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Precision and Expression:
American Studio Ceramics
from the E. John Bullard Collection<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

October 24, 2025 – March 21, 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Museum is pleased to present the diverse and expansive collection of E. John Bullard. The exhibition will showcase around 100 works with a collection catalog that comprises all the pieces. Exhibited works will include seminal figures in American Studio Ceramics history like Laura Andreson, Vivika and Otto Heino, Wayne Higby, Warren MacKenzie, Akio Takamori, Marguerite Wildenhain, and many more. It also highlights various recent innovators in the field such as Mark Burns, Julia Galloway, Roberto Lugo, and Farraday Newsome.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of these works are functional wares whose form, surfaces, narratives, and conceptual qualities enliven our senses. Within each work, the materials and techniques are unique, but the works are all in dialogue with various histories of making, the natural world, and regional schools and mentors. The objects span from mid-twentieth century\u2013when studio ceramics in America became a distinct field in the arts where a ceramicist has control of all the processes of their work\u2013to those made in the 2020s, as artists combine media and styles in their incorporation with contemporary art genres. All of these diverse objects intertwine elements of precision and skill with individuality and expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E. John Bullard is Director Emeritus of the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) where his career as Director and CEO spanned 37 years. In retirement in the 2010s, he focused on creating a comprehensive ceramic collection which he has invested in institutions like Louisiana State University and NOMA. He has chosen to donate selections to Bates College based on our robust ceramics program led by Susan Dewsnap, Lecturer in the Department of Art & Visual Culture, who is our co-curator in this exciting exhibition and catalog project. Splitting his time between New Orleans and his home on Deer Isle, Maine, Bullard wishes part of his collection to have a permanent home at Bates as a representation of his love for this state and a continuation of teaching through these objects. The collection specifically features several Maine and New England artists. In dedication to use this collection for study, interns at the Bates Museum of Art have researched artists and written for the catalog and labels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All exhibition objects are American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Warren<\/a>
Warren MacKenzie, Lobed Jar<\/em>, ca. 1990, stoneware, wheel thrown and altered, glazes, 10 \u00bd h x 9 \u00be dia. inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Matthew<\/a>
Matthew Metz, Large Six-Paneled Vase with Faces and Trees<\/em>, ca. 1990, porcelain with slip, wheel thrown and altered, sgraffito, 10 \u00bd h x 9 \u00bd w x 4 \u00be d inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Akio<\/a>
Akio Takamori, Owl Vessel<\/em>, ca. 1982, porcelain, wheel thrown and altered, underglazes and glazes, 10 h x 61\/2 w x 6 1\/3 d inches. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mark<\/a>
Mark Bell, Spherical Vase<\/em>, ca. 2011, porcelain, wheel thrown, sprayed glazes, 7 h x 8 \u00be dia. inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"John<\/a>
John Gill, Square Vase<\/em>, 2016, stoneware, slab built, glazes, 13 \u00bd h x 7 \u00bc w x 7 d inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"David<\/a>
David R. MacDonald, Calabash Urn, #5<\/em>, 2019, stoneware, wheel thrown, carved, glaze, 22 \u00bd h x 10 dia. inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Roberto<\/a>
Roberto Lugo, Fighting Shirley Cup<\/em>, 2023, stoneware, photo transfer, glazes, 4 \u00bd h x 5w x 3 \u00bc dia. inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Peter<\/a>
Peter Callas, Kaze<\/em>, 1996, stoneware, wood fired, 29 h x 16 w x 14 d inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Lisa<\/a>
Lisa Orr, Covered Punch Pot with Eight Cups<\/em>, ca. 2005, earthenware, incised, applied, slip and glazes, pot: 18 h x 11 dia. inches, cups: 3 h x 5 w x 3 \u00be dia. inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Melissa<\/a>
Melissa Leslie Greene, Fishing Loons Vessel<\/em>, 2015, earthenware, wheel thrown, terra sigillata, sgraffito, smoke fired, 14 \u00bc h x 14 dia. inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Sam<\/a>
Sam Chung, Pitcher, ca. 2000, porcelain, wheel thrown and altered, glazes, 12 \u215b h x 6 \u00bc w x 5 d inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Julia<\/a>
Julia Galloway, Covered Jar: Living Room Interior, <\/em>2016, porcelain, wheel thrown, soda fired, blue inlay slip and platinum luster, 12 h x 8 \u00bc dia. inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mike<\/a>
Mike Helke, Eccentric Ewer<\/em>, ca. 2015, stoneware, hand built, slip and glazes, 10 \u00be h x 13 \u00bc w x 3 \u00bc d inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"David<\/a>
David Shaner, Pillow Vessel with Square Opening, ca. 1985, stoneware, hand built, Shino glaze, wood fired, 4 \u00bd h x 9 \u00bd dia. inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Frances<\/a>
Frances Senska, Chicken Wine Set: Carafe and Seven Cups<\/em>, ca. 1960, stoneware, wheel thrown, incised, glazes, carafe: 10 h x 9 w x 5 \u00bd d inches, cups: 3 h x 2 \u00bd dia. inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Verne<\/a>
Verne Funk, Oreo Cookie Plate<\/em>, ca. 1995, white stoneware, underglaze pencil, \u00be h x 15 dia. inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Farraday<\/a>
Farraday Newsome, Wall Plaque: Spring Moon<\/em>, 2022, terracotta, hand built, glaze glazes, 25 h x 23 \u00bd w x 9 \u00be d inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"John
John Glick, Lidded Double Box with Oribe D\u00e9cor<\/em>, 1971, stoneware, hand built, glazes, 4 h x 14 \u00bd w x 5 d inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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