Art Exhibition: "Women Working with Clay-10 Years of Telling the Story"

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the annual Women Working with Clay Symposium, the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins has organized the exhibition Women Working with Clay: 10 Years of Telling the Story. Featuring 50 works by 50 women artists who have presented at the symposia, this exhibit celebrates the stories, memories, and accomplishments of women in the field of ceramics. Topics explored through this exhibition range from the retelling of folktales, fables, and myths to the far-reaching impact of the history of colonialism and slavery; each work celebrates the beauty and poignancy of the inclusion of handmade objects in daily life. Artist Donna Polseno, the organizer of the Women Working with Clay Symposium, writes: “The works... speak about deeply personal experiences in life, emanating from each artist’s story and differing approaches to the material of clay with historical or cultural references adding another layer.” Artists included in the WWWC exhibition: Jennifer Allen, Adrian Arleo, Mary Barringer, Margaret Bohls, Meredith Brickell, Cynthia Bringle, Syd Carpenter, Beth Cavener, Linda Christianson, Lisa Clague, Sunshine Cobb, Charity Davis-Woodard, Lale Dilbaş, Michelle Erickson, Cary Esser, Alice Hohenberg Federico, Raheleh Filsoofi, Julia Galloway, Andrea Gill, Christine Golden, Sylvie Granatelli, Gerit Grimm, Dara Hartman, Ayumi Horie, Rebecca Hutchinson, Eva Kwong, Suze Lindsay, Beth Lo,  Liz Lurie, Lorna Meaden, Winnie Owens-Hart, Donna Polseno, Liz Quackenbush, Kari Radasch, Deborah Schwartzkopf, Ellen Shankin, Linda Sikora, Sandy Simon, Stacy Snyder, Kala Stein, Shoko Teruyama, Cheryl Ann Thomas, Lydia Thompson, Tip Toland, Jeri Virden, Patti Warashina, Amythest Warrington, Linda Williams, Tara Wilson, and Gwendolyn Yoppolo. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully-illustrated catalogue with an essay by Mary Barringer; symposium director’s note by Donna Polseno; and foreword by Jenine Culligan, director of the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University. Exhibit through June 10. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday from Noon-5 pm, with extended evening hours on Thursday until 8 pm.