″.


Chris Antemann, ‘Land of Milk and Honey, 2009, Porcelain, decals, luster, 19 x 19 x 15″.
Russell Biles, “Child’s Play” 2016, hand built porcelain, 7 x 12 x5″
Russell Biles, “Gone Too” 2015, hand built porcelain, 6 x 7 x 17″.
Russell Biles, “Gone”, 2014, hand built porcelain, 14″ x 6 x 11″.
Russell Biles, “Rake” 2017, hand built porcelain, 9.5 x 9 x8″.
Cristina Córdova, “Cabeza III” 2018, ceramic, 13.5 x 9.5 x 4.75″
“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Cristina Cordova
Sean Erwin, “Red Skies at Dawn” 2010, Porcelain and Earthenware, Glaze, stainless steel, wood, monofilament, fabric, dimensions variable.
Sean Erwin, “As I Lay Dying” 2016, Polished Porcelain, Glaze, Bonze, LED Lights, Acrylic, Duratrans Film Transfer, 1.8 RPM GearMotor, 20 x 26 x 26″
Alessandro Gallo, “Cocktail for Two” 2016, stoneware, mixed media, 24 x 23 x 15″.
Alessandro Gallo, “Cocktail for Two” 2016, stoneware, mixed media, 24 x 23 x 15″.
Alessandro Gallo, “My Two Cents” 2017, stoneware, mixed media, 10 x 14 x 6″.
Gerit Grimm, “The Sirens”, 2016, stoneware, 33 x 12 x 50″.
Sergei Isupov, “Risen” detail, 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze, 8′.
Sergei Isupov, “Risen” 2016, stoneware, slip, glaze, 8′.
Sergei Isupov, “Risen” detail, 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze, 8′.
Sergei Isupov, Boxer, 2009, stoneware, stain and glaze, 26.5 x 24 x 17″
Sergei Isupov, “Farangis” 2012, porcelain, slip, glaze, 14 x 10 x 6″.
Sergei Isupov, “To Live in the Clouds” 2000, ceramic, 10 x 17 x 5.5″.
Sergei Isupov, “Under Pressure” 2006, porcelain, 15 x 13 x 6″.
Doug Jeck, “Jekyll” 2013, ceramic, steel, 22 x 13 x 10″.
Sergei Isupov, “Motivation” 2016, porcelain, slip, glaze, 11.5 x 4 x 13″.
Kurt Weiser, “Random House (globe)” 2017, porcelain, glaze, china paint, metal, 30 x 14 x 14″.

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FEATURED FROM COLLECTIONS

“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Beatrice Wood
Beatrice Wood, “Not Married” 1965, clay, glaze, 16 x 17 x 13″.
David Gilhooly, “Chicago art critic forced to swallow a frog”, 1977, clay, 23.5 x 10 x 10.5″.
Viola Frey, “Untitled Platter”, 1982, earthenware, slip, glaze, 25″. photo: John Polak (Pennington)
Viola Frey, “Plate Full of Figurines (From the Bricolage Series), 1982, glaze, ceramic, 25 x 4”.
Rudy Autio, “Inside Looking Out” 1987–88, glaze, stoneware, 37 x 30 x 26″.
Rudy Autio, “Inside Looking Out” 1987–88, glaze, stoneware, 37 x 30 x 26″.
Jack Earl, “Another Bush, Another Stick of Wood” 1983, white earthenware, oil paint, 24.5 x 12 x 14.5″.
Michael Lucero, “Anthropomorphic Baby Form in Stroller (New World Series)” 1995, glaze, ceramic, carriage, 27 x 12 x 11″.
Michael Lucero, “Anthropomorphic Baby Form in Stroller (New World Series)” 1995, glaze, ceramic, carriage, 27 x 12 x 11″.

ABOUT FACE

 PAST PROGRAMMING

Curator Talk: Dr. Jennifer Jankauskas
Thursday, July 16
6:30 p.m. Virtual

Curator of Art at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, and exhibition curator Dr. Jennifer Jankauskas, will discuss the artists and themes exhibited in About Face in a virtual presentation.

View Virtual Curator Talk • HERE •

Artist Panel

Thursday, August 20
6:30 p.m. talk

Local ceramic artists will give insight into the imagery and techniques used in the works featured in About Face.

