Fire & Clay, Contemporary Ceramics 2012
20 November, 2012 - 9 December, 2012
The Long Gallery
Peter Collis, Vessel (2012)
Fire & Clay, Contemporary Ceramics 2012 showcases recent ceramic works created by members of the Auckland Studio Potters (ASP).
The ASP, representing around 370 members, has over the past 51 years promoted and supported potters and ceramic artists in Auckland and beyond. Their studio is based in Onehunga, Auckland. The ASP’s 48th annual exhibition of contemporary ceramics is selected by Philip Clarke, the Director of Objectspace, an award winning centre for innovative craft and design located in Ponsonby, Auckland.
Fire & Clay is this year designed by well known ceramic artist Peter Collis and will show over 60 of Auckland's best ceramic artists and potters: Peter Lange, Peter Collis, Rachel Carter, Merilyn Wiseman, John Parker, Jo-Anne Raill, Rick Rudd, Greg Barron, Graham Ambrose, Brendan Adams, Helen Perrett, Nadine Spalter, Margaret Sumich, Duncan Shearer, Chuck Joseph, Christine Thacker....amongst many others.
This large and lively show is also an opportunity for the latest graduates from the Otago Polytechnic Diploma of Ceramic Arts programme to display work. The Diploma programme is administered from Dunedin with studio modules taught at the Auckland Studio Potters Centre in Onehunga. This year's graduates, Suzy Dünser and Mark Griffin have very different styles of work, making for an interesting contrast.
The exhibition aims to celebrate ‘excellence’ in ceramic practice:
FIRST TIME EXHIBITOR AWARD
Mark Goody - Three... Bellies
MERIT AWARD
Peter Lange - Brown Teapot
DOUBLE MERIT AWARD
Nadine Spalter - Untitled I & II
Christine Thacker - Mona Sleeps Like a Log After Sitting All Day Trying to Keep a Straight Face
PREMIER AWARD
Helen Perrett - Jester