Linda Sikora, 'Faux Wood Group'. 2014-2018, stoneware, polychrome glaze, group footprint 12" x 3' x 2', Individual works: 5"-12" in height. Collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2021. John Polak Photography - group photo with large jar with flat lid, teapot within a wide basin, and handled pitchers within a taller and more narrow basin/bowl

Linda Sikora in “Women Working with Clay: A Shared Purpose” at the Valentine Museum

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After 12 years, over 64 artists have participated in the Women Working with Clay Symposium at Hollins University. Women Working with Clay: A Shared Purpose highlights the work of 24 former regional presenters.

Featured artists include Jennifer Allen, Mary Barringer, Raheleh Filsoofi, Andrea Gill, Eva Kwong, Winnie Owens-Hart, Ellen Shankin, Linda Sikora, Lydia C. Thompson, gwendolyn yoppolo, Cynthia Bringle, Gerald A. Brown, Danielle Carelock, Louise Deroualle, April D. Felipe, Silvie Granatelli, Dara Hartman, Jeanine Hill, Suze Lindsay, Liz Lurie, Sana Musasama, Donna Polseno, Stacy Snyder, Shoko Teruyama.

This exhibition is organized Dara Hartman in conjunction with Coalescence, the 58th annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts held March 20-23, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia.

More on the Exhibition HERE

More on Linda Sikora HERE

Women Working with Clay: A Shared Purpose


The Valentine | Richmond, VA | March 20, 2024 – March 23, 2024