Dedicated to all things fired, California Clay presents a survey of California artists working in clay. 

In response to the recent ceramics renaissance in the contemporary art world, California Clay features an intriguing mix of functional and aesthetic works that highlight the versatility of the medium, and celebrate ceramics as both functional and fine art, showcasing the talent and creativity of contemporary ceramicists.

Participating Artists

• Robert Brady

• Sara Bright

• Reniel Del Rosario

• Chris Fortin

• Mark Goudy

• Phyllis Green

• Kat Hutter & Roger Lee

• Mary Law

• Ahn Lee

• YehRim Lee

• Brandon Lipe

• Cathy C. Lu

• Mary Alison Lucas

• Nathan Lynch

• Liza Riddle

• Erik Scollon

• Nancy Selvin

• Sandy Simon

• Ehren Tool

The only festival that puts the focus on emerging Asian Pacific American artists.

a Visual Arts Showcase (co-presented by Arc Gallery & Studios)

Showcase artists: Ahn Lee, Tanza, Brian Kwon, Bushra Gill, Carey Lin and Gabriel Gilder, Connie Cagampang Heller, Denver Gacayan, Hope Meng, Ishita Mitra, Jocelyn Wong, Leyla Rzaveva, Michelle Lin, Ngân Vũ

What is power? Who wields it? How can it be owned, contested, and exercised? For Asian women whose embodiment of power has culturally been limited to either Dragon Lady, Lotus Blossom or Tiger Mom, these questions are ever more prevalent. The true definition of power remains elusive and open to inquiry.

Curated by Yeu Q Nguyen, Jade Wave Rising: Portraits of Power celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander woman agency and resilience in a multitude of manifestations. Jade is a rare mineral imbued with different metaphysical and cultural meanings, used since prehistoric times to adorn objects associated with power such as ceremonial daggers, jewelry, and crowns. Using jade as an allusion to more diverse definitions of power, the exhibition pays homage to overlooked AAPI historical figures and establishes new legacies of leadership for a more equitable future for women everywhere.

Co-Presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center as part of the 26th annual United States of Asian America Festival: REIMAGINING HORIZONS.

Root Division presents Introductions 2022, the 16th iteration of our annual juried exhibition. The Introductions exhibition showcases the talent of twelve emerging artists, highlighting artists without gallery representation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Three jurors selected the artists based on the conceptual and formal strength of their work through a highly competitive juror review process of 100 submissions. The resulting exhibition includes a diverse range of media and subject matter featuring painting, sculpture, video, and installation. This presentation is one of the keystones of Root Division’s gallery program, offering artists exposure to the art community and beyond through an exhibition, reception, and a print publication.

For over half a century, BAMPFA and the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice have collaborated to present an exhibition of works by Master of Fine Arts graduates. This year’s exhibition includes the exceptional work of Erica Deeman, Edgar Fabián Frías, Kavena Hambira, Hala Kaddoura, Ahn Lee, and Rivka Valérie Louissaint.

There is an artist talk scheduled on Friday, May 13 at 5:30 pm PST followed by a reception.

Source: https://bampfa.org/program/52nd-annual-uc-berkeley-master-fine-arts-graduate-exhibition

Join Root Division this January and February for Water is Thicker Than Blood, a new exhibition curated by Rachel Poonsiriwong.

Water is Thicker than Blood explores the complexities of intergenerational and familial traumas alongside pathways to healing. This group exhibition highlights artists whose work has nurtured vulnerable spaces that reflect on emotional, cultural, or geographical rifts.

At its heart, Water is Thicker than Blood investigates the weaving of trauma into domesticity and genealogical systems. On a personal level, the pieces featured in Water is Thicker than Blood carry artists’ intimate expressions of grief, longing, and discomfort. Collectively, this exhibition surfaces the intersectionality of familial rifts and traumas with many immigrant and diasporic experiences. Works in the show aim to acknowledge the shared trauma experienced by many families as a byproduct of institutional failures during the pandemic. 

Water is Thicker than Blood is an intermixture of healing practices and a coming-to-terms — each piece a personal insight into an artist’s memory. The show is most fully experienced as a gift, in which viewers honor and reciprocate the vulnerability that each artist has invested into their work. In a similar vein, viewers will have an opportunity to converse with the pieces as gateways for processing and articulating their own intergenerational traumas.

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