Shared Thoughts, 2025

Janina Myronova

stoneware, underglaze, hand formed and painted
7" W x 4 1/2" D x 13 1/4" H

This delightful sculpture features three heads stacked on top of one another, each with their own personality and sense of mischief. This piece highlights Janina's graphic line work and strategic use of color. The rich red clay body is the true star of the show, creating the skin tone for the three heads. Another figure is displayed on the back of the piece, a detail that encourages a 360 degree view and a fun sense of discovery. The tabletop size makes it a great fit in any home or collection.

Artist Statement

"My characters display a specific, distorted body perspective. The forms are a bit clunky, chubby, anatomically misshapen, marked with accents which double the characters or hybridize their silhouettes. Each sculpture is a different personality, a personal story, a graphic "novel" featuring my favorite motifs: images of family relationships, parent and child, partners, pets. My emotions are "scratched" into them, with a subtle hint towards humor. Wonder, anger, fear and joy are all present there. What also influences the emotional charge of the figures is the colour scheme of my sculptures, defining the characters and saturating their personal stories placed on the bodies and clothing. I emphasize their colouration by the black-and-white drawings in the background, constituting a backdrop to my stories."

Artist Biography:

Janina Myronova is a current Resident Artist at The Clay Studio. She earned her MFA from the Department of Ceramic Art at Lviv National Academy of Fine Arts (Lviv, Ukraine) in 2012, an MFA from the Department of Ceramics and Glass at The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts and Design (Wroclaw, Poland) in 2013, and her PhD from the Department of Ceramics and Glass at Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in 2019. Continually developing her work and practice, Myronova has attended numerous residencies including opportunities at the New Taipei Yingge Ceramics Museum (New Taipei, Taiwan), Clayarch Gimhae Museum (Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea), Lefebvre and Fils (Paris, France), the Polish Sculpture Centre (Oronsko, Poland), and the International Ceramic Research Center (Guldagergaard, Denmark), International Ceramic Studio (Kecskemet, Hungary), Northern Clay Center (Minneapolis, United States) and Archie Bray Foundation (Helena, MT, United States).

Myronova also has artwork in numerous public museum collections including those at Crocker Art Museum, (Sacramento, USA), Porcelain Museum (Riga, Latvia), the Mark Rothko Art Center (Daugavpils, Latvia), Museu Cerà mica (Alcora, Spain), and the National Museums in both Wroclaw and Krakow (Poland), New Taipei Yingge Ceramics Museum (New Taipei, Taiwan).

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HAIRY, 2025

Michael Biello

stoneware, brush heads, wooden stand

23" H x 10.5" W x 5" D

HAIRY by Michael Biello is an enigmatic and powerful mixed-media sculpture. With rounded brushes for its head and arms, the figure stands confidently with its arms outstretched. The figure's legs are tightly closed together, with its thighs, knees, and heels touching as it stands atop of a platform. This piece demonstrates great strength and form, drawing attention to its unique characteristics and its ability to suggest strength and artistic expression.

Artist Statement

Biello works in a creative zone beginning with the male form. He incorporates a sense of fantasy and spirit and life inspired by his work in theater, creating new characters and building their worlds and their individual stories. He wants to leave each character open for the viewer to write the story they experience, exposing new worlds through these make-believe characters born from clay into the world of art.

About this artwork

The piece is a physical embodiment of the following poem written by Michael Biello and his partner Dan Martin.

HAIRY

a distant memory

dad

shaving brush

soap

ceramic cup

something comforting about brush to skin

soft sensual

and fun

coming of age

growing up

boy to man

hairy holds the memory

Artist Biography

Michael Biello is a ceramic sculptor who draws inspiration from his Italian-American roots and his passion for theater. He is one of the artisan/makers who helped create the revivals of Old City Philadelphia in the 1970s and Noho New York in the 1990s. Biello's work has been exhibited internationally and is in numerous private collections including many in the entertainment industry.

In addition to his work in visual art, Biello has a long history as a performance artist and lyricist in collaboration with his life-partner, composer Dan Martin.

