Ephemera | Exhibition of Ceramic Art

Postbaccalaureate students from SA+AH will exhibit ceramic works at the Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery located at 1314 South Main Street in Gainesville, Florida. Ephemera will run from Thursday, April 12 through Saturday, April 14, 2018 with a reception on April 14 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Works represented in this exhibition encompass an array of processes that illustrate the diversity of the medium, including: traditional wheel thrown and hand built vessels, contemporary figure sculptures, and experimental ceramic forms.

The postbaccalaureate program is a year of independent study, exploration, and personal style development under the guidance of UF Ceramics Professors Anna Callouri Holcombe and Nan Smith. Originating from throughout the southeast, the seven exhibiting artists who makeup this year’s class, will be displaying their efforts in Ephemeraas a conclusion to their year of study at the University of Florida. The public will have the opportunity meet the artists and discuss their work at the reception on Saturday evening. Several of the artists in this year’s postbaccalaureate class will continue their education in master of fine arts programs nationally, while others will teach in local secondary schools, and maintain independent art studios.

Meet the Artists

Kim Bauldree’s hand built porcelain vessels explore the relationship of society to water within the state of Florida.
Alexis Ellis utilizes playful creatures and luscious soda fired surfaces to adorn and enhance her work, creating whimsy in her Japanese style functional ware.
Meg Howton explores linearity and fragility in her work, bringing to life adaptive anthropomorphic sculptures, as she tests the limits of structural dependency.
Ashley Jeneé’s elegant porcelain forms engage the viewers perception of beauty and create a captivating dialogue regarding ones existence and the passage of time.
Mallorie Beth Roberts takes ceramics in a fresh direction through her playful exploration of material, minimalist aesthetic, and gestural compositional design.
Karen Tharp’s functional porcelain ware and wall hangings draw upon her history of creating intimate cut paper pieces.
Dia Webb’s figures fuse expressive human form and psychological symbolism highlighting her innovative use of majolica.

Address

1314 S Main St
Gainesville
FL 32601