Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Joe Zajac New Work: March 29 - May 26
These flat, tile-like ceramic works by Joe Zajac's work can be compared to the paintings of contemporary artists whose major concerns are abstraction and expression. This is new work by Zajac, one of Michigan's senior ceramic artists. The bright color and sometimes complex patterns on the flat clay surfaces are further enlivened by the attraction of a shiny ceramic glaze. The surfaces evoke the automobile, in their perfection of surface, as well as the flash of contemporary fashion jewelry, and color-block clothing.
The exhibition's opening reception will be held on Friday, March 29 from 6-8pm.
New Work & Together Again: January 18 through March 17
New Work, Craig Clifford:
Clifford’s work is an exercise in the transformation of the mundane as well as an investigation into how context and expectation affect our experience and interpretation of the objects he incorporates into his finished works.
Together Again, Sally Brogden & Frank Martin:
Brogden and Martin were educated in Michigan institutions at slightly different times. During their student years, both admired the iconic work of Pewabic; Martin was even craftsman-in-residence at Pewabic in the late 1980s. After successful and varied careers as artists, both are Associate Professors at University of Tennessee and are again together for this exhibition.
The exhibitions run simultaneously from January 18 through March 17. The exhibitions open on Friday, January 18 from 6-8pm.
