Object Lessons

What else can tell you about human life more than a pot does?
-Magdalene Odundo, The Journey of Things

The vases, bowls, pitchers, and other containers that we use everyday have always held significance beyond utility. Artists have been depicting and making vessels since time began. There  are a number of reasons why this might be so: a desire to reinterpret the work of artists who have come before; an interest in adding universality to an otherwise personal perspective; a love of shape and form; a focus on material culture and the politics of objects. Bringing together paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, textile art, collage, and ceramics, this exhibition explores the enduring appeal of the vessel for modern and contemporary artists.

Exhibiting Artists

Abigail Dudley
Nancy Gruskin
Karen Lederer
Kayla Mohammadi
Abelardo Morell
Maureen Nathan
Kathleen O’Hara
Alison Owen
Padma Rajendran
Gwen Strahle
Becky Street
Betty Woodman