Tap Roots-Slideshow - Arts Benicia

Tap Roots
Ceramic Artist Educators of Northern California

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