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Ritual Vessel, c. 2000

Robert Winokur

stoneware, glaze

18.25" H x 12.5" W x 8" D

This glazed stoneware piece is from Robert Winokur's "Ritual Vessel" series, which draws from mysticism or magic, improbability, spontaneity, and emotion. The form is not perfectly symmetrical, opting instead for more organic shapes and surfaces, evidence of the artist's emphasis on process over subject matter. The color palette is subdued, with earthy tones that range from a dark hunter's green to a mustard yellow. Winokur drew inspiration from Abstract Expressionists such as Paul Klee and Willem de Kooning, whose influences can be felt in the irregular glaze work and fantastical shapes. Beginning with a round, drum-like base, the vessel stretches into a long neck with two dark blue wings on either side.

Artist Biography

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Robert Winokur (1933-2020) received his BFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and his MFA from New York State College of Ceramics. In 1966, Winkour returned to Tyler, this time as professor of ceramics, and also department chair from 1988-1991. He retired in 2005 as professor emeritus.
Winokur's practice evolved over the years, with stylized house forms being a recurrent subject. He considered their physical and metaphorical space as vessels themselves. His life-long commitment to the vessel as both a functional and communicative form resulted in a body of work that evokes powerful emotions while retaining a sense of familiarity and comfort.
Robert and his wife Paula maintained a shared ceramics studio for more than 50 years-half being the porcelain or "light" side and the other the stoneware or "dark" side, according to Paula in a 2013 interview produced by the James A. Michener Art Museum. Their working relationship was a testament to shared creativity and support.

Donated by Tracy Levesque

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Perpetual Motion II, 2000

Richard Notkin

white stoneware

7.5" H x 17" W x 11" D

This fascinating sculpture of a hand is tantalizingly intellectual. The palm of the hand faces upwards with the tips of the fingers gently curved, suggesting a state of relaxation and rest. This position conveys a sense of openness-a desire to give and receive. Notkin's attention to detail is evident in the clearly defined fingernails and distinctive indentations and ridges of the palm. Three spiked spheres lay atop the palm in varying sizes and colors: red, green, and black. These strange objects, somewhere between man-made and organic, add another layer of intrigue, urging us to question the relationship between humanity and scientific discovery. This unique piece is guaranteed to bring both intellectual stimulation and aesthetic value to any collection!

Artist Statement

During the past 38 years, my ceramic sculptures have explored the complex environmental, political and economic impacts of contemporary human civilization upon the ecological and spiritual condition of our planet, and the quality of life of individual human beings. I present these concerns - about which I am passionate (some might say obsessive) - by visually manipulating and juxtaposing various objects, images and symbols to create narrative sculptural works which stimulate the viewer to examine their own innermost feelings. In the past few years, I have begun working with sculpture on a scale larger than my trademark miniature works, and exploring a wide range of clays and ceramic techniques that are new to me. I find myself in a transitional phase that is quite challenging and often difficult, but necessary to the evolution and growth of my art. I feel that to remain viable, an artist must remain forever inquisitive, eternally a student - technically, aesthetically, and conceptually.

Artist Biography

Richard Notkin has been working in clay for over 50 years, and is one of the best known and respected ceramic artists in the United States. He lives and works in Helena, Montana. He earned a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1970, and an MFA from the University of California, Davis in 1973. His series of Yixing (China) inspired teapots and ceramic sculptures have been exhibited internationally and are in more than 75 public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan. He has held visiting artist positions and conducted over 250 workshops throughout the world. Among his awards, Notkin has received three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. In 2008, Notkin was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council, and was also awarded the Hoi Fellowship by the United States Artists Foundation. He is also the recipient of the Meloy Stevenson Award from the Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, and the Honorary Membership Award from NCECA, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, in 2014.

