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Susan Thayer (born 17 October 1957 in New York, NY) is an American ceramicist known for her intricately painted porcelain teapots.[1] Inspired by her grandmother's china as well as by historical European ceramics, she often combines traditional elements with other more contemporary designs in her work.[2] In order to maintain a high level of detail, Thayer must often fire each individual piece between ten and twenty times.[3] She currently lives and works in Portland, OR.
Education and career
Thayer graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI, in 1982 with a BFA in ceramics.[4] After graduation, she remained in Providence and opened a porcelain production studio, though by 1986 she grew discouraged by "the limits imposed by the demands of production."[5] This discontent led her to begin creating one-of-a-kind pieces[6], drawing on originality rather than the uniformity of mass production. These pieces are often inspired by traditions such as the ceremony and grandeur of a dinner table in all of its propriety: set with dishes on placemats and with multiple spoons, forks, and knives designated for different courses.[7] In addition to serving as an image of tradition, the dinner table--like the teapot--also suggests the notion of people coming together in a ritualistic setting.[8] In conjunction with this classic imagery, her distinctive teapots are also inspired by change, which she perceives as "both desirable and inevitable."[9] That sense of change manifests itself in her teapots as slight alterations of the original form: the perfect spouts start to lengthen or warp, or surface designs are rendered in glow-in-the-dark paint.[10]
Artist statement
Thayer has stated:[11]
My forms are vessels, their contents stories. All stories are mysteries or they wouldn't be stories. I invite the viewer to freely interpret these scenes, creating a narrative as in a dream. Although no longer functional in the literal sense my teapots retain their association with the participatory event of taking tea. Whether in a social context such as the tête à tête or larger tea party or through the meditative act of taking tea alone, the teapot itself speaks of inclusion.
Museum collections
Thayer has been represented in the following museum collections:[12]
- De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
- Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
- Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR (closed, with its collection now held by the Center for Contemporary Art & Culture, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR[13])
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
- Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
- Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC[14]
Selected solo exhibitions
Thayer's solo exhibitions around the U.S. include:[15]
- 2000: Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
- 1999: Recent Work, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
- 1995: Recent Work, Lucky Street Gallery, Key West, FL
- 1991: Paintings, Harrison Gallery, Key West, FL
Selected group exhibitions
Thayer's work has been included in the following group exhibitions:[16]
- 2017: Variations on a Theme: Teapots from RAM's Collection, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI[17]
- 2014: Magic Mud: Masterworks in Clay from RAM's Collection, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI[18]
- 2000: Defining Moments, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
- 1997: Rhode Island Collects, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
- 1996: 4th Annual Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO (now Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design, University City, MO)
- 1995: The Forest, Elliott Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA (now Elliott Arts West, Santa Fe, NM)
- 1994: I'm a Little Teapot..., Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
- 1994: Teapot Invitational, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 1993: 48th International Ceramic Art Competition, Faenza, Italy
- 1993: Feats of Clay V, Gladding, McBean & Company, Lincoln, CA[19]
References
- ^ "Susan Thayer", Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.
- ^ Thayer, Susan. "Bulb Flowers - The Process", Ceramics: Art and Perception, 1996.
- ^ "Susan Thayer", Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.
- ^ Thayer, Susan. "Bulb Flowers - The Process", Ceramics: Art and Perception, 1996.
- ^ Thayer, Susan. "Reaching to the Past", Ceramics Monthly, April 1994.
- ^ Thayer, Susan. "Reaching to the Past", Ceramics Monthly, April 1994
- ^ Thayer, Susan. "Reaching to the Past", Ceramics Monthly, April 1994.
- ^ "Greenwich House Pottery and SOFA NYC present SUSAN THAYER: 'China Painting - What You Don't See'", Greenwich House Pottery, 2001.
- ^ Thayer, Susan. "Reaching to the Past", Ceramics Monthly, April 1994.
- ^ Thayer, Susan. "Reaching to the Past", Ceramics Monthly, April 1994.
- ^ "Greenwich House Pottery and SOFA NYC present SUSAN THAYER: 'China Painting - What You Don't See'", Greenwich House Pottery, 2001.
- ^ "About Susan", Susan Thayer. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.
- ^ "About", Center for Contemporary Art & Culture''. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Greenwich House Pottery and SOFA NYC present SUSAN THAYER: 'China Painting - What You Don't See'", Greenwich House Pottery, 2001.
- ^ Thayer, Susan. Resume.
- ^ Thayer, Susan. Resume.
- ^ "Variations on a Theme: Teapots from RAM's Collection: January 29 - July 9, 2017", Racine Art Museum. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Magic Mud: Masterworks in Clay from RAM's Collection: February 2 - May 4, 2014", Racine Art Museum. Retrieved on 7 March 2017.
- ^ Crane, Carolyn. "Feats of Clay", Ceramics Monthly, April 1993.