Functional Fall: A Seat At The Table is a national Call For Entry Exhibition guest juried by Jessica Putnam-Phillips. This exhibition brings everyone to the table through ceramics that serve, showcasing work from artists at all stages of their careers.
“This exhibition of functional ceramics focuses on the concept of “service” in tableware. Encompassing a wide range of ceramic styles from evocative shapes made to serve functionally, to conceptual and narrative work that explores the ideas of serving beyond the traditional role as a vessel for a meal, these objects set the table for a dialog between maker and viewer. This exhibition aims to present ceramics that bring people together for discourse and sustenance for the mind, body, and soul.”
Jessica Putnam-Phillips
Participating Artists: Vasfie Abderafi, Madeleine Althoff, Rana Amirtahmasebi, Marion Angelica, Ian Bassett, Jacob Bassett, Maxine Bell, Michael Blair, Yael Braha, Angel Brame, Asta Bubliene, Jeanne Carreau, Jess Cropper-Alt, Orit Daly, Diane DiMauro, Beverly Fetterman, Vicki Finkel, Linda Fitz Gibbon, Richa Gupta, Ian Hazard-Bill, Robin Heschel, Amy Henson, Emma Herz, Lindsay Hitch, Jeremiah Ibarra, Deborah Kaplan, Karina Larsen, Stacy Larson, Beth Lee, Jamie Lee, Sheetal Mehta, Laura Montoya, Kay Petronio, Katie Reeves, Kristyn Rohrer, Mark Rossier, Jocelyn Russell, Shana Salaff, Amy Schnitzer, Amie Sell, Elizabeth Tolson, Suruchi Tripathi, Ann Wetzel, GH Wood
Jessica Putnam Phillips Artist Bio
Guest Juror Jessica Putnam-Phillips is a ceramic artist, USAF veteran, and educator. She received her MFA from the Art Institute of Boston and her BA from UNC-Wilmington. She was a resident artist at the Saratoga Clay Art Center and at AIR Vallauris, France. She actively promotes ceramic art and education and is the founder of ClayShare, an online school for ceramic learning. Jessica’s work has been in national and international exhibitions, most notably at the Museum of Craft and Design, the Craft and Folk-Art Museum, the American Museum of Ceramic Art and the Veterans’ Art Museum. She is a past winner of the Zanesville Prize and was named a potter to watch by C-File. She has been a presenter at NCECA, ClayCon West and the Veterans Triennale and Art Summit. When not traveling for workshops, presentations and residencies Jessica can be found in her Vermont studio developing and filming classes for ClayShare and creating new ceramic work.
Clay Art Center Gallery Mission
Clay Art Center Gallery provides a platform for emerging and established artists to explore a wide range of topics that address materials, processes and techniques, and to engage in critical dialog through clay. We are committed to exhibiting a wide variety of work representing diverse backgrounds, and we support our artist and student communities through gallery programming opportunities.
