JUGS 
Jeffry Mitchell, Saya Moriyasu, Rebecca Morgan, Brian Murphy, Nicholas Nyland 
September 12-October 17, 2015
Opening Reception: September 19th from 6-8pm
Project Diana: Susanna Bluhm
Writer-in-residence: Bridget Stixrood

Saya Moriyasu, Hillbilly Moonshine Dream, 2011, glazed ceramic and wood (courtesy G. Gibson Gallery)

JUGS features the work of five artists who have interpreted the jug form, particularly what’s known as the ugly jug or face jug. Curated by artist Nicholas Nyland, the works in the exhibition share a common sense of playful dialog with historical art and craft traditions including Northern Renaissance allegorical painting, outsider and folk art, contemporary Funk art and underground comix. Like those predecessors, these artists and ceramics dive headfirst into the base materiality and emotive possibilities of their medium and don’t shy from the personal, the sexual or the absurd.

Jeffry Mitchell, Seattle/WA
Saya Moriyasu, Seattle/WA
Rebecca Morgan, Brooklyn/NY
Brian Murphy, Seattle/WA
Nicholas Nyland, Seattle/WA