Vision & Persistence:
30 Years of Ceramic Excellence at Utah State University
February 2 - March 2, 2016
Opening Reception
Friday, February 5, 5-7:00pm
Gallery Walkthrough w/ USU Professor John Neely at 6pm
Vision and Persistence is a survey of works created by forty-nine artists who graduated from the ceramics
program in the Department of Art and Design at Utah State University over the last
30 years. The program is internationally recognized for a commitment to excellence
rather than a particular look or style, and its alumni have established careers at
locales across the nation and around the world. Vision and Persistence showcases a cross section of this community and furthers the legacy the program.
Vision and Persistence was co-organized by Rebecca A. Dunham, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA), and Todd Hayes, Ceramics Studio Coordinator
for the Department of Art and Design at USU. NEHMA is the first venue for Vision and Persistence; the exhibition will travel and be displayed concurrently with the 50th Anniversary Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
(NECEA) in Kansas City, Missouri, from March 16–19, 2016.
Artists:
Kait Arndt
Nicholas Bonner
Alix Brodeur
Cory Brown
Danny Brown
Tony Clennell
Sunshine Cobb
Danny Crump
Larry Davidson
Trevor Dunn
Robin DuPont
Seo Eo
Neil P. Estrick
Suzanne Fluty
Bobby Free
Dennise Gackstetter
Ernest Gentry
Dennis Gerwin
Perry Haas
Susan D. Harris
Todd Hayes
Jason William Hess
Jennifer Hill
Cj Jilek
Julie Johnson
Ashley Kim
Heidi Kreitchet
Shasta Krueger
Ben Krupka
Joshua Kuensting
Jill Lawley
Forrest Lesch-Middleton
Scott McClellan
Daniel Merkel
Megan Mitchell
Robert “Boomer” Moore
J. Daniel Murphy
Ted Neal
John Neely
Lindsay Oesterritter
David Peters
Louis Reilly
Brad Schwieger
Wil Shynkaruk
Joe Singlewald
Kari Smith
Karin Solberg
Mandy Stigant
Careen Stoll
Brian J. Taylor
Jason Walker
Alex Watson
Forrest Lesch Middleton
Jar and Four Minaret Bottles, 2015
Wheel thrown stoneware with volumetric image transfer, cone 9 reduction cooled 19”
Courtesy of the Artist.
Vision and Persistence Exhibition, Installation view
Vision and Persistence Exhibition, Installation view
Vision and Persistence Exhibition, Installation view
Tony Clennell, Bowl, 2015, Wood fired, shino glazed stoneware, 6 x 16 inches., Courtesy of the Artist
Joshua Kuensting, Pitcher Set, 2015, Soda fired stoneware, flashing slip, liner glaze, wheel thrown, Pitcher: 11.5 x 5.5 inches, Tumblers (4): 4.75 x 3.5 inches, Courtesy of the Artist
Suzanne Fluty, Sake set, 2015, Earthenware, 7 x 10.5 x 6 inches, Courtesy of the Artist
Jennifer Hill, Noodle Bowls Canoodling, 2015, Porcelain with slips and glaze, wheel thrown and hand built foot, Each (2): 4.5 x 7 inches , Courtesy of the Artist
Sunshine Cobb, Pitchers, 2015, Mid range red clay, glazed, sandblasted, hand built, coil, and ribbed, 7 x 5 x 10 inches, Courtesy of the Artist
Megan Mitchell, Stelle II, 2014, Coil built stoneware with slip, glaze, screenprint transfer, slip inlay, cone 6 reduction, 40 x 26 x 15 inches, Courtesy of the Artist
Kait Arndt, Grid, 2015, High iron stoneware, reduction cool gas, pinched coils, 35 x 13 x 9 inches, Courtesy of the Artist
Trevor Dunn, Inner Race Reliquary for Mescal Cantaro, 2015, Iron rich wood fired stoneware, cone 9, wheel thrown and hand built parts, 9 x 11 inches, Courtesy of the Artist
Neil P. Estrick, Teapot, 2015, Porcelain with incised and layered glazes, fired to cone 6 in oxidation, wheel thrown, 9 x 8 x 6 inches, Courtesy of the Artist
