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Modern and Contemporary Ceramics

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Modern and Contemporary Ceramics

Encompassing works by leading figures in the history of ceramics, the Gardiner Museum’s modern and contemporary collection shows the remarkable breadth of styles and approaches from the postwar period to the present day. Holdings illustrate the continued endurance of studio pottery alongside works exemplifying movements that sought to release the medium of clay from its functional imperative, from abstract expressionism of the late 1950s to the conceptual and post-modern approaches of the 1980s and 90s. Modern and contemporary works equally demonstrate the importance of clay as a medium of sculptural expression.

The field of ceramics today is rich and varied. The current generation of ceramicists takes the medium in a multiple directions. In their work they show consciousness of history and popular culture, use the medium to tell stories, and borrow from industrial techniques such as transfer-printing and mould making. Ceramics are also used in the conception of multimedia work.

The Gardiner Museum’s collection of modern and contemporary ceramics includes works from Canadian, American and International artists and has become a major focus of collecting.

Modern and Contemporary - Canadian

Modern and Contemporary - American

Modern and Contemporary - International

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Untitled
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1964
Object number: G03.1.8
Covered casserole dish
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1962-1965
Object number: G03.1.9.1-2
Jug with screw top
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.15a-b
Jug
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.16
Keg
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.17a-b
Teapot
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.18a-b
Vase with brown and green glaze
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.19
Vase with bluish glaze
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.20
Bowl with painted decoration
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.21
Pair of coffee mugs
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.22.1-2
Large shallow bowl
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.23
Set of eight shallow bowls with handles
Artist / Maker: Abuja Pottery
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.24.1-8
Presence Through Absence
Artist / Maker: Arina Ailincai
1996-1998
Object number: G11.6.1a-b
Set of three canisters (green, blue and pink)
Artist / Maker: Thomas Aitken
2002
Object number: G11.6.2.1-3
Jug
Artist / Maker: Thomas Aitken
2000
Object number: G14.14.1
Set of three canisters
Artist / Maker: Thomas Aitken
2002
Object number: G14.14.2.1-3
Medalta Bean Pot
Artist / Maker: Thomas Aitken
2006
Object number: G14.14.3a-b
Sedna and Fish on Bear
Artist / Maker: Roger Aksadjuak
c.2001
Object number: G15.9.5
Figures and Animals
Artist / Maker: Roger Aksadjuak
Object number: G16.13.1
Journey
Artist / Maker: Roger Aksadjuak
2003
Object number: G16.13.2
Man Skinning Walrus
Artist / Maker: Roger Aksadjuak
2004
Object number: G16.13.3
Drowning
Artist / Maker: Roger Aksadjuak
c. 2006
Object number: T10.6.5
Fear of Flying
Artist / Maker: Patrick Amiot
1991
Object number: G11.6.3
The Reunion
Artist / Maker: Andrés López
2022
Object number: G23.1.1