MAY 4 – JUNE 16
Galusha Gallery
Virtual Tour on view May 10
Memory Spoon: ‘minding my garden, as they did with their gardens’, Chotsani Elaine Dean. 
Panelist, Chotsani Elaine Dean 
Teapot, Peter Jadoonath. 
Panelist, Peter Jadoonath 
Eden A., grade 11, Salt n pepper shakers, stoneware, glaze. 
Ethan A., grade 11, Teal Teapot, 2024, stoneware. 
Fatema A., grade 4, Mimbres-Inspired Geometric Star, 2023, slab, sgraffito, low-fire white, underglaze. 
Kerstin A., grade 12, Emily, Year created: 2024, stoneware. 
Sophia A., grade 12, Gummy Worms, 2023, low-fire clay, underglazes. 
Finley A. N., grade 12, Scab, 2024, mid-fire white clay, glaze, wire, paper, gouache, wood. 
Joshua Ausman, educator, St Michael-Albertville High School, Untitled, porcelain. 
Aila B., grade 11, home, 2023, stoneware, epoxy. 
Emilia B., grade 12, Flower Mug, 2023, stoneware. 
Judyta (Jude) B., grade 12, Peacock, 2024. mid-fire white clay, glaze. 
Oliver B., grade 11, Cup-O-shroom, 2024, stoneware. 
Patrick B., grade 12, hexon crossing 2024, stoneware and special effects glaze with a found object body. 
Gabrielle Bliss, educator, Minneapolis Public Schools, The Dress, 2023, red earthenware with terra sigillata. 
Amy Conwell, educator, The FAIR School for Arts, Sunflower, 2023, low fire clay on wood. 
Greta F., grade 11, Female Energy, 2024, stoneware, clear glaze. 
Jacob G., grade 11, First vase, 2024, mid-fire stoneware. 
Lillian G., grade 12, Thirst, 2023, stoneware, acrylic paint, wood, polymer clay, silver leaf, ripped up pages of Dracula, wire, pearl beads, fake rose petals, acrylic paint, hot glue. 
Kari H., grade 12, Animal Farm, 2022, low-fire clay, underglazes, aluminum, and plastic apples. 
Marlow H., grade 2, Three Little Kitty Cats, 2024, stoneware. 
Mariella H., grade 9, Cactea pot, 2024, clay. 
Oliver H., grade 4, Hexagonal Plate, 2023, stoneware. 
Sophia H., grade 12, Shark Vase, 2023, stoneware. 
Edi Hepler, educator, Chanhassen High School, Tarnished Vase, 2023, stoneware. 
Annabelle K., grade 11, Blue Pot, 2024, stoneware, glaze. 
Kaya K., grade 11, Exotic Zebra, 2024, stoneware, glaze. 
Lucy K., grade 12, Tiny Vase, 2023, stoneware, dried flowers. 
Naomie K., grade 10, Untitled, clay. 
Viktoryia K., grade 12, Earth Worm, 2023, low-fire red clay, underglaze. 
Anna King, educator, Saint Paul Central High School, Lines in the Sand, 2024, stoneware, glaze. 
Alex Lange, educator, Whittier International, Teapot, 2023, stoneware, glaze. 
Brandon Lutterman, educator, Saint Thomas Academy, Feeding From The Same Waters, 2023, white stoneware. 
Callan M., grade 12, Untitled, clay. 
Lela M., grade 10, The art of being unbalanced, 2023, stoneware, engobes, clear glaze. 
Olivia M., grade 11, Flower Child, 2024, stoneware, underglaze. 
Ivy Mattson, educator, Edina High School, Remembering Her Springtime, 2024, stoneware, cobalt oxide, glaze. 
Chelsesa N., grade 12, Untitled Vase, clay. 
Chihuu N., grade 12, Sun Flower Bowl, 2022, raku clay, underglaze, clear glaze. 
Ebenliza N., grade 12, Charming swans, 2023, earthenware clay, clear and metallic glaze. 
Alison Nieber, educator, Chaska High School, Spring Cascade, 2024, stoneware, glaze. 
Nico O., grade 11, Small animal, clay. 
Marni Oberpriller, educator, Crossroads Elementary, Slab Trio: Yunomi, Mug & Tumbler/Vase, 2024, low-fire red clay and underglaze. 
Bridgette R., grade 11, Ceres, 2023, stoneware, underglaze, fake greenery. 
Cami R., grade 11, Clicker, 2024, stoneware, glaze. 
Katharine R., grade 12, Sleeping Giant, 2024, stoneware, paper, fake moss, hot glue, stain, fake trees. 
Marin R., grade 11, Octopus Tea Hour, 2023-24, fireclay stoneware, galvanized wire. 
Abbott S., grade 12, Toroid Sunset, 2024, earthenware, glaze. 
Elizabeth S., grade 12, Tiger’s sand, 2024, stoneware, tigers eye, dark flux, mirror. 
Hannah S., grade 12, Flowers, 2023, red clay, underglaze. 
Owen S., grade 10, Rain on the Water, stoneware, glaze. 
Shea S., grade 9, The Flower Set, 2024, clay. 
Sophie S., grade 12, Ionic Artifact, 2024, stoneware. 
