Exhibit Notes

Opening on Friday, February 20 in the Gage Family Art Gallery is an exhibition of startlingly beautiful and awe-inspiring ceramics by Richard Bresnahan, the nationally recognized potter who has been the artist-in-residence at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, since 1979. The exhibition, "Continuities: Recent Work from the Johanna Kiln," will run through March 28 and feature works fired last October in an 87-foot-long wood-fired kiln, the largest of its kind in North America. In keeping with Bresnahan's commitment to producing pottery of both high functionality and aesthetic beauty, the most recent firing of the Johanna kiln included three large baptismal fonts, each almost five feet high and weighing 300 pounds. One of these remarkable pieces will be on display along with other artwork that continues to reference long-lived Japanese ceramic traditions. You are invited to attend the opening reception on February 20 from 5-7 p.m. and to learn about Bresnahan's views on the need to foster creative partnerships with the natural world at the artist's public lecture on Friday, March 5 at 5 p.m. in Lindell Library 16. All events are free and open to the general public.