You are invited to join Clay Art Center for a guided tour:

Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Art curated by Dr. Jareh Das

When:
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 11:00am
Limited spots available

Free, or suggested donation*
*Tax Deductible Donation

Location:
Ford Foundation Gallery
320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017

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Optional carpool info will be shared before the event.

Description: Body Vessel Clay: Black Women, Ceramics & Contemporary Art brings together three generations of groundbreaking Black women artists whose work with clay explores the medium’s multilayered cultural and political significance. Featuring over fifty works across ceramics, film, photography, and archives, the exhibition draws connections between the legacy of renowned Nigerian potter Ladi Dosei Kwali (1925-1984) and contemporary artistic practice. Through these lines of influence and innovation, the show traces how Black women artists have transformed the field of ceramics over the past seventy years—disrupting conventions, challenging hierarchies, and expanding the possibilities of clay as a medium.

The exhibition features work by artists including Halima Audu, Phoebe Collings-James, Jade de Montserrat, Chinasa Vivian Ezugha, Adebunmi Gbadebo, Ladi Kwali, Simone Leigh, Anina Major, Bisila Noha, Magdalene Odundo, and Julia Phillips. It also includes a rich selection of Abuja Pottery ceramics (Michael Cardew, Asibi Ido, and George Sempagala), and archival material

Questions: emily@clayartcenter.org