Thomas S., grade 12, Untitled, stoneware, glaze. 
Tricia Schmidt, educator, Woodbury High School, Sloth Bowl, 2024, porcelaneous stoneware. 
Jim Spector, educator, The Blake School, Supernovae Platter, 2023, earthenware slake, porcelain engobe, glaze. 
Mandy Stringer, educator, PiM Arts High School, Nice to Hold 2024, stoneware, glaze. 
Andrew T., grade 12, Blueming Hope, 2024, stoneware, underglaze, glaze. 
Clay T., grade 11, Lidded Incense Waterfall, 2024, clay, glaze. 
Everett T., grade 12, Rat, 2024, clay, mid-fire white clay, underglaze. 
Nathaniel T., grade 12, Nature’s Beauty, 2023, clay, glaze. 
Megan Thibodeau, educator, North Dakota State University, Garden of Memories, 2023, stoneware. 
Anna Timmerman, educator, North Dakota State University, Cup, 2024, stoneware, soda-fired. 
Verónica Torres, educator, Eden Prairie High School, Automatic Beating, 2023, stoneware. 
Jessie Tran, educator, Johnson Senior High School, Handsome Kitty (Millennial Humor), 2024, fireclay stoneware and tempera. 
Aden V., grade 11, Lidded Vase, 2024, stoneware. 
Eva V., grade 12, Quality Meats, 2023, stoneware, clear glaze, underglaze, plastic wrap, backing paper, and aluminum pan. 
Gao V., grade 9, The Sadman’s World, 2024, stoneware, bamboo handle. 
Lucy V., grade 12, Sherbert, mid-fire clay and glaze. 
Remi V., grade 10, Bunny-pillar, 2024, Raku clay. 
Rowan W., grade 12, Many Hands Make Light Work, 2023, white stoneware, pit fired, clear spray paint.
In addition to Members Exhibition in the main gallery, 2024 brought the return of the special opportunity to amplify the critical and highly-impactful work by the K-12 educators and students in our community. Much like the show in the main gallery, Members Exhibition: K-12 Educators and Students was curated by panelists. There was an in-person exhibition, featuring work by selected applicants, as well as an online exhibition that included the work of all applicants.
Northern Clay Center awarded two-year Education Memberships to all K-12 students and educators who applied for the exhibition.
Education Membership entitled the holder to the following benefits:
Student Education Membership
- A 5% discount on one student or family workshop, summer clay camp, or Teen Wheel Pottery Punch Card
- A 50% discount on American Pottery Festival Saturday and Sunday workshops
- Invitations to special events, free lectures, and pre-sales
- Subscription to our digital newsletter to learn about opportunities, classes, and exhibitions
Educator Membership
- A 5% discount on education opportunities at NCC
- A 50% discount on American Pottery Festival Saturday and Sunday workshops
- Access to lesson plans and virtual lectures for the classroom
- Invitations to special events, free lectures, and pre-sales
- Subscription to our digital newsletter to learn about opportunities, classes, and exhibitions
2024 Panelists
Chotsani Elaine Dean is an artist and assistant professor of ceramics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She received her BFA in ceramics from Hartford Art School (CT) and her MFA from Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis (MO). She has been in residence at the John Michael Kohler Artist Residency (Sheboygan, WI) and is the recipient of a Teaching/Research Fulbright Scholar grant. Dean was the inaugural MJ – DO GOOD resident at the Red Lodge Clay Center (MT), held the position of studio manager at Wesleyan Potters (Middletown, CT), and is the recipient of a Connecticut Arts Grant. She has lectured and exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions and has taught at institutions including Banaras Hindu University (Varanasi, India), University of Connecticut (Mansfield), Connecticut College (New London), and Hartford Art School (CT).
Peter Jadoonath is a teaching artist at Northern Clay Center (Minneapolis) and maintains a studio practice and St. Croix Pottery Tour site in Shafer, Minnesota. Jadoonath received a BFA from Bemidji State University (MN) and has been the recipient of several honors, including a Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant, the Red Wing Collectors’ Society Foundation Award, and a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant. Jadoonath’s work is centered around functional, narrative-driven pottery with a sculptural presence. He describes it best in his own words: “My intent is to create pots that are drawings, and drawings that are pots.”
Important info
The educator/student-artists are responsible for all shipping/transportation to and from NCC. Please note that the show ends after most school calendars, so please create a plan with students for the pickup and return of works in the live exhibition. This exhibition will be juried. Applicants can submit up to two images of one piece that was created during the past two years. The work accepted for the exhibition MUST be the work submitted to the panel for consideration. Please only submit a work that has not been previously exhibited at NCC. Due to space constraints, and a desire to include as many artists as possible, we must limit the size of any individual piece to 36” x 36” x 36”.
One note regarding photos for the K-12 Educators and Students application: NCC knows time and resources are stretched thin in an education setting. While we recognize that creating a photograph of one’s work may present an additional teaching opportunity and skill-building exercise, we do not require professional-level images for jury consideration. While it should be considered that these are the images that will be used for the online exhibition, the quality of the images will in no way impact the panel process.
To apply, or for further eligibility and submission requirements, please visit our website. Please email us at nccinfo@northernclaycenter.org with questions about the exhibition or application process. We are happy to help!