FIGGE ART MUSEUM

Davenport, IA | June 20, 2020 – August 30 2020

About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020
About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020
About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020
About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020
About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020
About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020
About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020
About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020
About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020
About Face Installation at Figge Art Museum, 2020

ABOUT FACE

 PAST PROGRAMMING

ART MUSEUM OF SOUTH TEXAS

Corpus Christi, TX | January 24 – April 29, 2020

About Face at Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi, TX January 24 – April 29, 2020
About Face at Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi, TX January 24 – April 29, 2020
About Face at Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi, TX January 24 – April 29, 2020

ABOUT FACE

 PAST PROGRAMMING

EXHIBITION CATALOG

Purchase the Catalog • HERE •

About Face is accompanied by a full-color catalogue with essays by exhibition curator, Jennifer Jankauskas, PhD, and Glenn Adamson, Senior Scholar at the Yale Center for British Art and will be on view in the fourth-floor gallery through August 30, 2020.

MONTGOMERY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

Montgomery, AL | February 2 – May 12, 2019

“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Cristina Cordova
“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Sergei Isupov
“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Sergei Isupov
“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Cristina Cordova
“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Sergei Isupov
“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Installation view
“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Installation view
“About Face”, Montgomery Museum of Art, 2019, Chris Antemann
09
Oct
2017
NEW YORK CERAMIC & GLASS FAIR 2018

NEW YORK CERAMIC & GLASS FAIR 2018

NYC&G FAIR 2018

Bohemian National Hall, New York, NY | January 18–21, 2018

Bringing together a carefully selected and distinguished international group of more than 25 galleries offering all things “fired” — porcelain, pottery, and glass, in a setting perfect for the exhibition and sale of important small objects.

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY presenting work by

Chris Antemann
Robin Best
Stephen Bowers
Bouke de Vries
Edward Eberle
Evan Hauser
Charlotte Hodes
Sergei Isupov
Steven Young Lee
Crystal Morey
Kadri Pärnamets
Peter Pincus
Paul Scott
Mark Shapiro
Linda Sikora
Caroline Slotte
Dirk Staschke
Mike Stumbras
Mara Superior
Susan Thayer
Kurt Weiser

 

SPECIAL EXHIBITION

“Revive, Remix, Respond: Contemporary Ceramic Artists at The NYC&GF and The Frick Pittsburgh”

Organized by Dawn Reid Brean, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at The Frick Pittsburgh, and Leslie Ferrin of Ferrin Contemporary.

In 2017, twenty contemporary artists were invited to respond to and produce new works that reference the art, objects and social history of the The Frick’s collections. Selected works by these artists whose artistic practice is informed by the past will preview in a special exhibition at the NYC&GF followed by the full exhibition at The Frick Pittsburgh, February 16–April 27, 2018. Click for more.

See below for illustrated lecture by Dawn Reid Brean.

LECTURE HIGHLIGHTS

“Pincus: Channeling Josiah Wedgwood”
with Peter Pincus
Friday, January 19, 12pm

Artist Peter Pincus speaks about his research and into the Wedgwood Collections at Birmingham Museum of Art and how conversations with curator Anne Forschler of the Birmingham Museum of Art are being incorporated into his new work and teaching. Pincus is visiting assistant professor of ceramics in the School for American Crafts at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Click for more.

“Revive, Remix, Respond: Contemporary Ceramic Artists at The Frick Pittsburgh”
with Dawn Brean and artists TBD
Friday, January 19, 2–3:00 p.m.

Dawn Reid Brean, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at The Frick Pittsburgh, with Leslie Ferrin of Ferrin Contemporary and artists featured in the exhibition whose work is inspired by, responds to, or relates to historic ceramics in The Frick Pittsburgh’s permanent collection. Click for more.

“Time Travel in the Period Room”
with Elisabeth Agro, Barry Harwood, Sarah Carter
Friday, January 19, 4–5:00 p.m.

Three museum curators speak about exhibitions and projects that connect past and present in innovative ways, activating spaces through collaborations with contemporary artists and interdisciplinary scholars and informing new works. The curators will share how through working with contemporary artists and interdisciplinary scholars new works evolved, historic information revealed, audiences engaged, educational programming developed and connections made to the past while reflecting on present day issues.

