Mastering “Material you can Squeeze:” Traipse by Alison Britton
Alison Britton (b. 1948) has always been interested in clay. Renowned internationally for both her craft and curatorial voice, Britton’s earliest experiences with clay involved digging deep into her family’s garden when she was a...
Still Life Drama: Teapot, Egg Carton by Reginald Case
Born in Watertown, New York, Reginald Case (1937-2009) was a multi-disciplinary artist who rooted his works in popular culture or social, political, and international events. ...
Glitter and Gold: Horse Headed Robot No. 10 by Toby Buonagurio
Toby Buonagurio (b.1947), a lifelong New Yorker, is known for her flamboyant sculptures of sci-fi robots, peculiar clowns, surreal bionics, and souped-up hotrods, many often festooned with rhinestones and glitter. ...
Detail-Oriented: Walnut by Tom Mazzullo
Denver-based artist Tom Mazzullo (b. 1968) specializes in metalpoint drawing, a medieval technique that uses soft metals to create meticulous line drawings that resemble graphite. ...
Repeated Forms: Three Cylinders by Bodil Manz
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Bodil Manz’s (b.1943) career as a ceramist spans a lifetime. Manz fondly remembers her childhood summers in Vindekilde, Denmark, collecting clay by the cliffs on the beach, an activity that heavily...
The Shirt by Shelley Niro
Shelley Niro (b 1954), a member of the Six Nations Reserve, Bay of Quinte Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan, uses humor and satire to challenge stereotypes of Indigenous peoples. ...
Storytelling with Fabric: Waiting for Medgar, Jackson, MS 1963 by Dawn Williams Boyd
Born in Neptune, New Jersey and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Dawn Williams Boyd (b. 1952) creates detailed cloth paintings that portray personal memories and both historic and current events to address the Black American experience....
From the Archives: The Museum Moves to James Street
On June 14, 1937, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (today the Everson Museum of Art) announced plans for an ambitious ten-day campaign to raise $75,000—equal to $1.4 million today—in order to purchase the Knights...
Caring for the Land: The Custodian by Judy Natal
Judy Natal is a Chicago-based artist specializing in photography and video art. She graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in photography and design theory before earning her Master of Fine Arts in...
Curiosity Fuels Creativity: Ketchup Kiss by Patti Warashina
Highly celebrated Funk artist Patti Warashina (b. 1940) continuously experiments with satire and whimsy in her work. She began her career as an artist at the University of Washington in 1958, where she enrolled as...
Parade Worthy: Confetti Tea Set by Dorothy Hafner
Artist and designer Dorothy Hafner was born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, She received her BA from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1974...
Object of the Week: Over the Rainbow by Louis Marak
Louis Marak was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1942, he was not initially drawn to the arts until his cousin, an artist also named Louis Marak, encouraged him to attend art school....