The Berkshire Eagle
May 14, 2018
Ferrin Contemporary Gallery ‘It’s about some sort of transition or searching’
by John Seven, Eagle Correspondent
NORTH ADAMS â Ceramics sculptor Sergei Isupov is populating the Ferrin Contemporary Gallery with his own personal population.
His show “Directions,” which opened this weekend, features people â individuals and groups â that pull from his own story with the intent of allowing viewers to wrap their own narratives around the gathering.
March 30âMay 27, 2018
Hood Downtown, Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
Opening with the artist: Friday, April 6, 5â7pm
âConversations and Connectionsâ discussion with
Hood Director, John Stomberg and Sin-ying Ho: Saturday, April 7, 2â3pm
If Chinese ceramic art has a heart, it beats in Jingdezhen. For centuries, artisans there have made vessels that traveled far and wide. Their fluid forms and recognizable decorations have inspired celebratory prose and devoted followers around the world. Today, artist Sin-ying Ho works in these same ceramics factories. Though Jingdezhen potters have long defined tradition, Ho has expanded both their forms and their imagery in contemporary ceramics that are thoroughly of the twenty-first century.
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EXHIBITION CATALOG
This beautiful, 16-page catalog includes:
⢠Images of the work in the exhibition.
⢠Comprehensive essay by Denise Patry Leidy, Ph.D., Ruth and Bruce Dayton Curator of Asian Art and head of the Department of Asian Art at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut.
⢠Conversation with the artist and John Stromberg, Ph.D., Virginia Rice Kelsey 1961 Director of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth.
REVIVE, REMIX, RESPOND
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
Group show of contemporary artists who are breathing new life into the ceramic medium by reinvigorating age-old motifs, processes, and techniques. In 2017, artists were invited to respond to and produce new works that reference the art, objects, and social history of the collections.
Chris Antemann, Robin Best, Stephen Bowers,Bouke de Vries, Ed Eberle, Evan Hauser, Steven Young Lee, Beth Lipman, Crystal Morey, Kadri Pärnamets, Peter Pincus, Justin Rothshank, Paul Scott, Cindy Sherman, Kate Roberts, Caroline Slotte, Dirk Staschke, Mara Superior,and Kurt Weiser.
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 photo: Kurt Weiser
Go Figure
group show at The Clay Penn
511 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh
Revive, Remix, Respond
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
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“I will demonstrate the construction of a large scale torso through the use of slabs. Utilizing proportional references the building strategy will involve developing individual elements that will later stack into a four- to five-foot-tall piece.”Â
ONGOING:
CRISTINA CĂRDOVA: JUNGLA
solo exhibition at Alfred University Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, NY
Revive, Remix, Respond
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
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Onview at the Carnegie Museum of Art
Eberle Studios
229 East 9th Ave, Homestead, PA
KATE ROBERTS
Structures of Atmosphere
group show
7800 Susquehanna St (5th floor), PIttsburgh
Revive, Remix, Respond
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
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Collaboration Companions
group show at Union Project
801 N. Negley Avenue, PIttsburgh
GrowlerFest
711 South 21st Street, Pittsburgh
Revive, Remix, Respond
The Frick Pittsburgh
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh
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Supermud / Futuremud
group show of Penn State alumni and faculty
Union Project
801 N. Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh
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group show curated by Alexandra Jelleberg and Brad Klem connecting contemporary ceramics and the thriving craft beer movement
RECEPTION: Friday, March 16, 6-10pm
711 South 21st Street, Pittsburgh
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Click for tickets and more about Growlerfest.
NCECA National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts, annual conference is in Pittsburgh, PA. Each year the host city provides collectors and artists the opportunity to see regional museum collections, explore established and pop-up galleries and meet up with colleagues. The exhibitions of ceramic sculpture and studio pottery are mounted throughout the city and provide an opportunity to survey current trends and discover young artists.
