ken shores: clay has the last word

Curated and edited the publication that accompanied the exhibition Generations: Ken Shores, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR, 2010

Ken Shores: Clay Has the Last Word examines the life and work of a pivotal artist, leader, educator, and foundational figure in the American Craft movement. This publication includes extensive interviews with Shores and dozens of unpublished images of the artist’s work, his collection-filled home, and photographs from his personal archives. Contributions by Namita Gupta Wiggers, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Craft, as well as guest contributions by Gary Smith and Charissa N. Terranova provide biographical, theoretical, and personal explorations of the life and work of this Pacific Northwest artist.