• Elisabeth Agro is The Nancy M. McNeil Curator of American Modern and Contemporary Crafts and Decorative Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Sarah Anne Carter, Ph.D. is the Curator and Director of Research of the Chipstone
Foundation
• Barry R. Harwood, Ph.D. is the Curator of Decorative Arts at the Brooklyn Museum

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“American Studio Pottery — Making of a Movement”
Adrienne Spinozzi with Linda Sikora and Mark Shapiro
Saturday, January 20, 4pm

Internationally recognized potters Linda Sikora and Mark Shapiro discuss their divergent backgrounds, training, and influences as a way to touch on significant themes in postwar North American ceramics.

Moderator Adrienne Spinozzi is Assistant Research Curator of American Decorative Arts, The American Wing, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Linda Sikora resides near Alfred NY where she has a studio practice and is a Professor or Ceramic Art at Alfred University. Mark Shapiro is a potter in Western Massachusetts. He is a frequent workshop leader, lecturer, curator, panelist, and writer, and is mentor to more than a half-dozen apprentices who have trained at his Stonepool Pottery. Click for more.

Chris Antemann, “Shell Stand” 2016, porcelain, china paint, decals, luster, 21” x 10” x 10”.
Robin Best, “The Aldrovandi Vases” 2017, porcelain, on-glaze Xin Cai, 12.5 x 5″ each.
Stephen Bowers, “Plates”, Various 2015-7
Bouke de Vries, “Peacock 1″ 2016, twentieth-century Chinese porcelain bird, eighteenth-century Chinese porcelain fragments, mixed media, 24 x 13.5 x 25”.
Edward Eberle, “The Least of Eye is Flesh” 2007, porcelain, stain, 11.25 x 17.5 x 18″.
Evan Hauser, “Preservation & Use (Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail, 1873, Albert Bierstadt)” 2017, porcelain, gold leaf, 15 x 11 2.5″.
Charlotte Hodes, “Dressed in Pattern: Portrait” 2016, handcut transfer on china, 11.25 x 29 x 1″.
Sergei Isupov, “Growth Rings” 2016, porcelain, underglaze, glaze, 23 x 10 x 6.5″.
Steven Young Lee, “Gourd Vases with Dodos” 2018, porcelain, cobalt pigment, glaze, 10 x 19 x 18”.
Crystal Morey, “New Symbiosis: Pronghorn” 2017, porcelain, 10.5 x 6 x 4.5″.
Kadri Pärnamets, “Picnic” 2014, porcelain, glaze, stain, 7.5 x 10.25 x 4″.
Peter Pincus, “Vase” 2018, colored porcelain, 16 x 7″.
Paul Scott, “Scott’s Cumbrian Blue(s), Houston No:3” 2017, in-glaze decal collage on pearlware shell edge platter c 1820. 15.75 x 11.75” (400mm x 300mm).
Mark Shapiro, “MORON” double walled vase.
Linda Sikora, “Small Group” 2017–8, porcelain, stoneware, approximate sizes: kettle 10 x 11 x 9″, box 8 x 7 x 7″, stand 1.5 x 11 x 11″.
Caroline Slotte, “Going Blank Again” 2016, reworked second hand ceramics.
Dirk Staschke, “Vanitas 1″ 2015–6, ceramic, 11 x 8 x 8”.
Mara Superior, “Venus of Urbino” 2018, porcelain, underglazes, oxides, glaze, gold leaf, decal, 13 x 19 x 3″.
Susan Thayer, “Return” 2016, teapot: porcelain, china paint, glazebase: lowfire stoneware, slip, 16 x 9 x 5″.
Kurt Weiser, “Random House (globe)” 2017, porcelain, glaze, china paint, metal, 30 x 14 x 14″.

Dirk Staschke "Vanitas 1"

08
Oct
2017
THE WOMEN

THE WOMEN

THE WOMEN

Oct 28, 2017 – Apr 21, 2018

Ferrin Contemporary
1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA

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Works on view include recent pieces by women whose primary medium is clay and selected works from private and artist archives by female potters and sculptors.

The Women provides Ferrin Contemporary an opportunity to highlight the range of work by women artists affiliated with the gallery program who are known for their work in ceramics.

Director Leslie Ferrin, a life long advocate for women in ceramics reflects on this moment, “It is gratifying to witness the attention to gender issues taking place throughout society.  These same forces are fueling the interest in examining and bringing recognition to the overlooked contributions of women to postwar visual arts. Many of our collectors who brought a female perspective to building their collections are contributing to the public dialog by acquiring new works and making gifts to institutions. Museums are responding by offering exhibition opportunities, site specific commissions and adding to permanent collections to fill in gaps. It is an exciting time to see these changes taking place and being able to participate in the process.”

