Building a Collection
AMOCA's 15th Anniversary Exhibition Dates: October 5, 2018 - March 31, 2019 Opening Reception: October 6,…
Lasting Impressions: Selections from the Scripps College Permanent Collection
Exhibition Dates: January 12 - April 7, 2019 Opening Reception: January 12, 6-9pm Curator: T Robert-Pacini During the mid-1950s, the ceramics…
Sara Parent-Ramos: Jumble, Bunch, Grow
Exhibition Dates: September 8 - November 11, 2018 Opening Reception: Saturday, September 8th, 6pm-9pm Artist Presentation • 7:00pm All Second…
The Incongruous Body
August 11, 2018 - February 17, 2019 Curator: Timothy John Berg Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the…
Jeff Picou: Cracked
Exhibition Dates: July 7 - August 26, 2018 Opening Reception: Saturday, July 14th 7pm-9pm Jeff Picou's work explores the duality between the…
Brent Hendry: Frayed
May 12, 2018 - June 24, 2018 Opening Reception: Saturday, May 12th, 6-9pm Artist Presentation @ 7:30pm Finding inspiration from textural…
Making It Work: Production by Design
April 7, 2018 - September 16, 2018 Reception: Sunday, April 8, 2018, 2-5pm Curated by Jo Lauria, AMOCA Adjunct Curator Making it Work:…
Discovering Saar Ceramics
April 7, 2018 - September 16, 2018 Reception: Sunday, April 8, 2018, 2-5pm Curated by Jo Lauria, AMOCA Adjunct Curator It is not often that a…
Fahrenheit 2018 Bienniel
March 10, 2018 - July 22, 2018 Reception: Saturday, March 10, 2018, 6-9pm Patti Warashina, Juror Presentation, 7:00pm The American Museum of…
Patsy Cox: Mouthpiece
January 13, 2018 - April 29, 2018 Reception: Saturday, January 13, 2018, 6-9pm Artist Presentation @ 7:00pm This exhibition features artwork…
Love, Resilience, and Bad Memory: Diego Valles + Carla Martinez Vargas
September 9 - November 5, 2017 Closing Reception: Saturday, November 5, 3:00-5:00pm Mata Ortiz Sale: November 2-5, 2017 Diego Valles Workshop:…
We the People: Serving Notice
August 5, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Opening Reception: Saturday, August 12, 6-9pm Beth Ann Gerstein, AMOCA’s Executive Director will provide an…
Peter Olson: Photo Ceramica
March 11-August 27, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday, March 11th, 6-9pm Artist Lecture: March 11th, 6:30pm Photo Ceramica is the…
Bobby Free & Andrew Gilliatt: Point of View
June 10 - August 27, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 10, 2017, 6:00-9:00pm Artist Lecture: June 10th 6:30pm Point of View features the…
Annual High School Ceramic Exhibition
April 8 - May 7, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday, April 8, 6-9pm The American Museum of Ceramic Art champions the art, history, and creation of…
Don Reitz & Ben Roti: tran•si•tions
January 14 - April 2, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday, January 14th,…
Joan Takayama-Ogawa: Climate Change
January 14 - April 2, 2017 Warmer ocean temperatures prompted bleaching events of the world’s coral reef habitats, turning healthy colorful…
Recorded Matter: Ceramics in Motion
Exhibition Dates: October 8, 2016 - February 26, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 8, 2016, 5:00-8:00pm Garth Johnson, Curator’s Talk:…
Alison Petty Ragguette: OUTCAST
Exhibition Dates: September 10 - October 30, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, September 10, 5:00-8:00pm Free and open to the public. Lunch &…
Dirk Staschke: Nature Morte
Exhibition Dates: April 9-September 18, 2016 The American Museum of Ceramic Art is proud to present Dirk Staschke: Nature Morte, an…
John Conrad: The Dichroic Effect
Exhibition Dates: July 9 - September 4, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, July 9,…
Wendy Thoreson: Wrought Clay
Exhibition Dates: July 9 - August 28, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, July 9,…
Lineage: Mentorship & Learning
Exhibition Dates: January 16-June 19, 2016 Lineage: Mentorship & Learning highlights the impact and importance of the teacher/student…
Alexi Morrissey: Have You Seen Me?
