Annual Eight McKnight Artists Exhibition

Featured Artists:

Elizabeth Coleman (Minneapolis, MN – Fellow): A sculptor whose narrative work explores how fragments of fairytales, myth, and popular culture allow her to tell coded stories of gender and sexuality.  

Peter Jadoonath (Shafer, MN – Fellow): A ceramic artist whose career is marked by a deep commitment to the regional pottery community, creating "three-dimensional cartoons" that blend humor, absurdity, and story-telling.  

Birdie Boone (Meadowview, VA – Resident): Creates simple and charismatic forms with evocative surfaces that address the significance of everyday domestic experiences and the balance between nature and nurture.  

Uriel Caspi (Tilburg, Netherlands – Resident): Proposes an interplay between the revival of ancient Middle Eastern crafts and contemporary studio practice, utilizing large-scale sculptures and digital fabrication.  

Suze Lindsay (Bakersville, NC – Resident): Focuses on altered pottery forms inspired by historical pots from Japan and Crete, creating generous, "jolly" pieces intended for daily use.  

Sana Musasama (New York, NY – Resident): A humanitarian and artist whose work is deeply informed by global research into material culture and her advocacy for victims of sex trafficking.  

Dorothea Nold (Berlin, Germany – Resident): Investigates the transformation of social and urban spaces through architectural forms, often responding to the socio-cultural contexts experienced during her global travels.  

KyoungHwa Oh (Grand Junction, CO– Resident): Oh blends her background in fashion design with a connection to traditional Koryo Celadon to create contemporary work influenced by her Korean heritage.

Programming During the Open House:

Open House Welcome Remarks: 1:00pm | Exhibition Galleries 
Artist Talks: 1:30 pm | 10-12 minutes each, also featured on Instagram live | Exhibition Galleries 
Picnic lunch beginning at 2:00pm
Free drop-in clay activity: 2:00-4:00 pm | Back parking lot
Mid-point Remarks: 2:45 pm 
Artist Demonstrations: 3:00 pm | Studio C, 1 hour in length

From left to right:
Uriel H Caspi, Hydrobody I. Stoneware, engobe, Arabian luster glaze, reduction firing. 46.5” x 15” x 13”
Suze Lindsay. Endoskeleton into Landscape. Woodfired stoneware, cone 10. 19” x 14” x 4”D
KyoungHwa Oh. Influenced Blue. Porcelain, celadon, reduction-fired. 10.5” x 10.5” x 4.5”
Birdie Boone. Moon Jar No.1: Mischief Moon, from the Temporal Series. Press-molded midrange dark stoneware, crackle slip. 9" x 7.5" x 7.5"
Peter Jadoonath. Songbird Vase. Groggy red clay, painted with underglaze and glaze. 21” x 12” x 9.5”