Past Exhibitions

November 12, 2011–March 31, 2012 The American Museum of Ceramic Art presents Common Ground: Ceramics in Southern California 1945–1975, an examination of both the cohesiveness and the diversification found within the Los Angeles-area post-World War II clay community. More than 300 ceramic objects created or designed by 53 artists working in studios, classrooms, or industrial environments […]

April 23–June 25, 2011 Curated by Karen Crews Hendon Grand Opening Reception: May 14, 6-9 pm AMOCA presents Ceramics: Post-Digital Design, on exhibit from April 23 through June 25, 2011. This modish and very chic exhibition places the work of world-famous designer Eva Zeisel (b. 1906) side by side with contemporary ceramic designers David Pier, Heather Mae Erickson, Peter Saenger,

October 9, 2010–January 8, 2011 Curated by Karen Crews Hendon The term peregrinación (pilgrimage) historically refers to the long journey of the pre-Columbian Mexica people, later known as the Aztecs, who migrated to the Valley of Mexico. AMOCA invites you to take a pilgrimage through this exhibit and explore the ceramics of Mexico. The artists represented in this

July 10–September 25, 2010 Grand Opening Reception: July 10, 6-9 pm AMOCA presents Ah Leon, an international contemporary artist from Taiwan who merges Chinese Yixing traditions with his signature wood-textured trompe l’oeil style to form illusionistic installations. Originally trained as a painter at the National Academy of Fine Art in Taipei, Ah Leon became a

May 16–July 25, 2009 Reception: Saturday, June 13, 6-9pm Special Event: Guest Artist Talk with David FurmanSaturday, June 27, 5-7 p.m. For more than 40 years, artist David Furman has created diverse works in clay that express his ideas, experiences, and perceptions through irony, empathy, and humor. His repertoire is vast: miniature room vignettes and

August 30–November 8, 2008 Artist Reception: Saturday, September 13, 6-9pm Robert Sperry, Bright Abyss is a retrospective exhibition of over 90 works of art from Sperry’s ceramic career including chargers, platters, wall plaques, sculptures, and murals. This show presents the evolution of one of ceramic’s great innovators. Sperry is known as a master of the “crawl

May 17–July 12, 2008 To establish historical context, Pueblo Clay, America’s First Pottery begins with a representative sampling of the Native American pottery collection held by the Pomona College Art Museum. Brought together over the last 70 years, this collection is particularly rich in Southwestern ceramics, both Pre-Columbian and Historic. Select pieces from the Mogollon