About Camilla
Camilla Ascher is a ceramic artist from Natick Massachusetts who currently resides in Baltimore Maryland. She graduated in 2012 with a BFA in Art Education from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Camilla has completed artist residencies in Taiwan at Tainan University of the Arts and in Truro Massachusetts at Truro Center for the Arts Castlehill. Camilla is currently the Resident Ceramic Chair at Chesapeake Art Center.
Artist Statement:
I strive to create elegant, bold, and well-designed functional wares that inspire users to feel a sense of enjoyment and comfort. As people use my pots, I hope they are drawn to the quality of my work, the weight of the pot in their hands, and the clean patterns.
Glazing is an important part of my process that brings me great pleasure. I am drawn to patterns and contrasting textures that inspire curiosity. By leaving a small area of bare clay exposed next to a smooth glazed surface, I am creating a tactile experience that generates a sense of intimacy. I then use the quiet areas around my pots to give their users a place to rest.
The relationship between form and surface pattern reminds me of wearing clothing. Textiles are important to my family and are often what inspire me. My great-aunt and uncle were successful textile designers who worked with famous artists, and I grew up idolizing their work. They showed me how the pattern of clothing can change how we perceive the form of an object. I see my pots as having bodies, and I highlight their soft curves with quiet but powerful patterns.
Exhibitions:
2024 In Hand, Juried Show, The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, NJ
2024 Florencia, Invited show, Schaller Gallery, Baroda MI
2024 10th CUPful Show, Invited show, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
2023 National Teapot Show XII, Invited show, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC
2023 Community Through Fire, Invited show, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2023 Instructor Showcase, Invited show, Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD
2023 Sip a Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2023 NECEA EXPO, Represented Artist through Baltimore Clayworks, Cincinnati, OH
2022 Her Ideas, Her Stories, Invited show, Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD
2022 Celebrating Kent McLaughlin, Invited show, Schaller Gallery, Baroda, MI
2021 Functionfest, Juried show, Clay Center of New Orleans, LA
2021 Sip A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2021 Last Call VI, Juried show, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2020 The Cup, The Mug, Juried show, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
2020 Sip A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2020 Anniversary Show, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Baltimore MD
2019 Cup: The Intimate Object XV, Juried Show, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainsville FL
2019 Functionfest, Juried show, Clay Center of New Orleans, LA
2019 Adorned, Juried show, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans LA
2019 Bowl Show, Juried show, Worcester Art Center, Worcester MA
2019 Sip A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2019 Mugshot 2, Juried show, Mojo Coffee Gallery, Minneapolis MN
2019 Plate & Platter National Ceramics Exhibition, Juried Show Carbondale Arts, Carbondale IL
2018 The Essential Bowl, Invitational show Bull Center of the Arts, West Chester PA
2018 Sip A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill GA
2018 Resident Artist Final Show, Truro Center of the Arts at Castlehill Truro MA
2017 DISH, Juried show, Medalta in the Historic Clay District, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
2017 NCECA Gallery Expo, Represented by Baltimore Clayworks, Portland, OR
2017 Replica Stein from the 1700s, Benjamin Banneker Historical Museum, Catonsville MD
2017 Sip, A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2016 Exchange Artist Solo Show, Tainan National University of the Arts Campus, Taiwan R.O.C
2016 Sip, A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried show, Savannah Clay Community, Richmond Hill, GA
2015 A Connection in Clay, A National Invitational Exhibit, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD
2015 Clay From the Classroom, Baltimore Clayworks Gallery, Mount Washington MD