A ‘rollover’ show of wonderment

“Tug” 2021. Ceramic, mixed media. 12 x 10.5 x 10.5 inches, artist Ariel Bowman.

CANTON, OH (AAPNW) – Recently opened, “Thinking with Animals” is an exhibition at the Canton Museum of Art  that is all about animals that have been subjects in art and ceramics throughout history and across all cultures. These creatures have been used as symbols, archetypes, and to speak to the human relationship with nature. Animals provide a universally understood way to examine ideas that may be difficult to discuss or understand in any other form.

The ceramic artists in Thinking with Animals are a diverse representation of gender identity, culture, backgrounds, and career stages. By the same token, the range of building techniques demonstrated in the work on display includes, slip casting, paper clay, solid building, hollow building, wheel throwing and mixed media.

“Unable to Know” 2020, porcelain, dark stoneware, underglaze, glaze, and luster. 20 x 15 x 22 inches, artist Taylor Robenalt.

On view in the museum’s galleries are works by artists: Molly Allen, Crista Ames, Pavel Amromin, Rebekah Bogard, Kelsey Bowen, Ariel Bowman, Beth Cavener, Mya Cluff, Linda Cordell, Sarah Davey, Alanna DeRocchi, Natasha Dikareva, Shelsea Dodd, Morel Doucet, Lukas Easton, Shauna Fahley, Alessandro Gallo, Julia Galloway, Steven Godfrey, Donald  Guidoboni, Richard W. James, GV Kelley, Gunyoung Kim, Bethany Krull, Ben Lambert, Malia Landis, Calvin Ma, Kate MacDowell, Gustavo Martinez, Kelly McLaughlin, Peter Morgan, Nathan Murray, Emily Nickel, Sharon Norwood, Susan O’Byrne, Kyungmin Park, Adelaide Paul, Lindsay Pichaske, Taylor Robenalt, George Rodriguez, Erika Sanada, Sara Torgison, Jason Walker, Stephanie Wilhelm, Travis Winters, Russell  Wrankle and Wesley Wright.

The exhibit remains on view through March 3, 2023.

Famous Animal Paintings video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dwJBZEJmdg

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