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Tap Roots
Ceramic Artist Educators of Northern California
Tap Roots
Ceramic Artist Educators of Northern California
March 12 - April 10, 2022 March 12 - April 10, 2022

“Tap Roots” is a joint exhibition produced by Arts Benicia and the Epperson Gallery of Ceramic Arts, coordinated by Suzanne Long, Lisa Reinertson, Lordy Rodriguez and Celeste Smeland. The two exhibitions include works by more than 60 ceramic artist educators, selected for the strength of their artwork and the impact of their influence on the ceramics movement through teaching and mentoring. Works are displayed at both galleries.

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Tap Roots
Bill Abright
Absaroka
Ceramics and Mixed Media
13″ x 18″ x 7″
Lesley Baker
Fool’s Gold
Porcelain
21.5″ x 12″ x 12″
Rhue Bruggemen
Mountain Foothills Jar
Clay and Glaze
14″ x 14″ x 10″
Annakatrin Burnham
Royals
Porcelain
12″ x 9″ x 9″


Ilana Crispi
Mission Dirt Project
Mission Scaffolding Shelving
80″ x 17″ x 92″
Katherine Cox
Burst
Ceramic, Colored Porcelain,
Needle Felted Wool
8″ x 8″ x 8″
John de Fazio
Obama Bong (Blue Dream)
Glazed Earthenware
21″ x 8.5″ x 11″
Linda S. Fitz Gibbon
Give Me Liberty
Ceramic
15″ x 15″x 12″
Susannah Israel
Young Hatshepsut With Rabbit
Clay, Slip, and Underglaze
36″x 18″ x 18″
Pancho Jimenez
Defense?
Ceramic
20.5″ x 9″ x 5.5″
Margaret Keelan
Little Dancer in White
Ceramic
28″ x 9″ x 7″
Nathan Lynch
Support Systems
Glazed Ceramic, Oak, Madrone
Kris Lyons
Tighter Alpha
Ceramics, Enamel Paint, Sharpie and Flocking
18” x 10.5” x 7″
Mark Messenger
Apocalypse
Earthenware
28” x 8” x 8″
Rodney Mott
Snow Day
Stoneware, Glaze over Slip
28” x 17” x 14″
Michael Murphy
Gentrification,
from the collection of
John and Elizabeth Boyle
Ceramic, High Fire Clay and Glazes, Low Fire Glaze
16” x 38” x 7″
Sheri Leigh O’Connor
From the Bottom of My Heart
Whiteware with Underglazes and Glaze,
Found Object – Press Type Drawer – Wood, Sand, Pine Needles,
Fabric Covered Wire
46” x 40” x 3.5″
Lisa Reinertson
Asylum Seeker
Ceramic
42” x 17” x 12″
Gail Ritchie
Blue Willow
Ceramic
18.5” x 7” x 7″
Tiffany Schmierer
Interconnection
Ceramic and Wire
25” x 15” x 10″
Sandra Shannonhouse
Spears
Ceramic and Copper
24” x 29” x 25″
Richard Shaw
Low Tide Pepsi Spill and Snake
Porcelain, Glazed with Decals
3.5” x 17.75 x 13.75″
Lucy Snow
Flower Tower
Paper Clay, Slips, Glazes, Oxides
36” x 12” x 10″
Clayton Thiel
Little Eagle Woman
Ceramic
25” x 15” x 11″
Monica Van den Dool
Ripe Bananas
Ceramic
21” x 11” x 13″
Laura Van Duren
Wiggle Room
Ceramic, Glycerin, Vinyl, Thread, Metal
20” x 30” x 4″
Peter VandenBerge
Last Tango
Ceramic, Slips, Glazes
34” x 20” x 17″
Wesley Wright with Malia Landis
California Coyote
Stoneware, Underglaze, Oxides, Glaze, Concrete
14” x 14” x 65″
Wanxin Zhang
Courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery
Ying Yang Warrior
Fired Clay with Glaze
27” x 10” x 10″
To purchase any of these works,
please contact info@artsbenicia.org

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