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TWO UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
April 8â14, 2018
and
September 23â29, 2018
both at Project Art, Cummington, MA
Join internationally acclaimed sculptor Sergei Isupov for a week-long intensive workshop exploring the sculpted form in clay, the painted surface, and development of a personal narrative.
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group show
March 7âApril 21, 2018
opening reception: Saturday, March 10, 5â7pm
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William Baczek Fine Arts
Northampton, MA
show features the work of 12 international artists and includes painting and sculpture
group show
May 5âJuly 22, 2018
Ferrin Contemporary
1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA
SERGEI ISUPOV
artist reception & demonstration
Saturday, May 5, 3-5 pm
In conjunction with ArtWeek in Massachusetts
April 27âMay 6, 2018
July 14â18, 2018
Studio Asuurkeraamika
Tallinn, Estonia
Studio Asuurkeraamika is a ceramics centre located in a medieval tower that once guarded Tallinn’s Old Town. There are five floors with studio, classroom, exhibition place, and gallery. All are linked by spiraling limestone staircases.
Information and registration form are available on Project Art’s website. Click for more.
Showcases contemporary artists who are breathing new life into the ceramic medium by reinvigorating age-old motifs, processes, and techniques. Contemporary ceramicists were invited to respond to and produce new works that reference the art, objects, and social history of the collections at The Frick Pittsburgh, 7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh, PA.
photo: Mara Superior, âKangxi Period, Qing Dynasty/ A Collectionâ 2018.
Friday, February 16, 5:30-7:30pm
Join us for a happy hour in The Frick Art Museum to celebrate the opening of this exhibition, Be among the first to see this unique exhibition, which features work from established and emerging artists. The evening will also feature gallery talks from exhibition curator Dawn Brean and exhibited artist Beth Lipman (pictured).
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photo: Beth Lipman working at John Michael Kohler Arts Center.
Chris Antemann, Robin Best, Stephen Bowers, Bouke de Vries, Ed Eberle, Evan Hauser, Steven Young Lee, Beth Lipman, Crystal Morey, Kadri Pärnamets, Peter Pincus, Justin Rothshank, Paul Scott, Cindy Sherman, Caroline Slotte, Dirk Staschke, Mara Superior, and Kurt Weiser.
Click on individual artists’ names for more.
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photo: Crystal Morey, âEntangled Wonders: Across a Divideâ 2017
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum
at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
February 2âJuly 16, 2018
Opening Reception: February 2, 6â9pm
Artist Talk: 4:30pm
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March 14â17, 2018
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
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FLESHING
Figurative Sculpture
July 29âAugust 4, 2018
Project Art, Cummington, MA
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GIVING LIFE
A study of proportion, anatomy, and expression in the torso
November 4â17, 2018
Gaya Ceramic Arts Center, Ubud Bali, Indonesia
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ONLINE COURSE
THE HEAD IN CLAY
Everything you need to make great faces
15% discount with user code HOLA
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CRISTINA CĂRDOVA: CUERPO
solo exhibition
July 29âSeptember 16, 2018
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Ferrin Contemporary
1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA
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SAVE THE DATE
VISIT THE BERKSHIRES IN 2018
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Cristina Córdova is represented by Ferrin Contemporary. Click to view work.
Kurt Weiser, “Random House (globe)” 2017, porcelain, glaze, china paint, metal, 30 x 14 x 14″.
