ABOUT
Adam Chau works primarily in ceramics and operates a studio in Connecticut. After receiving a BFA degree (MECA, 2010) in studio ceramics, he decided to pursue industrial ways of production by receiving a Masters in Design (SAIC, 2013). He has exhibited and lectured internationally with a wide publication list on his research into ceramic technology. In 2018 he was awarded the NCECA Emerging Artist Fellowship and in 2019 became a member of the International Academy of Ceramics. He is the Exhibitions Manager for New York State’s largest independent arts council, ArtsWestchester and currently the Director of Exhibitions for NCECA.
Contact: info@adamchau.com
Studio Visits in Connecticut are available by appointment.
“I produce blue-and-white porcelain objects using cobalt as a pigment, drawing parallels with both historic craft as well as a material used in the tech industry. As an Asian American, I hope to continue the lineage of blue-and-white by infusing a digital perspective on such a respected medium.”
Education
Master of Design - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Post Baccalaureate - Michigan State University
Bachelor of Fine Art - Maine College of Art
Experience
2021-Present - Exhibitions Manager - ArtsWestchester
2019-2020 - Museum Manager - HV MOCA
2015-2019 - Program Manager - Clay Art Center
Solo Exhibitions
2025 - WHAT ALMOST WAS - University of Northern Colorado - Greeley, CO
2023 - FLIGHTS OF FICTION (featuring Howard Kottler) - Stonewall National Museum and Archives - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2021 - MESSENGER - Northern Clay Center - Minneapolis, MN
2020 - SENT - The Clay Studio - Philadelphia, PA
2020 - HIM - Manchester Craftsmans Guild - Pittsburgh, PA
2019 - HEY - Taoxichuan - Jingdezhen, China
2018 - SCREENSHOT - Harvard Ceramics - Allston, MA
2016 - DIGITAL CALLIGRAPHY - Center for Digital Arts SUNY - Peekskill, NY
Group Exhibitions
2024 - Fahrenheit 2024 - American Museum of Ceramic Art - Pomona, CA
2023 - Strictly Functional - Lancaster Museum of Art - Lancaster, PA
2023 - Islands of Desire - Kunstforum Solothurn - Switzerland
2023 - Project M - Mason Gallery - The Color Network/NCECA - Cincinnati, OH
2023 - Coalescence - Daum Museum - Sedalia, MO
2023 - Chinatown Chronicles - Eastern CT University - Willimantic, CT
2022 - At Home - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA
2022 - ArtAxis Invitational - Longwell Museum - Neosho, MO
2022 - The Material, The Thing - The Samuel Dorsky Museum - New Paltz, NY
2022 - Fragile: Earth - Grounds For Sculpture - Hamilton, NJ
2021 - Ceramics Annual - Abel Contemporary - Stoughton, WI
2021 - Mirror Mirror - Eutectic Gallery - Portland, OR
2021 - IAC Exhibition - Guozhong Ceramic Art Museum - Beijing, China
2020 - Voices for Change - Mindy Solomon Gallery - Miami, FL
2020 - Voices for Change - University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AK
2020 - 100 Years 100 Women - The Clay Studio - Philadelphia, PA
2020 - Constructors - Alma’s RVA - Richmond, VA
2019 - Crossover - Gallery CA - Baltimore, MD
2019 - You Am I - Veronique Wantz Gallery - Minneapolis, MS
2019 - Alternate Endings - Wilson Library, U of Minneapolis - Minneapolis, MS
2018 - Commentaries - Axiom Gallery - Winter Park, FL
2018 - Queer Craft - University of Minnesota - Morris, MS
2018 - Clay Studio National - The Clay Studio - Philadelphia, PA
2018 - Beyond The Screen - Main Line Art Center - Haverford, PA
2018 - Oriented - NCECA - Pittsburgh, PA
2017 - Small Favors - The Clay Studio - Philadelphia, PA
2016/2017 - Tipping Point - Northern Clay Center - Minneapolis, MS / Portland, OR
2016 - Transference - The Clay Studio - Philadelphia, PA
2016 - Atoms and Bytes - Bellevue Arts Museum - Bellevue, WA
2015 - Small Favors - The Clay Studio - Philadelphia, PA
2012 - Whatnot - SAIC - Milan, Italy - New York, NY - Chicago, IL
Residencies
2024 - Benyamini (tentative) - Tel Aviv, Israel
2022 - The Archie Bray Foundation - Helena, MT
2021 - Watershed Center for Ceramic Art - Newcastle, ME
2019 - Taoxichuan - Jingdezhen, China
2018 - Tainan University of the Arts - Tainan, Taiwan
Workshops and Lectures
2021 - Undustrial Design - Virtual - International Academy of Ceramics
2021 - Factory Flux - Connecticut Ceramics Circle - Greenwich, CT
2020 - Ceramics and Technology - workshop - Texas State University - San Antonio, TX
2020 - Ceramics and Technology - workshop - Manchester Craftsman’s Guild, PA
2020 - Love your Self(ie) - Virtual workshop, The Clay Studio - Philadelphia, PA
2019 - Drawing from Inspiration - workshop - Taoxichuan - Jingdezhen, China
2019 - Seminar - Gallery CA - Baltimore, MD
2018 - Lecture - Tyler School of Art - Philadelphia, PA
2018 - Digital Ceramics - workshop - The Clay Studio - Philadelphia, PA
2017 - NCECA FabLab demonstration and lecture - Portland, OR
2016 - NCECA process room demonstrator - Kansas City, MO
2016 - Digital Ceramics - One day workshop - Clay Art Center - Port Chester NY
Memberships, Awards, and Board Service
Member of the International Academy of Ceramics (2019-)
Director of Exhibitions for NCECA (2023-2026)
Board Member of Artaxis (2019-2022)
Co-Organizer of The Color Network (2019-2022)
Former Vice-President of Connecticut Ceramics Circle (2017-2019)
Curation
Ongoing - The Lunar Project
2024 - Plattitude - A.P.E. Gallery - Northampton, MA
2023 - Crossing Borders - ArtsWestchester - White Plains, NY
2020 - Cutting Edge Clay - Clay Center of New Orleans - New Orleans, LA
2018 - NCECA FABLAB - Exhibition and Program - Pittsburgh, PA
2018 - Oriented - NCECA - Pittsburgh, PA
2017-2019 - Reinvented - Clay Art Center - The Clay Studio - Baltimore Clayworks - Nebraska Wesleyan University - Belger Crane Yard
2016 - Hot Pots - Co-curation with Judith Schwartz - Clay Art Center - Port Chester, NY
2016 - Colorfield - New York Ceramics and Glass Fair - New York, NY
Interview with Judith Schwartz, PhD. for MoCA/NY in 2023
NCECA Emerging Artist Talk in Pittsburgh, PA in 2018
External Links
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The Color Network
An organization that promotes artists of color through mentorship, exhibitions, events, and micro grants.
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Artaxis
A membership-based network for ceramic artists.
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Rolodex
AAPI database by Warren Wilson College and Namita Gupta Wiggers