Exhibition Dates: January 16-June 26, 2016 "By putting the faces of real slaves on hand-crafted, archival, milk bottles, we are seeking…
Jeff Blandford: Life Behind the Wheel
Exhibition Dates: September 12 - December 27, 2015. Jeff Blandford, creates voluptuous and modern work at his organic farm in Michigan.…
RE-MADE: Contemporary Approaches to Factory Ceramics
Exhibition Dates: August 1-December 27, 2015 Reception: Saturday, August 8th •…
Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future: AMOCA’s 10th Anniversary
An exhibition featuring art from our permanent collection in a celebration of AMOCA's 10 year Anniversary. Extended to July 12,…
Southern Migration: Ruby’s @ AMOCA
February 14 - March 29, 2015 A juried exhibition showcasing some of the finest ceramics by Ruby’s artists. First showing was at Ruby’s Clay…
Chris Gustin: Masterworks in Clay
November 8, 2014 - February 8, 2015 Opening Reception - Saturday, November 8, 6:00-9:00 pm Artist Lecture - Saturday, November 8, 5:00pm …
Site Unseen: Tim Berg and Rebekah Myers (Vault)
November 29, 2014—January 31, 2015 Tim Berg and Rebekah Myers have been collaborating with each other for the last eight years. As individuals…
HM100: A Century through the Life of Harrison McIntosh
September 13 – October 26, 2014 Opening & 100th Birthday Reception —Saturday, September 13, 2014, 6pm-9pm The American Museum of…
Heaven: Rebekah Bogard (Vault)
September 13, 2014 –November 16, 2014 The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) is proud to present Heaven: Rebekah Bogard in the Vault…
LARGE AS LIFE: Betty Davenport Ford, Elaine Katzer, Lisa Reinertson
Large As Life: Betty Davenport Ford • Elaine Katzer • Lisa Reinertson June 14, 2014 through August 31, 2014 The American Museum of Ceramic…
La Catrina: Tribute to Jose Posada
La Catrina June 14, 2014 through August 31, 2014 The American Museum of Ceramic Art is proud to present, La Catrina, a colorful, interactive…
Mettlach: Medieval to Modern
Exhibition Closes: July 31, 2016 The “Mettlach: Medieval to Modern” exhibition presents a journey into the history of European art and…
Palm Prints: Jamie Bardsley
IN THE VAULT April 12, 2014 –June 1, 2014 Our experience of time is much like water; constantly shifting and changing. Sitting on the…
Patsy Cox: Romanesco Fractals
IN THE VAULT Lecture: March 8, 7:00pm February 8, 2014 -March 30, 2014 Structure, activity and growth found both in nature and the urban…
Best Kept Secret: The Scripps College Ceramic Collection
The American Museum of Ceramic Art Presents: January 11, 2014 through March 30, 2014 Pomona, CA – The American Museum of Ceramic Art is…
ICHEON: Reviving the Korean Ceramics Tradition
An Exhibition of International Importance October 12, 2013 through December 29, 2013 The American Museum of Ceramic Art is honored to present…
Soldaderas: Mujeres De Vanguardia
September 14, 2013 –November 3, 2013 The American Museum of Ceramic Art is proud to present, Soldaderas: Mujeres de vanguardia (Avant-Garde…
Árbol de la vida: Una tradición mexicana
IN THE VAULT Noviembre 9, 2013 - Enero 26, 2014 El Museo Americano de Cerámica se enorgullece en presentar, Árbol de la vida: Una tradición…
The Clay Connection: Jim and Nan McKinnell
May 18, 2013 – July 28, 2013 The Clay Connection: Jim and Nan McKinnell celebrates the five-decade careers of Jim and Nan McKinnell, whose…
Friendship Forged in Fire: British Ceramics in America
February 9, 2013 – May 5, 2013 In February, the American Museum of Ceramic Art will feature a provocative international exhibit…