Ceramic Art and Figural Sculpture

Robin Best
Christie Brown
Caroline Cheng
Cristina Córdova
Claire Curneen
Ruth Duckworth
Viola Frey
Giselle Hicks
Coille McLaughlin Hooven
Crystal Morey
Kadri Pärnamets
Elsa Rady
Caroline Slotte
Mara Superior
Toshiko Takaezu
Susan Thayer
Patti Warashina
Beatrice Wood
Elizabeth (Betty) Woodman

Studio Pottery and Design*
Works by
Laura Andreson
Dorothy Hafner
Karen Karnes
Jenny Mendez
Linda Sikora
*available in Ferrin Contemporary square shop

Robin Best, “The Knight of the Lions,” 2016, porcelain with on-glaze Xin Cai, 14.125 x 7.875 x 10.25″.
Christie Brown, “Ghost Portrait” 2015, ceramic, 19 x 10 x 9″.
Caroline Cheng, “Prosperity V” 2007, porcelain, fabric, 71 x 71″.
Claire Curneen, “Mary Magdalene” 2013, porcelain, gold lustre, 22.5″.
Viola Frey, “Untitled Platter”, 1982, earthenware, slip, glaze, 25″. photo: John Polak (Pennington)
Dorothy Hafner, “Teapot, Sugar, Creamer” 1988, porcelain, underglaze.
Coille Hooven, “Second Skin” 1986, stoneware, 14.75 x 6.5 x 5.5″.
Crystal Morey, “New Symbiosis: Pronghorn” 2017, porcelain, 10.5 x 6 x 4.5″.
Kadri Pärnamets, “Question of Honor — Lucretia, after Lucas Cranach the Elder, porcelain, slip, glaze, 11 x 10.5 x 5”. photo: John Polak
Elsa Rady, “Four Zig Wings”, private collection
Mara Superior, “Mother Nature Says, ‘Wake Up'” 2010, porcelain, glaze, wood, pearls, gold leaf, 17 x 22 x 2″.
Susan Thayer, “Return” 2016, teapot: porcelain, china paint, glazebase: lowfire stoneware, slip, 16 x 9 x 5″.
Patti Warashina, “Beating the Housewife Blues” 1977, white earthenware, glaze, 24 x 16 x 13.75″.
Beatrice Wood, “Not Married” 1965, clay, glaze, 16 x 17 x 13″.
Betty Woodman, “Planter” ceramic, glaze, 27 x 5.5 x 8.5″.
“The Women” at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA. Work by Beatrice Wood pictured.
“The Women” at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA. Work by Kadri Pärnamets pictured.
“The Women” at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA. Work by Mara Superior pictured.
“The Women” at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA. Work by Mara Superior pictured.
“The Women” at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA. Work by Robin Best pictured.
“The Women” at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA. Work by Cristina Córdova pictured.
“The Women” at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA. Work by Kadri Pärnamets pictured.
“The Women” at Ferrin Contemporary in North Adams, MA. Work by Caroline Slotte and Claire Curneen pictured.

RELATED NEWS, PUBLICATIONS + EVENTS

The Women

The Women

Ferrin Contemporary presents selected works by women artists whose primary medium is clay. On view in the gallery and online, we introduce new works by emerging and established artists along with masterworks available from private collections and artist archives.

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STUDIO POTTER: WOMEN IN CERAMICS

Winter/Spring 2017
Women in Ceramics Vol. 45 No. 1

In this issue: nine essays remembering the life of Karen Karnes, a deep investigation of the legacy of women in wood-firing, several narratives about artists’ personal journeys in clay, essays on the lives of California artist Ruth Rippon and Swedish artist Hertha Hillfon, a dynamic discussion of contemporary motherhood, international perspectives from Canada, the United Kingdom, Turkey, and India, a look at fourth-wave feminism, and more.

Click for info on Studio Potter.

Click to request complimentary issue online.

“Ruth Rippon, Her Story”
by Nancy M. Servis

Rippon’s artistic production is extensive and leaves an indelible mark on the artistic landscape of Northern California. … The breadth of her work mirrors the artist herself: technically accomplished, experimental, conceptually grounded, and quietly emotive.

