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Explore the exhibitions that trace the evolution of form, texture, and fire. Each show reveals a unique moment in the journey—where clay met concept and process met expression. Click through to discover past works, installation views, and the stories behind the surfaces.



︎True and Real  

    59th NCECA National Juried Exhibition
    Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
    Salt Lake City, Utah 
    Juror and Curator: Dr. Judith S. Schwartz
    March 7, 2025 - May 31, 2025
    Utah Museum of Fine Arts

︎Rebel Girl: You Are The Queen Of My World

    NCECA National Group Invitational Exhibition
    Salt Lake City Arts Council – Finch Lane Art Gallery
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Organizer: Prof. Rebekah Borgard, UNR
    2025

︎Permanence of Earth: Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture

    National Group Invitational Group Exhibition
    Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery - Weber State University
    Ogden, Utah
    2025
    WSU - Mary Dee Shaw Gallery


︎The Art of Craftsmanship

    National Juried Exhibition Peters Valley School of Craft       
    Layton, NJ
    Juror: Chotsani Elaine Dean
    October 5, 2024 - November 3, 2024
    Peters Valley School of Craft: The art of Craftsmanship

︎Robert Chapman Turner: Artist, Teacher, Explorer

    Group Exhibition
    Black Mountain College Musuem + Arts Center
    Asheville, NC
    May 31st – September 7th, 2024
    Black Mountain College Musuem + Arts Center
   

︎Like the Dust Settles in Layers, So Does The Story…

    2024 NCECA Group Invitational Exhibition
    Black History Museum & Culture Center
    Richmond, VA
    March 20th – August 17th, 2024
    Like the Dust Settles in Layers, So Does The Story...

︎Women Working With Clay: A Shared Purpose

    Group Invitational Exhibition
    Carbondale Art Center
    Carbondale, CO
    July 19th - August 16th, 2024
    Carbondale Art Center: Women Working With Clay:A Shared Experience

︎Women Working With Clay Exhibition

    Group Exhibition
    Ballator-Thompson Gallery of the Wilson Museum
    Roanoke, VA
    May 30th – July 21st, 2024
    Women Working With Clay 2024


︎Interrelationship: Peers, Mentors & Friends

    Group Invitational Exhibition
    Red Lodge Clay Center
    Red Lodge, MT
    May 3rd – June 1st, 2024 (opens online May 6th) 
    Red Lodge Clay Center: Interrelationship: Peers, Mentors & Friends  P

︎Transitions

    Solo Exhibition
    Clay Art Center
    Port Chester, NY
    April 27th – June 7th, 2024  
    Clay Art Center: Transitions  T

︎How Does Art Reflect the Definition of Community?

    Director’s Choice Exhibition
    Cain Center For the Arts
    Cornelius, NC.
    January 22nd – March 29th, 2024
    Cain Arts

︎8 Fluid Ounces: Mud and Moonlight Fusion

    Group Invitational Exhibition
    Glassell Gallery
    Louisiana State University
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 2nd - March 10th, 2024
    8 Fluid Ounces : Mud and Moonlight Fusion

︎2024 NCECA Annual – Rendered Fusion: Clay, Connection

    Juried National Exhibition
    Harnett Museum of Art
    University of Richmond Museums Modlin Center for the Arts
    Richmond, VA
    Curated by Dr. Lauranett Lee and N. Elizabeth Schlatter
    Febuary 7th – May 12th, 2024
    NCECA.net
   

︎Women Working With Clay: A Shared Purpose

    Group Invitational Exhibition
    2024 NCECA Concurrent exhibitions
    The Valentine Museum
    Richmond, VA
    March 20th – 23rd, 2024  
    The Valentine: Women Working With Clay:A Shared Experience C

︎CHOCK FULL O' CUPS! 

    Group Exhibition
    Coincide with the 2024 NCECA Conference.
    Quirk Hotel, Love & Happiness Room (lower level)
    Curated by Yinka Orafidiya
    Richmond, VA
    March 20th – 23rd, 2024
    OYA Studio

︎A Gathering

    Group Exhibition
    Crocker Art Museum
    Sacramento, CA
    May 7 - August 20, 2023
    A Gathering

︎Continuing Conversations

    Group Exhibition
    Mint Museum
    Uptown Charlotte, NC
    December 23, 2021 - June 5, 2022

︎Travelers

    Solo Exhibition
    Uptown Constellation CLT Space
    Mint Museum
    Uptown Charlotte, NC
    May 13 - September 4, 2022

︎Belonging

    Crocker Art Museum
    Sacramento, CA
    February 20 - May 8, 2022

︎The Universe Within

    Group Exhibition
    Mindy Solomon Gallery
    Miami, FL
    Feb 13 - March 19, 2022

