Welcome to the 23rd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition! 2020's juror, Jo Lauria, selected 116 works by 102 artists from all over North America. The show was on display in our galleries from June 12 to September 6, 2020.
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Darien A-Johnson
Decatur, GA
Br103
Porcelain and mixed media
63 x 19 x 13 inches
Prize Winner: Work of Distinction
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Kathie Alonso
Kerrville, TX
Desert Moonrise Tile
Earthenware with commercial low fire glazes
11 x 6.5 x .5 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Wyatt Amend
Ojai, CA
Smoke Goblets Grouping
Stoneware, high fire glaze, low fire luster, epoxy
9 x 12.5 x 6 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Megan Angolia
Chesterfield, VA
No, I’m not sick I’m just not wearing makeup
Terra cotta, underglaze, china paint, mixed media
6.5 x 9.25 x 5.5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Nancy April
Olivebridge, NY
A Garden Path in Galway
Hand built terra cotta with incised decoration, terra sigillata surface
18.5 x 19 x 3 Inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ben Bates
Libertyville, IL
Candelabrum
Wood fired stoneware
17.5 x 9 x 9 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Jill Bell
Brooklyn, NY
Always with Me
Ceramic and glass beads
15 x 10 x 5 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Jill Bell
Brooklyn, NY
When it Hurts
Ceramic and glass beads
12 x 6 x 5 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Shannon Blakey
Columbia, MO
peeling layers too
Cast porcelain
3 x 4 x 3 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Ariel Bowman
Flower Mound, TX
Birds, Beasts, Trees, Flowers
Ceramic, mixed media
20 x 27 x 19 inches
Prize Winner: Work of Distinction
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Caroline Brooks
Roswell, NM
Germaine (with bird doll)
earthenware, underglaze, acrylic, watercolor, fabric, thread
18 x 18 x 18 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Caroline Brooks
Roswell, NM
Luna (with owl)
earthenware, underglaze, acrylic
14 x 5.5 x 4.5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Matthew Brugger
North Hollywood, CA
Spheroid
Glazed ceramic
7.5 x 7.5 x 8.5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Matthew Brugger
North Hollywood, CA
Knobs
Glazed ceramic
13.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 inches
Photo/video: Courtesy of the artist
Tristyn Bustamante
Tempe, AZ
Augmented Vestigiality. Sense: Sent
Ceramic
45 x 22 x 12 inches
Photos: Ryan Williams Photography
Aaron Caldwell
Normal, IL
I don't like sports, but I wanted to fit in so I got a pink jersey
Ceramic, steel nails, embroidery thread
5 x 10 x 1.5 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Sandy Calhoun
Woodland, CA
Look-out
Stoneware
17 x 10 x 9 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Sandy Calhoun
Woodland, CA
Natural born people-pleaser
Clay, underglaze, glaze, stain
27 x 6 x 10 inches
Prize Winner: 1st Place
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Danville Chadbourne
San Antonio, TX
THE UNSTABLE COMPLICATIONS OF AGE
Acrylic on earthenware
20.5 x 10.5 x 8.5 inches
Photos: Conan Chadbourne
Koren Christofides
New York, NY
Skyphos and Skylos
Paperclay, terra sigillata, underglaze and glaze
11.5 x 12.5 x 7.5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Kristen Cliffel
Cleveland, OH
The Navigator
Low fire clay, glaze, gold lustre, wood
20 x 28 x 15 inches
Photo: Dan Fox, Lumina Studios
David Collins
Temple, GA
Someone built a house down the street
Casting slip, found clay, cast aluminum, found objects
15 x 15 x 13 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Charlie Conn
Colorado Springs, CO
The Field Marshal
Ceramic and mixed media
29.5 x 12 x 11 inches
Photos: Candy Austin
Jim Connell
Rock Hill, SC
Red Sandblasted Carved Ewer
Stoneware
12 x 8 x 8 inches
Prize Winner: Work of Distinction
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Annette Corcoran
Pacific Grove, CA
Red-breasted Nuthatch Teapot with Base
Ceramic