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U-Building, 1995

Steven Welch

stoneware, glaze

14.5" H x 14.5" W x 6.5" D

This three-walled piece stands tall and strong, bringing to mind the imposing and impenetrable vision of a castle wall. The left side of the sculpture is painted with different shades of blue, while the rest is rendered in varied shades of green. The horizontal lined-patterns are suggestive of a brick, contributing to the idea of the structure as something meant to protect, withstand, or tolerate. This piece will quickly establish a sense of structure and stability when added to one's collection, complementing any surrounding art and figures.

Artist Biography

Steve Welch received his BFA from Mankato State University, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1989 and his MFA from Louisiana State University in 1992. He is a recipient of many prestigious awards including an NEA visual arts fellowship and an Emerging Professional Artist's Residency from the Appalachian Center for Crafts.

Steve Welch was a recipient of The Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Grant in 1995, at The Clay Studio.

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Domenica, 2000

Byung Joo Suh

porcelain

21.5" H x 15" W x 8" D

This surrealist sculpture by Byung Joo Suh relays a narrative that blurs the lines between history, fantasy, and reality. The piece shows a large white horse atop matte-black pedestals. A silver ladder hangs from a cavity in the horse's torso, bringing to mind the Trojan Horse. While the head of the horse is rendered in a realistic style, the barrel-shaped body lacks detail, its stylized form creating a mysterious juxtaposition with the realism of the head. This unique tabletop sculpture would be a thought-provoking addition to your collection!

Artist Biography:

Suh was born in Seoul, Korea and earned his BFA and MFA in ceramics from Seoul National University. He was a Shapiro Fellow Resident Artist here at The Clay Studio in 2000. He lives and works in Canada and his work has been exhibited all over the world.

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Car Sculpture, c. 2012

Pam Lethbridge x Scott Rosenthal Collaboration

stoneware, underglaze

13.5" H x 14.75" W x 11" D

This quirky and imaginative piece is a collaboration between Pam Lethbridge and Scott Rosenthal. Two small, fairy-tale figures sit nestled in a minimalist car, a juxtaposition that is sure to delight. The separate parts can also be displayed separately, adding a degree of flexibility. Evoking both childhood and play, this is a piece that will entertain anyone wherever it goes!

Artist(s) Statement

{Pam Lethbridge} All that has occurred under the surface, during the dream and long ago influences my work. I am not attempting to convey a message, just a feeling. The figures are at once vulnerable, sweet and frightening. I am particularly interested in their relationship to each other. When a figure is alone it calls out to be tenderly picked up. If in a group, each has an obvious attachment to the other.

Artist(s) Biography

Pam Lethbridge earned a graduate degree from Yale University in Adult Psychiatric Nursing and worked in the mental health field for 23 years. Formerly a member of the Associate Artist Program at The Clay Studio from 1999 to 2011, she now works in a private studio in South Philadelphia. Pam has exhibited her art at Snyderman-Works Galleries. Born and raised in Northern New Jersey, she resides in Center City Philadelphia with her husband and son.

Scott Rosenthal is a long time member of the Associate Artist Program at The Clay Studio. In addition to his ceramic art, Rosenthal is an accomplished photographer as well.

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Glass Sculpture

Alex Bernstein

Glass, fused steel

21.5" diameter

This remarkable sculpture by Alex Bernstein is a marriage of materials. An ice blue piece of glass emerges from a large, circular fused steel frame evoking sand dunes with a zig-zag pattern that. The glass borders on the opaque as it shifts from deep blue to a rich purple, encapsulating bubbles that add another layer of interest and texture to an already captivating piece. This sculpture is versatile and can either be hung on the wall or displayed on a shelf.

Artist Statement

With each piece I make I prepare for a journey - I have a general idea where I want to go, but I never know where the path will lead me. Every day I set out in the hopes of discovering something new and exciting. As any explorer, my journeys are filled with ups and downs, disappointments and breakthroughs, however with each piece I am sure to gain knowledge and insight which is the excitement that brings me to my studio every day.

Artist Biography

Award winning artist Alex Gabriel Bernstein presents a bold and refreshing exploration of visual form and story telling.

