Atlantic Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of GeoLogic, an exhibition of ceramic artists nationwide, on view from Tuesday, June 21 through Saturday, July 9, 2022. A reception for the artists will be held on Thursday, June 23 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
“GeoLogic” is the theme for this exhibition of clay-based work at Atlantic Gallery in New York’s bustling Chelsea district. Selected works explore aesthetic, narrative, political, structural, or personal points of view related to the exhibition title. Potters and sculptors whose work explores issues regarding Geology, Geometry, Geography, Geohumanism, Geomorphology, and/or all things Earth-related were strongly encouraged to apply. The chosen works represent the wide and diverse spectrum of contemporary work in clay. The juror, Bruce Dehnert, will award two artists a grand prize of a week-long show at Atlantic Gallery. A printed full-color catalog will be available. Curated by Bruce Dehnert and Joan Walton.
JUROR: Bruce Dehnert
Bruce Dehnert received a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana and a MFA in Ceramics from Alfred University. He has taught at Hunter College and Parsons School of Art and Design, The School of Art [New Zealand], the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak [Malaysia], and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He has presented workshops in India, China, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA.
Dehnert has been the recipient of a New Jersey Artist Fellowship Award, and other awards including three Fletcher Challenge International Ceramics Awards, the Settlor Prize in Sculpture, and a Carnegie Premier Award for Works on Paper. A finalist in the Robert Wood Johnson International Figurative Competition, his work is held in many collections including The Crocker Museum [California], the Liling Museum of Ceramic Art [China], The New Dowse Museum [New Zealand] and The White House [Washington, DC]. He is a Member of the International Academy of Ceramics [IAC]. He recently presented a solo exhibition, “Architectonic,” at The Hunterdon Art Museum.
A writer, Dehnert has published in numerous journals including Metalsmith Magazine, Studio Potter, Ceramics Monthly, and Ceramics: Art and Perception. His best-selling book, “Simon Leach’s Pottery Handbook,” was published by Abrams Publishing of New York.
Joan Walton, co-curator, is an artist member of Atlantic Gallery. She graduated with honors from Pratt Institute in 1969 and began to work with clay in 1998 after an extensive career as an art director and photo editor in the publishing field. She studied ceramics at the Parsons School of Design, the 92nd Street Y as a continuing education student. After some years as a potter, hand-building sculpture in clay became her primary focus. Her ceramic work has been widely exhibited in the United States and as a visiting artist in China and Korea. She taught at the Greenwich House Pottery in New York from 2008 – 2013.
