Past Exhibitions

On View: September 10, 2016–July 31, 2018 Folktales have been found in cultures throughout the world. Many folktales emerged simultaneously and independently of one another, suggesting that cultures shared parallel narratives. The Roman historian Strabo recorded one of the earliest versions of Cinderella in the first century B.C. The classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel […]

On View:October 8–November 27, 2016Opening Reception:Saturday, October 8, 6–9PM The American Museum of Ceramic Art is proud to announce its inaugural AMOCA Ceramics Juried Annual. The theme for 2016 is biomorphism and highlights current trends of biomorphic exploration in the field of ceramics. The exhibition includes sculptural and functional biomorphic work investigating form and surface

On View: April 9–September 18, 2016 The American Museum of Ceramic Art is proud to present Dirk Staschke: Nature Morte, an exhibition of transgressive and lavish sculptures inspired by the unsettling and beautiful Flemish and Dutch Vanitas still-life paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries. These works offer a stunning commentary on contemporary craving, overconsumption,

On View:Through July 13, 2017 The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) is proud to present Ceramics A to Z: AMOCA’s Permanent Collection. Clay has been part of human culture for centuries, but it was not until the 8th century that the first alphabet was introduced. Just as the letters are the building blocks of

On View:July 9–September 4, 2016Reception:Saturday July 9, 2016 at 5PM The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) is proud to present John Conrad: The Dichroic Effect. Combining the centuries-old technique of forming objects from clay and the very recent process of depositing metal on a vitreous surface, John Conrad has developed a first-ever application on

On View:July 9–August 28, 2016Reception:Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 5PM The American Museum of Ceramic Art is proud to present Wendy Thoreson: Wrought Clay. Thoreson began her career as a functional potter. In her recent work, she challenged herself to make beautiful objects that would never belong in the kitchen cabinet. While Thoreson was in

On View:January 16–June 19, 2016 Lineage: Mentorship & Learning highlights the impact and importance of the teacher/student relationship. This exhibition illustrates the thread connecting multiple generations of ceramic artists, from Peter Voulkos to today’s students. For decades there has been an impressive variety and strength in California’s college and university ceramic programs. AMOCA invited 25

On View:January 16–June 26, 2016 By putting the faces of real slaves on hand-crafted, archival, milk bottles, we are seeking to both repurpose the European obsession with pure white porcelain, as well as pay homage to the slave’s life—by attaching these precious images to a precious material we give the slave a dignified voice in