Bernstein skillfully combines metaphor with the power and sensuality of sculpted glass. His cast, carved and polished glass sculptures provide the viewer with intimate narrative landscapes, drawn from light, form and color. Alex explores ideas about the passage of time and the processes of creation and transformation.

The forms of Bernstein's pieces - as well as the techniques he uses to work the glass - mirror processes in nature, such as oxidation, erosion, growth and decay. As a result, many of his pieces evoke images of flowing water, ice crystals, mountain peaks and jagged canyons - all structures that seem solid and unyielding, but are actually in constant flux.

The work reflects his sense of exploration: an exquisitely cut geometric crystal sculpture set against a brutal, rusted steel backdrop, volcanic bursts of cut glass spewing from a steel-encrusted base, layers of transparent color intermingling with ambient light. Alex's sculptures reflect his feelings and sensitivity to others, curiosity and enthusiasm for bringing new dimensions to his sculpture. Others will seek to employ Alex's techniques, but none will achieve the depth of expressionism, his ability to depict the emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in him.

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Artifact (Hex-Head Bolt), 2003

Steve Montgomery

oil painted glazed stoneware

7" H x 11" W x 8.5" D

If you enjoy large-scale versions of the everyday little things, this mighty screw is the piece for you! This bolt screw is reflective of Montgomery's practice with large-scale ceramic sculptures of industrial and mechanical objects such as tools, screws, nuts, bolts, and the like. The shiny surface and extra large size of this otherwise quotidian object can make any space seem fun and playful-rewiring our usual perceptions of the everyday object into something more meaningful and impactful.

Artist Statement

I've always believed that my beloved but beleaguered hometown (Detroit) afforded me an aesthetic birthright that identified only a fine line between a creative action and a street fight. I was always proud that my hometown was a centerpiece in the evolution of industrialization while simultaneously hyper-conscious of its escalating demise.

Artist Biography

Steven Montgomery was born in Detroit, Michigan. He received a Bachelor Of Philosophy degree in 1976 from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan where he focused on both ceramics and printmaking. In 1978 he received a Master of Fine Arts from the Tyler School of Art of Temple University in Philadelphia where he studied with the porcelain innovator Rudolph Staffel. At Tyler he began his first forays into alternative approaches to methods of low-fired, mixed media ceramic construction and the oil painted ceramic surface treatments that have been a signature of his work throughout his career.

He has been awarded Fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts ('90, '2006, '2009), the Pollock-Krasner Foundation ('99,'16), and awards for ceramic sculpture at international exhibitions in Korea (Gold Prize,'03) and Taiwan (Gold Prize,'04, Merit Prize,'06). He was a 2012 recipient of a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship working as an artist in residence at the National Air And Space Museum in Washington, DC.
His work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Art and Design in New York, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery in Washington DC and numerous other public and private collections throughout the US and abroad. He currently teaches at Hunter College, lives in Manhattan and works in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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Funnel, 1999

Matt Wilt

stoneware, metal

14" H x 8.5" W x 10.5" D

In his artistic practice, Wilt draws inspiration from commodified goods and waste from our contemporary world to create objects of ambiguous use and hybrid forms. These ideas are perfectly represented in this (non-functional) tea pot and stand, composed of varying shapes and textures such as funnels, pipes, spikes, and metal-like sheets, the piece has an industrial grunge vibe that would be the perfect addition to your home or collection. Together, the assemblage urges viewers to pause, reflect, and reconsider our perceptions of objects.

This piece has been professionally repaired at the uppermost joint of the tea pot.

Artist Statement

I strive to combine objects and forms from the diverse culture and society in which I live, the United States of America in the 21st century. Initially, this approach resulted in vessels derived from street trash such as mufflers and styrofoam cups, buoy forms on the Delaware River, and the urban architecture of Philadelphia. I am conscious of the connecting threads that link the many disparate elements of history, culture, and what it is to be human.