NEW YORK CERAMICS & GLASS FAIR
January 18â21, 2018
Bohemian National Hall, New York, NY
FERRIN CONTEMPORARY
recent masterworks by established international artists
Chris Antemann, Robin Best, Stephen Bowers, Bouke de Vries, Edward Eberle,
Charlotte Hodes, Sergei Isupov, Steven Young Lee, Kadri Pärnamets, Peter Pincus,
Paul Scott, Caroline Slotte, Dirk Staschke, Mara Superior, Susan Thayer, Kurt Weiser
selected works by leaders in the field of American studio pottery
Mark Shapiro, Linda Sikora
introducing three artists
Evan Hauser, Crystal Morey, Mike Stumbras
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LECTURE
âRevive, Remix, Respond:
Contemporary Ceramic Artists at The Frick Pittsburghâ
with Dawn Brean and attending artists
Friday, January 19, 2â3 pm
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Friday, January 19, 12 pm
âPincus: Channeling Josiah Wedgwoodâ with Peter Pincus
Friday, January 19, 2â3 pm
âRevive, Remix, Respond: Contemporary Ceramic Artists at The Frick Pittsburghâ
with Dawn Brean and attending artists
Friday, January 19, 4â5 pm
âTime Travel in the Period Roomâ
with Elisabeth Agro, Barry Harwood, Sarah Carter
Saturday, January 20, 4 pm
âAmerican Studio Pottery â Making of a Movementâ
with Adrienne Spinozzi and artists Linda Sikora and Mark Shapiro
SHOW HOURS
Preview
Wed, January 17th |Â 5â8:30pm
General Admission
ThuâSat | 11amâ7pm
Sun | 11amâ4pm
No Admittance Sunday after 3:30pm
Bouke de Vries: War & Pieces, coming to North America in 2018
January 18â21, 2018
Bohemian National Hall, NYC
SPECIAL EXHIBITION
Selected works from upcoming exhibition:
Revive, Remix, Respond: Contemporary Ceramic Artists at The Frick Pittsburgh
CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTIST & CURATORS
Friday & Saturday Lecture Series
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Click here for a COMPLIMENTARY TICKET to NYC&GF.
image: Dirk Staschke “Vanitas Vase”
Opening February 2
Solo Exhibition
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
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image: Cristina Cordova, work in process, “Jungla”
Opening February 16
The Frick Pittsburgh
20 contemporary artists respond to the art, objects, and history of the collections at The Frick Pittsburgh.
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image: Robin Best “The Knight of the Lions”
March 30âMay 27, 2018
Hood Downtown, 53 Main Street, Hanover, NH
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image: Sin-ying Ho, “Histogram No. 2”
Let us help plan your visit with a curated itinerary. We can help you arrange studio visits, navigate various museum exhibitions and performance offerings, as well as recommend trails and outdoor adventures.
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image: Evan Hauser, “Preservation & Use (Teton Range by Thomas Moran)”
FERRIN CONTEMPORARY’S SQUARE SHOP
Browse our eclectic selection of small works by resident and gallery artists and our diverse collection of books and catalogs.
Presenting newly available American studio pottery from private collections and artists studios.
photo: Kadri Parnamets at Ferrin Contemporary, “The Women”
SMALL WORKS
vases and teapots
Browse the Shop.
Pärnamets is a featured artist in
THE WOMEN
at Ferrin Contemporary
1315 MASS MoCA Way
North Adams, MA
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OUR EVER CHANGING COLLECTION OF TEAPOTS
studio pottery, limited-edition and unique works
Also available, Leslie Ferrin’s book, Teapots Transformed.
photo: Jenny Mendes, Teapot
EWERS AND VASES
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UPCOMING
New work at NY Ceramics & Glass Fair
January 18â22, 2018
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Pincus: Channeling Josiah Wedgwood
lecture at NYC&GF with Peter Pincus
Friday, January 19, 12pm
Artist Peter Pincus speaks about his research 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.
SMALL WORKS
brooches, cups, catalogs and a tee shirt from StarWorks
available through the shop
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UPCOMING
FIGURE-GROUND: Illustrated Sculpture Workshops
January 4â8 and April 8â14, 2018
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Growlers by Brad Klem and Growlerfest artists are available for immediate shipment and order.
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UPCOMING
GROWLERFEST in Pittsburgh
exhibition March 2â29
NCECA Venue Sponsored Exhibition March 1â17
GrowlerFest at the Brewhouse
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SMALL WORKS
small vases, tiles, and swans
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UPCOMING
New work at NY Ceramics & Glass Fair
January 18â22, 2018
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SMALL WORKS
cuttings and cups
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UPCOMING
New work at NY Ceramics & Glass Fair
January 18â22, 2018
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SMALL WORKS
classic cobalt painted porcelain cups
Browse the Shop.
