Fahrenheit 2024 Artist Panel with Adam Chau & Peter Olson
Tune into the April 25, 2024 Virtual Panel Discussion with Adam Chau and Peter Olson, two artists whose work is included in our current exhibition Fahrenheit 2024. Gain firsthand insights about how the inspiration, concept, and process works for these creative individuals. This panel of Fahrenheit artists dive into the cultural inspirations and technical processes that have shaped their artistic development. Exhibition co-curator Pam Aliaga guides the conversation.
About the Artists:
Adam Chau works primarily in ceramics and operates a studio in Connecticut. After receiving a BFA degree (MECA, 2010) in studio ceramics, he decided to pursue industrial ways of production by receiving a Masters in Design (SAIC, 2013). He has exhibited and lectured internationally with a wide publication list on his research into ceramic technology. In 2018, he was awarded the NCECA Emerging Artist Fellowship and in 2019 became a member of the International Academy of Ceramics. He is the Exhibitions Manager for New York State’s largest independent arts council, ArtsWestchester, and currently the Director of Exhibitions for NCECA.
Peter Olson is a trained professional photographer, who over the past six years has explored new frontiers in the medium with his entrée to ceramics. He is inspired by museum collections and throngs of hurried pedestrians in NYC and other large metropoles. The repetition and rhyming of ritual, both daily and religious, act as a baseline for the bands of imagery that play like sheet music around his ceramic garnitures. The kaleidoscopic photo-collages wrap around the pieces completely, including the interiors, creating moments of surprise, and hint at narratives as the past and present melt into one another.
About the Exhibition:
Fahrenheit 2024 presents 100 pieces selected by juror Kathy King from hundreds submitted in response to AMOCA’s open call. The selected pieces created by contemporary artists range from more traditional vase and vessel forms to large-scale wall installations. While all pieces are mainly ceramic, visitors to Fahrenheit 2024 will encounter additional materials including hair, insulated wire, audio components, wax candles, a zip tie, and found objects. In Fahrenheit 2024, viewers are invited to consider traditional and innovative practices in ceramics, witnessing the range of creativity, technique, and inspiration these contemporary ceramic artists draw upon.