Artist Biography

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Matt Wilt received his Bachelor's degree in Ceramics and Art Education from Penn State University. After completing undergraduate school, Matt worked for two years at Boston Valley Terra Cotta, an architectural terra cotta restoration firm in Buffalo, New York, where he began to work more extensively with plaster molds and imitative glaze surfaces.

Wilt completed his Master of Fine Arts degree at Ohio University, in Athens. He was then awarded The Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Fellowship through The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While working as a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio, Matt continued to show nationally and internationally and taught at several universities and art schools, including the University of Pennsylvania, Moore College of Art & Design, and Arcadia University.

Wilt has been the recipient of numerous awards. He has received a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant, an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, and numerous awards in national juried exhibitions. He has been active as a Visiting Artist at schools such as Syracuse University, Tyler School of Art, Northern Arizona University, and Indiana University. Currently, Area Head of ceramics program at Skidmore College, his work is included in the collections of the DeYoung Museum (San Francisco), The Crocker Museum of Art (Sacramento), The Ceramic Research Center (Arizona State University), and many other public and private collections.

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Baby, 2007

Margaret Keelan

stoneware, under-glaze

28" H x 12" W x 6" D

Baby, by Margaret Keelan, is a realistic doll-like figure that has gone through multiple processes of glazing, staining, and firing to create an intentional aged look. Keelan's work is centered around the emotions that are evoked with the passage of time-nostalgia and melancholy-as she looks at the relics of her childhood and incorporates those feelings and objects into these deliberately aged dolls. As this particular figure holds a smaller version of itself, it is simultaneously taking on the appearance of an infant and an adult. Wearing red lipstick and seeing with large glossy eyes, the doll and baby are suggestive of the attachments to childhood when one becomes an adult, and vice versa.

Artist Biography

Keelan earned her BA in Fine Art from University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, and her MFA from the University of Utah in 1976. She was the Associate Director of Sculpture for many years at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, continuing the legacy of her teacher Marilyn Levine. Keelan is known for super realist doll-like figures. The figures are hand built, however they include cast components for the heads and hands that are cast in molds made from 19th century dolls. The pieces are glazed, stained, fired then glazed, stained, fired multiple times. This process gives the figures an aged appearance with surfaces reminiscent of those seen on Santos, Mexican and Central American religious figures. Keelan's super realistic approach to her own subject matter may be a result of her working with Marilyn Levine, who was known for her exquisite trompe l'oeil ceramics.

Artist Statement

For the past few years my sculptures have been glazed, stained, fired, then glazed, stained and fired again to give the surfaces the look of disintegrating paint over weathered wood. This softening and reduction of form so that its essential nature is revealed is a metaphor I am using for life being lived, my exploration of the process of growing up and growing older. These latest small sculptures recall the "Santos" figures of Mexico and Central America and incorporate a reproduced 19th century doll head. Although my figures echo contemporary concerns, the borrowing of earlier styles gives them more of an ageless quality. Linda Gastrom, Professor of Art, states, "The subject conveys a sweet sentimentality twisted into melancholy that touches my emotional core and helps me remember the complexities of childhood and life".

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Eating Man Teapot, 1996

Wesley Angeregg

porcelain, wire, plastic

11" H x 8" W x 5.5" D

Looking for something unconventional and animated? Guaranteed to raise eyebrows and turn heads, this sculpture by Wesley Angeregg is perfect for you. With arms raised and mouth agape, the figure holds a fly swatter in one hand and is desperately trying to swat away a small swarm of flies around their head. Well known to create many other sculptures with the same uncanny characteristics, Anderegg enjoys depicting strange, entertaining, and serious scenes in his work. In many ways, this piece is not only a unique addition to one's collection, but will provoke the imagination and stir up some interesting conversations.

Artist Statement

I watch what people do and imagine what they might like to do. Life and society are such that we cannot always say and do what we like. However, in the imaginary world in which my ceramic people live, they can. At the dawn of mankind primitive peoples fashioned clay objects. They sculpted about what they knew and wanted. Pregnant women and animals were the hot topics of the day. I think of my work much the same way. Though the topics may be different I feel a link to those old people sitting around playing with this beautifully plastic material.