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Artist Salon – Nancy M. Servis
Wednesday, November 8
at 6–8:30 pm

Project Art
54 Main St, Cummington, Massachusetts 01026

Join visiting scholar, Nancy M. Servis, from Sacramento, California, for an image-illustrated presentation ‘State of Clay: Bay Area Ceramics,’ followed by a potluck at Project Art.

From pottery to sculptural expression, Servis unveils the dynamic variety of ceramics found in Northern California. Long recognized as a vital and populous state with extensive clay deposits, California has been the home of refined vessel-makers and artistic rule-breakers for over 75 years, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Her lecture contextualizes clay’s extensive use that includes stylistic architecture in Oakland, impassioned potters like Antonio Prieto and Marguerite Wildenhain from the 1950s, and unabashed practitioners like Peter Voulkos and Robert Arneson. They along with select others like Viola Frey, Ruth Rippon, and Ron Nagle laid Nancy Servis’ groundwork for what exists today – a population of fine artist-makers whose work coexists with those who embrace sculpture or even defy ceramic tradition.

Nancy is a recognized art historian, gallerist, and author. She has served as curator, educator and arts administrator in the greater San Francisco Bay Area for over twenty years.

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09
May
2017
BEATRICE WOOD

BEATRICE WOOD

ARTWORKS

LUSTER VESSELS, SCULPTURES & DRAWINGS

Beatrice Wood’s use of lustre glazes as a primary surface decoration enhanced her myriad of forms with an amazing iridescence, particularly notable on Chalice and Plate forms (like the pieces featured below) which are a signature of and now symbol for the artist herself.

Beatrice Wood, “Chalice”, 1990, raku-fired glazed earthenware, 8 x 7.5 x 7.5″
Beatrice Wood, “Lava Glaze Bowl” c. 1950-60, 5 x 11.5 x 11.5″.

DRAWINGS & PAINTINGS

Beatrice Wood, “Untitled”, c. 1978, watercolor, graphite on paper (framed), 10 x 8″.
Beatrice Wood, “Men are not to be looked at”, 1978, colored pencil, pencil on paper, 10.625 x 13.625″.

VIEW ADDITIONAL COLLECTIONS

ABOUT

BEATRICE WOOD

Spanning the time period from the late 1950s to mid 1990s, this preliminary selection includes works by acclaimed artist Beatrice Wood.  It provides collectors and institutions the opportunity to add works with detailed provenance to their collections by the recognized masters of their mediums.

For more information and pricing on available artwork,
please contact Ferrin Contemporary

ABOUT | BEATO

Beatrice Wood (1893–1998) lived a long artistic life and is associated with the Avant Garde Dada movement. She began working in ceramics in the 1930s mastering and producing lusterware as well as narrative figures and wall tiles, loosely formed and humorous in subject matter.

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EDUCATION
Ceramics with Gertrud and Otto Natzler, Los Angeles, 1940
University of Southern California (with Glen Lukens), 1938
Hollywood High School, Adult Education Department, CA
Ceramics Class, 1933
Finch School, New York, 1911
Academie Julien, Paris, 1910

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 EXPOSED: Heads, Busts, and Nudes, Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams, MA
1999 Beatrice Wood, Frank Lloyd Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Drawing for Life, Achim Moeller Fine Art Gallery, New York, NY
1997 Beatrice Wood: A Centennial Tribute, (traveling) American Craft Museum, New York, NY, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA; Museum of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, FL; The Butler Museum, Youngstown, OH
Frank Lloyd Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 Beatrice Wood: Aphrodisia, CSUN Art Galleries, Northridge, CA
Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA
1994 Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA
1993 Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Kansas City, MO
1992 Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Kansas City, MO
1991 Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY
1990 Intimate Appeal, The Figurative Art of Beatrice Wood, Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA (traveling)
1989 Suzanne Hilberry Gallery, Birmingham, MI
1988 Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA
1987 SPARC (Social and Public Arts Resource Center), Los Angeles, CA
1986 Garth Clark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Hilberry Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
Beatrice Wood: A Legend, Fresno Art Center and Museum, Fresno, CA
1985 Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY, and Los Angeles, CA
1984 Beatrice Wood: Retrospective, Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA
1983 Beatrice Wood Retrospective, (traveling), Art Gallery, California State University, Fullerton and Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Garth Clark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1982 Garth Clark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1981 Beatrice Wood: A Very Private View, Garth Clark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1978 Beatrice Wood: Ceramics and Drawings, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
1973 Beatrice Wood: A Retrospective, Phoenix Art Museum, AZ (traveling)
1964 California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA
1962 Takashimaya Department Store, Tokyo
1959 Ceramics: Beatrice Wood, Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, CA
1955 Ceramics by Beatrice Wood, American Gallery, Statler Center, Los Angeles, CA (traveling)
1951 B. Wood – Ceramics, Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI
1949 Ceramics of Beatrice Wood, American House, New York, NY