7.5 x 6.5 x 4.25 inches
Photo: Patrick Tregenza
Kris Cummings
Wimberley, TX
Turn My Face to the Wall
Clay, underglaze, glaze
13 x 9 x 3.5 inches
Photo: Andrew Patoski
Christopher Cunningham
River Oaks, TX
Cohabitation - Links
Ceramic
16 x 19 x 13 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Derek Decker
Fort Wayne, IN
Industrial Run-Off
Terra Cotta, glazes, and wood
43.5 x 27 x 2 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Nate Ditzler
Wichita Falls, TX
The New Good Old Days
Ceramic, underglaze, glaze
7.5 x 12.5 x 12.5 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Nate Ditzler
Wichita Falls, TX
Unreal Weather
Ceramic, glaze
9 x 10.5 x 8.25 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Scott Dooley
Springfield, OH
Two Teapots
Handbuilt Porcelain
12 x 16 x 6 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Sean Erwin
Deland, FL
As I Lay Dying
Porcelain and Mixed Media
26 x 20 x 20 inches
Photos: Tariq Gibran
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Sean Erwin
Deland, FL
Flesh Cactus
Porcelain and Mixed Media
29 x 10 x 10 inches
Photos: Tariq Gibran
Beverly Fetterman
Dallas, TX
Pair of Teapots 3
Terra cotta
approx. 9.5 x 7.5 x 5 inches each
Prize Winner: Work of Distinction
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Mary Fischer
Dripping Springs, TX
Water Tower
Clay
16 x 6.5 x 6.5 inches
Photo: Seale Studios, San Antonio, TX
Mary Fischer
Dripping Springs, TX
Charon's Boat
Clay
6 x 15 x 7 inches
Photo: Seale Studios, San Antonio, TX
Léopold Foulem
Montréal, Québec, Canada
A Cup Is A Cup Is A Cup
Ceramic and found objects
11.4 x 12.8 x 12.8 inches
Photo: Richard Milette
Barbara Frey
Commerce, TX
Stack #3
Wood fired porcelain
10.5 x 3 x 2.75 inches
Photos: Ryan Reily
Linda Ganstrom
Hays, KS
Powder
Ceramic, steel, tulle
77 x 36 x 36 inches
Photos: Sheldon Ganstrom
Sheldon Ganstrom
Hays, KS
Razor Dance Triptych
Ceramic and wood
19 x 30 x 7 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
John Gargano
Lafayette, LA
Blue Transit
Oxidation fired stoneware, fasteners and wood
31 x 21 x 5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Meaghan Gates
Pensacola, FL
Interloper
Ceramic and glaze
20 x 22 x 18 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Ovidio Giberga
San Antonio, TX
Vulnerable by Design
Porcelain, black underglaze
27 x 12 x 12 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Emily Gomez
Lubbock, TX
Hyper-sexuality #3
Porcelain and leather
6 x 10 x 2 Inches
Photos: Rob Glover
Eric and Morgan Grasham
Denton, TX
Bearing Service
Ceramics, inclusion stains, polyurethane foam, resin, mixed media
68 x 28 x 34 inches
Prize Winner: Work of Distinction
Photos: Bryan Kuntz Photography
Roy Hanscom
Kingwood, TX
Bed of Flowers
Ceramic
5.5 x 13 x 7 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
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Sharon Harper
Springfield, MO
We were three
Graphite, paper, ceramic
42 x 36 x 5 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Rebecca Harvey
Lopez Island, WA
Yellow Stripe
Ceramic, underglaze, paper
6 x 8 x 2.5 inches
Photo: RHarvey
Gary Hatcher
Mineola, TX
Trailed Plates
Cone 13 ceramic
13 x 40 x 3 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Bridget Hauser
San Marcos, TX
Texas Spiny Lizard
Cone 5 oxidation fired stoneware with underglazes and acrylic
30 x 15.5 x 2 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Margaret Henkels
Austin, TX
Handle Box
Slab built earthenware with glazes, slips, and stains
3 x 8 x 7 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Nasrin Iravani
Tuscaloosa, AL
Graceful
Porcelain
26 x 22 x 18 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Richard W. James
Corpus Christi, TX
Antediluvian
Earthenware, underglaze, fabric, embroidery
21 x 16 x 18 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Richard W. James
Corpus Christi, TX
Albert VI
Earthenware, found objects, wool, wood, concrete, mixed media
54 x 25 x 17 inches
Prize Winner: Work of Distinction
Photos: Robert Batey
Pat Johnson
Fayetteville, TX
The Clown cuts down tree. Rabbit can’t stop him.
