Ceramics Workshop with Gareth Mason May 23rd at St. Petersburg College

St. Petersburg College Ceramics Department presents a ceramics demonstration workshop with MSG artist Gareth Mason Thursday, May 23rd,  from 10am-4pm, free and open to the public. The SPC Ceramics studio is located at: The Crossroads Building, Room CR 132, St. Petersburg College Clearwater Campus, 2465 Drew St., Clearwater, Florida 33765. For more information, call 727-791-5997, or email Jonathan Barnes at Barnes.Jonathan@spcollege.edu

Gareth Mason // ‘Coming of Age’ // 2011
stoneware, porcelain, glaze, oxide, lustre // 69 cm x 39 cm

Gareth Mason is a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association and Brother of the Art Workers Guild, London.  His work is exhibited regularly in solo and group exhibitions both in England and Europe.  In February 2011, his first solo exhibition in America, entitled ‘Other Forces,’ was held in the Jason Jacques Gallery in Manhattan.  A short film about his practice entitled ‘White’ was awarded Grand Prix at the Projections D’Argile film festival, Montpellier, France in 2002.  In 2006, he participated in the European Keramik Symposium, Gmunden, and the accompanying European touring exhibition.

A major solo exhibition entitled ‘An Unfolding Narrative’ was held in 2007 at Blackwell, the Arts and Crafts House.  He is a member of the International Association for Ceramic Art Education and Exchange and contributed to their conferences in Farnham (England), Nairobi (Kenya), and Icheon (Korea).  His vessel, ‘Open’, received an Honorable Mention Award at the World Ceramic Biennale Exhibition, Yeoju, Korea 2009.  Recent talks and demonstrations include: invited speaker at the 2008 CAAI International Ceramics Conference, Tel Hai, Israel; and Invited Speaker at 2009 Ege University International Art Days symposium, Izmir, Turkey. Mason also presented an address, ‘Fire, Ceramics Mystery, and Creativity’ in the Lecture Series at the 2011 Sculpture Objects and Functional Art Fair, Chicago, and was a Visiting Artist at California State University, Long Beach, in October of the same year.

His most recent shows include ‘Fire and Wax,’ a two-person exhibition with New York painter Martin Kline in 2012, and ‘Friendship Forged in Fire’ at the American Museum of Ceramic Art in 2013, his first exhibition in California. He lives and works in Hampshire, England.

The Mindy Solomon Gallery will be hosting an Opening Night Reception for Gareth Mason’s ceramic work on Saturday, May 26 from 6-9pm, with an artist’s talk at 6:30pm.  This new exhibition, ‘Material Inspiration,’ runs through June 29th.

Josh DeWeese at Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art in Great Falls, MT

Josh DeWeese, Mindy Solomon Gallery artist, will be featured in the exhibition ‘A Point in Time’ at the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art in Great Falls, Montana, on view from March 28-August 24, 2013. An Opening Reception takes place Thursday, March 28, 2013 from 5:30–7:30pm, with an Art Share Presentation by Josh DeWeese and Julia Becker beginning at 6pm. Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.  The Museum is located at 1400 First Avenue North, Great Falls.  Visit www.the-square.org for more information.

DeWeese says of his works in the show:

“I am inspired and challenged by the art of pottery and strive to make work that is successful on multiple levels. I want my pots to be well-designed and comfortable to use; to be rich with ceramic wonder, and seductive to behold; and to have reference to history and the field of ceramic art to spark the imagination.

This exhibition features a range of pottery forms that are of interest to me at this time, including covered jars, platters, baskets, various pouring vessels, and cups. The jars and platters serve as a platform for the exploration of narrative, with drawings enveloping the forms, emerging in and out of the glazed surface. The larger vessels become paintings in the round, and I am interested in how the image unfolds as you move around the pot. The baskets and pouring forms are animated, and reference the figure in their posture. I continue to be amused by the characters they become. The cups are perhaps the most intimate. I enjoy the potential of their daily kiss, and future interaction in the hand and the home.”

David Peters ‘Forever More Than Once’ MFA Thesis // Bozeman, Montana

Mindy Solomon Gallery artist David Peters celebrates his MFA thesis show, ‘Forever More Than Once,’ this week at the Helen E. Copeland Gallery, 213 Haynes Hall, at Montana State University in Bozeman. The exhibition is on view March 25-29th from 9am-5pm daily, with an artist’s reception March 27th from 6:30-8:30pm. Peters’ defense takes place Monday, March 25th at 11am and is open to the public.

Below, Peters shares photos of loading and unloading his last big firing before the show. “Hopefully there will be a lot of great pots,” he said. We are wishing him the best of luck, and eagerly awaiting the final results. Congratulations, David!

Patricia Sannit Upcoming Exhibitions

MSG artist Patricia Sannit will be exhibiting new work in the following shows:

Atomica Ceramica: New Directions in Clay
Chandler Art Center, Chandler AZ
March 9-May 9

Materials Hard and Soft
Denton Art Center, Denton TX
February 9-April 5

Gallery talk for Phoenix Art Museum, Contemporary Forum
February 24

Contemporary Forum Gala Exhibit and Auction
Phoenix Art Museum
February 16

“My new body of work is a new direction; it feels like a pretty dramatic departure,” says Sannit.

