Ceramicist Alex Kraft has brought her works to JSU with her solo exhibition In Search of Equilibrium: Function and Flora. “I created this series of flower domes during a two-month artist residency at the Tioxichaun International Studio in Jingdezhen, China. Much of my recent work has explored pattern and decoration, flora and fauna, in relation to a grander natural world,” Kraft explains. “With a thrown dome as my ‘canvas,’ I utilized materials and methods available in the ‘porcelain capitol of the world.’”

JSU exhibition curator Morgan Worsham states, “Alex showed a couple of her domes here in February 2019 when JSU hosted the Alabama Clay Conference and, upon seeing her work, we invited her to have a solo exhibition with us. With her being a female artist, we are excited to have her showing her works during Women’s History Month, as well.”

Kraft earned her BFA and BSED from Northern Arizona University and her MFA from the University of Montana and now works as an artist and an educator; she is currently an Assistant Professor overseeing the ceramics program at the University of North Georgia – Dahlonega. Kraft has been an artist in residence at numerous locations, including the Clay Studio of Missoula and the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts (short term), and Arrowmont and Roswell (long term). She has also curated exhibitions (such as the Nasty Women/ Artaxis Juried Exhibition), been published in subscription services like Ceramics Monthly, and been featured in works like Rhonda Willers’ Terra Sigillata: Contemporary Techniques.

More of Kraft’s work can be seen on her website (alexkraftart.com) and her Instagram (@kraft_alex).

Her exhibit can be viewed at the Hammond Hall Gallery until March 25. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm; the exhibit may be viewed by appointment, available at http://www.jsu.edu/art/hammond-gallery.html.