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI
Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY
Detroit Institute for the Arts, Detroit, MI
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Museum of Arts and Design, NY
Museum of Fine Art, Boston, MA
Museum of Modern Art, NY
Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ
Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, Germany
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England

AWARDS
1994 Governor’s Awards for the Arts (California)
1993 Recognition as A Role Model by Women in Film
1992 Gold Medal for Highest Achievement in Craftsmanship, American Craft Council
1988 Distinguished Service Award, Arizona State University
1987 Fellow of American Craft Council Women’s Art Caucus, National Award NCECA Award
1986 Women’s Building Award
1984 Living Treasure of California
1983 Symposium Award of the Institute for Ceramic History
1961 Goodwill Ambassador from USA to India – exhibition and lecture tour

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04
May
2017
NEW YORK CERAMICS & GLASS FAIR 2017

NEW YORK CERAMICS & GLASS FAIR 2017

ABOUT THE NYCGF

New York Ceramics & Glass Fair
Bohemian National Hall, New York, NY
January 19–22, 2017
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Bringing together a carefully selected and distinguished international group of around 28 galleries offering all things “fired” — porcelain, pottery, and glass, in a setting perfect for the exhibition and sale of important small objects.

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY presenting work by

Chris Antemann
Robin Best
Stephen Bowers
Christie Brown
Bouke de Vries
Dorothy Hafner
Coille Hooven
Sergei Isupov
Doug Jeck
Takahiro Kondo
Steven Young Lee
Kadri Pärnamets
Peter Pincus
Justin Rothshank
Paul Scott
Mark Shapiro
Michael Simon
Mara Superior
Susan Thayer
Kurt Weiser
Beatrice Wood

EVENTS

HIGHLIGHTED LECTURES

“The Feminine Clay”
with Shannon Stratton
Friday, January 20, 12 noon

“Things of Beauty Growing: British Studio Pottery”
with Glenn Adamson
Friday, January 20, 4pm

“Buy, Sell, or Give? What Happens When the Kids Don’t Want It”
Panel discussion lead by Leslie Ferrin
Saturday, January 21, 2pm

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CHRIS ANTEMANNChris Antemann, "Masquerade" 2014, porcelain, china paint, decals, luster, 10 x 12 x 8".

ROBIN BESTRobin Best, "The Knight of the Lions," 2016, porcelain with on-glaze Xin Cai, 14.125 x 7.875 x 10.25".

STEPHEN BOWERS


CHRISTIE BROWN

BOUKE DE VRIES

DOROTHY HAFNER


COILLE HOOVEN

SERGEI ISUPOV

DOUG JECK


TAKAHIRO KONDOTakahiro Kondo, "Untitled" 2010, porcelain, 9.5 x 5.5 x 8."

STEVEN YOUNG LEE

KADRI PÄRNAMETS

PETER PINCUS

JUSTIN ROTHSHANK

PAUL SCOTTPaul Scott, "Palestine, Gaza" 2015, inglaze decal collage, gold lustre, Adams Palestine platter c.1840, 15 x 11.75".


MARK SHAPIRO

MICHAEL SIMON

MARA SUPERIOR


SUSAN THAYER

KURT WEISER

BEATRICE WOODBeatrice Wood, "Not Married" 1965, clay, glaze, 16 x 17 x 13".

04
May
2017
GLAZED & DIFFUSED

GLAZED & DIFFUSED

June 20 – August 16, 2015

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FERRIN CONTEMPORARY

1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA

Robert Silverman, “Tirana (inspired by Rana) 2015, 15 x 10′.
Glazed & Diffused, group exhibition at Ferrin Contemporary, 2015
Glazed & Diffused, group exhibition at Ferrin Contemporary, 2015

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

North Adams, MA —

Glazed & Diffused is a survey exhibition focused on a select group of international artists, from George Ohr (b. 1857) to several mid-career artists chosen from the exhibition Ceramic Top 40. These artists use fired clay and glaze pigment to convey abstract content. Their sculpture, objects, vessels, tile, and site-specific installations reveal intended, abstract results using fluidity, abstraction, and color theory.