Materials Hard and Soft // Mesa: Roll // 14 x 12 x 12 inches // Found and reclaimed clays

Materials Hard and Soft // Mesa: Roll // 14 x 12 x 12 inches // Found and reclaimed clays

Living in a Developing Nation // 2013 // 28 x 14 x16 inches // Clay, slip, beeswax, concrete

Atomica Ceramica: The Nature of Nature // 27 x 13 x 12 inches // Cast and extruded clays, vermiculite, slip, glaze

Phoenix Art Museum // Strangling Bottle // 2013 // 22 x 14 x 14 inches // Clay, oxides

View more Patricia Sannit works at MSG //

Zona Maco Mexico Arte Contemporaneo 2013

Kang Hyo Lee // Puncheong Jar (The Sky) // Puncheong Squared Bottle (The Sky)

Mindy Solomon Gallery is proud to participate in Zona Maco Mexico Arte Contemporaneo 2013, the tenth edition of Mexico’s top art fair—recognized as the most important contemporary art window in Latin America, and a necessary destination for experiencing today’s international art world.  Well-known specialists curate the five sections of the fair: Main, New Proposals, Sur, Design, and Modern Art. The 2012 fair hosted 35,000 collectors, artists, curators, and visitors, a number expected to increase in 2013. Mindy Solomon Gallery will present the work of Kang Hyo Lee, contemporary Korean ceramic artist, in the Design section of the fair. Learn More //

SOFA Art Fair Chicago November 2-4

Mindy Solomon Gallery is heading to Chicago for the 19th Annual SOFA Sculpture Objects and Functional Art Fair November 2-4.  Mindy will be exhibiting a wide array of contemporary ceramic vessels and sculptural forms by: Josh Deweese, David Peters, Kang Hyo Lee, Elke Sada, and Gareth Mason.

Josh DeWeese // Covered Jar 1 // 2011

David Peters // Crucible 3 // 2012

Kang Ho Lee // The Sky 19 // Glazed Ceramic

The SOFA Art Fair is a popular three-day event featuring masterworks of contemporary and modern arts and design, sculpture, functional art, outsider, ethnographic, non-traditional folk and visionary art, plus related special exhibitions and a lecture series.

Elke Sada // Fringilla // Black grogged clay, engobes, clay

Gareth Mason // Veiled/Unveiled // 2090-2010

SOFA CHICAGO 2012 hours are as follows: Opening Night Preview is Thursday, Nov. 1, 5 to 7 p.m. for VIP passholders only; Public Preview is from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $50. General admission fair hours are Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 4 from noon to 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 for single day general admission and $25 for a three-day pass. Discounted student, senior and group tickets are available. Preview and fair tickets are available online or at the door. Visit the SOFA Chicago website for more information or to purchase tickets.

And, be sure not to miss Mindy in New York City this January 24-27 at The Metro Show, where she will be exhibiting contemporary Korean art.

SOFA New York April 20—23

We will be traveling to SOFA New York—April 20—23, 2012 and featuring the work of Korean artists: Sungyee Kim (TopL), Lee In-Chin (above),  Lee Kang Hyo (Top R), Ree Soo-Jong and Lee Jung-Do (Below). Please stop by and say hello.

Meditative Journeys Invitation and Review

Meditative Journeys celebrates our connection to the Korean Contemporary Art movement featuring the meditative works of Sungyee Kim (above) and Kang Hyo Lee on exhibit through March 31, 2012.

 

The Mindy Solomon Gallery works hard to curate thought-provoking exhibitions while providing approachable, high-quality works representing a global perspective. Meditative Journeys presents two Korean artists deeply connected to their work while visually presenting ancient traditions fused with contemporary ideals.

Meditative Journeys is a museum worthy exhibit with over 100 unique ready to be reviewed by you.  You are cordially invited to visit the gallery and take in this wonderful collection. Please contact the gallery for additional information and visit the Art Taco review online. (Kang Hyo Lee, image above).

Meditative Journeys is now OPEN

Meditative Journeys opened last night to a receptive crowd featuring painter Sungyee Kim and sculptor Kang Hyo Lee from Korea. An impressive selection of Korean contemporary presenting close to 100 pieces and is now OPEN for you. Stop by the gallery or contact us for more information.

Meditative Journeys Opening

Meditative Journeys celebrates our connection to the Korean Contemporary Art movement. Proudly, we will be presenting the deeply meditative works of Sungyee Kim and Kang Hyo Lee on Saturday, February 25 from 6 to 8PM.

Meditative Journeys is a museum quality exhibition will be on display through March 31, 2012 and select works are available by contacting the gallery. You will not want to miss this inspired premiere. Learn more here. Experience more about Korean Contemporary here.