Transcending the structural limitations of clay and abandoning the material’s traditional association with function, the seven featured artists build powerful ceramic sculptures through accumulation, repetition, and innovative feats of construction. The exhibition will also feature a community-based ceramic installation inspired by the English studio potter Edmund deWaal and organized by Academy instructor Loretta Lowman. Despite the diverse range of styles and subjects, the exhibition demonstrates the power of assembling multiples as a compelling vehicle of expression, as the artists transform this humble, sustainable material…dirt! into something monumental in form and content.

This exhibition is guest-curated by Rebecca Cross and was first presented at The American University Art Museum at the Katzen Center.