Spanning eight weeks this summer, Glazed and Diffused will bring attention to the lively dialogue surrounding the dissolution of categorical constraints in institutions and the art market through programming that includes panel discussions, DISH + DINE events and Artist Salons

“Over the course of my career, I have witnessed both the emergence of abstract clay sculpture in the late 1950s and 60s and its re-emergence as a fine art trend fully integrated into contemporary art market.  In 2015 fine artists are regularly creating objects and sculpture in clay alongside their works in painting and various other mediums, and likewise their galleries are mounting solo and group exhibitions inclusive of ceramics.”

“Within encyclopedic museums, the permanent collections and period rooms are offering new contexts for contemporary ceramic art to be considered both chronologically and thematically alongside parallel artwork in all media. The “Dirt on Delight” exhibition presented in 2009 at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, was the important seminal museum survey that ignited interest and marked the moment when ceramics not only garnered the attention of New York’s illustrious art critics, such as Roberta Smith, but also that of the Chelsea galleries who began to focus attention on a younger generation alongside the known masters of the medium — Viola Frey, Betty Woodman, Peter Voulkos, Ken Price and Robert Arneson.

“Dirt on Delight: Impulses That Form Clay,” curated by Ingrid Shaffner and Jenelle Porter, was accompanied by a catalog that included Glenn Adamson’s essay “Sloppy Seconds: The Strange Return of Clay.” Since that moment,  curators have turned their sights towards ceramics in survey exhibitions organized during Pacific Time in California, by Crystal Bridges, the Venice Biennale, and the Whitney Biennial. (In 2014, the Whitney Biennial featured sculpture by ceramic master John Mason alongside younger counterparts who have only recently aligned with the medium.)” – Leslie Ferrin, Curator

Robert Silverman, “Tirana (inspired by Rana) 2015, 15 x 10′.
Lauren Mabry, “Contain or Deliver” 2015, red earthenware, glaze, 11 x 19 x 18″
Glazed & Diffused, group exhibition at Ferrin Contemporary, 2015
Jae Yong Kim, “Donut Madness” detail, 2013, ceramic, lustre glaze, glaze, Swarovski crystals, 57 x 57 x 1.5″.
Linda Sormin, “Just So You Know” detail, 2015, ceramic, glaze, 29 x 33.5 x 21″.
Robert Silverman, “Tirana (inspired by Rana) 2015, 15 x 10′.
George Ohr, Three Vases, “Green & Indigo Large Dimpled Vase with Ruffled Rim” 5 x 5 x 5, “Folded Vessel, Vivid Indigo” 1897–1900, 4 x 4.5 x 4.5″, “Dimpled Brown Vase” 5 x 3.75 x 3.75″.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS

RAYMON ELOZUA

PETER CHRISTIAN JOHNSON

JUN KANEKO

JAE YONG KIM

STEVEN YOUNG LEE

LAUREN MABRY

SARA MOORHOUSE

RON NAGLE

GEORGE OHR

PETER PINCUS

ROBERT SILVERMAN

LINDA SORMIN

TOSHIKO TAKAEZU

BEATRICE WOOD

BETTY WOODMAN

RAYMON ELOZUA

PETER CHRISTIAN JOHNSON

JUN KANEKO

JAE YONG KIM

STEVEN YOUNG LEE

LAUREN MABRY

SARA MOORHOUSE

RON NAGLE

GEORGE OHR

PETER PINCUS

ROBERT SILVERMAN

LINDA SORMIN

TOSHIKO TAKAEZU

BEATRICE WOOD

BETTY WOODMAN

PRESS & PROGRAMMING

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PAST EVENTS

OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, June 20, 4 to 6 pm | Ferrin Contemporary, 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA

Meet artists Raymon Elozua, Lauren Mabry, Peter Pincus, Robert Silverman, and Linda Sormin.