Casein on terra cotta
14 x 21 x 8 inches
Prize Winner: Work of Distinction
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Shikha Joshi
Round Rock, TX
Way of Tea: A Spiritual Journey
Mid fired black clay, layered with slips and glazes
6 x 23 x 7 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Suzanne Kane
Las Cruces, NM
Desert Monsoon
Welded steel with stoneware
16 x 16 x 16 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Heather Kaplan
El Paso, TX
Greener Pastures
Low fire ceramic
14 x 24 x 16 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Kristen Kieffer
Baldwinvile, MA
Pear Jar with Cherries
Mid-range porcelain
12 x 6 x 6 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Sooyeon Kim
Johns Creek, GA
Fruitfulness
Porcelain
6 x 11 x 4 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Sooyeon Kim
Johns Creek, GA
Conversation VIII
Porcelain
25 x 34 x 6 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
James Klueg
Duluth, MN
Time/Mind
Slab-built earthenware w/overglaze sgraffito
15 x 10 x 5 inches
Photos: K. Pless
Patty Kochaver
Skokie, IL
Saggar Fired Box / Pattern 3
Saggar fired stoneware
5 x 7.5 x 7.5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Lucien Koonce
Haydenville, MA
Chawan
Wood fired stoneware
4 x 5 x 4.75 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Lucien Koonce
Haydenville, MA
Tri-foot Guinomi
Wood fired stoneware
3 x 2.5 x 2.25 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Melinda Laz
Golden, CO
The Wave Goodbye
Hand painted ceramic
10 x 8 x 1 inch
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Chris Leonard
McAllen, TX
Donegal vs. Fu Manchu
Terra cotta, slips, underglaze, glaze
10.5 x 22 x 5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Clay Leonard
Webster, TX
Connected Cups
Slip-cast porcelain, gold luster
6 x 15 x 3 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Marianne Levy
Austin, TX
Femme Fatale
Glazed ceramic
30 x 9 x 6.5 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Mimi Logothetis
Cedar Grove, NC
Message in a Bottle: SOS
Paper porcelain
24 x 36 x 5 inches
Photos: Kent Corley
Mimi Logothetis
Cedar Grove, NC
System
Porcelain
20 x 24 x 3 inches
Photo: Kent Corley
Kimberly LaVonne Luther
Kansas City, MO
Like a Ladder to the Sun
Ceramic
11 x 7 x 4 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Liz Mazurek
Fort Collins, CO
Bulbous Mug
Porcelain
3 x 4.5 x 3 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Jeffrey Michael
Cambridge, MA
Push/Pull 2
Stoneware, aluminum, sponge
16 x 4 x 14 inches
Photos: Jeffrey Michael / Sam Montague
Marlene Miller
Washington, IL
Man with Blue Helmet
Stoneware with underglaze, ceramic stain, and acrylic
14.5 x 10 x 10 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Pamela Montalbano
Grass Valley, CA
Split Rim Bowl with Handle #3
Porcelain, reduction fired
5.5 x 7.5 x 7.5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Paul Morris
Fort Collins, CO
Tumbled Stack Cairn Canister Set
Slips, underglazes, and glazes on earthenware
11.5 x 7.25 x 5.5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Farraday Newsome
Mesa, AZ
Day
Glazed terra cotta
8 x 9.5 x 10.5 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Russell Orlando
Franklin, MI
By The Way
Black clay and terra sigillata
16 x 8 x 8 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Bethany Panhorst
Hays, KS
Parents: Fallen Asleep
Porcelain, paint
13 x 17 x 7 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Louise Pappageorge
Chicago, IL
VESSEL OF SORROW
Ceramic
8 x 10 x 7.5 inches
Photo: Tom Van Eynde Photography, Chicago
Molly Peacock
Aspen, CO
Grace
Porcelain
17 x 11 x 12 inches
Photo: Olive and West Photography, Basalt, CO
Lenise Perez-Miller
Boerne, TX
Thick Skin, Thin Masa
Porcelain clay, underglazes, wood, plastic
67 x 20 x 18 inches
Photos: James Miller
Nora Pineda
​Chico, CA
In the Night
Glazed ceramic with acrylic and oil
12.5 x 10 x 10 inches
Photo: Dennis Wickes, Chico, CA
Kristine and Colin Poole
Santa Fe, NM
Flora, Zephyros and the Blossoming of Creativity
Polychromed fired clay, steel, Italian crepe paper
12 x 7 x 7 feet
Photo: Colin Poole
Kristine and Colin Poole
Santa Fe, NM
Palli Grrl
Polychromed fired clay
30 x 16 x 16 inches
Prize Winner: 2nd Place
Photo: Colin Poole
Abbie Preston Edmonson
Houston, TX
