Recent Exhibitions
Claymates
SoCo Arts Lab
June 3 - July 21, 2022
Participating Artists:
Ray Bogle*, Cary Eure*, Melissa Foss, Joe Hicks, Melanie Jelacic, Elizabeth Kendall*, Geraldine Gancayco, Liz Lescault, Laurel Lukaszewski, Rick Malmgren, Jason Piccoli, Sara Allen Prigodich, Judit Varga, Tyler Vaughan, Lars Westby, Yang-ja Lee-Wickner*
*SoCo Arts Lab Members
Random Bourbon Encounters
11/20/21 - 1/15/22
Random Bourbon Encounters is a collaborative umbrella for intersecting passions, this juried and invitational exhibition brings together nationally known ceramic artists, a neighborhood gallery, a climatologist, a certified bourbon steward and bourbon aficionados of all kinds. Organized by ceramic artists Margaret Boozer, Michael Corigliano, Joe Hicks and Ara Koh, Mobile Bourbon Trail director Matt Weber, Climatologist Dr. Emerson Nicole LaJoie, and Portico Gallery
Sandy Spring Museum
Inspired by Malcolm: A Passion for Shino
This juried exhibit features the work of forty-seven artists from all over the nation and illustrates the depth, range, and variations possible with Shino glazes. Inspired by Malcolm: A Passion for Shino honors the memory of Malcolm Davis, a man who influenced and inspired so many to listen to and follow their heart’s desires.
View Exhibition Here
Panel Discussion
Shino: An American Translation of a Japanese Glaze
Sandy Spring Museum, July 11, 2021
Five master potters, experienced in working with Shino glazes, will discuss the fascination and mystery – the challenges and difficulties – of the Ancient Japanese glaze and the updated American versions. What are the differences between Japanese and American Shinos? Why are there so many formulas? How do Shino glazes react to different firing techniques? Listen in as our panelists discuss the answers to these questions and much more.
Panel Members
Joe Hicks (Moderator)
Kevin Crowe
Jim Dugan
Loren Scherbak
John Jessiman
Workhouse Arts Center
August 8 - October 11, 2020
Workhouse Arts Center Clay International exhibition represents the depth and breadth of contemporary functional and sculptural ceramic artworks being created throughout the country. Ceramic artists Lynnette Hesser and Steve Loucks juried over 150 images to select 49 pieces of which incorporate a contemporary spirit as well as technical skill in the material. The show is an exciting opportunity to see a variety of style and technique which encompass the field of contemporary ceramic arts.
Fusion: Solo Exhibition
District Clay Gallery, Washington DC, 2019
Fusion
Fusion emphasizes the melding of layers between clay, slip, and glaze, creating a multitude of color and textural responses on the surfaces of Hicks’ recent shino vessels. The complexity of these shino surfaces, and the importance of their fusion into one entity, may be comparable to issues related to contemporary American society. Because Americanism is built on the foundation of democracy, allowing for the coalescence of different ideas, its health depends on its ability to fuse the complex layers of different cultures and ideas together. This exhibition examines how the concept of fusion corresponds to contemporary American society, and how these observations are integrated into the creation of his shino vessels.