ARTIST SALON AND SUNDAY BRUNCH
Sunday, June 21, 11 am to 1 pm | Project Art, 54 Main Street, Cummington

Visual presentations and roundtable discussion with artists Raymon Elozua, Lauren Mabry, Robert Silverman, and Linda Sormin

PANEL DISCUSSION: “CLAY IS HOT! Good Better Best”
Sunday, July 19, 3 pm | 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA

Collecting ceramics from George Ohr to Ai Weiwei — Antiques Roadshow regulars Suzanne Perrault and David Rago, along with the consulting producer Daniel Farrell will discuss collecting ceramics made in the late 1800s through today. The panel, moderated by Ferrin Contemporary director, Leslie Ferrin, will focus on provenance, connoisseurship, and values in ceramics.for a panel discussion moderated by Leslie Ferrin about provenance, connoisseurship, and values in ceramics, pottery, and porcelain 1900 to the present.Guests will have a chance to view the exhibition, GLAZED & DIFFUSED, before the panel discussion and afterwards during a wine and cheese reception in the gallery.

DISH & DINE
Sunday, July 19, 6:30 to 9 pm | Ferrin Contemporary, 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA

Following the panel discussion and reception, enjoy dinner in the gallery with collectors, artists, and panelists. Gramercy Bistro, MASS MoCA’s in-house bistro, will serve modern fare made from locally-sourced food. Ceramic artist Michael McCarthy will provide the handmade dinnerware. Limited space and fee for the dinner.
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STUDIO AND GALLERY VISIT
Saturday, August 8, 2015 | Kinderhook, New York
Visit Raymon Elozua’s studio in Mountain Dale, NY, and tour of the El Anatusui exhibition at Jack Shainman Gallery: The School in nearby Kinderhook. Trip and transportation organized by Ferrin Contemporary. Limited space and fee.TO RSVP More…

DOWNSTREET NORTH ADAMS
Thursdays, June 25 and July 30, August 27, and September 24, 6 to 8 pm | Ferrin Contemporary | 1315 MASS MoCA Way and throughout North Adams

Ferrin Contemporary and other DownStreet art venues and galleries, stores, and restaurants will extend their hours on the last Thursday of the summer months to celebrate the arts.

 

ARTIST TALK WITH ROBERT SILVERMAN AND CLOSING RECEPTION
Sunday, August 16, 3–5pm | Ferrin Contemporary, 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA

Artist Robert Silverman will talk about his inspiration for “Tirana” a featured piece in the GLAZED & DIFFUSED exhibition. Eddie Rama, artist and mayor of Tirana, Albania, who transformed the city with color, was Silverman’s inspiration for this piece. After the talk, join us for the closing reception of GLAZED & DIFFUSED.

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Apr
2017
EXPOSED: Heads, Busts & Nudes

EXPOSED: Heads, Busts & Nudes

EXPOSED: Heads, Busts & Nudes

group show of ceramic figural sculpture by masters 1965–present originally presented at 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, from June 18 to September 5, 2016

 

ABOUT

EXPOSED: Heads, Busts, and Nudes is an exhibition of figural ceramic sculpture from 1965 to the present and features masterworks from estates and private collections alongside recent work direct from artist studios, which was originally presented at 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, from June 18 to September 5, 2016.

This group of noted American and British sculptors explores themes that range from social realism to otherworldly surrealism to abstraction of form. The overview illustrates how early practitioners in California’s Bay Area during in the 1960s and 1970s, such as Robert Arneson, Viola Frey, and Stephen De Staebler, continue to inspire artists today. Known for their use of clay in combination with painted glaze surfaces, these artists challenge presumptions and their work defies easy categorization as sculpture, decorative arts, or studio craft.

The exhibit that took place at Ferrin Contemporary’s gallery in western Massachusetts presents a selection of available works by living and deceased artists featured in the accompanying catalog EXPOSED: Heads, Busts, and Nudes. The publication includes an introduction by curator Leslie Ferrin and an informative essay by author and independent curator Mark Leach highlighting the seminal moments and interplay between artists and their mentors.

INQUIRE

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Apr
2017
Ferrin Contemporary at 1315 MASS MoCA Way

Ferrin Contemporary at 1315 MASS MoCA Way

Housed in Building 13 in an airy building on MASS MoCA’s 16-acre campus in North Adams, Massachusetts, Ferrin Contemporary’s year-round location is only a short walk from the museum’s front door. Specializing in contemporary ceramic art and sculpture, the gallery offers selected works for sale by represented artists, masterworks from private collections, and curated exhibitions.  Also located in the building are other galleries, The Studios at MASS MoCA and The Artist Book Foundation.

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