Abstract in Pink and Black with Gold
Porcelain with glaze and gold luster
8.5 x 3 x 6.5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Annie Quigley
Glendale, CA
Rose Bouquet
Porcelain
11 x 5 x 5 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Tyler Quintin
Topeka, KS
Tiger Eyes
Earthenware, porcelain, underglaze, glaze, acrylic medium
15 x 15 x 7 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Tyler Quintin
Topeka, KS
Object Memory 2: Long Summer Days
Earthenware, glaze
9 x 16 x 10 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Sasha Koozel Reibstein
LaMesa, CA
A Future So Bright
Ceramic, 22 karat gold, pyrite, mixed media
9 x 7 x 5.5 inches
Photo: Jones von Jonestein
Louis Reilly
Kansas City, MO
Vase
Soda fired stoneware
13 x 7 x 7 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Stephanie Reyes
LaMesa, NM
Gourmet 2
White earthenware, slip cast, glaze
4 x 15.5 x 4 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Daphne Roehr Hatcher
Mineola, TX
Mountains Beyond Mountains
High-fired stoneware with multiple poured glazes
18 x 45 x 3 inches
Photo: Gary Hatcher
Leslie Rosdol
Culver City, CA
Ready
Ceramic, found objects
Each 4-5 inches high
Prize Winner: Work of Distinction
Photos: Susan Einstein
Kazuma Sambe
Tucson, AZ
An Awkward Imitation
Stoneware, underglaze
24 x 36 x 14 inches
Prize Winner: Work of Distinction
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Adrian Sandstrom
Harbor City, CA
Teapot
Cone 6 porcelain with glaze, underglaze, and luster
6.5 x 6 x 9 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Jan Schachter
Portola Valley, CA
Casserole
Stoneware
4.5 x 7 x 7 inches
Photo: Kim Harrington
Nick Schroeder
Milwaukee, WI
Landscapes of the Mind: Last Chance Gas
White stoneware, glazes, underglaze
7 x 17.75 x 10.62 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Nicholas Sevigney
Holderness, NH
Cup & Cistern
Cone 02 oxidation earthenware, wood, rubber tube, plastic
10 x 9 x 6 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Juliane Shibata
Northfield, MN
Still Lifes
Porcelain, underglaze, underglaze pencil, glaze, real roses
36 x 36 x 3 inches
Prize Winner: Tile Heritage Prix Primo
Photos: Eric Mueller
Beth Shook
Gilbert, AZ
Captivated by the Details
Clay, wood, found objects
26 x 23.75 x 4 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Jessica Smith
Livingston, AL
Tart
Stoneware
9 x 9 x 9.5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Carol Snyder
Columbus, OH
Birch and Moss II, Mt. Lafayette
High fired porcelain
6.5 x 8 x 3.5 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Carol Snyder
Columbus, OH
Tree
High fired porcelain
4.75 x 6.75 x 6.75 inches
Prize Winner: 3rd Place
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Greg Stahly
Mount Pleasant, MI
The Truth about Mountains: in the Shadows
Ceramic, wood, metal, plastic, Line-X, paint
20 x 32 x 18 inches
Prize Winner: 4th Place
Photos: Kris Sanford
Suzanne Stumpf
South Natick, MA
Icelandic Lagoon Sake Set
Porcelain
7.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 inches
Photo: John Polak Photography
Dennis Swartzlander
Adrian, MI
Blue Matte Crystalline Vase
Porcelain
11.0 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Katherine Taylor
Austin, TX
East Texas Dog
Colored porcelain, glaze, gold luster
10.5 x 7.5 x 5.25 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Ian Thomas
Slippery Rock, PA
Ancestral Portrait
Thrown and altered earthenware, underglaze
24 x 14 x 10 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Sandra Trujillo
Milledgeville, GA
Cloak 3
Porcelain, hand painted overglaze enamel
5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Jess Wade
Austin, TX
Eroding Time
Stoneware
13 x 10.25 x 10 inches
Photos: Courtesy of the artist
Casey Whittier
Kansas City, MO
Did I Pull Too Hard? (Still Holding On)
Earthenware, carpet padding, wood
10 x 36 x 48 inches
Photos: T. Maxwell Wagner
Suzanne Wolfe
Honolulu, HI
Strange Alchemy
Cast earthenware, underglaze, overglaze
10 x 10 x 3.5 inches
Photos: Hal Lum
Danielle Wood
Tempe, AZ
Pink and White Coral
Ceramic and low fire glaze
7 x 6.5 x 4.25 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
Nicole Woodard
Lawrence, KS
Three Portraits
Paper clay, glaze, graphite
14.5 x 53 x .25 inches
Photo: Courtesy of the artist