Upstairs Gallery: Pageant of Inconceivables
Artists Bill Adams, Sally Saul, Elise Siegel, Alice Mackler, Mary Carlson, Arnie Zimmerman, Rebecca Morgan, Ann Agee, Joan Bankemper, Stella Chasteen, Dan McCarthy, Eva Melas, Kathy Ruttenberg, Jessica Stoller
Dates4 November – 23 December 2018
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pageant of Inconceivables
Bill Adams, Ann Agee, Joan Bankemper, Mary Carlson, Stella Chasteen, Alice Mackler, Dan McCarthy, Eva Melas, Rebecca Morgan, Kathy Ruttenberg, Sally Saul, Elise Siegal, Jessica Stoller, Arnie Zimmerman
Curated by Portia Munson and Katharine Umsted
November 4 – December 23, 2018
Opening Reception: Sunday, November4, 6-8pm
Rachel Uffner Gallery is pleased to present Pageant of Inconceivables, a group exhibition of fourteen artists producing ceramic works that reflect on the human condition in a variety of approaches and scale.
From Ann Agee’s depictions of bra burners to Arnie Zimmerman’s dream-like vessels, the works in Pageant of Inconceivables explore themes of empathy and humanity with a sense of humor and a whimsical invocation of the figurative. They demonstrate the depth to which personal narrative and expression can be interpreted through the materials and traditions of the ceramic medium.
The works, over forty in number, are displayed on a continuous shelf that wraps around the perimeter of the upstairs gallery—transforming the presentation into a procession of unpredictable beauty.
Pageant of Inconceivables originated at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts at the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild in Woodstock, New York.
Works
Untitled
Bill Adams
2018 · air dry clay
Untitled
Bill Adams
2018 · air dry clay
Untitled
Bill Adams
2018 · air dry clay
Untitled
Bill Adams
2018 · air dry clay
Untitled
Bill Adams
2018 · air dry clay
Untitled
Bill Adams
2018 · air dry clay
Re-enactor and Tourist
Ann Agee
2009 · porcelain. Sculpture
Bra Burning Lesson
Ann Agee
2009 · porcelain. Sculpture
Bra Burner 3
Ann Agee
2009 · porcelain. Sculpture
Bra Burner 2
Ann Agee
2009 · porcelain. Sculpture
Bra Burner 1
Ann Agee
2009 · porcelain. Sculpture
Composition 3
Joan Bankemper
2006 · ceramic. Sculpture
The Sheep Herders
Joan Bankemper
2014 · ceramic. Sculpture
The Love of Three Oranges
Joan Bankemper
2018 · ceramic. Sculpture
Virtue (after Giotto)
Mary Carlson
2018 · glazed porcelain and foil. Sculpture
Judas (after Giotto)
Mary Carlson
2015 · glazed porcelain. Sculpture
Envy 2 (after Giotto)
Mary Carlson
2016 · glazed porcelain. Sculpture
Swallow (after Giotto)
Mary Carlson
2015 · glazed porcelain. Sculpture
Margaret of Antioch (eastern)
Mary Carlson
2016 · glazed porcelain
Barbara (after the Master of Trebon)
Mary Carlson
2017 · glazed porcelain and unglazed stoneware. Sculpture
Annunciation (after Giotto)
Mary Carlson
2015 · glazed porcelain. Sculpture
Joachim Sleeping (after Giotto)
Mary Carlson
2015 · glazed porcelain. Sculpture
Margaret (after the Master of Trebon)
Mary Carlson
2017 · glazed porcelain
Margaret of Antioch (western)
Mary Carlson
2016 · glazed porcelain. Sculpture
Purell Bottle (small)
Stella Chasteen
2005 · stoneware
Purell Bottle (large)
Stella Chasteen
2024 · porcelain. Sculpture
Untitled
Alice Mackler
2016 · glaze
Untitled
Alice Mackler
2016 · glaze
Untitled
Alice Mackler
2016 · glaze
Untitled Facepot #134
Dan McCarthy
2014 · low fire clay and glazes. Sculpture
Untitled Facepot #159
Dan McCarthy
2015 · low fire clay and glazes with gold and silver lustre and enamel paint. Sculpture
Carbut
Eva Melas
1989 · ceramic earthenware and glaze. Sculpture
Vagina shoes
Eva Melas
1998 · glazed earthenware. Sculpture
Receptacle
Eva Melas
1993 · porcelain. Photograph
Flower Toes
Eva Melas
1993 · porcelain. Sculpture
Scholarly Jug
Rebecca Morgan
2015 · Raku ware. Sculpture
Copper Sparkle Jug
Rebecca Morgan
2014 · porcelain. Sculpture
Blue and Orange Jug
Rebecca Morgan
2015 · porcelain. Sculpture
Winsome Jug
Rebecca Morgan
2015 · Raku ware. Sculpture
Watershed Jug
Rebecca Morgan
2015 · salt glazed stoneware. Sculpture
Dream Jug
Rebecca Morgan
2016 · Raku ware. Sculpture
Pajama Jug
Rebecca Morgan
2015 · Raku ware. Sculpture
Where is the Sun
Kathy Ruttenberg
2017 · stoneware. Sculpture
Pensive
Kathy Ruttenberg
2016 · stoneware. Sculpture
Gestation
Kathy Ruttenberg
2003 · raku. Sculpture
Cake on Stand
Sally Saul
2016 · clay and glaze
Little Lady with Hat
Sally Saul
2009 · clay and glaze
Vulture and Spider
Sally Saul
2017 · clay and glaze
Attack
Sally Saul
2016 · clay and glaze
Untitled
Sally Saul
2017 · clay and glaze
Portrait Bust with Black and White Slip and Dripping Cobalt
Elise Siegel
2018 · ceramic
Majolica and Copper Portrait Bust with Twinkling Eyes
Elise Siegel
2014 · ceramic
Portrait Bust with Amber Shirt and Faceted Base
Elise Siegel
2017 · ceramic
Untitled (slip)
Jessica Stoller
2016 · porcelain
Untitled (slipper)
Jessica Stoller
2015 · porcelain
Sitting Nude Blue Vase
Arnie Zimmerman
2015 · stoneware
Blue Hat Teapot
Arnie Zimmerman
2000 · stoneware
Rowing Man Creamer
Arnie Zimmerman
2015 · stoneware
Kneeling Shot Glass Man
Arnie Zimmerman
2012 · porcelain
Red Woman Creamer
Arnie Zimmerman
2015 · stoneware
Arching Green Woman Vase
Arnie Zimmerman
2015 · stoneware
Sitting Shot Glass Woman
Arnie Zimmerman
2012 · stoneware
Lovers Pitcher
Arnie Zimmerman
2015 · stoneware
Man Around Rim Vase
Arnie Zimmerman
2015 · stoneware
Standing Man Creamer
Arnie Zimmerman
2015 · stoneware
Sitting Green Man Pouring Vessel
Arnie Zimmerman
stoneware
Brown Face Teapot
Arnie Zimmerman
1995 · stoneware