The Colonial Dames Present: Michelle Erickson: The Art of Making History Talk & Tea

Join Curator of Decorative Arts and Design Amy Dehan for a conversation with ceramic artist Michelle Erickson who will discuss her practice as a studio potter in the fields of contemporary art, historical archaeology, and studio ceramics. Renowned for her depth of historical reference, technological virtuosity, and incisive commentary, Erickson will illustrate how she brings the dynamic legacy of ceramics as a form of social expression into the present. Erikson’s ceramic artworks speak to twenty-first-century issues by referencing how makers and users have deployed ceramics to advocate for political change, decry social injustice, and document epic events in human experience. The artist will highlight her recent solo exhibitions Wild Porcelain at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s Legion of Honor (2021–2023) and Recasting Colonialism at the Baltimore Museum of Art (May–October 2023).

Please join for tea and light bites following the talk in the Great Hall and Terrace Café.

*Please note: Museum lectures will take place in Gallery 105 during the renovation of the lower level. 

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