Interviews

Sabbia Gallery

Shaping a Legacy: Anna Grigson on two decades of Sabbia Gallery

For twenty years, Sabbia Gallery has played a vital role in shaping the landscape of contemporary ceramics, glass, and fibre art in Australia. From its beginnings in Surry Hills in 2005 through its evolution to a thriving, internationally respected gallery, Sabbia has remained the only commercial space in Australia solely dedicated to these mediums. With a commitment to excellence, education,...

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ATLA Los Angeles ceramics

The Punk Plate: Jenny Hata Blumenfield on Subverting Expectations and Sustaining Conversation between Craft and Contemporary Art

By Aleina Edwards ATLA, a contemporary gallery with a reverence for the history of craft, opened its new space in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles at the beginning of the year. The joint endeavor of artist and curator Jenny Hata Blumenfield and her husband, Ryu Takahashi, ATLA takes an intersectional approach to ceramics, which is so often siloed...

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Danijela Pivašević-Tenner ceramics

Clay as a living material: Danijela Pivašević-Tenner’s conceptual approach to ceramics and sustainability

By Kristina Rutar I first met Danijela Pivašević-Tenner in 2016 during my Tandem residency in Neumünster, Germany. As I was taking my first steps as a ceramicist, Danijela immediately challenged my understanding of the material. Her work made a lasting impression on me: installations transforming into paintings—the drying slip covering various utilitarian objects would begin to develop mould, creating new...

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Angus Suttie ceramics

Angus Suttie: Pots of Pride. An interview with Jeffrey Weeks

By Millen Brown-Ewens More than thirty years after his untimely passing, Angus Suttie and his ceramics refuse categorisation. For the UK pottery establishment, his evocative and celebratory works represent humanism, boldness, and freedom, reflecting not only the nuances of his lived experience but also a vital and unique form of activism that chimes with contemporary resonance. A new retrospective at...

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Bird of Paradise ceramics symposium

A magical ceramics symposium in the Caucasus. Interview with Nato Eristavi

Last month, the third edition of the International Ceramics Symposium 'Bird of Paradise' took place in the breathtaking setting of Georgia's Caucasus Mountains. Organized by Lopota Lake Resort & Spa and the Ceramic Gallery/Studio "White Studio", with the support of LIKANI as a general sponsor, the symposium brought together 14 artists from 10 countries to create ceramic sculptures for a...

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Interview with Glenn Barkley, curator of brick vase clay cup jug at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Interview with Glenn Barkley, curator of brick vase clay cup jug at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

In the brick vase clay cup jug exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Glenn Barkley presents a novel approach to curation. Drawing on the gallery's online collection database, his selection of artworks is a poetic convergence of randomness and intuition. The resulting exhibition offers a fresh perspective on the connections between seemingly disparate objects. Alongside this, Barkley's...

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Interview with Marco Maria Polloniato, curator of the 30th Mediterraneo Contemporary Ceramics Competition

Interview with Marco Maria Polloniato, curator of the 30th Mediterraneo Contemporary Ceramics Competition

The 30th edition of the Mediterraneo Contemporary Ceramics Competition took place in Grottaglie, Italy, between July and September 2023. We enjoyed talking to Marco Maria Polloniato, the competition curator, to learn more about the event. Can you tell us about the history of the Mediterraneo competition and how it has evolved into a prestigious event today? The history of the...

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Ceramics Ringebu Norway

Ceramics Ringebu 1993-2023: Celebrating the Legacy of Ceramics. An interview with Torbjørn Kvasbø

In the world of contemporary ceramics, Torbjørn Kvasbø's name is among the most revered. As a visionary organizer, renowned ceramic artist (and the President of the International Academy of Ceramics), Kvasbø initiated the Winter Olympics Workshop in Ringebu in 1993 and established the Centre for Ceramic Art (CCA) in 2019, leaving an enduring mark on Norwegian ceramics. This pioneering workshop...

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Meet Lauren Kearns, the founder of IaRex l'Atelier, a ceramics studio and residency program

Interview with Lauren Kearns, the founder of IaRex l’Atelier, a ceramics studio and residency program

Interview with Lauren Kearns, the founder of IaRex l'Atelier, a ceramics studio and residency program Lauren Kearns is a ceramic artist and teacher who boldly decided to relocate to the scenic south of France in 2018, where she opened a ceramics studio and residency program. Named IaRex l'Atelier: International Artists Residency Exchange, this creative space welcomes individuals who want to...

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The Stratford Gallery

A gallery dedicated to Japanese ceramics. Interview with the co-founder of The Stratford Gallery

Established in 2016, The Stratford Gallery represents some of the finest contemporary Japanese ceramics. In this interview with Howard Clegg, the gallery's co-founder, we set out to find out more about their activities and plans. Can you tell us the story behind the founding of the gallery? The gallery was founded by me and my wife Emma and was the...

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Interview with Dr. Wendy Gers, the curator of Handle with Care

Interview with Dr. Wendy Gers, the curator of Handle with Care, on view at the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics

Last month, the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, opened Handle with Care, a fantastic exhibition that revolves around the hand and gestures – expressions of intimacy, compassion, serenity, authority, labor and celebration. We talked to curator Dr. Wendy Gers to learn more about the complexities of organizing such an awe-inspiring show. First, I want to congratulate...

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Irit Rosenberg Ceramics

Creating New Life: Recycle. Upcycle. Repurpose. An interview with Irit Rosenberg

By Lilianne Milgrom Irit Ovadia Rosenberg would be the first to tell you that she never imagined establishing a ceramic practice amongst the towering pines of New York State’s Catskills mountains, far from the madding crowd of her native New York City. Nestled between the conifers and surrounded by wild fern, her studio barn and cottage gallery provide a serene...

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Sundaymorning@ekwc, an international center of excellence for ceramics. Interview with Ranti Tjan

Sundaymorning@ekwc, an international center of excellence for ceramics. Interview with Ranti Tjan

Sundaymorning@ekwc is an international artist-in-residence and center-of-excellence for ceramics based in an old factory in Oisterwijk, The Netherlands. For over 50 years, artists, designers, and architects from all over the world have worked here to experiment with clay. Their mission is to further develop the ceramic material and to promote its application in art, design, and architecture. A couple of...

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Erica Nickol Ceramics

Fragile Bodies. An interview with Erica Nickol

You find something particularly human in porcelain: “it can suggest the weight of corporality as effective as it captures the translucence of spiritual experience”. When and how did you discover its capabilities? Early in graduate school when I began experimenting with sculptural work, I was initially drawn to porcelain for its smooth elasticity that I hadn’t experienced in the stoneware...

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Interview with Bente Skjøttgaard

Interview with Bente Skjøttgaard

As a Danish ceramic artist, do you consider the living climate an important influence in your work? I think it’s fair to say that my works have a certain Nordic nature component. Danish nature is not wild and magnificent – more one that offers quiet experiences: a misty morning over the ploughed fields; an old, dead tree; rainy weather that...

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