UPCOMING
New work at NY Ceramics & Glass Fair
January 18â22, 2018
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Visit our square shop to purchase available works from private collections, artist archives and resident artists at Project Art.
accepting consignments for spring sales
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BOOKS AND CATALOGS
Visit our square shop to purchase books and catalogs written by and featuring our artists.
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MICHAEL SIMON EVOLUTION
essays by Glen R. Brown, Emily Galusha, Warren MacKenzie, Mark Pharis, Susan Stokes Roberts, Mark Shapiro, and Michael Simon
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.
ON VIEW IN THE GALLERY
Ferrin Contemporary
1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA
through Dec 31, 2017
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Susan Thayer, “Return” teapot, 2016
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Upcoming: CRISTINA CĂRDOVA: JUNGLA
Solo Exhibition at Alfred Ceramic Art Museum
Opening February 2018
Cristina CĂłrdova, “Cabeza I con pĂĄjaro,” small head, 2017
Click to view more work by Cristina CĂłrdova.
Kardri Pärnamets’ biomorphic forms are a canvas for paintings drawn from art history’s iconic images of women. Currently on view in THE WOMEN at Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams, MA.
The Turkish Bath after Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, teapot, 2016
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Featured in EXPOSED: Heads, Busts, and Nudes
our recent exhibition of figural ceramic sculpture from 1965 to the present featuring masterworks by noted American and British sculptors.
Christy Brown, “Ghost Portrait” 2015, ceramic sculpture.
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one of Great Britain’s most well-known figural sculptors
On view in THE WOMEN
Ferrin Contemporary
1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA
through December 31, 2017
Claire Curneen, “Mary Magdalene” 2015, ceramic sculpture.
Click for more work by Claire Curneen.
Click to view EXPOSED catalog.
Introducing artist Crystal Morey to be featured in
Revive, Remix, Respond: Contemporary Ceramic Artists at The NY Ceramics & Glass Fair and The Frick Pittsburgh in 2018
Crystal Morey, “Entangled Wonders: Across a Divide” 2017â8, work in progress.
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The Margaret Pennington Collection includes works for sale by pioneering female artists Ruth Duckworth, Viola Frey, Elsa Rady, Toshiko Takaezu, and Patti Warashina.
Toshiko Takaezu, “Untitled Form #53” 1990.
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View the catalog.
New works by Linda Sikora to be featured at
The New York Ceramics & Glass Fair
Lecture Saturday, January 21, 4:00 pm
âAmerican Studio Pottery â Making of a Movementâ
Join Linda Sikora and Mark Shapiro in a conversation about 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.
Visit our square shop to purchase available works by Laura Andreson, Kim Dickey, Karen Karnes, Linda Sikora, Jenny Mendez, Dorothy Hafner, and Kadri Pärnamets.
Linda Sikora, “Cruet Set”, c.1990.
Browse the Shop.
Curators and Artists in Conversation at the
New York Ceramics and Glass Fair
Friday, January 19th
âRevive, Remix, Respond: Contemporary Ceramic Artists”
Dawn Brean with Crystal Morey, 2:00 pm
âTime Travel in the Period Roomâ
with Elisabeth Agro, Barry Harwood, Sarah Carter; 4:00 pm
Women in Ceramics Vol. 45 No. 1
In this issue of Studio Potter: 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, artist profiles, and international perspectives.
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Click to request complimentary issue online.
Sergei Isupov
Steven Young Lee
Crystal Morey
Kadri Pärnamets
Peter Pincus
Paul Scott
Linda Sikora
Caroline Slotte
Dirk Staschke
Mike Stumbras
Susan Thayer
Mara Superior
Kurt Weiser