Artist Biography

Wesley Anderegg was born in Phoenix Arizona in 1958. He earned a BS degree in geography from Arizona State University, where he began his education in ceramics. Subsequently, he studied ceramics at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, Colorado and at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. He was a resident artist at both places.

He sculpts clay figures that are both frightening and humorous, based on a lifetime of watching and listening to people. His earthenware pieces and figural groups suggest an imaginary narrative that often conveys his social and political concerns. His art comments on issues such as pollution, the degradation of the environment, and the role of government in our everyday lives.

His work is included in numerous public collections such as Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC; Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL; Fredrick R. Wiesman Museum, Minneapolis, MN; Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT; the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA; and Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

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Sage Tea Set, 2025

Nuokan Huang

wheel-thrown porcelain, glaze

1" Diameter x 0.5" H

*full sized tea cup not included - for scale reference only*

If you're looking for something cute and sophisticated, this tiny tea set is the one for you! Huang has invested great skill and craft into making this miniature tea set, accurately resembling life-size objects in their proportions, color, and design. The ombre color palette of jade greens beautifully complements the white accents around the plates and cups, appearing reflective and multidimensional. The curves of the teapot's body and the rigid lines of its handle creates a beautiful tension. A tea set this small and carefully made is sure to entertain and enchant anyone.

Artist Statement

I started making miniatures when I first moved to the United States. The limitation of studio access and the uncertainty of my personal future inspired me to make small-scale work. I was delighted to have found infinite possibilities and joy in creating tiny pots. My work has evolved from traditional functional forms into mini-landscapes. These landscapes form a personal space in which I am completely free to create and explore, escaping the chaos of daily life.

Artist Biography

I started making miniatures when I first moved to the United States. The limitation of studio access and the uncertainty of my personal future inspired me to make small-scale work. I was delighted to have found infinite possibilities and joy in creating tiny pots. My work has evolved from traditional functional forms into mini-landscapes. These landscapes form a personal space in which I am completely free to create and explore, escaping the chaos of daily life.

Born and raised in Shanghai, China. Graduated from Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute in 2010 and started working on ceramics full-time in 2014. My partner and I moved to the United States in 2018. Currently living in Brooklyn, NY.

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Five Ears, 2001

Richard Notkin

terracotta

2.5"H x 2.5"W x .5" Depth

This delightfully intricate miniature piece by Richard Notkin is simultaneously unconventional and aesthetically beautiful. Made up of an amalgamation of ears in rich red clay, this sculpture speaks to Notkin's deeply help social justice values. The design itself is effortlessly smooth and unique, toeing the line between figuration and surrealist. The small size of the piece belies the big impact it will carry in your collection representing one of the best known ceramic artists in the United States.

Artist Statement

Ears are a recurring theme in Notkin's work. According to the artist, the ear represents a "listener to the outside world, cycles of life and death, evolution and survival." Often connected with his deeply held anti-war beliefs, the ears can be tiny, overwhelmingly oversized, piled in galleries, or presented alone, to reflect the many ways that humanity remains unhearing to the plight of those affected by war around the world. He says, "We have stumbled into the 21st Century with the technologies of Star Wars and the emotional maturity of cavemen. The problems of human civilization are far too complex to be solved by means of explosive devices."

Artist Biography

Richard Notkin is a full-time studio artist who lives and works in Helena, Montana. He received a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1970, and an MFA from the University of California, Davis in 1973. Richard has worked mainly in ceramics for over fifty years, averaging over one solo exhibition per year. His series of Yixing (China) inspired teapots and ceramic sculptures have been exhibited internationally and are in more than 75 public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan. He has held visiting artist positions and conducted over 250 workshops throughout the world. Among his awards, Richard has received three fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. In 2008, Notkin was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council, and was also awarded the Hoi Fellowship by the United States Artists Foundation. He is also the recipient of the Meloy Stevenson Award from the Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT, and the Honorary Membership Award from NCECA, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, in 2014.

Donated by Marsha Gold

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