︎Two Women in Clay: Lydia C. Thompson and Julie Schnell-Madden

    Two-Person
    McMaster Gallery
    University of South Carolina
    Columbia, SC 
    2022

︎Black Creativity

    Group Exhibition
    Museum of Science and Industry
    Chicago, IL
    2021

︎3rd LaGrange SΕ Juried Regional Exhibition

    Group Exhibition
    LaGrange Art Museum
    LaGrange, GA
    2020

︎2020 NCECA Women Working with Clay: Ten Years of Telling the Story

    Group Exhibition
    Valentine Museum
    Richmond, VA
    2020

︎RESET: Cycles of Omaha: Remembering Equality Supports our Efforts for Transformations

    Solo Exhibition
    Lied Gallery
    Creighton University
    Omaha, NE
    2019

︎OIKOS/ytems

    Group Exhibition
    Saint Paul Academy and Summit School Harry M. Drake Gallery
    Saint Paul, MN
    2019

︎Visual Voice; Truth Narratives NCECA Concurrent Exhibition

    Group Exhibition
    Society of Contemporary Craft
    Pittsburgh, PA
    2018

︎Funk: American Dada, Invitational 2018 Concurrent Exhibition

    Group Exhibition
    2018 NCECA Conference
    Manchester Craftsmen Guild
    Pittsburgh, PA
    2018

︎Repositioning Pathways

    Solo Exhibition
    Louise Hopkins Undewood Center for the Arts Galley
    Lubbock, TX
    2016

︎Roots, Connections, and Pathways

    Solo Exhibition
    Ohr O'Keefe Museum of Art at the 13 Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Gallery
    Biloxi, MS
    Deleware State University Center/Gallery at the William C. Jason Library
    Dover, DE
    2012

︎Clay & Context: National Juried Exhibition

    Group Exhibition
    Indiana State University Art Gallery
    Terre Haute, IN
    2009

︎Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

    Group Exhibition
    Norman Shannon and Emmy Lou P. Illges Gallery Department of Art 
    College of Arts and Letters
    Columbus State University
    Columbus, GA
    2009

︎LaGrange National XXV Exhibition

    Group Exhibition
    Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College
    Juror: Joe Bova
    LaGrange, GA
    2009

︎Voices

    Group Exhibition
    The NCECA 2008 Invitational Exhibition, Society for Contemporary Crafts
    Co-curators: Holly Hanessian and Kate Lydon
    Pittsburgh, PA
    2009

︎Clay and Fiber

    Group Exhibition
    Woman Made Gallery
    Chicago, IL
    2009

︎Eye to Eye Object to Object

    Group Exhibition
    The Gregg Museum of Art and Design
    North Carolina State University
    Raleigh, NC
    2009

︎Promises...A Work in Progress

    Solo Exhibition
    Pittsburg State Unاveгsity
    Pittsburg, KS
    2008

︎Fabulous Finishes

    Group Exhibition
    The Gloria Kennedy Gallery 
    Brooklyn, NY
    2007

︎Materials: Hard and Soft, Exhibition

    Group Exhibition
    Greater Denton Arts Council
    Center for the Visual Arts
    Denton, TX
    2007

︎Earth Tones: A Multicultural Look at Clay

    Group Exhibition
    Actors Theatre of Louisville
    Louisville, KY
    2007

︎Negotiating Identities in Africa and the African Diaspora

    Group Exhibition
    Schmucker Art Gallery
    Gettysburg, PA
    2007

︎NCECA 2007 Clay National Biennial Exhibition

    Group Exhibition
    Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
    Louisville, KY
    2007

︎World Women on the Horizon

    Group Exhibition
    Baltimore Clayworks
    Baltimore, MD
    International Invitational
    Jurors: Janet Mansfield, Heesung Lee, and Lydia Thompson
    2006

︎Migrations of the African Diaspora

    Group Exhibition
    Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
    Women of Visions, INC., International Invitational
    Pittsburgh, PA 
    2006

︎Africa!

    Group Exhibition
    Torpedo Gallery
    Torpedo Factory Art Center
    Alexandria, VA
    2006

︎COLOR: Ten African American Artists

    Group Exhibition
    Wabash College, Crawford, IN, 2008
    James MIchener Museum, Doylestown, PA, 2008
    Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 2008
    Museum, Evansville, IN, 2007
    Bowling Green State University, Ulber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, OH, 2006
    Evansville Art Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA, 2005

︎Divergent Pathways

    Solo Exhibition
    Dillard University Art Gallery
    Cook Communicaion Center 
    New Orleans, LA
    2005






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